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Andrea Dovizioso Put in a Strong DTM Debut

Andrea Doviziso put in a fastest lap just 1.2 seconds off the fastest time in Race 1 of his DTM (Duetsche Tourenwagen Masters) debut at the Misano track, Italy.
It was Dovizioso’s one-off appearance in the German touring car championship, riving for the Audi Sport team.
He has a chance to better the result in Race 2 today.

Andrea Dovizioso put in a fastest lap just 1.2 seconds off the fastest time in Race 1 of his DTM (Duetsche Tourenwagen Masters) debut at the Misano track, Italy.

It was Dovizioso’s one-off appearance in the German touring car championship, riving for the Audi Sport team. Ducati logos feature prominently on the car as Audi owns the Ducati brand.

“Desmo” Dovi finished a credible 12^thposition after working up the field from 15^th. It was a commendable drive as he ended the race just one position behind his teammate Pietro Fittipaldi, who is also a Formula 1 test driver.

He has a chance to better the result in Race 2 today. The DTM series is a cut-throat racing series, featuring hard, no quarter given overtakes and ultra-competitive throughout. This is where German manufacturers battle it out for supremacy and bragging rights.

Dovizioso isn’t the first MotoGP rider to try his hands at auto racing. Fellow MotoGP competitors such as Valentino Rossi competes in rally racing annually. Other riders including Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo have also tested for auto racing teams.

The biggest challenge for two-wheel racers making the shift to four-wheels is usually about braking. As cars have four wheels that maintain contact to the tarmac at most times, brakes can be applied later and more aggressively compared to motorcycles. Another benefit of this is that racecars can carry much higher cornering speeds, too. Consequently, full-time riders need to concentrate more on breaking through this barrier.

JPJ Pulau Pinang Akan Lelong Kereta Serendah RM700!

Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Raya Pulau Pinang (JPJ) mengumumkan akan mengadakan acara lelongan melibatkan 92 kereta daripada pelbagai jenama termasuk Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Nissan, BMW dan Volvo.

Kesemua kenderaan ini telah disita ekoran pelbagai kesalahan dan kini akan dilelong kepada orang ramai dengan harga serendah RM700 hingga RM13,000 pada 24 April depan.

Berikut antara senarai kenderaan yang bakal dilelong:

Nissan Sentra 1.6 (2005) – RM700
Toyota Estima (2005) – RM1,000
Audi A6 2.4 (2006) – RM7,000
Toyota Wish 1.8 (2004) – RM5,000
Toyota Vios 1.5 (2007) – RM6,000
Honda Civic 1.7 (2004) – RM5,000
Mazda 3 2.0 (2005) – RM5,000
BMW 523i (2005) – RM7,000
Toyota Harrier 2.4 (2004) – RM9,000
Mazda RX-8 (2007) – RM12,000
Honda Integra 2.0 (2006) – RM9,000
Mercedes Benz E200 (2002) – RM4,000
Subaru Impreza 1.6 (2007) – RM7,000

Bagaimanapun, orang ramai perlu bertabah kerana difahamkan perlu bersaing dengan penjual kereta terpakai!

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Audi Malaysia Tampil Dengan SUV Premium Terbaru

Audi Malaysia menandakan permulaan baru bagi jenama itu di Malaysia apabila melancarkan empat model SUV premium baharu daripada siri Q.

Audi memperkenalkan model Q2 yang didatangkan dengan pelbagai kelengkapan teknologi termaju serta penggayaan terkini.

Berkonsepkan kenderaan ‘urban’, Q2 tampil dengan rekaan progresif dan memiliki ciri praktikal yang tinggi.

Selain itu, Audi turut memperkenalkan generasi terbaru bagi model Q5 yang merupakan model paling laris yang pernah dikeluarkan.

Tampil lebih berkuasa berbanding model sebelum ini, Audi Q5 turut didatangkan dengan rekaan ‘sporty’dan terkini.

Sistem pacuan ‘quattro’ dengan teknologi ultra serta enjin ‘turbo fuel stratified injection'(TFSI) dijamin memberikan kuasa yang lebih baik untuk pemandu.

Sementara itu, Audi turut menawarkan model Q7 yang merupakan kenderaan quattro yang lebih berkuasa.

Meskipun memiliki enjin 3.0 liter namun berpegang pada prinsip ‘lightweight’, model asas bagi varian ini adalah 325 kilogram lebih ringan berbanding model sebelum ini.

Faktor ini sekaligus membuatkan Q7 sebagai kenderaan paling ringan dalam kelasnya.

Tidak cukup dengan itu, Audi turut memperkenalkan Audi Q8 yang merupakan ahli baru dalam siri Q.

Hadir dengan imej SUV bersaiz besar dan mewah, Q8 didatangkan dengan ruang dalaman yang cukup luas untuk pemandu dan penumpang di samping ruang bagasi yang lebar.

Q8 turut disertakan dengan sistem suspensi maju dan sistem bantuan pintar sekaligus menjadikan model ini sesuai untuk urusan perniagaan mahupun pemanduan bersahaja.

