KeX Lim on CarBuzz (348 comments)

KeX Lim

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Ferrari FF Burnt to a Crisp in Poland (May 30, 2012) Well, many people who buy a Ferrari do so to get attention. I guess having it burnt to a crisp accomplishes that.
2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Enters the Next Phase of Development (May 16, 2012) Now, this is a hybrid worth driving!
Japanese Sports Cars, Part 4: The Mazda MX-5 Miata (May 16, 2012) Still one of the best value-for-money roadsters a available.
Japanese Sports Cars, Part 1: When Japan Started to Build Performance (May 13, 2012) Reliability is important. What's the point of having a 200mph supercar if it's in the garage for repairs 99% of the time.
Hamilton and Raikkonen to Spice Up the F1 Championship (Mar 15, 2012) @Leon. It doesn't matter. It's not a beauty contest.
1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Auctioned at Amelia for $3.6 Million (Mar 13, 2012) Given that the 917 is a Porsche, isn't it blindingly obvious that it has to be the most expensive 917 ever if it's the most expensive Porsche ever?
According to Porsche, it’s Possible: a 911 Hybrid (Mar 13, 2012) What's everyone whining about? Porsche did prove with the 918 that they can build a hybrid without sacrificing performance.
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Wrapped in Gold Chrome in China (Mar 10, 2012) @Matt. This doesn't look like the Middle East.
Ronaldo Has His Lamborghini Towed in Madrid, Messi Grins (Mar 09, 2012) Looks like even the Germans can't work miracles with the reliability of Italian supercars.
360 Degrees of Lust - Pagani Huayra Carbon Edition in Geneva (Mar 06, 2012) Love Pagani's rocket configuration exhausts. Both on the Zonda and the Huayra.
Half of the Formula 1 Grid is in Financial Turmoil (Mar 05, 2012) That's no real surprise. The 3 small teams had always been on tight budgets. Williams' and Sauber's financial woes are well-known for some time already. And Kingfisher's (Force India's sponsor) recent troubles are also well-publicised.
Pagani Huayra Carbon Edition Rolling into Geneva (Mar 05, 2012) @Michael. Because it costs a helluva bomb to develop an engine that can pass today's emissions tests. And Pagani's sales volume is simply too low to make it economical.
NASCAR’s Big Money to Get Bigger in 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) NASCAR is nowhere near as demanding a discipline as F1 or Le Mans.
Kenseth Wins, Patrick Crashes, and Montoya Slams into a Jet Dryer (Feb 29, 2012) @Thibault. Your "jokes" aren't even funny. They're just sexist and immature. You clearly have issues, man. I'm just saying.
Kenseth Wins, Patrick Crashes, and Montoya Slams into a Jet Dryer (Feb 28, 2012) @Thibault. Your "jokes" have been nothing but sexist and immature. If I remember rightly, you've even commented along the lines that women shouldn't race even if the crashes they are caught in are not their fault.
Lord Drayson and his Electric Racing Car (Feb 23, 2012) @Thibault. Really? I would certainly love to have the Porsche 918 Spyder. I'm pretty sure many other people do too.
Is this the Patent of the Four-Door Mercedes SLS AMG? (Feb 23, 2012) It's entirely possible that they filed this patent simply to stop anyone else from trying to build something like this. Even though they have no intention of building this themselves.
$40 Million Worth of Tesla Model X Models Reserved in Just 24 Hours (Feb 22, 2012) The important thing is whether the batteries will fail like they did on the Roadster during the Top Gear review.
Toyota V8-Powered Home-Built Lamborghini Diablo: Winning! (Feb 22, 2012) Damn. This guy is really good with his hands.
Lyonheart K – British Sports Car Engineering at its Finest (Feb 22, 2012) Only reason I wouldn't get one is the price. This thing is truly beautiful. A fitting tribute to the E-Type.
Ferrari FF Bursts into Flames in Shanghai (Feb 20, 2012) I believe they call the body type a shooting-brake. Not my kinda look though.
Ferrari FF Bursts into Flames in Shanghai (Feb 20, 2012) @Justin. The F430 Spyder has a tendency to catch fire too. I've read reports of at least 3, and am personally involved in investigating another. I've also looked into a Dino that caught fire a few years ago. Ferraris do tend to go up in flames.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 17, 2012) All experts (engineers, race drivers, test drivers, etc) agree that a semi-auto dual clutch is faster and better. The data also proves it. While a stick may be physically more satisfying, it will never be faster. So just go away, FORD fan.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 17, 2012) @FORD fan. What makes you think I don't know all these? I'm not going to waste my breathe with you. You're just too childish and churlish. I'll just let the facts speak for themselves.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 17, 2012) more precisely using my left foot. And get on the power earlier.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 17, 2012) @Ford fan. I seriously doubt you can. Not only can I shift faster, I can brake m
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 16, 2012) I'd agree that shifting using buttons on a PDK is not as physically satisfying as using a traditional stick. But if you want maximum speed and performance (which I do), then PDK is the way to go.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 16, 2012) @Adam. Lamborghini is part of the VW group. It's just that it's placed under Audi's control (which is owned by VW).
