WRX STI tS TYPE RA revealed

Subaru WRX STi tS TYPE RA NBR Challenge Package

It seems that the current generation WRX STi is approaching to the end and a brand new replacement is coming next year but before that, here comes the curtain call for the current WRX STi. Say hello to the WRX STi's farewell machine, the WRX STi tS TYPE RA.

Exclusively for the Japanese market and limited to 300 units, the tS TYPE RA uses the WRX STi 4-door GVB as its basis and for this swan song, the new tS comes with special badges on the grille and on the back, STi emblem side garnish colored in black, and black side view mirrors. What's more, the TYPE RA features a host of upgraded suspension treatments, the use of Potenza RE070 tires, Vehicle Dynamics Control, LSD,  close-ratio 6-speed gearbox, and other upgrades for this swan song.

There's also a special NBR CHALLENGE PACAKGE which comes with 18-inch BBS forged aluminum rims, carbon rear wing, NBR CHALLENGE Decal, and optional RECARO seats.

You can still expect the same 308PS 2.0L boxer turbo engine that powers it.

Exclusive to the TYPE RA is the special Tangerine Orange Pearl exterior color in addition to the Satin White Pearl and WR Blue Mica.

Prices start at 4,410,000 Japanese Yen up to 5,082,000 Yen for the NBR Package with RECARO seats.

URL: http://www.sti.jp/product/wrxstitstypera/

Story: http://www.sti.jp/news/2013/13015.html

Let's Do The News! (July 2, 2013)

River's Diary

Right, what's the news today you spoiler-laden TARDIS journal?

Sebastien Loeb and 208 T16 are kings of Pikes Peak

Peugeot 208 T16

You might think that the French car would be impossible enough to master Pikes Peak but you were wrong. Rally driver Sebastien Loeb, driving the Peugeot 208 T16, became the first ever competitor to go on the 8-minute mark, thanks to the fact that it set a record-breaking 8m 13.878s, that's more than last year's record set by Rhys Millen in his Hyundai Genesis Coupe!

Story: http://sundayafternoonclub.blogs.topgear.com/2013/07/01/sebastien-loeb-obliterates-pikes-peak-record/

TVR to return in 2015 with a 2-car lineup?

TVR Sagaris

Last month, a British industrialist named Les Edgar bought the TVR rights from a Russian businessman, Now, the man behind the revival is part of a three-man executive board says that they're readying its return in 2015 with a two-car lineup.

Story: http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-tvr-range-ready-2015

Audi to launch new Matrix LED Headlamps on the A8 facelift

Matrix LED Headlamp

Audi will be launching the world's first Matrix LED Headlamps on the upcoming Audi A8 facelift at the end of the year. This new generation of headlamps was shown at the Consumer Electronics Showcase earlier this year and the new Matrix LED Headlamps works by splitting up the LED high-beam headlights into numerous individual, small diodes working in conjunction with lenses or reflectors connected in series. For the Audi A8 facelift, there are 25 high-beam light-emitting diodes in each headlight, arranged in groups of five per reflector.

More on that later...

Story: http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/audi-to-debut-matrix-led-headlights-in-new-a8.html

PSAs from Top Gear Korea Season 4

In case you haven't noticed, Top Gear Korea, currently on its 4th season on XTM, uploaded some of its PSAs or Public Service Announcements about road safety. It was in the episode where the hosts are making PSAs and yes, there's one that involves crashing a Rolls-Royce.

Here's the TGK4 PSA compilation targeting against illegal street racing, distracted driving, and driver drowsiness...



Here's TGK4's PSA targeting against "Texting While Driving" as directed by Denny Ahn.



And here's TGK4's PSA targeting against "Drunk Driving" as directed by Kim Jin Pyo. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: WHY I HATE THE 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY... (Part Two)

Another reason why I hate the C7 Corvette

Anyway, this is part two of my very special Heaven and Hell topic about why I hate the all new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray and yes, it's the car that gave me great pain and loss, the same feeling when in Japan, when PS3 iM@S2 players were shocked that the Punkish Gothic (パンキッシュゴシック、パンゴシ）, as seen on the XBOX 360 version, was no longer there because NBGi's been busy putting too much PS3-exclusive outfits such as Dressy Alice, Rainy Suzuran, Random Color Beauty, Digital Spacecraft, Cutie Insect, Weeping Wisteria, Burning Performer, Stratos Butterfly, Full bloom Yukata Dress, Starlight Agent, My Baby's Breath, Corduroy Country, Circuit Architect, Prima Concerto♪, Cardigan Schooler, Traditional Maid, Bright Eaglet, Exotic China, POP Raindrop, Grand Prix Queen, and Million Dreams. 

