Luxury Cars most preffered by Women - Volvo S40 is the winner
Car- manufacturing folks watch out as it is understood that besides sophistication WE (women) are also looking for subtlety. Styling and aesthetics alone won't win us over. In other words, we are more practical than men when it comes to cars. Men tend to buy cars that are more testosterone-based and macho whereas women are into cars that are sophisticated and sensible. Safety is another top concern among female drivers, which explains why Volvo S40, whose reputation is built on safety, bags the honor of �the highest female ownership�. Not only did the S40 nail the top spot; the Volvo brand dominated the top 10 with three winners, which, along with the S40, included the V50 wagon at No. 7 and the S60 sedan at No. 9. Its is learnt that it doesn't really matter to women how fast it can go from 0 to 60. What does matter is that it aced the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's frontal crash test. Moral of the story - men are more likely to buy cars with their heart and women with their head!
If Volvo is synonymous with safety, Toyota's Lexus is synonymous with quality and reliability. Lexus had fewer Top 10 female-owned models than Volvo, but the Lexus was the No. 2 luxury brand overall, in terms of female ownership. FIY, the luxury car with the highest male ownership is the high-performance Audi RS4. All this is based on the results of J.D. Power & Associates' Power Information Network's (PIN) most recent survey of the cars with the highest percentage of female ownership. Tom Libby, senior director of industry analysis for PIN, noted that most of the models in the most popular luxury list purchased by women are at the entry level for their respective brands, all of which have MSRPs of under $40,000. You're not going to get that many single women buying an $80,000 vehicle. To some extent, the lower the price, the higher percent of female buyers. Now that�s a bit unfair to say, isn't it gals.?
Toyota Mark X ZiO launched in Japan
The new Toyota Mark X ZiO embodies the refined quality and outstanding cruising performance characteristic of the acclaimed Mark X series, while adopting an interior based on a new concept that allows for flexible arrangements to suit the vehicle's use. A stylish new "4 + Free" concept creates a high-quality interior space that uses four independent seats that can accommodate four adults in comfort and luxury, as well as a flexible "free space" in the rear that can be changed according to the vehicle's specific use. This allows the cabin to be modified into various configurations to achieve a "three-mode cabin" that can be used like a sedan, a station wagon or a minivan. In addition, a 2.4-liter or 3.5-liter engine provides ample driving performance and the vehicle boasts safety at the top levels of its class2 as well as outstanding environmental performance. The ZiO is a vehicle that can easily support the lifestyles of adults seeking varied and exciting experiences. The new Toyota Mark X ZiO features a Pre-crash Safety System that uses millimeter-wave radar. When the millimeter-wave radar detects a high risk of collision, the Pre-crash Seatbelts provide superior initial restraint capabilities for occupants while the Pre-Crash Brake Assist system decelerates the vehicle to reduce the collision speed, contributing to less collision-caused damage. A Radar Cruise Control system detects and monitors the preceding vehicle and the lane, maintaining a fixed distance according to the preceding vehicle's speed within a preset range of speed.
The new Toyota Mark X ZiO interior uses illumination devices that produce light attractively, including the large LED ceiling light with its smoky lens and lights for other interior areas, including foot areas and doors, to create a new, mature style of interior space. A Super-live Sound System with a six-channel amplifier provides high-quality sound on par with live performance. With a monthly sales target in Japan of 4,000 units, the Toyota Mark X ZiO is available from Yen 2,560,000 ($22,306).
New HondaJet Interior Design
Honda Aircraft Company announced a series of major advancements to HondaJet design and to the HondaJet sales and service network at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention. The company showcased a completely new interior design concept for the advanced light jet, along with new exterior color scheme studies, and an animated tour of the exclusive HondaJet sales and service facilities. HondaJet�s new interior concept was introduced with a special focus on human fit, ergonomic efficiency and safety for the customer. Honda has created a cabin environment befitting the company�s reputation for world-class engineering and attention to detail in the quality of materials, design and construction. HondaJet�s new cockpit design incorporated learning from extensive study on the human factors of pilots and pays special attention to the layout. The production version of HondaJet will also incorporate an all-glass avionics package developed for HondaJet by Garmin.
Honda Aircraft Company also announced a partnership with Flight Safety International to create a new flight simulator and pilot training program for HondaJet. Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. The company is on target to begin deliveries of HondaJet to customers in 2010.
Renault has launched the new Twingo city-car
Fourteen years after its original launch on the continent, UK drivers can get their hands on a right-hand-drive Twingo for the first time.Renault has already sold more than 2.4 million Twingos worldwide since its launch in 1993, and travellers to France and beyond will already be familiar with the original's quirky styling. Now looking a little more sophisticated, the new Twingo is the first vehicle to have a make-over in an extensive range renewal programme under the Renault Commitment 2009 plan.
