GT6: Cars that are Gran Turismo exclusive - Tommykaira ZZII

Today, it's a Tommykaira ZZ-II. To pick up where the lightweight ZZ-S left off, the folks at Tommykaira envisioned its successor and powered by the Tommykaira-tuned RB26DETT engine that you find in the Skyline GT-Rs of the 90's, this is more of Japan's half-decent supercar of the new millennium but sadly, the ZZII never seen the light of its day and then Autobacs took over for the Garaiya project.

The ZZII will run straight through the Goodwood Hillclimb but at what time will it post?









It posted a 0:49.320 lap time! Although it may look gaudy thanks to its gold wheels but the 550HP straight-six engine and 4WD drivetrain made it quite an astonishing performer! Perhaps this is the kind of car Japan would have made to compete against the Europeans if it saw the light in its day.

Your hopes of seeing this car in another game is zero because it has a Gran Turismo exclusivity on it.

Tommykaira ZZII - A GRAN TURISMO-EXCLUSIVE CAR.

Sochi 2014 Highlights - Day 13

February 19, 2014 - DAY 13

While the climax of Sochi 2014 draws near, the competitors still vying for the gold medal and on that day, Ted Ligety from Team USA won the Men's Giant Slalom Run 2 at the time of 2:45.29 while in the 2x6km Women + 2x7 5 km Men Mixed Relay, Norway is the winning country. In the Women's Heat 4, Canadians Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse won the match, edging out against any female bobsledders from the USA.

The female athletes from Norway won the Ladies' Team Spring Classic finals while the male athletes from Finland won the Men's Team Sprint Classic finals.

In the Ladies' Parallel Giant Slalom finals, Patrizia Kummer from Switzerland is the victor while in the Men's Parallel Giant Slalom finals, Russia's Vic Wild is the champion.

Martina Sablikova from the Czech Republic won the Ladies' 5000m Speed Skating at the time of 6:51.54.

Details: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/daily-schedule-day-13

Let's Do The News! (February 19, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- The politician's favorite, the Ford Expedition, is now refreshed for the 2015 model year and it's loaded with even more luxury and convenience fit for the politicians. For the first time ever, the old 5.4L Triton V8 engine has been thrown away for good and replaced by 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine. No specs have been told but Ford promises it will develop V8-like power output on a turbocharged V6 engine.

2015 Ford Expedition

- General Motors Thailand celebrated the production of its millionth vehicle since operations began 14 years ago at the Rayong plant. This plant houses 4,300 employees and it's one of the five GM plants built outside North America in the late 90's.

- Opel and Vauxhall revealed the production Adam Rocks micro crossover and it's set for its debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show. It will be powered by an all new 1.0L Ecotec three-cylinder turbo engine developing 113HP of power.

2015 Vauxhall/Opel Adam Rocks

- On the Fiat side, they have their own nippy little crossover based on the new Panda. Called the Panda Cross, it's based on the 4x4 model but with some offroad-inspired bits that makes it thing it's ready for adventure.

2015 Fiat Panda Cross

- Last February 16 (US Time), Miley Cyrus stuffed a fan's thong in her mouth while performing at her Bangerz Tour show. The tour kicked off in Vancouver, Canada in the 14th of February and hey, there's no stopping Miley being a bad influence to many. He he he...

- Senator Tito Sotto was pleased about the decision from the Supreme Court about legalizing online libel. He said that "with or without the cybercrime law, libel is libel". Even President Noynoy Aquino supported the Court's ruling.

- Despite controversies between them, Kris Aquino decides to allow her ex-husband James Yap to have better relationship with her son Bimby. She explained this from the February 17 episode of Aquino & Abunda after reporting about her ex-husband's 32nd birthday along with Bimby and Josh last Saturday.

- A report from Top Gear PH pointed out that one of the readers told about a mysterious Facebook page claiming that it was organizing some kind of illegal racing happening on the 22nd of February at the TURF BGC.

- Sad news for BioShock fans that the developer Irrational Games is shutting down for good. The recent BioShock game was BioShock Infinite, which was released by 2K Games last year.

- The first trailer of MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY has arrived!

TTFN!!!

Sochi 2014 Highlights - Day 12

February 18, 2014 - DAY 12

In just a few days before Sochi 2014 concludes this 23rd of February, the battle for the nations continues as numerous athletes continue for the quest of scoring more gold medals.

Tina Maze from Slovenia won the Women's Giant Slalom at the time of 2:36.87 while Emil Hegle Svendsen from Norway won the Men's 15km Mass Start.

David Wise from Team USA scored another gold for the nation as he won the Men's Ski Halfpipe Final.