Note to others, if you were going to cosplay as one of your favorite iM@s characters in one of those PS3-exclusive outfits from The iDOLM@STER 2 I've mentioned above, change of plans. Don't cosplay in one of those without the official Corvette C7 lapel pins! Either the Crossed Flags or the Stingray logo, they both cost 6.50 dollars (plus shipping and handling). I know, they're not related to the dresses but they will because both of those are to show that you're a Playstation fan. Why? Those outfits I've mentioned were PS3 exclusive, this car is a Gran Turismo exclusive (which explains a lot), they're both a Playstation-only match made in heaven (or hell). Whatever that is...

Okay, back on the topic about my new mortal automotive enemy. Let's recall about the topic about why would morons wanna buy GT6 on the PS3 rather than Forza 5 on the new X1 console. Think about what they're missing. Would morons choose the 2014 Corvette Stingray rather than the Huayra? Or an Aston Martin One-77? The Range Rover? The Koenigsegg? Gumpert Apollo? Genesis Coupe? New Vanquish? Anyway, anything that you can find on the next Forza but why would you want to go for a game in which features the most useless features rather than Forza?

You! That's right! I'm talking to you! Would you rather go for a game that doesn't have livery editor, upload replays, storefronts, or anything that Forza had? Well, let's just hypothesize for a moment but in the meantime, WHY? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD RATHER CHOOSE THE SUPER WORTHLESS GRAN TURISMO 6 RATHER THAN FORZA 5? It's a good thing that they won't be putting some endurance, night racing, rally (if any), snow, weather change, and other GT-esque stuff on the next Forza Motorsport 5 and as for cars...hmmm...let's hypothesize...

There are many cars as seen on Gran Turismo that I don't want FM5 to be featured...such as kei cars (like the Beat, Copen, AZ-1, and Cappuccino), Alpine (well, just the A310 because the A110's already breaking the third wall), Autobianchi, the JZX-blah blah blah Chaser, the Tommykaira ZZ, the R92CP, the Pescarolo, the Minolta Toyota, the Garaiya, the Chaparral 2J and 2D, the Giulia TZ2, the Superbird Plymouth (hmmm...), the Lister Storm, the Gillet Vertigo, the Dome Zero, Daihatsu, anything that featured in Gran Turismo series and nothing else. If anything breaks loose, the fear of video game comparisons is really coming near and I really don't want that to happen because it freaks me out a lot. It happened since the 787B, the Scion FR-S, and the Sauber Mercedes broke loose in FM4 and that's why, I really hope that Forza Motorsport 5 should NEVER EVER EVER feature the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7. Why? Because it's a Gran Turismo exclusive and you know it. Sure, FM5 is going to feature only the previous six generations of Chevrolet Corvette because this is the best they can do thanks to the theory that the C7 Corvette's a Gran Turismo exclusive.

If that car showed up unexpected, swear to the creator that I'm going to freak myself out and I really wished that this car wouldn't exist at all. Anyway, what that took from the C7 Corvette, it's going to pay. Hmmm...what to do with it when I got my hands on the C7 Corvette?

Like any other Brainiac experiments, I am going to unleash my rage against the 2014 Corvette Stingray while wearing the not-for-PS3 Punkish Gothic (パンキッシュゴシック、パンゴシ）as an act of revenge but how? Hmmm...

Oh yeah! That's more like it! BRAINIAC STYLE! Let science do the payback for not putting the Punkish Gothic on the PS3 version of THE iDOLM@STER 2! Heh heh? Well, haters gonna hate, right?

Still, this is just a joke. I would never ever attempt to do such a thing because...that will put me under arrest. Oh well, I guess I'll conclude this topic. Even if I finish this topic, my strong-willed hatred against the 2014 Corvette Stingray will continue to linger on until my last breath and my obsession for Punkish Gothic (パンキッシュゴシック、パンゴシ）will always be in my big honkin' hole in my heart.

GOOD BYE AND BAD LUCK TO THE C7 CORVETTE. Guess how much I hate the 2014 Corvette Stingray...

Top Gear S20E01

Top Gear S20E01

A new, more mature Top Gear kicked off its 20th season and in that season, we see Jeremy Clarkson rented a Toyota Auris for a race against James May and a crew operating America's cup yacht in New Zealand. After much beatings, the race ended when James May crossed the finished line, shortly after Jeremy and his another rented Auris stuck offroad. Another loss for Clarkson. Boo-hoo...