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 16, 2012) @Ford fan. You've obviously never driven a PDK box. It's far more responsive. And it's not an automatic. It's a dual-clutch electronically controlled gearbox. You can downshift and floor it. I do that at least a dozen times a day.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 16, 2012) I've driven manual, auto and PDK. PDK is by far the best. Anyone who thinks he can shift a traditional manual faster than a PDK (which shifts gears in hundredths of a second) is deluding himself. Even racing drivers can't do it.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 15, 2012) Oh grow up and quit whining. Semi-automatic gearboxes are the way forward. These things are basically standard on any race car these days. There's just no way a traditional stick can shift faster and more accurately, and with less power loss.
Porsche Contemplates Dropping Manual for 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 (Feb 15, 2012) A PDK gearbox is a manual. A dual-clutch manual in fact. It's just that gear changes are done electronically via paddles. There's no torque converter and it's not an automatic gearbox.
The Nurburgring Will Be Saved (Feb 13, 2012) I have one of these too... in 1/18 scale.
The Nurburgring Will Be Saved (Feb 13, 2012) Can't tell from the picture: is that a normal Zonda or the Zonda R?
Ferrari’s Difficult Start to the Test Season (Feb 13, 2012) @Jack. Which planet were you on the past couple of years? Schumacher came out of retirement, left Ferrari and joined the Mercedes works team at the end of 2009.
Gormless Groom Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo En Route to Wedding (Feb 07, 2012) @Shane. Nope. I think "careered" is perfectly fine.
The Experimental DeltaWing Gets Pit 56 at Le Mans (Feb 07, 2012) @Dan. If you know anything about racing, you'll know that F1 and Le Mans are very different types of racing. Anyway, CarBuzz does have a Le Mans tag. So there's no reason to tag this as F1.
Gormless Groom Crashes Lamborghini Gallardo En Route to Wedding (Feb 07, 2012) "Career" also means to travel at speed or at full speed.
The Experimental DeltaWing Gets Pit 56 at Le Mans (Feb 07, 2012) It has nothing to do with F1!
The Experimental DeltaWing Gets Pit 56 at Le Mans (Feb 07, 2012) Why is this even tagged as F1? It has n
SL Evolution, Part 4: French Design Shaped the Most Elegant SL Ever (Feb 07, 2012) I used to have a 280. I only let it go because it didn't make sense to keep so many cars. Sometimes, I still miss it though.
Lotus Is Still Looking Back at a Wasted 2011 (Feb 06, 2012) Why? Sounds like it's built using the same basic technology as any other F1 car, and with the same type of gadgets on board.
Lotus Is Still Looking Back at a Wasted 2011 (Feb 06, 2012) The Iceman returns. This should make the season more interesting.
2013 Morgan Aero Coupe to Debut at Geneva (Feb 05, 2012) It still looks somewhat cross-eyed. Otherwise, a great looking car.
SL Evolution, Part 2: The Mercedes 300 SL Coupe - the World's First Supercar (Feb 05, 2012) The Gullwing is my ultimate dream car. Easily the most iconic car of all time. The only thing I don't quite like are the drum brakes.
Ferrari’s New Ugly Duckling Might Turn Beautiful with Wins (Feb 03, 2012) Actually, you can buy used Ferrari F1 engines. I think they're about £30K each (maybe more, I can't remember). But they don't work. They're only meant to be conversation pieces.
Ferrari’s New Ugly Duckling Might Turn Beautiful with Wins (Feb 03, 2012) @Colin. Who cares which F1 car looks nicer? The only thing that's important is who wins.
Ferrari’s New Ugly Duckling Might Turn Beautiful with Wins (Feb 03, 2012) The front running cars are supposed to produce over 900 bhp.
Who Really Designed the Beetle? (Jan 30, 2012) Well, I heard that Ford was also a Nazi sympathiser.
Danica Patrick Won't Compete in this Year's Indy 500 (Jan 25, 2012) @ Dan. Check out Zachary's post a few pictures back. I think he is a sexist a-hole.
Danica Patrick Won't Compete in this Year's Indy 500 (Jan 25, 2012) @Paul. To be fair, many racing drivers do that.
