The Otomotif College Official Blog

Xmas & some cool commercials to share

2011-11-23T11:45:00.004+08:00

It's almost December and Xmas atmosphere is in the air!

This is because pretty Xmas decors are being set up around TOC at this very moment and they are looking gorgeous!

Since we in a festive mood now, we would like to share with you some of the cool car commercials that we have been sharing with our fans in Twitter and Facebook. If you have not seen them, then check these videos out!

This is Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button challenging each other to a game of air hockey during their non-racing time! Wicked~

This video shows you what it takes for a car to become an Audi! Very impressive!

We are proud of you!

2011-11-04T17:02:00.003+08:00

And we are talking about one of our 2009 graduates, Yong Kaoh Jie!

He won a gold medal in the automatic transmission system category in the recent 9th Hyundai World Skills Olympics 2011 held in South Korea!

"I am extremely happy when they announced the winners. There were more than 100 participants from around the world and they are all experienced technicians who are older than me. TSo I was sort of the underdog."

"I first came across a skills competition years ago before I joined TOC and it got me intrigued. After I joined TOC, I am delighted as it opens up the door for me to participate in various skills competitions. I am very grateful to the trainers and the education platform provided by TOC as it gave me a very strong foundation. Winning a gold medal in this Hyundai World Skills Olympics 2011 has given me a boost of confidence in doing what I know best - diagnosing/servicing cars", said Yong.

Congratulations Yong!

Interesting

2011-09-05T12:20:00.008+08:00

Paultan tweeted: Does this car looks like Angry Birds to you?

And we couldn't agree more! It does looks like the pig character in Angry Birds the game.

What say you?

A day to be remembered

2011-07-07T10:29:00.012+08:00

It was Fathers’ Day on that particular Sunday, also one of the proudest moments for the fathers of the graduates of TOC.

It was TOC’s fourth batch of graduates, this time churning out a total of 238 graduates, with 172 of them in attendance.

This annual prestigious event was held at the Sunway Lagoon Ballroom. Students started arriving in the morning for registration as well as preparation for rehearsal. Parents joined their children shortly before the event started.

Students having fun posing for the camera on their big day!

The MCs for the day - the charming Mr Farid and the beautiful Ms Nina

The guest of honour this year is Ir. Iain Seymour Hart, the Head of Department of Transport Technology from TOC’s university partner from New Zealand, Unitec Institute of Technology. It was not an easy journey for Mr Iain to Malaysia – given that many of the flights from New Zealand was grounded due to the volcanic ash from Chile’s volcanic eruption from the previous week. Thank you Mr Iain for trying so hard to make it to the graduation! Also in attendance this year for the first time ever, was Jeanette Taylor, the general manager of TOC Australia.

Every year, TOC selects 5 of its most promising students, in terms of results and curricular activities.

This year’s Outstanding Award Achievers are:

Sulaiman Shah Bin Shaik Halauddin, Sachin Raj Shakya, Yong Jenn Yoong, Lim Choon Peng, and last but not least Mochammad Ikhsan Utama.

TOC's 2011 Outstanding Achievers

The Outstanding Award Achievers each received a certificate from the college in recognition of their accomplishment, a trophy sponsored by Proton Holdings Berhad, a 6-month training package from Sime Darby Motor Division Sdn. Bhd. and MOMO steering wheels from Bombshelter Studios.

Overall, the event went well and on schedule.

In closing, Ms. Adelaine Foo, the CEO of The Otomotif College, quoted the wise words of Jason Mraz, “Live, High, Live Mighty, Live Righteously” – a message to all our graduates reminding them to always keep their two feet firmly on the ground even after achieving great success.

A great big congratulation to all our graduates of 2011! You guys did great!=D

A big thank you to the hotel management, staff of the college, and students for all your help and cooperation, making the graduation such a successful event! Special thanks to our sponsors – PNT Marketing, Proflyers, Bombshelter Studios Sdn. Bhd., Assurich Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd., Labelz Sdn. Bhd. Our other sponsors are FotoPrime, City & Guilds (M) Sdn Bhd, Galaxy Safety & Engineering Supply Sdn Bhd, KH Cool Sdn Bhd, Senedi Sdn Bhd, Wing Hin Automobile, EBS Systems Sdn Bhd, Ideal Uniforms Trading, Beng Huat Engineering Hardware Sdn Bhd, Book One Sdn Bhd, Trapper MPG, EK Tech Consulting, and TyreZone.