Anyway, while gloating over Jeremy's another fail, Richard Hammond messes around the Top Gear Test Track with three brand new hot hatchbacks; the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST, the 2014 Peugeot 208 GTi, and the 2014 Renaultsport Clio RS 200 EDC. When given to The Stig, the new Renault Clio 200 did it in 1:32.0, Ford Fiesta ST did it in 1:32.7, and 208 GTi did it in 1:33.2.

2013 Vauxhall Astra - the new reasonably priced car

Series 20 sees the arrival of a brand new reasonably priced car, the 2013 Vauxhall Astra Tech Line (with Lifetime Warranty...) and to kick off the arrival of the new reasonably priced car, a selection of D-list celebs such as AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Jimmy Carr, David Haye, Warwick Davis, Rachel Riley, Charles Dance from Game of Thrones, Joss Stone, and Mike Rutherford from Genesis to lap this newcomer round the track and something else...

F1 2013 British GP

Silverstone's packed up with so much tension, drama, and some thrills as British GP of the 2013 Formula One season and after much tension round the corners, Nico Rosberg from Mercedes stand tall as the winner of the 2013 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone, leaving Mark Webber from Red Bull's 2nd place and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to 3rd. It was quite a shock that leading man Sebastian Vettel ended in a DNF because of gearbox failure, while Lotus-Renault's Grosjean suffered front wing damage, Mclaren-Mercedes' Sergio Perez and STR-Ferrari's Jean-Eric Vergne facing tyre issues.

PRESS RELEASE:

Race - Rosberg claims thrilling Silverstone victory

Nico Rosberg and Mercedes showed the depth of the progress they have made recently in tyre management by claiming a dramatic victory in the 2013 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday. 

In a race blighted by several spectacular tyre blow-outs, Rosberg held off a tremendous late charge from Red Bull’s Mark Webber to claim his second win of the season, whilst Fernando Alonso’s third place for Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel’s retirement for Red Bull meant the gap at the top of the drivers’ standings closed substantially.

Rosberg’s team mate Lewis Hamilton led the race from Vettel and Rosberg in the early stages, before becoming the first driver to suffer a left-rear tyre blow-out on the Wellington Straight on the eighth lap. Two laps later and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa suffered the same failure before Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne made it a hat-trick on lap 15. McLaren’s Sergio Perez was the final driver to suffer a blow-out, this time on the 46th lap.

The first safety car of the day was deployed on the 16th lap as marshals cleared up the debris at Stowe corner caused by Vergne’s tyre incident, by which time the teams were telling their drivers to avoid using the kerbs in case they were causing the tyre trouble.

When the racing resumed on the 22nd lap Rosberg started the long haul of chipping away at Vettel’s advantage, the German having inherited the lead from Hamilton. Eventually they were only a couple of seconds apart as they started to lap traffic, but then the world champion’s car rolled to a halt just past the pit entry on the 41st lap, prompting another safety car deployment whilst Vettel’s stricken RB9 was moved off the track. 

That reshuffled things as Rosberg, Webber and Alonso all pitted. Rosberg timed it best, retaining the lead, but Webber dropped from third to fifth and Alonso from fourth to eighth. 

Now the race was on, and when the safety car went in at the end of lap 46 Webber pounced immediately on Daniel Ricciardo’s Toro Rosso for P4, then Adrian Sutil’s Force India for P3, before slamming by Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen for second on lap 49. The Finn had also wanted to pit, but Lotus had missed the chance and he was now powerless on his worn rubber.

Webber, who’d recovered brilliantly after tangling with Grosjean’s Lotus at the start, set the fastest lap on the last tour to finish 0.7s adrift of the Mercedes, but it was Rosberg’s race from the moment Vettel stopped.

Raikkonen’s slump continued as Alonso fought his way past Ricciardo, Sutil and the Lotus driver, taking Hamilton with him. The two former McLaren team mates finished 0.6s apart, as Alonso snatched a podium finish from one of Ferrari’s toughest races of the year. Like Rosberg and Vettel, who were also warned by their teams of imminent tyre problems, he was lucky, reaching the pits for fresh rubber before suffering the same fate as Massa.

The Brazilian, like Hamilton, staged a superb recovery, aided in part by the safety-car deployments, and despite floor damage, was able to climb to sixth by the end ahead of Sutil, who just kept Ricciardo at bay to the flag.

