100 Years of Chevrolet tours in Lombok Sumbawa

This year, Chevrolet even 100 years as an international automotive brand with total sales of 4.25 million units last year spread to 120 countries. Well, GM Indonesia commemorate the launch of the New Chevrolet Captiva and "Captiva Anniversary Expedition" (CAE) conducted in Lombok, Mataram (NTB), 2-3 July.
For CAE event, GMI provides more than 10 units consisting of New Captiva Car (3 units), Cruze (1 unit), Spark (2 units), Captiva (2 units), Blazer and Trooper (1 unit) to carry more than 20 reporters in Jakarta. Plus, two units of the Chevrolet Bel Air 1955 and 1957 belong to Hartawan Setjadiningrat, greeting familiar with Hawke who took part in the group with his youngest son Laurance.
Captiva Nyeruduk Anniversary Expedition is packed two days and was associated with a "test drive" New Captiva, is actually more fitting called a tour. Because, the route followed, like the first day to the Senaru located in the northeast, visiting attractions such as Pusuk in Winner, Stone Scratching, until at Senaru lunch with typical food and water spinach Chicken Taliwang pelecing.
After lunch, travel back with the same route, only stopping at the beach Sira and concludes with a photo of the sunset not far from the Sheraton hotel, where the group stays.
The route is quite varied, ranging from narrow streets, wide turns, climb-down, seasoned slightly damaged streets. This condition is very fitting to test New Captiva, good acceleration, stability and comfort.
But, none of that can be felt up because the group is guided by "voorijder". "What would ditesnya. Yes, we walk alone," said a colleague of one car with Kompas.com.
Kompas.com itself did not get to feel that the planned new SUV tried it on the second day when the leading Kute Beach attractions within 50 miles more. Hopes vanish because on the last day there is no grouping and are free to choose the vehicle. Plus, the number of units was reduced because of the new Captiva drawn for display.
Final stretch of this route is not as heavy as the first and tend to flat. Driving comfort could not be enjoyed because of narrow streets and many motorcycles. On the way to go small incident, in which New Captiva Chevrolet Blazer butting make broken grille and end of the hood (near the lamp) a small dent.
Leisure Belair Kompas.com chose this trip was in the cab driven by Tri Belair 1957. "We feel so rich in the 1960s," said Muhammad Chalil of the Motor Trend magazine with stumps Birawa from sitting behind the same jeep Kompas.com.
Not unexpectedly, a premium sedan in his day was still quite "aggressive" and can offset the speed of Captiva, including red Belair V8-engined 350 with his trademark sound. My breathing 'run' (speeding) in the toll could be up to 163 miles per hour, "said Tri Belair pointed red in front of him.
What is interesting from both the American sedan, in addition to energy is still fierce, in a corner, very good stability. Bodi is not shaky, despite a high-speed maneuvers. To follow the activities of two days, both cars are equally twice to refuel.
According Hartawan, both Belair has been around the archipelago. "Living in Papua yet because the road is less good. Out of this, we want to go to Bukit Tinggi (West Sumatra)," said a joint Hartawan red Belair steered his youngest son.