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FASHION model Carishiela May Kuijpers does not like slowing down for speed bumps.
She is used to moving around in big SUVs (sport utility vehicles) like her parents' Ford Expedition in the Philippines.
"I am not a fast and furious kind of driver, but I find road humps very irritating. Especially the low lying ones that are not easily seen in the dark," said the 22-year-old who is of Filipino, Spanish and Dutch descent.
The business management (majoring in logistics) graduate, whose friends call her Cay, was thrilled when we asked her to pose with the new Lexus RX 350.
The RX 350, armed with a 3.5-litre V6 DOHC dual VVT-i engine and sixspeed automatic transmission, was a test drive unit from Lexus Malaysia.
Cay, who was a winner in the Estee Lauder Model Search in Kuala Lumpur last year, liked the cosy cabin environment in the RX 350 and was taken with the premium-looking leather upholstery and interior trim.
"This is so nice! I wish I can afford it," exclaimed Cay, adding that the speed-variable electric power steering was quite light...