The gathering of Singapore´s most elite supercars is happening for the first
time on 25 May 2007.
"Singapore’s coolest marque show ever will be held
on 25 May 2007. The who’s who of all marque will gather at Millenia Walk
specially to treat all car enthusiasts that weekend."
Elite
Sports Cars And Luxurious Cars Turn Up The Heat At Torque’s Supercars Showcase
2007
Singapore, 18 May 2007 - SPH Magazines Pte Ltd´s
TORQUE magazine, a premium automobile magazine, will be organising the
first ever supercars show, “Torque Supercars Showcase 2007”, in
Singapore. Living up to the magazine´s passion for cars,
Torque´s car show will be flagging in twelve of Singapore´s
most elite and exclusive make super sports cars. This is the first time in
Singapore where this many number of premium cars of varied brands are pulled
together for a showcase of this nature.
Allen Loh, Managing Director of
SPH Magazines, said “It is the strong support of our
advertisers and readers that gave us this opportunity to put together this large
scale premium car show for the first time ever for Torque. It
will be a trailblazer for the media industry and this attests that SPH
Magazines makes the difference and stirs excitement for our readers and
advertisers.”
Torque´s supercars show at Millenia Walk
on 25 and 26 May 2007 (Friday and Saturday) will showcase among others, some of
the supercars featured in Torque´s November 2006 issue. From
the Lamborghini Murcielago with its signature Lambo doors to the one and only
Peugeot´s RC Cup, outside of Europe. Also, the exclusive Ferrari cars, to be
present at the show, are limited and exclusive to the extent that they require
potential owners to submit their resume of Ferraris owned
before successful purchase can be made.
With the gathering of the finest
automobile ever made and worth over millions of dollars in total,
Torque´s Supercars Showcase 2007 is definitely a prestigious
event and eye-feast not to be missed.
“The event is not only a
culmination of all that Torque represents but also demonstrates
our commitment to continually engage our readers who support and believe in us,”
said Lee Nian Tjoe, Editor of Torque, “This event also marks
the 24th issue of Torque and I can´t think of a better way to
celebrate the very reason for the magazine´s existence – to celebrate the best
of supercars from then and now and to thank our readers for their confidence in
us.”
Held at Millenia Walk´s Times Square and The Great Hall, the
showcase will start off on 25 May from 11am in the morning. At the car show,
besides feasting their eyes on the premium cars, viewers will also be engaged in
several key activities like joining the contest to take photographs of cars and
stand to win Nikon cameras, or pitting their driving skills with one another on
Xbox game featuring the latest European sports cars, or posing beside a
supercar, Pagani Zonda, for a mock cover picture.
Bridgestone is also on
site to provide free car tyre check service in conjunction with the car show. On
top of these, viewers also stand to win lucky draws for prizes like home theatre
systems and cameras, which worth a total of more than $30,000. Sponsors for the
event include Bridgestone, Nikon and Grey Goose. The event is also supported by
Abof Restaurant, Ermenegildo Zegna Parfums, Pioneer, Xbox 360 and Millenia
Walk.
In the evening on 25 May, celebrity host, Junita Simon, will engage
the audience with some activities at a cocktail event hosted by SPH
Magazines held for 300 invited guests, advertisers, car enthusiasts and
readers at Millenia Walk´s Times Square and The Great Hall.
Programme
Highlight from 11am - 10pm on 25 May 2007:
- "Watch My Moves" with celebrity host Junita Simon
- Speed Limit - a test on skills to piece up a life-size puzzle
- Live "On Cover" - strike a pose with a supercar for Torque mock cover
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