In Numbers

80 – Number of years the Automotive Association of the Philippines is commemorating motoring excellence in the country with a display of its 2010 winning race cars at the MIAS

125- Number of years Mercedes-Benz is celebrating its rich history and the invention of the automobile by Carl Benz with a heritage display

100 – Number of years Chevrolet is observing its anniversary in 2011 as one of America’s oldest automotive brands

50 – Age in years of Jaguar E-type voted by many publications as one of the best-looking classic cars ever

55 – Number of new model cars tested for the 2010-2011 Car of the Year Philippines (COTY-P) awards

168,490 – Vehicles sold in the Philippines in 2010

27.2% – Percentage growth of Philippine car sales for 2010 from 2009 figures

427,000 – Total number of MIAS attendees since 2005

3.9 – Seconds it takes from 0km/h to100 km/h acceleration for the Audi R8 V10

30 – Minutes of charging time needed for Chery’s Electric QQ to have 85% capacity

550 – Horsepower rating in bph of the 2011 Ford Mustang GT500

33 cm – Total gap (front and rear) in Russ Swift’s Guinness world record for parallel parking

160 – Years of banking excellence of the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI), the exclusive presentor of MIAS 2011

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