In the Individual Gundersen LH 10km Cross-Country Nordic Combined, Norwegians got a 1-2 finish as Joergen Graabak is the champion while Magnus Hovdal Moan placed 2nd.

South Koreans won the Ladies' 3000m Relay Finals at the time of 4:09.498, beating against every Western nations including Canada and Italy.

French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier is declared the victor of the Men's Snowboard Cross Finals while at the Men's 10000m Speed Skating, it's another 1-2-3 finish for the Dutch athletes as Jorrit Bergsma won this match while Sven Kramer placed 2nd and Bob De Jong placed 3rd.

Details: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/daily-schedule-day-12

Driving Music (What is the name of the song on car commercial?) Vol. 60

SUPER BOWL XLVIII may be well over (and congrats to the Seahawks by the way) but for my "DRIVING MUSIC" segment, it's just getting started. There have been so many many Big Game Ads and nothing's more interesting were the car commercials played during the big game. I've handpicked the Big Game car ads based on my sense of hearing and now...the list of some of the songs you've heard in some of the big game car ads.

5) You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate - from the Chevrolet Silverado HD "Romance" Big Game Ad

4) Bob Dylan's Things Have Changed - from Chrysler's America's Import ad with Bob Dylan.

3) Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo by Giorgio Moroder - from VW USA's "Wings" Big Game ad.

2) Count on Me by Bruno Mars - from Hyundai Genesis "Dad's Sixth Sense" Big Game ad.

1) Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra - from Hyundai Elantra "Nice" Big Game ad.

So, that's it for this segment but I'll leave you with the question: WHICH SB48 BIG GAME AD YOU THINK IS THE BEST? If you're the 12th Man, let me know...

Let's Do The News! (February 18, 2014)

Things we learned today...

- Jimmy Fallon starts his first late night of being the new host of The Tonight Show on NBC.

- Earlier, a nearly 900-foot wide asteroid travelled at approximately 27,000mph slip past Earth as observed by the Slooh Community Observatory. Called mNEA 2000 EM26, this asteroid came no closer than 8.8 lunar distances from the Earth, posing no threat. Stargazers observed that.

- The UN commission of inquiry is likely to condemn North Korea over human rights issues.

- Mary Grace Canfield, the actress from Green Acres, died at the age of 89.

- Porsche suspends deliveries of brand new 911 GT3 in the midst of spontaneous combustion fears that occurred in five 991 GT3 units on its timeframe.

- Reports indicate that Formula One mogul, Bernie Ecclestone, in the midst of numerous scandals, is no longer trying to buy the cash-stripped Nurburgring.

- The Land Rover Discovery is now 25 years old and to celebrate its occasion, they've released the special XXV model.

- The Range Rover Evoque gets a flagship Autobiography model for the 2015 model year and its powerful version, the Autobiography Dynamic, is powered by a turbocharged engine developing 285PS of power output as well as refined chassis for handling feel like no other.

- Due to poor sales, Honda Europe will stop European sales for the Insight and CR-Z hybrids.

- The 2015 McLaren 650S is finally revealed ahead of its 2014 Geneva Motor Show debut. A P1 face in a 12C's body, the new 650S comes with uprooted version of the same 3.8L V8 turbo engine from the MP4-12C so that now, it develops a namesake 650PS of power output. 0-60mph takes three seconds and a top speed of over 207mph. It's made to outrival against Ferrari's 458 Speciale and the new Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4.

2015 McLaren 650S

- Advanced work for the Skyway Stage 3 has started and the MMDA routed out the alternate routes over the course of the roadworks.

- The Electric Vehicle Summit is now scheduled at February 27 to 28, 2014 at the Multipurpose Hall of Meralco in Pasig City. It was postponed last year in the wake of Superstorm Yolanda that hit the Visayas region of the Philippines.

- Jolina Magdanal-Escueta and Mark Escueta welcomed the birth of their baby boy. PEP reports.

TTFN!!!

Top Gear S21E03

Top Gear S21E03

The Ukrainian small car road trip is the highlight of the third episode of Top Gear Series 21 but first, the Danish supercar called the Zenvo ST1 was featured. This twincharged thousand-horsepower viking was tested by Jeremy Clarkson right until to the part where the Zenvo was literally set on fire. After that, The Stig set a lap time of 1:29.9 on a very wet lap.

Anyway, on to that Ukrainian small car road trip, Jeremy Clarkson goes for the VW up!, while Richard Hammond drives the brand new Ford Fiesta, and James May...finally realizing the dream by driving the brand new Dacia Sandero. Great news for him but bad news for them as they're driving their way to the nuclear-stricken Chernobyl.

Singer James Blunt was the STAR IN A REASONABLY PRICED CAR and he posted a lap time of 1:49.4 on a wet condition.