Force India’s Paul di Resta went into his home Grand Prix looking for the sort of hard-tyre run from the back that he’d enjoyed in Canada, but this one was much less straightforward. Nevertheless he managed to score an honourable ninth place from 21st on the grid, as Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg grabbed the final point ahead of the duelling Williams of Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas.

McLaren had another disappointing race; Jenson Button was in the fight for points when the second safety car went in, but slumped dramatically from seventh in line behind it to a bitterly disappointing 13th place by the finish. 

Perez had also been a contender, running sixth behind the safety car before suffering his tyre failure as the race resumed, eventually obliging McLaren to retire his MP4-28. Alonso said he missed running into the back of the McLaren by a centimetre as his tyre failed.

Esteban Gutierrez was 14th for Sauber as Charles Pic maintained Caterham’s qualifying form to head home Marussia’s Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton, and team mate Giedo van der Garde.

Romain Grosjean was another to have been in the fight for points, before parking his car in the Lotus garage close to the end to join Vettel and Vergne, whose Toro Rosso had suffered damage during its tyre failure, in retirement.

The result closes up the fight for the championship. Vettel still leads on 132 points, but Alonso closes with 111 from Raikkonen on 98, then Hamilton on 89, Webber on 87 and Rosberg on 82.

In the constructors’ stakes, Red Bull have 219 to Mercedes’ 171, Ferrari’s 168, Lotus’s 124, Force India’s 59 and McLaren’s 37.

Source: http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2013/6/14740.html

Next race: At the NURBURGRING GP CIRCUIT this July 07

Honda received over 3600 orders for new Accord Hybrid

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid

Earlier this month, Honda launched the all new 9th generation Accord in the Japanese market under the new name "ACCORD HYBRID" and true to its name, it's the first to apply the newly developed SPORT HYBRID i-MMD and it's the most fuel efficient Honda hybrid model at this moment in time thanks to its 30km/L fuel economy, eclipsing its cheaper little brother, the Insight.

It is reported that since June 23, Honda received 3600 orders for the new model, making it over three times more than the 1000 unit monthly target.

Story: http://carview.yahoo.co.jp/news/market/187469/

What's in our Car Town garage today? (June 30, 2013)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

2011 Dodge Charger R/T

The four-door muscle car from Dodge, the Charger, receives a new look for the 2011 model year and this incarnation promises to be even more badass than the previous model thanks to its even more aggressive exterior design. Even though the 2011 Charger now comes with the newly developed Pentastar V6 engine, it still offer the legendary HEMI V8 engine available on the R/T model developing 370HP of power.

2011 Dodge Charger R/T

1999 Nissan Brian's Skyline GT-R (R34)

This custom machine was driven by Brian O'Connor at the start of 2Fast 2Furious, the second installment of The Fast and the Furious franchise. It uses the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R as the basis for this custom machine. The Skyline has been proven to be a tuner favorite over the years thanks to its overwhelming amount of aftermarket support but the R34 is proven to be the best tuner car over the years since its debut in 1999. Although, it was appeared for a brief period of time during the opener, it's still a fan favorite.

1999 Nissan Brian's Skyline GT-R (R34)

1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R (C110)

The C110-spec Nissan Skyline was famed for calling by its nickname: the "Ken & Mary" or "Kenmeri" Skyline, thanks to its TV advertisement featuring a young couple named Ken and Mary. With such advertising success, it became a hit in the Japanese market. For its GT-R version, it was nothing more of a limited edition because even though it was launched in autumn 1972, it lasted until the spring of 1973 where the energy crisis saw many people driving in eco cars rather than sports cars. Only 197 of these units were sold through speciality shops and this was the last GT-R for 16 years until the R32 broke loose in 1989.

1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R (C110)

Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted By Kelly Osbourne

Now, over the weeks, the whole world's engaging to find out which is the best Phineas and Ferb song of all time (at this moment of time) and that night's Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown Hosted By Kelly Osbourne special gave us the shortlist of the final 10 P&F songs and THE RESULTS ARE IN, which it was announced in reverse order.

In 10th place - Candace Party from "Candace Gets Busted". It's a house party's favorite for big sisters who are making a mess from turning a small get-together into a big house party.

In 9th place - "Come Home Perry" from "Oh, There You Are, Perry" which is a very touching song indeed.

In 8th place - The oh-so hardcore "I'm Me" from "Vanessassary Roughness"

In 7th place - "Aglet" from "Tip of the Day" for those who want to know about the plastic things on the end of the shoelace.

