New cars in Singapore

Well, today I am going to introduce to you two new cars. One car is from Germany, and the other one is from Britain.

The first car I am going to introduce to you is the new Opel Insignia. It is a well-crafted Insignia that ends the brand's era of obscurity.



It has a 2-litre turbo engine - tax-friendly, efficient and helluva punchy. It has a six-speed automatic transmission, which is suited to the turbo's behaviour.

This car, when driving, is very smooth. Overall, it is a well-executed design that stands out quietly from sinilar sedans like Toyota Camry, and the Volkswagen Passat. Besides, the Insignia's chassis is very well sorted. This car has thrown in three-mode drive select, which allows you to modify throttle, damping, steering and shifting at the touch of a button.

The cabin is well insulated and room is adequte but not exceptional. This cabin is also pleasantlyfree from overpowering new-car smell, something that dogged previous Opels.

It is clearly more of a driver's car than models such as the Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Teana, which are soft cushy carriages that are hard to beat in terms of space. Also, it is also better equipped and furnished than the Passat.

Price of this car will be $128,888 with COE.

The 2nd car I am going to introduce to you is the Aston Martin Rapide.



The Aston Martin Rapide is a four-door, high-performance sport saloon, which British luxury marque Aston Martin plans to introduce in early 2010 to compete with the Maserati Quattroporte and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, along with the upcoming Audi A7, Porsche Panamera, and Lamborghini Estoque. It was first presented as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in 2006. The Rapide name is a reference to the Lagonda Rapide, a saloon car produced by Lagonda, now part of Aston Martin. The car is based on an Aston Martin DB9. The base price for the Aston Martin Rapide is $735,000 without COE and is scheduled to be available in April 2010.

Aston Martin has announced that the Rapide will be built at a dedicated plant at the Magna Steyr facility in Graz, Austria. Production will start in 2010 and the factory plans to build 2,000 per year. The production version will feature a full-length glass roof and LED light bars on the rear end, two firsts for Aston Martin.

For luxury and convenience, the Rapide's standard features include a tilt-telescoping steering wheel, bi-xenon headlamps and LED taillamps. Leather and walnut trim are standard, with metallic accents; power front seats with memory and heating; Bluetooth; satellite radio; and USB and iPod connectivity. The production version of the Rapide was shown at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Below is a video about Rapide. Enjoy!