James Bond’s Vintage Cars Go on Display in England (Jan 21, 2012) @Christian. I believe it was a Z8 which got sawed.
Porsche Celebrates Two Million Facebook Fans with Special Cayman S (Jan 21, 2012) I gotta go look for my photo then. Hmmm... The irony is that it was a photo of me in a Ferrari shirt at an F1 race.
Delegates from Austin Assure Ecclestone on US F1 Race (Jan 21, 2012) These aren't even F1 cars. They look more like Formula Renault.
Super-Stretched Hummer H2 Limo in Hainan, China (Jan 21, 2012) I saw another one when I was in China last year. But that was in Henan.
Video: Singapore Becomes Latest Ferrari Enclave (Jan 17, 2012) @ Jun Hong. I wasn't including the cost of COE. The prices for that piece of paper fluctuates way too much to include in any benchmark.
James Bond’s Vintage Cars Go on Display in England (Jan 17, 2012) Nice car, but there's just something wrong about Bond driving a sedan.
James Bond’s Vintage Cars Go on Display in England (Jan 17, 2012) @Mattew. They used several different DB5s in Goldfinger. Only one was stolen. This could be one of the remaining ones.
Video: Singapore Becomes Latest Ferrari Enclave (Jan 16, 2012) Actually, the reason why Singapore has so many small cars is because of the taxes. To take a random example, a Toyota Camry costs about as much as a Porsche Boxster in the UK. And in fact, there aren't many mopeds around.
Video: Porsche at 2012 Autosport International Show in HD (Jan 16, 2012) Now that's a hybrid I'd want.
Japanese Automaker Rips Off Caddy, Rolls-Royce for China (Jan 16, 2012) @Ervis. Read the article. These are Mitsoukas from Japan. They're trying to sell them in Japan. Not make them.
Video: Singapore Becomes Latest Ferrari Enclave (Jan 16, 2012) Not really. I see plenty of Ferraris around here. They don't really stand out anymore.
Japanese Automaker Rips Off Caddy, Rolls-Royce for China (Jan 16, 2012) @Cody. I remember that. James May was reviewing these cars shortly after they raced the GT-R against the train across Japan.
Japanese Automaker Rips Off Caddy, Rolls-Royce for China (Jan 16, 2012) This has been around for years. I saw a roadster version at a car show back in about 2004.
Unique of the Week: 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 (Jan 15, 2012) If I had one of these, the only reason I'll sell it is if I've run out of space in my garage and something more desirable (although I can't imagine what) comes along.
Unique of the Week: 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 (Jan 15, 2012) As for most beautiful car ever, I'd venture to suggest the 1961 Jaguar E-Type Mk I - describes by none other than Enzo Ferrari himself as the most beautiful car ever built.
Unique of the Week: 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 (Jan 15, 2012) @Peter. I love the looks of this car, but I wouldn't really want to drive it. The handling is notorious. The body generates lift at the front end at high speeds and it gets worse as the fuel tank (located over the front wheels) gets lighter.
Supercar Porn: Lamborghini Reventon Gets Undressed (Jan 04, 2012) @Carlos. Reventons only come in this colour.
Supercar Porn: Lamborghini Reventon Gets Undressed (Jan 04, 2012) @Eric. That's easy. Just buy a toy car. They all come in boxes.
Top Reasons to Miss Maybach (Jan 02, 2012) The dual-clutch gearbox on the pre-2007 Quattroportes were terrible. If I remember rightly, they lasted an average of 25K km. So bad if fact that Maserati went back to the normal automatic gearbox.
Classic Cars Rolled Out for Funeral of Kim Jong-il (Dec 29, 2011) Communism, in theory, promises much social justice. But in practice it just gives greater opportunities for tyranny. On the other hand, democracy isn't perfect either. That said, I'd still rather be living in a democracy.
Classic Cars Rolled Out for Funeral of Kim Jong-il (Dec 29, 2011) George Bernard Shaw (again): "Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few."
Classic Cars Rolled Out for Funeral of Kim Jong-il (Dec 29, 2011) George Bernard Shaw: "Any man who is not a communist at the age of twenty is a fool. Any man who is still a communist at the age of thirty is an even bigger fool."
Video: Czech Police Have a Thing Against the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (Dec 15, 2011) If you're so worried about getting your Veyron scratched, drive one of your other cars. DON'T park in a disabled lot. What a jerk.
That Didn’t Take Long: First Lexus LFA for Sale on eBay (Dec 15, 2011) I'd rather be in something nondescript but freakishly fast and reliable than sitting in a cloud of steam like many a Ferrari driver. Oh, and then blow away whoever is foolish enough to challenge me at the lights.