Staff members celebrating a successful event!

Congratulations once again, Class of 2011!! All the very best in all of your bright and shiny future! We are all very proud of you! Good Luck to you all boys and girls!

For more pictures, please check out our TOC Malaysia Facebook page here

TOC Blood Donation Campaign

2011-05-27T09:19:00.016+08:00

On May 26 2011, TOC & Hospital Besar Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang collaborated to organized the college's 3rd Blood Donation Campaign. Thanks to the thunderous support from the staff & students, according to the organizing committee, a total of 77 people registered to donate. However, only 69 were eligible as the others were rejected due to various health problems.

Students at the registration booth

Great cooperation from our students & staff who are more than willing to donate their blood to help the sick and the needy.

To view more pictures, please visit our Facebook Fan Page

TOC Student & Staff Movies Night Out

2011-05-09T14:01:00.026+08:00

Last week on 5^th May 2011, the winners of Fast Five Movie Ticket Giveaway Contest has gather at GSC Tropicana City Mall to watch the most anticipated movie. Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist.

More than 20 students have won the ticket plus 10 staff. We really had a great time that night. :-) . That night also was the opening show for the movie.

The Marketing team waiting the winners to collect the tickets

Student shows the tickets they’d won

First students to collect the tickets? :-)

Student Lineup for the tickets :-)

Thanks to the participants and GSC Tropicana City Mall for the cooperation to make it a successful gathering. Hope you all enjoy the movie.

Please check out with us for the next event! :-)

OTTO CAMP - See it, Believe it!

2011-03-22T10:53:00.037+08:00

Students, parents and car enthusiasts were invited to our recent OTTO CAMP held at our campus last week. It was an exciting day for the participants as not only they get to know about our quality courses, they were brought on a tour to experience first hand the state-of-the-art facilities available!

They say a picture says a thousand words, so here are some of the pictures of last week's OTTO Camp:

Registration Counter

Interested participants listening to the trainer's explanation on the high-end equipment

EFI Component Inspection And Testing (SIMULATOR) briefing.

Our trainer explains the GTR engine to the participants

Counselling Session - for participants to know more about the college and courses offered

Thank you to everyone who helped make this a successful event!

Due to overwhelming response, we will be organizing another OPEN DAY at our campus (Seksyen 19, Petaling Jaya) this coming Saturday (March 26 2011) from 9:00am to 3:00pm. So if you are passionate about cars or if you would like to have a career in the automotive industry, head on over to our campus for the TOC experience!

Come & Experience TOC's OTTO Camp

2011-03-14T16:33:00.009+08:00

With SPM results coming out mid of next week, if you are starting to look for the right college/university to further your studies, head on over to the exciting OTTO Camp this Saturday!

TOC's OTTO Camp serves as a chance for the public to actually participate in learning sessions as they toured the college premises to view the facilities, tools and equipment available.

This is a great opportunity if you would like to find out more about the career options available in the automotive & motorsport industry and how TOC can help you in terms of securing a job upon graduating from the college.

Some of the exciting activities that students and parents can look forward to are:

• Air –Condition Testing (On-Vehicle And Bench)
• Battery Specific Gravity Inspection And Testing
• Injector And Hi-Tension Cable Testing Resistance Checking Using Multi-Meter (On-Vehicle)
• Head Lamp Connections Using Simulator
• Head Lamp Alignment
• EFI Component Inspection And Testing (SIMULATOR)
• Engine Power Balance (Honda Jazz Engine)
• Engine Mechanical Inspection
• Engine Management Diagnosing (Using Diagnostic Tools)
• Career talks by experienced personnel

“Nothing can replace the power of experiencing a career hands on. That’s why TOC is presenting the exciting automotive world to you where you can find out how to turn your passion into profession. The OTTO Camp is designed to give you a powerful experience that will show you what it takes to be in the automotive industry and insights into the abundant careers available,’ shares Adelaine Foo, CEO & Founder of TOC.

So if you would like to find out more, come to TOC Campus in Petaling Jaya this Saturday (March 19) between 10am-4pm to experience it! For Sabahans, you can visit the office open day on March 26 at the above stated time.

Lion Dance at TOC!

