Singapore Motor Show 2008

October 1, 2008
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Unlike the men’s near perfect review of the Singapore Grand Prix, the biennial Singapore Motor Show which was held on the same weekend did not quite meet the expectation of these motor show fans.

In fact, they gave it a “LOUSY!” verdict with one thumb down.

Perhaps the ticket price which was originally priced at S$8 and was later reduced to S$6 was a early indication that only a few major auto companies would be taking part with a glaring absence of popular and much looked forward to brands such as the Toyota, BMW and Mercedes Benz.

And what I think was the car they were expecting to see : the Audi R8.

The saving grace was perhaps the appearance of a the Nissan GT-R which was a source of an interesting issue in the country a while back when second hand car dealers brought in several units at $160K+ to the chagrin of the authorised dealer - who according to my sources have yet to bring in a single “authorised” unit.

Fantasise only please!

Looks wise, I see nothing spectacular about this car except for the fact that it is selling for more than half a million (reportedly RM650K!) in Malaysia and there are folks who think nothing of spending on such ridiculous amount of money! And currently, there are supposedly 3 units in the small town of Miri (Sarawak, Malaysia).

And here are most of the cars featured at this year’s Singapore Motor Show :

This is something which my husband took at the Subaru stand and while it means nothing to me, I’m sure motor fans can appreciate the “beauty” of it.

Feel free to guess what car this came from

I’m not sure if there were really no other SUVs featured in this show or the men were really too dazzled with the sports sedan than they only managed to see this Nissan Murano.

This is not a very flattering angle of a car that is, in my opinion, too squashed looking. Perhaps when they come up with a facelift - and a taller body - I might be able to say that this is a good looking car to drive.

Of course, with the Singapore F1 GP happening at the same time, it’s expected that a model F1 car would be on display too.

I have no idea what team this is from…

And here are some more of the displays featured :

There are some cars on special displays such as this Lamborghini.

And this special Lotus Elise dubbed the “sQuba” which was a fantasy made into a reality by car designers who were inspired by the famous scene in “The Spy Who Loved Me” where James Bond drove his car underwater.

This is supposedly a submarine-car prototype that cost 1 million Euro and is not currently planned for mass production.

With this I’m sure you can guess what my next post is going to be - so stay tune for the other Singapore Motor Show attractions.

**Update : And here it is : Singapore Motor Show 2008 GIRLS!

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