I am a Car Nut - KL's hidden treasures

If someone asks me, “What can you find in KL?”, surely I will pull out the usual string of answers that basically describes KL; the sky-scraping Twin Towers (or Menara Jagung as some like to call them), Menara KL, the tourist-packed Bukit Bintang, Plaza Lowyat a.k.a. IT heaven, Mid Valley, Times Square, and some other malls or attractions that might appeal the usual kaki jalan.

But with being a car nut, things become a little different. Since this is the country’s capital, most of the richies and VIPs live/wander around here. And having a lot of money (I mean a LOT) pretty much doesn’t fit if you’re not riding in style, and that’s why you’ll see them cruising the streets of KL in super-cool, uber-styled supercars. And when a car nut (especially a young one like me) caught even a glimpse of that million-Ringgit ride, we become a bit excited, and totally distracted.

No, not his one, silly. Just couldn't stop another habit of mine; panning shots.

These barely-legal road monsters don’t seem fit on roaming the public roads, having to restrain the massive power that inhabits the engine. Imagine having hundreds of horsepower at the disposal of your right foot, ready to unleash a serious amount of torque and noise, which could be turned into a sudden surge of astounding acceleration and speed. But of course, when these machines could do 0-100km/h in less than 4 seconds, doesn’t mean that it has to do that all the time. They could also serve as a symbol of success, status or wealth of an individual.

Like this 911 for example, could also serve as a good daily car to ferry the owner anywhere in the city. Good ground clearance, not too wide and the ride is not bone-shattering. But a closer look reveals that this is no normal 911. This one is in fact is the turbo version, housing a straight six at the rear that churns out 473bhp. Dare to mess with this one on the freeways?

Call it squashed beetle? Wait until you meet 'em at the tracks and see who's squashed.

The magical word. Even the words itself contributes to 100hp already.

Stochastic Shots - Made In Germany

They say that a car made in a certain country always reflects its characteristics of from where it came. The Italians creations like the Lamborghini and Ferrari are very well known to be flamboyant, loud and aggressive. The Japanese cars somehow do not have much of art in hand, but it performs totally out of its class. The Germans? Well, they are known to be very precise, and their creations are forms following functions. Here are some of their famous marques that are making Germany an unmissable threat in the motoring world.

With it's famous Quattro technology, the Audi R8 is simply one of the most greatest achievements Audi has created.

One of the wildest R8 around, the famous Exoticmods R8 V8.

How can you speak about Germany but not mentioning this one? One of the most iconic sports car, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS shares almost the same overall feature as its early predecessors, but still is a force not to be mess around with.

Stochastic Shots - Porsche 911 GT3 RS

This is one sick car. Prepped as if it's a track attack machine on steriods, this mean Porsche doesn't only comes with a fancy paint job and a spoiler, it also has a roll cage inside!! What were the guys in Porsche were thinking? "Well, since we are going to pack a crazy amount of power inside this straight-six, lets just put on a roll cage... Just in case..." Duh. Not only you removed the rear seats for it to go faster, hell, the stereo and airconds are removed too! But I'm pretty sure that those losses, will come with some gains..

With almost 400hp, this is a butchering weapon on the right hands

Some big-ass brakes!

Not to be fooled, this spoiler is necessarily needed, unless you want to try out the effectiveness of your roll cage...

Awesome blue!!

The cones thought that they could blend in with the almost-same blueness.

Buy this Porsche today and get yourself two parking cones...for FREE!! And hey, it even color-matches!!

The Lone German

Honestly, I don't know how these people drive such beasts on the road. There must be some kind of small, whispering sound that kept telling you to floor the pedal and max the speedometer to its limit. That's a very alluring temptation if you ask me...

Supercars @ Tropicana

Hearing the rumors of the supercar gathering at Tropicana, I immediately charged my cam's battery to full, and also for myself. And not to forget, I don't even know how to get there! But it seems like my swift internet search and the will to gamble to the chances of relying to the internet's info somehow got my feet landed to the mall.

So, upon reaching, I dashed off across the mall, frantically searching this so-called "supercar gathering". Already, my head is starting to picture SLSes and R8s lined up along with a dozen of Ferraris and countless Porsches. And then... Aha! The Poster!

5pm? Yeah, right.

But although it says at 5pm, after asking the valet guy, it is actually on at 8pm. Duh. Well, it's better to arrive early, aite? But there is one guy that arrived early for the event. Even by hearing the rumbling sound of its straight-six engine, it managed to froze me and gape in astonishment. The first one to arrive was the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

A 996, yum yum.

And before any of you guys start saying "Nah, that's a normal Porsche with some stickers and a set of blue rims" or "Are you sure? The front bumper looks different", I do not have a great depth of knowledge in Porsche's cars, so I couldn't really distinguish between a real GT3, and a kitted one. But one thing that I realize though, this one had that mean roll cage fitted inside, so I think, and I quote, I think, it is the real deal.

Being bored, I strolled around the mall, waiting for 8pm to come. And when it was, I wasted no time. Went straight to the ground floor and to the event location. Fortunately, I managed to get there before most of the cars get there. Listening to the intoxicating sound of various exotic engines really makes my day.

Anyways, I'll stop blabber here and let the pictures do the talking.

Eying the California from across the street...

...while the 430 does the same towards the LP640.

Aaaargh! My eyes!!

Hey.. Even the Brits decided to join the party...

Butt shot!

430s flanked by a GTR and a Carrera4S.

A row of millions of mad Italian/German horsepowers!

We could see how differently the Europeans make their cars. Germany with the sexy curves...

...while Japan with the all-business no-compromise lines and edges.

Another unique car in display, a matte-black R35 Skyline GTR. There's a Nismo badge at the rear by the way. Legit? Not so sure though.

Anyways, made a few new pals from the event. Had a good time chatting with you guys about everything related to cars! Be looking forward to seeing you guys anytime soon!