2011-02-11T14:39:00.013+08:00

In conjunction with this year's Chinese New Year, TOC organised a CNY gathering and celebration for both staff and students. The activities of the day included a CNY pop quiz (winner gets an angpao!), yee sang and even a spectacular lion dance performance by the Catholic High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) Lion Dance Troupe.

The traditional Yee-Sang

The international students, they were introduced to the tradition of CNY for the first time!

The Lion Dance Troupe also gave us a superb "Pole Performance", entertaining all of us with their funny routine.

Staff and Students enjoying the Lion Dance performance

The belief behind the ceremony of the "lion dance" performance is to fight off evil spirits and to summon good luck and fortune. Upon completion of the pole performance, the Lion Dance Troupe later went around the college, from the front gate to all the classrooms, resource centre and office areas.

After the tour around college, the lions proceeded with the traditional ground performance, the presentation of a tray of fruits to the CEO, Ms. Adelaine Foo.

Leaving behind a little something for us too =)

Thank you everyone for all your attendance and support!Staff and students alike. We hope you guys enjoyed your day and the performance!

Thank you once again to CHSAA for your amazing performance! You guys were great and we enjoyed every moment of it!=D

The tray of fruits presented to our CEO

Congratulations also to our winner of the CNY pop quiz, Zulfa!

To find out more about CHSAA, please visit their facebook page *here*

If you want to know more about the tradition of Chinese New Year - in general and specifically how a Hokkien person in Penang celebrates CNY, read more about it over at MengZhi's blog *here*!

Happy CNY 2011!

2011-02-02T10:53:00.003+08:00

Here is wishing everyone an abundance of health,happiness n prosperity this Chinese New Year from all of us at TOC!=D Gong Xi Gong Xi!!

Have a wabbity new year all!and remember to follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tocmalaysia for daily car-related tips!=) Safe travels everyone!

photo credits: 1, 2

Oceans in trouble

2011-01-25T09:41:00.007+08:00

DID YOU KNOW:

- According to research, if we go on with the current rate of Industrial fishing, the only fish left in 20-30 years time would be farm bred fish?

- That more than 80% of all ocean pollution comes from land?

As the global levels greenhouse gas is steadily increasing, the oceans are warming up as a result. This causes bleaching of corals, slowing its growth and makes it susceptible to diseases and ultimately leading to large scale reef die offs.

Industrial fishing has wiped out as many as 90% of large predatory fish! Since 1950, more than 50 million tons of tuna and other top predators have been taken from the pacific ocean. The Atlantic Ocean was the hardest hit – with over 45% of its stocks are overfished.

Our fellow team member Meng Zhi shares more about the issues pertaining to the pollution of our oceans in his blog here.

Its time we realized these problems and start doing something about it! Together, we can all play our parts to save mother nature!

The Incredible OTTO Camp

2011-01-17T10:27:00.012+08:00

TOC's FIRST OTTO Camp this year was held last Saturday, on the 15th of January 2011.

The day started out great with visitors coming in from all over Malaysia - Pahang, PD and more!
As with every other OTTO Camps, the visitors were brought around the campus for a tour of the cutting-edge facilities, where our highly skilled and qualified trainers would guide them through the various diagnostic tools and equipment.
Visitors were also able to experience these equipments first hand, with TOC trainers bringing them through the procedures of using these equipments. The purpose of this activity is to give these visitors a preview of these equipments so that, should they choose to be in the automotive industry, they would be well prepared to handle these tools and equipments in their everyday lives.
Overall, the event went smoothly with almost 300 visitors to our very first OTTO Camp this year. Thank you very much to all staff and students who helped out last Saturday!

If you missed the TOC OTTO Camp last week, fret not! We will be having another OTTO Camp end of this month again on the 29th of January! For more information on TOC's OTTO Camp or if you would like to view more photos, head over to our Facebook page (here) to have a look!

We would like to thank you all once again for all your help and cooperation and for taking time to visit us last Saturday!=) Happy Monday to everyone and have a great week ahead!!

Happy New Year 2011!

2011-01-04T10:22:00.005+08:00

A very Happy New Year to all our staff, students and friends. How was everyone's countdown? Have we all made our New Year's Resolution?
May this year bring upon you guys good health, much happiness, prosperity and many dreams fulfilled.

Be sure to also check out TOC's article on zerotohundred.com, featuring two of our very own students - Sharul Fahmi and Muhammad Alif Azri. Both racers for Petronas, they share stories of their racing career, from how they started it to where they are today. Read more about it here!