In 6th place - "City of Love" from the "Summer Belongs To You" TV special, which is ideal for those who are...(giggling) together at the city of love.

In 5th place - "Summer (Where Do We Begin?)" from "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension", which is great to explain what is summer.

In 4th place - "Brand New Best Friend" which is also from "Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension". Ideal for bad guys who want to thank that their new best friends is themselves, even a bit more evil.

In 3rd place - Mercifully, the society-favorite "There's a Platypus Controlling Me" from "Brain Drain", who believes that platypus is a metaphor for what keeping you down.

Which means it's down to the wire between "Summer Belongs To You" from that TV special and "Everything's Better With Perry" from Phineas and Ferb The Movie.

The winner as voted by you, me, and all the other Phineas and Ferb fans...the greatest Phineas and Ferb song (at this moment in time) is EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH PERRY!

All the hugs!

Everything's Better with Perry on Disney Video

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!

Let's Do The News! (June 29, 2013)

JM: And now the news and we're getting a bit crazy about NISMO right now because aside from reports saying that a more powerful NISMO GT-R is in the works right now, I just heard that Williams, the F1 engineering blokes, are going for some collaboration to create even more faster versions of Nissan road-going models...

(ooohh)

JC: Oh! Williams? You mean the British F1 engineering firm which were also involved in numerous machines such as the Clio Williams of the 90's and the cancelled C-X75 hybrid supercar? Can't believe that they're collaborating with NISMO for some more cool models. Ever since we were getting buzzed about they upcoming project about a more powerful GT-R which some say that it will be the fastest Nissan ever made, we're getting more of a puzzled right now and that reminds me. I wonder what would that be?

RH: Hmmm...I wonder if some mighty Datsun you've mentioned is going to be about as annoying as taking Gugak sessions, huh?

(audience laughing)

RH: Or how about when you going to die in the desert for thirst, you saw a Dr. Pepper vending machine and as it turns out it's a mirage and just an RC Cola Machine?

(audience laughing)

JC: Hammond, it's about as crazy as the vending machine which turned out the be an RC Cola Vending Machine, which is the kind of soda we all hate.

(audience laughing)

RH: Well, I'm a soda guy because I like Coca-Colas and Pepsis but RC Cola? Oh, please...

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, new version of the F-150 pickup truck coming up. It's called the Ford F-150 Tremor. Here it is...

2014 Ford F-150 Tremor

JC: What Ford says that this is the first ever sport truck that addresses the needs of street truck enthusiasts looking for high-performance V8 power with V6 fuel economy. Tell you what, this is the first ever sport truck ever made since the SVT Lightning years ago.

RH: Yeah, even though it can be a potent Lightning successor, the EcoBoost V6 engine produces 365HP of power and 420lb-ft of torque so I was guessing to be less powerful than the SVT Lightning truck, which uses the same engine that was used on the Ford GT supercar. It's also less than the SVT Raptor but unlike the Tremor, the Raptor was designed to be an offroader while the Tremor's more of a "boy racer" kind of truck.

JC: Yeah right, the Raptor was made to be down and dirty while the Tremor is made to be more for street cruising in the streets of um...let's just say Los Angeles. Anyway, more truck news but this time, it's for RAM trucks. They now have a diesel version of the Ram 1500. Here it is...

2014 Ram 1500

JC: They said that the new Ram will come with a new 3.0L EcoDiesel engine mated with an 8-speed gearbox. It's going to be $2,850 greater than a similarly equipped Ram 1500 with a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8, and it says here that it will come with a truckload of pioneering, fuel-saving systems including: eight-speed automatic transmission, stop-start system, thermal management system, pulse-width modulation and active aerodynamics. I have to say that this is the kind of truck for you to have, Hammond.

RH: What do you mean?

JM: Because you are mistakenly American...

(audience laughing)

RH: Why?

JM: Because...this is an American truck. All American trucks had to be this way. They had to be bulkier, chunkier, and muscular for cowboys to drive. I think you're fit for this truck.

(audience laughing)

RH: Oh, come on!!!

(audience laughing)

JC: Anyway, there's an unknown report circulating in the net right now and it says that “the Peugeot family has now accepted that they’ll lose control, so this is no longer an issue.” In other words, there's a possibility that Peugeot will surrender themselves to General Motors.

(huh)

RH: What?

JC: I know, Peugeots made the worst cars made for the worst drivers but as I heard the report about PSA joining forces with General Motors for something something, I heard that the situation in PSA Peugeot Citroen's getting worser and worser but still, it's the worst brand in existence.

