Cars 'N' Kopi! Having missed the previous one when I was overseas, I've been meaning to turn up for the next event. Better yet, Pagani of Singapore and Eurokars group were formally joining to showcase the new Pagani Utopia Roadster, THE highlight of the event.
Of course, while the Pagani was undoubtedly the star of the show, there were countless other cars that were extremely special, all for their own reasons and perspectives. Here's a preview of some of the cars that formally took part:
Sweet! Let's get it on. Mind you, if you'd like to download any photos, please do.
Here at just after 8am, and I was just able to secure a spot to park within the "showcase" area. Always best to show up much earlier to secure a parking spot, but that's skipping good sleep 😴
Alright, here is me just arriving and looking around to survey the volume of cars queuing for parking.
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| A Mazda MX-5 NA now donned in a Hatsune Miku itasha! |
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A highly efficient 1.6! Yes, this is a real Type R. One of two, and the B16B
is an extremely potent motor. Comparing it with a Mercedes C350, both
are roughly the same pace. Super potent! |
Do excuse the huge variations in photo quality! My photos were taken on three total cameras; a 2009, 2012 and a 2021 camera.
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A really, really expensive option! As I was told, this rear design is a M Performance exhaust system,
an option that costed around the ballpark of 10 thousand dollars. |
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One of the nicest Lancer CS3's in my opinion. Yellow fogs,
Evo 6-style bonnet and one solid white color. Nice car! |
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| A pair of BMW M3 E92's |
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Yellow paint and gold wheels! To my understanding, this used to have the full Mazdaspeed A-Spec
bodykit on it, which can be seen from the Mazdaspeed MS-01R wheels and spoiler. |
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What I have to say though, is that this unit even as is super cool. I'd like to don my car with more
go-fast stickers in the near future. |
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| Additional props with this NB; matching wheels and stickers. |
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Believe this unit will be scrapped in a month's time, having being renewed 5 years as a 2000's car.
May you be missed. |
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| Very pretty 911 GT3 Touring |
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| A very weathered Alfa Romeo GT. Despite the weathered condition, still a very eye-catching car |
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| A very original Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 GT! |
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| Exterior wise it looks cosmetically factory, even the C&C logo is still intact. A stunner. |
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| Additionally too, a Datsun 240Z, such a beauty |
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A short shifter and fishnet Recaros. This is a nice inspiration to how I'd like to maintain my
own Honda back in Malaysia |
Star of the show! Limited at 130 proposed units to be produced, this roadster is quite a stunner. I'm not a total fan of modern day supers and hypers, but I have to say, this shape is really growing on me. This with a 7 speed manual gearbox has to be heaven; over 800 horsepower in a modern hypercar with a manual must be really good. This unit also has a wine red finish that if you look closely, will see carbon fiber weaves. Quite subtle, but it looks pretty in photos, especially close-up ones.
The shape of it really looks quite nice.