Once again, TOC wishes everyone a very Happy New Year!=) Lets all work towards to a better and more fulfilling year of 2011!

Merry Christmas from all at TOC!

2010-12-27T11:21:00.010+08:00

On the 17th of December, TOC held a Christmas party for all its staff members. The night was filled with lots of fun, songs and very good food!
As a treat to the staff for all the hard work they have put in, TOC's Board of Directors sponsored 2 whole (very yummy) roast lambs.
Games were also played that night, with prizes to be won!Some of the games include: Charades, "Stop-Dance" and also poison box, which featured the many hidden talents some of our staff have - some wicked dance moves and Malaysian Idol worthy voice.=)
The training department also put up an excellent performance!Entertaining us with a medley of Christmas songs in different languages.
The highlight of the night was this year's gift giving session =) Instead of the usual gift exchange between staff, this year, we have gone to the roots of the true Christmas spirit!The spirit of giving..

This year, what TOC staff did was to donate Christmas presents to charity, to an orphanage in Klang called "Good Samaritan Home".
Representatives of the different departments from TOC went to the home, bringing along with them the gifts and donations collected over the previous week. Some staff even dressed up to the occasion by wearing Santa hats! One of our trainers also brought a guitar, to rock up a little performance for the children =)
The children enjoyed themselves, dancing and singing along to the Christmas carols.
It was a nice day out, seeing the children laugh and run around, having fun. Thank you to all staff for making this event possible, from donating gifts and necessities to these children in need. Thank you all for taking time off your busy schedules to visit these children, hopefully making this Christmas an especially memorable one.
Thank you all once again!We hope you all had a good Christmas celebration!!

Good Samaritan Home is an orphanage located in Klang, founded in January 1999, taking in children who come from families where parents have abandoned them, or where a parent is unable to cope with divorce, or where the child has lost one or both parents. (source)

For more information about Good Samaritan Home, please visit this website.

KLIMS 2010

2010-12-23T10:25:00.008+08:00

The Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2010 was held at Putra World Trade Centre earlier this month from the 3rd till the 12th of December.
TOC organised an outing to this year's KLIMS, giving out free tickets to students. We all gathered at PWTC before separating into several groups to enter the show.
Overall the event was a success, everyone was introduced to a variety of different cars from many different car brands (and not to mention motorshow girls!).

and of course the main attraction of the show......
The one and only Bumblebee!!=D

We would like to thank all the staff and students for making the event possible! =) We hope that everyone enjoyed their day at KLIMS and looking forward to the next event already..
For more pictures of the event, please visit our Facebook page: here
and for a more comprehensive coverage of the KLIMS event, please visit our fellow TOC OTTO Team member, MengZhi's blog: here

TOC Movie Night!

2010-12-21T15:09:00.009+08:00

Several weeks ago TOC held a competition on Facebook for staff and students, giving out to each winner, a pair of FREE TRON: LEGACY movie tickets!

Source

A total of 13 students and team partners together with 4 staff won FREE tickets to the screening of the movie.
Last Thursday, the 16th of December, also the opening night of the movie, all winners of the Facebook competition gathered outside Golden Screen Cinemas at Tropicana City Mall for the ticket collection.

It was overall a successful event and it is all thanks to the cooperation of our fellow students, staff and also those of you at GSC Tropicana City Mall! We at TOC hope all of you enjoyed the movie!=) More events as such to come eh?=)

Till then!

To view more pictures taken from that night please visit our Facebook page!

Seatbelts Save Lives!

2010-12-06T16:46:00.003+08:00

by Meng Zhi, OTTO Team member

DID YOU KNOW:

The major cause of car occupant fatalities in car accidents is head injuries, which account for more than half (56.4%).
Statistics indicate that 65% of accidents happen close to the home. Recent research findings by MIROS (Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research) show that 350 lifes can be saved a year if wearing rear seatbelts is made compulsory and enforced.
Safety seat belts which restrains the body in the original position to a seat have proved to reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passengers by 45%.

Read more about it from Meng Zhi's blog here!

In suport of a Greener future

2010-12-03T11:15:00.004+08:00

by Darrell Nathan, OTTO Team member

In this post, Darrell talks about Proton's very own "green" car, Proton Emas, which is set to be released in another 18 months.

Read about its many good qualities at Darrell's blog here !!