(audience laughing)

JM: Oh, yeah. We kept mentioning that Peugeots are for worst drivers only who don't know how to drive and when you said about something something, you said that when your daughter learns how to drive, you said that when she sees a Peugeot, you tell her to stop. Get it?

(audience laughing)

JC: Yeah but still, it's just an unknown report came from an unknown source, there are no sources from the two automakers agreed to comment on the matter, neither confirming or denying it. Anyway, that is the end of the news.

Toni Gonzaga, IHAW NA!

TV presenter, Toni Gonzaga, wass the guest of the day on the June 28, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment and while they're busy chattering, we're starting getting to know more about Toni Gonzaga, a lot.

Gran Turismo 5: The Renault Avantime

One time, at some Season 12 episode of BBC Top Gear, the producers bought the hosts a Renault Avantime at the cost of about 6 grand and see if they can max out the car to be as fast as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. The starting budget's about 15,000 Pounds and since the used Avantime costs about 6,000, only 9000 Pounds were left in their allowance and see if they can find the necessary modifications needed on that budget.

So, what's it all about the Renault Avantime anyway and why this is the car chosen for a task to modify it into an Evo-beater?



First launched in 2001, the Avantime is what they believed to be an three-door MPV that was designed and manufactured by Matra and it was made with B-pillars. Renault says that the Avantime was made to combine MPV conveniences with coupe looks and sadly, it became a recipe of failure. In the UK, it sold about 435 units before it was dropped from its price list 18 months later. Of course, even with the launch of the utterly redundant Vel Satis, which is their flagship back then, the Avantime didn't help, and Matra decided to pull out of the automotive production business in 2003.



A 2002 article from Automobile Magazine said that Patrick Le Quement, the man who designed this car, knows how to think clearly and the Avantime's design he penned was an nice attempt but such utilitarian expectations don't jibe with the tastes of a grand tourer. Yep, this car can be somewhat very weird but hey, when the years pass by, the Renault Avantime is definitely a future classic and because of such less units made, it's hard finding this car when the times go by. So, what's so special about it? Aside from being one of the cars the Top Gear boys like, the Avantime definitely has more headroom than any other car and when you open the windows, now that is a party piece! Plus, getting to the back of the Avantime is as clever as you can imagine thanks to its long doors and clever double hinges.

It maybe more of a head turner and more of a convenient classic, it finds handling to be somewhat sluggish and even with its 3.0L V6 engine equipped on the top-spec model, it's nowhere near as good as the Evo X and as demonstrated by The Stig, it lapped round the Top Gear Track in 1:42.5, 14 seconds slower than the Evo X, thus initiating the challenge.





Anyway, while this is taking too long to explain about how the boys did to the Avantime, let's explain about how it did well and you might think that all their hard work pays off...but it didn't. It lapped round the track in 1.35.4, which is still slower than the Evo X's lap time.



You see, the aftermarket tuning industry is a $257 billion market in the US alone and it employs over four million people at manufacturers, distributors, retailers and repair shops according to the AAIA. We were wondering that even though we spent 257 billion dollars on modifying cars, where does the cash go? Down the drain, that's the answer, but in the world where tricking out cars is a possibility for speedo boys, it's a trial and error process. Try and try until they succeed. That's the lesson in the world of modification, especially for this car who says "I wish I was faster than the Evo".

If you have the budget to find an Avantime, would you consider spending your leftovers for modifications? Well, the jury's still out...

"so good"

On the June 28, 2013 episode of Bubble Gang...

- School service gags

-Hey dude! You're stealing one of my jokes!

-  One suicidal man's going to fall off the building...gets joined by others...

- A love triangle between the husband, the wife, and her lover...

- Bubble Gang does KFC Streetwise Chicken Burger Steak Meal by spoofing this ad as KSP Streetwise Chicken Burger Steak Meal! So good!

Bubble Gang does KFC

- Tata Lino's here again to help you...

1) Kung sasaktan mo lang ang babaeng nililigawan, ngayon pa lang, unahin mo siya sa suntukan

2) Ligawan mo na siya habang maaga pa dahil pag gabi na, baka hindi na makatulog pa

3) Ang mabait na kapitbahay, walang password ang wi-fi

4) Aanhin mo pa ang pagibig na wagas kung wala na ang bigas?

- Brod Pete and the gang are answering life's toughest questions in ANG BAGONG DATING DOON

- IyoTube in Umbrella