Mercury launches its high-end built-in car navigation system ‘MD5000’ in Korea market, which is equipped with Monahan 624 Mhz processor, LG’s DMB chipset and PIP chipset independently.

Adopting ‘Mappy United’ map software, the MD5000 navigation supports POP (picture out picture), PIP (picture in picture) and NIP (navigation in picture) and drag & drop function. It also provides Trip display dedicated respectively to QUUS, OPIRUS, SM5/7, WINSTORM, TOSCA, and more.

In addition, the black box function allows its camera to record video of accident for about 18 seconds (before accident-12 seconds, after - 6 seconds). Other features include mobile WiMax service ‘KT Wibro’, FM radio tuner, and AV out connection for rear camera and DVD player.

It is expected to be available in the end of April, and suggested price is around 1,000,000 (KRW).

Hyundai Motor’s another flagship ‘Genesis Coupe’ is expected to be unveiled on March 18(local time) in New York.

As a rear-driven sports car, the Genesis Coupe has been developed in the same platform of the premium sedan Genesis. Equipped with 4-cylinder turbo, V6 engine as well as 6-grade transmission, it sprints from 0 to 100km/h in 6 seconds. According to the company the Genesis Coupe is expected to be launched in the US market in this September.

Kia Motors unveiled its three SOUL concept cars during Geneva Motor Show.

The trio of concept cars - SOUL Diva, SOUL Burner and SOUL Searcher - was created by Kia’s European design team under the guidance of Kia’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer.

The Kia SOUL Searcher is the concept that provides a haven of tranquility within the urban jungle, a comfort-zone on four wheels.

An old, lived-in, leather finish is applied to the bonnet, the powered, folding roof and tailgate panel, plus the dashboard, door panels and steering wheel rim. Inside, grey-beige felt is used to cover the floor and the seats for an ambience of comforting domesticity that banishes pandemonium.

“The all-new Kia production car will appeal especially to the young-at-heart. It will defy classification and encourage customers to build an emotional bond with their new car by providing a creative platform that they can customize to match their own character,” declares Gregory Guillaume, Chief Designer Kia Motors Europe.

Ssangyong (www.smotor.com) unveiled the image of its all new high-end large sedan ‘Chairman W’ in Korea market. The new model, a supplement to the company’s current flagship, the ten-year old Chairman, will be a modified version of the all-wheel drive Wz concept that premiered at the Seoul motor show in April.

The Chairman W is equipped with the national largest V8 5,000cc engine and an automatic seven-speed transmission. It is expected to be available in the mid of March. Ssangyong has sold 100,000 units Chairman W since the model was launched in 1997.

Most of us who ride bike daily often feel that bike is not performing like it used to when it was new. You get it serviced and it becomes ok for sometime then again the same sluggishness. This is due to clogged carburetor jets which you can yourself clean. To do it, first clean the bike for any dirt. Wash the whole bike if necessary then carefully detach all the cables like accelerator, choke, and sensors from the carburetor and then remove air filter. Now remove it from the engine too and take out the carburetor apart.

Examine the type of your carburetor and clean it with petrol from outside so that it becomes shining new. Now make sure every tool you use like screwdriver etc and your hand itself are clean and dirt free because now you are going to open it. At the bottom of carburetor, you will find a cover with four screws. Remove these screws and keep them at safe place.

After opening it, you will find a plastic part inside which will look like two small drums attached together. It’s called float. Remove it and then you will see two jets as marked in picture above. Using a clean wrench, take out both of these jets and wash then with petrol. Look though the fine hole of the jet and using a single hair of electric wire, poke it so that you can see the light thru the hole. Fit the jets back to their place and using a paint brush (thick) clean the whole carburetor from inside using petrol. Now fit the float and put the cover back.

You have done the cleaning job now and its time to fir the carburetor back into bike and test. When you have fitted the carburetor, start the bike for first time using choke as the carburetor is dry. Adjust the engine RPM roughly and take the bike out for a short spin but enough to make engine hot. Yeah you will be feeling great now riding the bike. Now come back and adjust the engine RPM using a digital tachometer. If you don’t have it, buy it from any auto market as it’s easily available. Read the bike manual for correct RPM setting. Engine RPM setting is done when engine is hot. Your bike is fully tuned and ready. It will be a good idea to decarbonize the cylinder head and sparkplug if bike is a two stroke one and old.

Note: If you are new to such stuff, please do it under guidance of someone who is knowledgeable. Else I’ll not be responsible if your bike don’t start or become a petrol drinking monster!

When spending time at any beach, you have to walk a lot of distance on beach to get from one place to another. Walking on sand for sometime is good but after some time it becomes tedious job. A beach bicycle cruiser is the best to have most of your beach vacation. These bikes don’t cost much and you can by them online and get it delivered at your home. They come 80% assembled and you can assemble the rest of 20% yourself with no problem. These bicycles come at various sizes for people of different age. Broad tires of these bicycles provide good grip even on the sand and they are light so easy to ride.