An Inconvenient Truth

2010-11-30T15:26:00.005+08:00

by Meng Zhi OTTO Team Member

Meng Zhi shares his experience of reading "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al-Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States of America.

Read more about this at Meng Zhi's blog here!

Prestige Magazine Top 40 Under 40 Award Ceremony

2010-11-22T14:00:00.017+08:00

On the 20th of November, Prestige Magazine's yearly "Top 40 Under 40" event was held at Rooftop @ Penthouse Level, GTower . Well into its 6th year, this prestigious award celebrates 40 remarkable men and women who thrived in their respective industries, all of whom have different talents and personalities.

The night went well, with free drinks and finger foods served together with very yummy cupcakes!There was also a performance by the emcee, Tony Eusoff, entertaining all of us with his own rendition of Michael Buble songs.

Ms. Adelaine Foo, CEO and Founder of TOC did us proud as she was among the few other winners from the education sector that made it into the "Top 40 Under 40".

Amongst others who won this year's Top 40 Under 40 award are our very own Azlan Iskandar, who just recently won a gold medal for Malaysia; and Quzandria Nur, who also won the "Most Promising Female" award, in addition to her Top 40 Under 40 award. A name that you guys may be familiar with, Timothy Tiah, the co-founder of Nuffnang was also a recipient of this prestigious award. Other winners of the award include Carmen Soo, Mizz Nina and Zee Avi.

Congratulations once again Ms. Adelaine!

We are all very proud of you!

SSMH Charity Carnival 2010

2010-11-22T10:22:00.037+08:00

Over the last weekend, a meaningful event has taken place on the rooftop of Jaya 33 Mall, Petaling Jaya, where the Charity Carnival by Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped (SSMH) was held. Started at 10am and ended at 4pm, it was an event filled with food, games, lucky draw and performances aimed to raise funds for SSMH. SSMH is a non-profit organization that helps to provide education and day care service to children who suffered from severely mentally disabled children by teaching them basic self-help skills.

The opening ceremony of the charity carnival was officiated by the CEO of SSMH Puan Fadillah bt Mohd Yakin. In her speech, she stated that this charity carnival is targeted to raise RM200,000, where these money will be used entirely on the operation of the training centre for special children.

The sponsors of the event were given certificate of gratitude presented by Her Highness, Tengku Putri Norzehan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahudin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj.

Besides helping SSMH to sell the tickets prior to this charity carnival, TOC staff and students were there as volunteers to show their support as well. They were assigned to two different booth, one being Lucky Dip and the other a drinks station. Some of them even invited their family along to lend a helping hand to this good cause.

Performances line-up for the day include Daniel Lee, who was the winner for the second season of Malaysian Idol, and also the rising star singer-songwriter Amirah Ali, where both performances received thunderous applause from the crowd.

Despite the scorching hot weather, it did not deterred the crowd from showing up for this great event. Due to the generous support from various organizations the likes of TOC, sponsors, and the public, not only did SSMH hit their target of RM200,000 halfway throughout the event, but they have also managed to spread the awareness about the needs of the children who suffer from severe mental retardation.

If you would like to contribute funds to or be a volunteer for SSMH, please visit http://www.ssmh.org.my/for further information.

Generous Support Needed for the Severely Mentally Handicapped

2010-11-20T01:49:00.013+08:00

Severely mentally handicapped people are those who suffer from mental and physical (multiple) disabilities, such as Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome and epilepsy. But these does not mean that they should not receive any form of education or training, and this is the reason why the Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped (SSMH) exist.

SSMH is a non-profit organization that provides day care and education for the severely mentally disabled children and youths, aged 2 to 19 years that meets the centre's requirements, via the usage of special methods, activities and set-up of the Snoezelen Room to stimulate the different senses.

In its recent bid to raise funds, SSMH has organized a charity carnival this Sunday, and TOC gives them full support on this. Besides helping to create awareness and promote the event by selling the carnival tickets to all staff, selected staff and students will also be there on Sunday as volunteers to help them in making this event a great success.

If you would like to lend a helping hand to SSMH and these unfortunate children, here's how you can do it:

CHARITY CARNIVAL BY SOCIETY FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (SSMH).

DATE: Sunday, 21st November, 2010
TIME: 9am-6pm
VENUE: 4TH FLOOR, Jaya 33, PETALING JAYA

PURPOSE:
To give a helping hand, support and care to these unfortunate kids and let them know that the society cares for them.