The good news is that the Twingo still offers low emissions and adds to the increasing number of small urban run-arounds available in the UK. Although not the greenest in the class, the base Twingo does make the 'top 10' petrol and has a WhatGreenCar? rating of 37 (best in class 30).
The new UK Twingo is available in two engines sizes and trim levels; the Dynamique 1.2 16V 75 petrol engine, and the GT with the 1.2 TCE 100 petrol engine (also used for some cars in the Clio and Modus range). With CO2 emissions of 135 g/km and a combined fuel economy of 49.5 mpg, the Dynamique is the greenest of the two (WGC? rating 37), with the GT coming in a close second (CO2 140 g/km, 47.8 mpg, WGC? rating 38).
As well as having a reasonably good driving performance for cars with CO2 emission of 135-140 g/km (the GT provides 145 Nm of torque at 3,000 rpm), both Twingos carry most of the now standard safety features including ABS with EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) and driver and front passenger lateral airbags. Those looking to keep insurance costs down will also be pleased with the Dynamique�s insurance rating of 3E (GT rating is 5E).
In parallel with the current green marketing initiatives of most of the major car manufacturers, Renault recently launched its 'eco2' initiative that aims to reduce the lifecycle impacts of its vehicles from cradle-to-grave. To be an eco2 vehicle, models must meet three global environmental standards: be produced in an ISO-14001-certified plant, have tailpipe CO2 emissions of 140g/km or less (or are biofuel-compatible) and, in addition to being 95% reusable at the end of their life, at least 5% of the plastics they contain have been recycled. Both versions of the new Twingo meet Renault�s eco2 criteria.
Model Manohara Odelia Pinot
Manohara Odelia Pinot seorang model indonesia ? hoho nama ini sedikit asing ditelinga saya.. tapi beberapa hari ini trus terdengar bukan hanya di acara infotaiment yang presenternya cantik-cantik terkadang juga terdengar diberita biasa yang emang presenternya juga gak kalah cantik ? ini mau nulis tentang presenter cantik apa manohara odelia pinot sihhh ? yahh berita kasus Manohara Odelia Pinot emang sedang menjadi buah bibir dimana dikabarkan Manohara Odelia Pinot di culik dan di siksa oleh pangeran Pangeran Malaysia.
Memang siapa sih Manohara Odelia Pinot ?, Manohara Odelia Pinot adalah model belia kelahiran Jakarta, 28 Februari 1992. Lahir dari seorang ibu keturunan bangsawan Bugis, Daisy Fajarina dan ayah berkebangsaan Perancis, Reiner Pinot Noack, tak heran jika Manohara, nama panggilannya, mewarisi wajah dan bentuk tubuh yang rupawan.
Namanya mulai melambung saat masuk ke dalam daftar 100 Pesona Indonesia oleh Majalah Harper's Bazaar. Di usia yang masih belia ia sudah memiliki cita-cita mulia, yakni mempunyai sebuah yayasan sosial, guna membantu sesamanya yang kurang mampu.Ia dinikahkan pada 26 Agustus 2008 Tengku Fakhry.
Yah itulah sedikit tentang manohara? Gak tau nih kasus Manohara Odelia Pinot yang katanya diculik oleh Putra Kerajaan Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry, yang kini telah menjadi suaminya. benar atau apa tidak ?? tapi ada juga yang mengatakan itu adalah salah ibunya sendiri yang menyerahkan anaknya demi harta semata (pangerang coy.....pasti hartanya banyak silau..silau..)??
Saya gak tauu...ini beneran atau apa ? tetapi memang jika benar terjadi penculikan dan penyiksaan berarti Indonesia Kecolongan lagi dari malaysia walaupun ini sebenarnya kasus kdrt dan harusnya dihukum di malaysia tapi kalau hukumnya gak jalan apalagi yang yang melakukan orang yang punya pangkat dan kedudukan tahu sendiri kan..???
yah malaysia memang negara tetangga kita , tetapi kita ketahui sendiri tentang kasus antara negara kita tercinta ini dengan negara malaysia ? dari perebutan pulau, lagu kita yang diakui, batik baju tradisonal indonesia yang diklaim milik negara tersebut dan lain-lain. masa kita mau kecolongan lagi...jika memang tidak benar ngapain lagi seorang ibu ? nangis-nangis di tv dan infotaiment memohon mohon minta anaknya di selamatkan kalau memang tidak terjadi apa-apa ? mudah-mudahan cepat selesai aja dehh yang salah dihukum..