Friday, December 3, 2010

Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2010

The KL International Motor Show 2010 (KLIMS'10) is back! Held at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) spread over four exhibition halls, the motor show started yesterday (Dec 3) and will be on until Dec 12 - ten full days of pretty things.

Among the cars on display is Honda Malaysia's affordable version of a petrol-electric hybrid car, the Insight. This hybrid is powered by an improved 1.3-litre i-VTEC engine and a new generation Integrated Motor Assist system to improve overall engine performance. It is priced at RM98,000.

Honda Insight

Other hybrids that will be on display are the Toyota FT-HS, Lexus LS 600hL, Mitsubishi PX-MiEV and Chery A5 BSG.

At the Proton booth, there is its series of the Pahlawan range, cars inspired by the five legendary warriors of the Malacca's historical era – Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Lekir, Hang Lekiu and Hang Kasturi. The Tuah is a large sedan concept, Jebat a high performance sedan, Lekir a sports car, Lekiu a five-door crossover and Kasturi an entry level sedan. See them all at the motor show.

Bezza is Perodua's concept vehicle at the motor show. The Bezza, a compact model comes with rear sliding doors and seats that can swivel for easy exit. It also features intelligent multimedia and mobile connectivity.

Perodua Bezza

Admission for adults is RM15 on weekdays and RM20 on weekends and public holidays. Admission for children is RM5 on all days. Psst.. you will also get to see the Batmobile and Transformers Bumblebee live (the latter a first in Malaysia) and get to win a brand new Toyota Prius and lots of other attractive prizes!

Check out this video for a peek into vehicles on display at this year's KL Motor Show..




Image sources:
Top image - KLIMS website
Last three images - The Star

9 comments:

  1. Cool cars. Pretty models. :)

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  2. Anonymous9:49 PM

    Men will be flocking to the shows ;)

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  3. These cars makes me crazy. I love cars of different companies, the most attractive thing about these cars is their models..
    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Is this a car show?

    If that's the case, why do I only see yummy models? *blush*

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  5. What? They have Batmobile and Bumblebee?!

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  6. Btw, you guessed right about my trip to Bangkok - it was a prize I won from Digi! : D

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  7. Lina, indeed..

    Mei Teng, LOL! Makes one wonder what's the real attraction, doesn't it?

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  8. Hi Interlake, LOL at your comment. You're welcome and thanks for stopping by.

    Shingo. this s a model show, whichever way you want to look at it - SYTs on two legs and those on four wheels. LOL!

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  9. Foong, the better attraction is the Transformers Bumblebee. It's a huge replica. Worth seeing, I was told.

    Congrats again. You must have had a blast being one of the chosen few!

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