However, with more and more enthusiast cars showing up, I can't help but to keep walking around 😁
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| Pair of G80-generation BMW M3's; one with custom vanity plates |
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| Done by a friend of mine, makes me want to do a custom set for my car |
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| What I was told to be a BMW individual color; a very pretty purple shade |
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| Nicely done Gazoo Racing livery on this Lexus IS. Gets a thumbs up from me |
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| Manual Honda Jazz RS Facelift! Very rare to find one |
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These may have been sold separately, but most of these manual RS' are originally driving school
cars, meaning they cannot be renewed after their 10 year COE's are up. |
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| Jaecoo J6 Electric. This unit too is the review unit for SGCarMart. |
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| Champion! |
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| Nissan Presage with Porsche BBK and 350z wheels. Too good to scrap (please don't) |
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Kia Forte Koup manual! I'm not too sure whether there are any 2.0 Koup's still around, but
these in manual quise are already getting rarer, most of them having been scrapped as they hit
15 years old |
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| 2 Alfa Romeo Giulia's, one Veloce and one Quadrifoglio. Still very good looking cars |
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| Varis widebody-kitted Mitsubishi Evolution 10; quite an attention grabber |
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| Pretty and well-done Subaru Legacy GT |
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| Patina-filled Civic Type R; great talking with you! |
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| Alfa Romeo 2000 on black plates and (perhaps) original registration! |
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The more I look into these classic Alfa's, the more I realize that there's quite a bundle of
these classic Alfa's that are still on black plates. Suppose this is what desirability does to cars |
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Surprised this two were left alone when I saw them parked up; OPC-plates
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution wagon and a Nissan Skyline 2.5; normally I'd see both of these
being surrounded in CnK |
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Uber rare! This Alfa Romeo Spider and its coupe counterpart (GTV) are considerably rare
in Singapore. |
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Probably sitting around 7 or so units left (Otherwise similar to the Lotus Elan M100), these
are a very rare sight, I think the last time I saw one was 4 years ago! |
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| This car looked to be in very well kept condition, huge props for keeping it on the road! |
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| Still my favorite photo of this meet! |
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Twinning! As RUF was not recognized as an individual company by LTA in this car's heyday,
tax records will not display this car as a RUF, rather a Turbo S. |
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| However, this is a genuine RUF. More specific, a RUF CTR2. |
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Can't forget the Koenig F48. Due to the crowd both cars amassed, I took only one photo of
this rather legendary car. Sorry! |
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AutoIcon's Koenig Specials F48, one of two in RHD configuration
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Back when compacts were still using a front engine, rear drive layout; the KP61 Toyota Starlet
is a bit of an icon, both when they used to be everywhere and used in sporting activities.
If you've seen those 90's Japanese touge drifting videos, you might remember an odd KP61
being one of many cars featured. |
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| This unit on Enkei AP's look really clean! |
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A red Honda Civic Type R FL5 with a matching Instagram handle! The color pops, not more than
the blue but given I've seen more blue FL5's, this is a refresher. |
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Now, how's this for a sleeper? If the plate wasn't more indicative that what you're looking at
is special, then you'll want to take a peek at the badges! |
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| The W203 Mercedes C-Class is already a rare sight on Singapore roads and will only get rarer |
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| But this is the cream of the crop! |
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Personally, thanks to my family's motoring history, I'm more biased towards the V6, even
though the W203 received the C55 AMG. |
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| This too is an AMG product. The C32 AMG. |
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As the badging implies, this is a 3.2L V6, with a supercharger slapped on for good measure.
Producing 350HP and a 0-100 pace of 5.2 seconds, this car is measurably quick! |
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One of two left in the country, I'm happy to see this car again, especially when quite recently
it was offered for sale right before and after its COE renewal. |
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| And with matching plates and P plate, I'd imagine this is a father and son duo! |
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This Aston Martin Cygnet is an oddball car, but still incredibly striking. And for a first car,
probably one of the much better cars that follow the optimum function for a starting car |
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| In between the duo rests an epitome of luxury go-fast ideology, a Mercedes S65 AMG. |
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Judging by the colors which I found unconventional for an AMG, may or may not signal
that this may be a Final Edition car. I'm not so sure as I'm not adept with this model of S-Class,
but this is also incidentally the last generation of S-Class to be powered by a V12. A bygone era. |
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| A random but eye-catching spot (only for me), a Volkswagen Polo Beats editon |
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| A Lexus LM; that grill is massive |
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Quite a build on this, and I'm surprised that this is on the road, just solely for the "exposed" bonnet.
Super Max Power vibes coming from this |
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| A very nice condition R129 Mercedes SL-Class. It has a red interior too, super nice |
Really nice turnout and overall experience. To those I spoke to, Blu, k4ges, Ping, Anti, Jeff and Sean, thanks for the day!
If you'd like, please consider looking through the last Cars 'N' Kopi meet I posted about. Its not the very last meet, but still a CnK nevertheless, with an equally eclectic turnout: Cars 'N' Kopi: National Day 2024
~Linus
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