Lebih menarik , Q8 didatangkan dengan enjin 3.0 TFSI dengan sistem ‘mild hybrid’ sekaligus mampu menghasilkan 340hp.

Model ini juga disertakan dengan sistem pacuan quatrro yang dijamin mampu memberikan pengawalan sempurna.

Senarai harga bagi empat model siri Q:

Audi Q2 1.4 TFSI COD S Tronic (Sport) (RM219,900**)
Audi Q5 2.0 TFSI (RM339,900**)
Audi Q7 3.0 TFSI (RM 599,900**)
Audi Q8 3.0 TFSI quattro (RM727,900**)

Untuk maklumat lanjut berkenaan jenama dan model-model kenderaan Audi Malaysia, layari laman web rasmi http://www.audi.com.my. Anda juga boleh mengikuti akaun Instagram @audimalaysia.

Ducati Peragakan Teknologi Nyah-Pertembungan

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Ducati Shows Off Anti-Collision Technology

As more cars are being fitted with anti-collision systems, Ducati is also developing theirs.
Developed together with Audi, the system uses the 5G network.
The system will warn the rider about upcoming danger but may apply the brakes automatically in the future.

Every motorcyclist knows that a collision with another vehicle sucks, but we push the thought to the back of our minds, like smokers who are aware of the dangers of smoking. Ducati aims to reduce the number of collisions with a new technology they developed together with Audi.

Called the Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) tech, it builds a picture of vehicles in the vicinity to provide situational awareness. It works over the developing 5G mobile network.

Ducati and Audi recently demonstrated the system’s controlled collision avoidance by using a Multistrada and two cars. The vehicles communicated with each other to avoid the impending disaster. There were two types of assistance, called Intersection Collision Warning and Across Traffic Turn Collision Risk Warning.

Key points of C-V2X

Ducati Advanced Radar Assistance System reads the road and monitors multiple vehicles simultaneously.
It senses slowing vehicles and warns the rider of a potential problem. It may reduce speed or brake automatically in the future.
A rear radar system detects obstructions in the rider’s blind spot and highlights it in the rear-view mirror.
Ducati and Audi say all vehicles will communicate with each other in the future and avoid collisions autonomously.
The technology also seeks to communicate with roadside obstacles such as traffic lights, road signs and speed limits.

The system provides warning to the drivers and rider of the dangers at this moment, but further development could see vehicle autonomy being gradually fitted to motorcycles. Autonomous cars are starting to come into the market as we reported previously (click on the link below for more information).

Self-riding Motorcycle to Test Autonomous Vehicles

The systems in cars automatically applies the brakes to avoid a potential collision even before the driver is aware of a problem. This solution is not only available in luxury cars as the new Perodua Myvi is equipped with an earlier iteration of the system.

While pundits may be scoff about autonomy, remember that the ABS was also derided when it first came into the market. But it is now the single component that had saved the most lives.

Harley-Davidson Ingin Membeli Ducati? Siap Sedia RM7.2 Billion

Menurut laporan terkini, Harley-Davidson telah diwar-warkan ingin membuat bidaan untuk mengambil alih Ducati dari Volkswagen Group.
Volkswagen yang telah merancang untuk melunaskan beberapa aset utama mereka termasuk Ducati semenjak skandal emisi mereka pada tahun 2015 yang lalu.
Pembidaan untuk memiliki Ducati telah ditetapkan pada €1.5 Billion (kira-kira RM7.2 Billion) yang mana VW akan mula menerima bidaan daripada bakal pemilik bermula pada bulan Julai.

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Harley-Davidson wants to buy Ducati? RM7.2 billion, please!

According to latest reports, Harley-Davidson has been rumoured to make a bid to buy over Ducati from Volkswagen Group.

Volkwagen has been planning to liquidate some of their major assets including Ducati ever since the great emissions scandal back in 2015.

The biddings to purchase Ducati has been set at €1.5 billion (around RM7.2 billion) in which VW will start accepting bids from potential owners starting July.

According to a recent report made by Reuters, the latest high profile name that has been thrown in to bid over as the new owner of Ducati is none other than Harley-Davidson. Ever since Volkswagen Group has been slapped in the face with the emissions cheating drama, they’ve been looking into liquidating some of their assets and Ducati falls in that very list for sale. (more…)

Ducati Bakal Dibeli Oleh Royal Enfield?

Syarikat pengeluar motosikal India, Royal Enfield diwar-warkan telah dirisik sebagai salah satu syarikat untuk mengambil alih Ducati.
Semenjak skandal emisi diesel Volkswagen pada tahun 2015. syarikat itu telah mengupah Evercore untuk mencari pembeli yang berpotensi untuk pengeluar motosikal gergasi merah itu.
Harga jualan syarikat itu itu boleh mencecah lebih daripada €1.5 billion (kira-kira RM7.1 Billion).

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Royal Enfield to Buy Ducati?

India’s Royal Enfield was rumoured to have been approached as one of the companies to possibly take over Ducati.

