Motoring Soapbox

Rolls Royce is probably one car that will be on the shortlist of every car enthusiast. Its almost always  part of the mythical endgame garage that we enthusiasts dream about.   Its not the fastest, nor is it the best handling. But this is probably this marque is known to produce the some of the most luxurious and elegant automobiles in the world. A couple of days ago, Rolls Royce launched the new Phantom and here's the video of the launch. I don't know about you, but this one's already parked in my dream garage.

The video below from ABS CBN news shows the tragic result of a collision between a jeepney and a Toyota Wigo. Both occupants of the Wigo died while those in the jeepney survived. This result led me to wonder why a newer car with safety equipment to boot, would result in such fatalities. Clearly the crumple zones of newer cars would appear to sustain more damage in order to absorb energy that would otherwise be transferred to the occupants. But why did it kill those in the car? I suddenly remembered a video from NCAP which does crash testing for auto manufacturers worldwide and they tested two identical cars, manufactured in two different plants. In one car, the occupants would have survived while in the other one, both sustained life threatening injuries. The only difference was the country of manufacture. Could it be a factor in this crash? I know the Wigo has been crash tested with relatively decent results. Perhaps crash testing the Wigo's being sold in th...

This BMW is on the shortlist of my sister as a replacement for one of her SUVs. It will be her first BMW too. Decided to do a little surfing of my own and thought I'd share it here too.