August has been busy at the same time a fantastic month, maybe
even the best so far for 2014, because I have some really fast and beautiful
cars to show and tell from my KL (Kuala Lumpur) trip. Unfortunately it was only
a 4-day trip so I did not; sadly, get as many pictures as I wanted. The main
reason, firstly, I had this trip was to visit my relatives and some friends
living there and secondly, of course, is to hunt and snap for some exotic
machines and share it with you all.
During the trip, time was always against me even though I
planned the schedule ahead. Another thing you have to know about KL is
everywhere it’s far and it really was time consuming even if you drive fast on
the highways. And some of the showrooms I intended to visit like the
Lamborghini and McLaren showrooms were not accessible to me at that time. Most
the pictures were taken from the Pavilion Mall and NAZA. And lastly, I had to
spend time with my big family whom I had an awesome time with.
And really before I go through some of the cars I must give
a big shout out to my friend Alvin who has been the one driving me around to
find these cars and also for some good food. Without him, none of these
pictures and experiences will be possible!
Day 2 was the day where we had most of the pictures shot. We
headed out to the Pavilion Mall because my Aunt and cousin decided to treat us
for some amazing ramen. There we explored the underground car park and the
famous Pavilion valet car park where there were a couple of Porsches, Ferrari
and this bizarre VW in chrome blue. Sadly, we were there before lunch time and
it was a Friday working day so we did not see as much as we wanted. We also
went to the Bentley showroom which was in the Mall itself to see several models
like the new V8 GTC and the GT Speed.
After the lunch and some awesome gelato we split up and
headed to NAZA. To be honest I was really tired that day and had a nap while
Alvin was at the wheel. I can tell you how my energy charged up immediately
when Alvin woke me up. From my eyes, I saw a blur of bright yellow and as my
eyes settled suddenly there was epic bright yellow Ferrari 458 Italia right in
front of our car. I wish you could see my reaction that moment. I was seriously
wide awake…better than the coffee!
NAZA’s complex was massive so we started at NAZA Italia
where it’s the official showroom for Ferrari & Maserati. One the ground
floor is where they hold Ferrari cars and the upper floor is where they hold
the Maserati cars. Sadly yet again when I was there, the Maserati MC12 and the
Ferrari Enzo were sent away for service so I did not get the opportunity to
snap. There were a number of Ferraris mostly F12 Berlinetta-s and 458s. They
have the usual selection of colors especially red. There were two Ferraris that
really caught my attention from the epic floor. One was this tangerine orange
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, next a full white Ferrari 458 Spider, then a black
Ferrari 458 with a “Kuching” license on it and lastly a customized Ferrari 458
Speciale. I am not allowed by the sales people to post this unique car because
it hasn’t reached the customer but I must say it looks epic. I’ll describe it.
It is painted in a two tone matte black and white with a nice red and black
strip and at the front intakes they were painted chrome red and it is
surrounded by ribbons. I was told this car is bought as a birthday present. How
I wish it’s me because it looks fantastic and because it’s the Speciale. For
your information all Speciales are sold out in the whole of Malaysia. On the Maserati
floor, we had the usual Gran Turismos, the new Quattropotte and the Ghiblis. The
highlights were the MC Stradale in white as well as this Maserati in beautiful
matte blue. It really looks good with the indoors and sun light.
After Italia, we went to the main NAZA hall where it was renovated
specially for NAZA Swedish Motors where they are the official dealer for one of
the fastest manufacturers in the world, Koenigsegg. There they had a black
Koenigsegg Agera S. Unfortunately yet again; we could not see the whole car as
it was under the cloth. We also had a look at the BMW M6 Gran Coupe, Audi R8
V10, Bentleys, the new S63 AMG and some superbikes like Ducati and Aprilia
which I am not really interested in. I guess my favorite part was the trying
the only-2-in-Malaysia limited edition Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
LP570-4 in this lime green paint. We also happened to meet and have a good chat
with the manager about the sales of this car and learnt a great deal manager’s
experience with the cars. He was really kind to let us have a go at the Lamborghini
and, my goodness, the sound it makes is so different compared to the normal Gallardo
LP560s. I barely floored the gas and it set up a blast throughout the hall and
even stunned some of the people both customers and employees nearby. I know to
many the new Lamborghini Huracan is the new replacement and many are chasing
and even buying it now but personally I don’t think I will ever like it. I believe
the Gallardo Superleggera is still the better car, it looks more of a supercar,
it sacrifices all the practicalities to perform faster and to save weight, it
looks more insane andit is a supercar that is built purely for driving fun. The
Huracan in my eyes is more of after plastic surgery Audi R8 with more
horsepower and I also think the design is a little boring. But maybe it’s just
me! The Gallardo holds a special place in my heart even when it first came out.
I just wish my timing was better and my trip was longer. It
was an epic trip! I had tons of great fun with my relatives’ and friends and even
though there were unfortunate moments with the cars, it was really worth it! I
did at the very least take quite a number of pictures and explore the cars.
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