Ever since the major Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal in 2015, the company has hired Evercore to search for potential buyers of the big red giant motorcycle manufacturer.

The selling price could go upwards of €1.5 billion (around RM 7.1 billion).

One of the biggest brands in the history of motorcycling has sparked the interest of one Indian company, Royal Enfield. Ever since news broke out that the Volkswagen Group is planning to let go of the giant Italian bike brand, it is rumoured that Royal Enfield was one of the entities approached for the next company in line to take over the giant red Italian brand. (more…)

Volkswagen plans to Sell Ducati for 1.5 billion Euros!

Volkwagen has plans to sell over Ducati to interested buyers to streamline all of its operations
Ducati was acquired by Volkswagen back in 2012 but following the emissions scandals back in 2015, the firm has suffered a huge financial blow
There are a few interested potential buyers from China, India and even motor manufacturers such as Polaris, Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Honda and Kawasaki

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest car maker, has plans to put Ducati up for sale due to the financial crisis faced following the car emission scandal in late 2015. The German firm acquired Ducati back in 2012 for around €860 million and was put under the Audi division. (more…)

Audi boss says Ducati is not for sale

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler debunks rumours suggesting that Ducati is for sale.

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Samsung offers Wi-Fi for your car

New device connects to the OBD II port in a car.
Allows drivers to track driving style.
Allows mechanics to suggest repairs or schedule routine maintenance programs.
Connects to loved ones in the case of an accident.
Kept secure by military grade software security.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd is offering drivers a new group-breaking solution to have their car connected to the internet, and have the car engage with its owners.

Called the Samsung Connect Auto, the new device plugs directly into the OBD II port underneath the steering wheel.

Once installed, the device uses real time updates, and alerts users to help improve driving behaviour, including increased fuel efficiency. The device also offers wi-fi connection to keep all passengers online while on the move.

The wi-fi connection and the overall system is kept secure with Samsung KNOX – the Korean company’s home-grown, market-leading, defense-grade mobile security platform.

The Samsung Connect Auto offers the mass market an affordable connected car solution that places safety and security first while enriching in-car and out-of-car experience. Leading car makers like Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, BMW all offer a connected car experience, but the mid and lower segment have yet to offer such an experience to its drivers.

There is also no news on whether the system will work with motorcycles.

Samsung Connect Auto will initially be available in the US with Malaysia being in the pipeline for a later introduction.

How does it work?

Security is provided by KNOX security while interoperability is made possible by the Tizen OS. KNOX provides hardware and software security, including the applications. Prioritising security is what differentiates the Samsung Connect Auto from competitor products.

Software developers and auto engineers can further leverage on Tizen with Samsung’s Software Development Kit (SDK) to further evolve additional services. For example, drivers can leverage on a virtual mechanic that intelligently checks your car status from the on-board diagnostic port to recommend maintenance and repair services offered by a specialised network. This should enable quick notification of performance, and help reduce repair cost.

In the US, drivers can leverage on the ‘Usage-Based Insurance’ (UBI) feature by opting to share their vehicle data to receive valuable insurance offerings for safe and economical drivers.

For companies whose staff are constantly on the road with company cars, the system is able to log journeys and automatically generate an email report to help track expenses while travelling for work.

In an event of an accident, the device is able to notify the driver’s contacts and accident concierge services are provided. A ‘Find My Car’ app also helps locate your car in real-time using LTE and GPS.

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Andrea Doviziso put in a fastest lap just 1.2 seconds off the fastest time in Race 1 of his DTM (Duetsche Tourenwagen Masters) debut at the Misano track, Italy.

It was Dovizioso’s one-off appearance in the German touring car championship, riving for the Audi Sport team.

He has a chance to better the result in Race 2 today.

As more cars are being fitted with anti-collision systems, Ducati is also developing theirs.

Developed together with Audi, the system uses the 5G network.

The system will warn the rider about upcoming danger but may apply the brakes automatically in the future.

According to latest reports, Harley-Davidson has been rumoured to make a bid to buy over Ducati from Volkswagen Group.

Volkwagen has been planning to liquidate some of their major assets including Ducati ever since the great emissions scandal back in 2015.

The biddings to purchase Ducati has been set at €1.5 billion (around RM7.2 billion) in which VW will start accepting bids from potential owners starting July.

India’s Royal Enfield was rumoured to have been approached as one of the companies to possibly take over Ducati.

Ever since the major Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal in 2015, the company has hired Evercore to search for potential buyers of the big red giant motorcycle manufacturer.

The selling price could go upwards of €1.5 billion (around RM 7.1 billion).

Volkwagen has plans to sell over Ducati to interested buyers to streamline all of its operations

Ducati was acquired by Volkswagen back in 2012 but following the emissions scandals back in 2015, the firm has suffered a huge financial blow

There are a few interested potential buyers from China, India and even motor manufacturers such as Polaris, Harley Davidson, Suzuki, Honda and Kawasaki

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler debunks rumours suggesting that Ducati is for sale.

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