That Didn’t Take Long: First Lexus LFA for Sale on eBay (Dec 15, 2011) The point of a supercar is to be able to go faster than almost anything else on the road. It doesn't need to be flashy. Look at the German supercars.
Video: Paying to Crush a Barn with a Tank is Money Well Spent (Dec 12, 2011) No thanks. I've driven a tank for 2 years of my life and I really didn't enjoy it.
Epic-ly Orange Maserati MC12 Corsa Stands Still for a Photo Shoot (Dec 12, 2011) Yes, the MC12 is ultimately based on an Enzo.
Dartz Plans Electric Version of Bulletproof Roadster (Dec 07, 2011) How is it bulletproof when the roof has been retracted? Some kind of energy shield like the Star Wars starships?
Video: Ferrari 599 GTB Burns to a Crisp in Dubai (Dec 06, 2011) That's what I'd call a red hot Ferrari.
F1 in America: The Shattered Dream (Dec 05, 2011) @ Clint. But F1 has a global following, unlike NASCAR. So, F1 would make tons more in TV rights. Not to mention, F1 charges an arm and a leg for the rights to host a race.
Fail of the Day Monday: Multi-Colored Mercedes CLS 550 (Dec 05, 2011) At least it'll be easy to find in the car parks.
George Harrison’s Aston Martin DB5 to be Auctioned in London (Dec 05, 2011) @ Ian. It's the other way around. The US Dollar is about 3/4 of a Sterling Pound.
Bugatti Owner Illegally Parks in Disabled Bay (Dec 04, 2011) I think fines should be scaled according to income if they are to properly deter, just like in Switzerland. A $500 fine may be a lot for the average joe, but it's pocket change to someone with a supercar.
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) And these days, I take apart people like you in court on a daily basis. Except that they are more sophisticated and intelligent than you.
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) @ Ken. Thanks for proving that you're nothing but a bully. I never picked on anyone. I just defend myself and others. You should be the one leaving. Bullies an bigots are not welcomed here.
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) Oh, and unlike you, I never had to face down a high school bully. They knew I would give them hell, unlike you. You're just full of empty threats.
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) @Ken. I despise bullies and bigots, and I eat them for breakfast. Don't forget that you were the one who threatened me in one of your comments. So far, you have neither the guts not the ability to make good that threat. So who's the pussy, pussy?
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) @Ken. And not all European sports cars have electronic aids. Ever heard of the McLaren F1? TVRs are notoriously twitchy and there's still the GT2 - ever tried that?
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 02, 2011) @Ken. You're right. I shouldn't insult twits. You've proven yourself far worse with your constant flow of bigoted and narrow-minded comments.
The Pickup Trucks of War During the Libyan Liberation (Dec 02, 2011) And it always amuses me that there are Americans who are so proud of the fact that their neighbour can load up with enough weapons to massacre everyone in the neighbourhood in 5 minutes. How is that ever a good thing?
The Pickup Trucks of War During the Libyan Liberation (Dec 02, 2011) @Mario. The point I'm making (which you have missed completely) is that the Libyans are not rich. Is it any surprise that the Libyans are not well-armed?
Next Generation Dodge Viper to Debut in April (Dec 01, 2011) @Ken. Euro-pussy-fy? Really? Go drive a Porsche 911 GT2, why don't you? That'll kill you faster than almost anything else on the road if you don't respect it. The Viper's a good car, but there's no reason to insult others, you twit.
$2 Million Bugatti Veyron Insurance Claim Case Heads to Trial (Nov 30, 2011) Sounds like insurance fraud.
The Pickup Trucks of War During the Libyan Liberation (Nov 30, 2011) Just shut the hell up, Ken. How much does the US spend on each soldier? And how much do the Libyan rebels have? Is it any surprise that US troops are better armed, you ignorant fool?
The Iceman’s Comeback (Nov 30, 2011) Agreed. Massa is nowhere near the driver Kimi is. Especially after his accident in Hungary.
The Iceman’s Comeback (Nov 30, 2011) @ Shane. Yes, it did. But it also said that Lotus-Renault would be likely if Kubica could not return in time. That's what's happening now. It also said that he's faster than both Loeb and Ogiet in Citroen's tests.
The Iceman’s Comeback (Nov 30, 2011) @ Carlos. "One-Win" Juan? No disrespect meant, but F1 doesn't suit him. He is a pretty fast driver, but his style of driving just doesn't work well in F1.
The Iceman’s Comeback (Nov 29, 2011) What was Ferrari thinking letting Kimi go instead of Massa?
The Iceman’s Comeback (Nov 29, 2011) In F1, even moving up one position in the constructor's standings takes a lot of effort.