LOOK FORWARD TO:

i) Exciting carnival games

ii) Lucky draw

iii) Delicious food and beverages

iv) Good bargain for clothes and accessories

and MANY MORE!!

*** It’s this SUNDAY!!! Please do drop by and come support this meaningful Charity Carnival.

*** Your support means the world to THEM!!! So, DON’T HESITATE! Stretch your arms wide open, come and give them a helping hand.

We hope to see you there! For further information and the map to Jaya 33, please visit SSMH website.

All The Best, Form 5 Students!!

2010-11-18T16:33:00.006+08:00

TOC wishes all form 5 students around Malaysia,

ALL THE BEST & GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SPM EXAMINATIONS!!!

We know you all will do very well in it, and your hard work will pay off!

Please Help The Victims Affected By The Flood

2010-11-16T14:31:00.013+08:00

Recently, Perlis was hit with really heavy rain. Being a low land area, the water levels began to rise very quickly and in a matter of 2 days, flood waters rised from knee level to chest high.

The state was in shock. People started leaving their homes and made their way to the emergency relief centres around the state. The situation was very, very bad.

Kangar submerged in water

Not even the hospital was spared

Farming tractors became public transportation for the locals

Children just waiting for the flood to reside

In the wake of the flood, nothing was spared. Even the hospitals MRI machine which cost RM 10 million was damaged beyond repair. It was a very devastating time for Perlis.

Knowing the situation in Perlis has reached a critical point, TOC answered the call to help the people in Perlis by giving monetary contribution to the Yayasan Tuanku Syed Putra, a charity foundation by Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.

We believe that we should all play our part in helping those in need. Therefore, if there are those of you who are interested to contribute, you can do so by helping Hitz.FM in their donation drive. Details are as follows:

From Hitz.FM

We are having a Collection Drive for the Flood victims in the Northern States with the help of the Selangor Red Crescent Society. It's happening next Saturday the 20th of Nov @ the Curve, Mutiara Damansara from 10am - 2pm.

Here's a list of items you can bring for the Flood victims...

- Rice Packets
- Cooking Oil
- Sugar
- Pillows
- Blankets
- Sponge
- Mattresses
- Baby Clothing
- Baby Milk
- Kain Batik/Pelikat
- Usable Clothes
- Hygiene Kits/Toiletries eg: Soap, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Sanitary Pads

In addition if you would like to donate Cash you can bank it in directly to PBSMM (Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia) Cawangan Selangor Maybank Account 514422105882

Any form of help is greatly appreciated, lets help our fellow Malaysians out.

For greater details, please check our Hitz.FM Facebook page.

So please join in their effort to help the Perlis community.

Fun-To-Drive Cars

2010-10-26T14:51:00.011+08:00

This does not refers to sports cars only, there are other car models that can be labeled under the fun-to-drive category as well. The best part is that you need not break a leg in order to own one of these car models!

According to a recent news article compiled by Yahoo!, here are some models put into respective categories that fit the theme:

1) Fuel efficient enjoyment - 2011 Honda CR-Z

A sporty looking model that is small and lightweight, it is the first sport hybrid for the masses. This car offers three selective drive modes - Normal, Econ and Sport mode. The Sport mode enhances the car's performance and it is definitely a mode that all car enthusiasts will switch to at all times.

2) Won't Break The Bank - 2011 Mazda Mx 5 Miata

This affordable two-seat roadster combines performance with riding joyment. This is a model for those who don't have alot of money in the pocket to get a Ferrari or Maserati, but still wants to look like a champ and enjoy sweet-looking ride! The 2010version of this car was ranked as the #1 among 5 Affordable Sports Cars in the U.S!

3) Family-Friendly - 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan

Unknown to many, this Tiguan is a fun-to-drive compact crossover. This vehicle comes with many exciting features, an in-between among an SUV and the luxury version. Its fuel economy factor has been enhanced and it has also scored a perfect 5 out of 5 stars in 2010 across all frontal and side collision impact tests!

4) Fun, Bar None - 2011 BMW 3 series

This car series is legendary in enthusiast circles for good reason. It's an entertaining driver's car, and the one we'd take in a heartbeat to attack our favorite back roads. Many automakers have tried to produce similar models, but none have equaled it.

For the full article, click here