Saturday, June 29, 2013

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

Threats from North Korea - A Week in Review (June 29, 2013)


And now, the week in review of what's what at the Korean peninsula...

June 24, 2013

- According to a transcript released today, the late South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun called for changing the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea into a "peace-economy zone" during a 2007 summit then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

June 25, 2013

- South Korea's National Intelligence Service released the transcript of the 2007 inter-Korean summit talks, amid controversy over remarks made by the late President Roh Moo-hyun regarding the Northern Limit Line, a disputed maritime boundary in the West Sea.

- President Park Geun-hye has vowed to further strengthen South Korea-China ties during her state visit to Beijing this week.

- Websites of South Korea's presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae and the Office for Government Policy Coordination were hacked and set its cyber crisis alert level to "caution". Some experts believed that North Korea's behind this and they believed that they have launched a cyber attack in response to Anonymous' plans to infiltrate North Korean websites.

- North Korean analysts say that the released transcript might further worsen the inter-Korean relations. Some say, the North Koreans might take actions about the released transcript or for worse, Pyongyang might reject holding future talks with Seoul.

June 26, 2013

- In preparation for her first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, South Korean President Park Geun-hye scheduled no public events for the day.

- On her first trip to China, president Park Geun-hye will meet with China's top three political leaders: President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Chariman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang.

June 27, 2013

- President Park's first scheduled event upon her arrival in China will be summit talks with her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

June 28, 2013

- U.S. House of Representatives has proposed a bill to extend the South Korea-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Energy Agreement for two more years.

- Presidents Park and Xi spent 7 hours and 30 minutes together over the past two days, giving them ample time to talk about almost all of the pending issues between Seoul and Beijing.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Patrick Garcia, IHAW NA!

Our long-forgotten actor, Patrick Garcia, is the guest of the day on the June 27, 2013's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment and as the interview progresses, we're dissecting more and more about Patrick's career up to his recent role in Annaliza.

Meanwhile, Mr. Bang became a janitor and while he's cleaning up the mess, the mess keeps on coming back!

Ambitious / The Children

Ambitious

There's still more to come for The Children, a trio of crime-fighting girls as seen on the Zettai Karen Children anime series because they're back with their second mini-album titled Ambitious. The mini-album brings Aya Hirano, Haruka Tomatsu, and Ryoko Shiraishi back together as The Children, performing three new songs, then the character song Triple Message last heard in THE UNLIMITED character CDs, and of course, a brand new version of the song as heard from the Zettai Karen Children OVA titled ☆Seventh★Heaven☆.

Oh yeah, for limited quantities, there's a special DVD which contains the music video of the EDIT version of Triple Message.

TRACK LISTINGS:

1. Triple Message/ザ・チルドレン  
2. CRESCENT MOON/野上葵 starring 白石涼子  
3. 星のPULSE/三宮紫穂 starring 戸松遥  
4. RAY OF THE SUN/明石薫 starring 平野綾  
5. ☆Seventh★Heaven☆ (ver.2)/ザ・チルドレン

Ford Fiesta minor change

Ford's entry level compact car, the Fiesta, has been given a minor change after having this car around since it's American debut in 2010 and it's been three years since the Fiesta is now considered part of the One Ford approach. Not only Americans got the Ford Fiesta but also ASEAN markets as well, including Thailand. So, what's up for this minor change?

2014 Ford Fiesta Sedan

2014 Ford Fiesta

For its minor change, what you'll not going to like about it is the front view because while Ford is super busy stealing the Aston Martin face to plaster it on future models, especially the current-generation Ford Fusion, customers are getting mixed reactions about Ford's move to incorporate the signature look that looks like it came from Aston Martin. Of course, Aston Martin used to be part of the Ford until the British sportscar maker got owned by the Kuwaiti so if designers from Ford said that if they want to steal something, steal from the best and the best that Ford consider was Aston Martin.

I'm not sure about what would they think about the new Fiesta's look but I believe that most people are going to alienate away from its new look and go back to its pre-facelifted look instead or for worse, meet up with its rivals such as the Chevrolet Sonic because well, Sonics are better than Fiestas and I'm sorry, that's not worth it.

2014 Ford Fiesta interior

Okay, if the new exterior's not worth it, how about the interior? You might think it would be more user friendly than the Sonic but...it isn't. It isn't even that close because even though it has a plush interior that feels like you're sipping a warm sherry on a monsoon, there's this utterly complicated SYNC with MyFord Touch which Consumer Reports said it still...wait for it...wait for it...wait for it...STINKS!

Why? Consumer Reports believed that most interiors of Fords of today are in question of a full touch screen system that replaces conventional knobs and buttons. Are touch screens better than those with those conventional knobs and buttons? Well, the jury's still out there and even when the new 2014 Ford Fiesta comes with voice controls, it's still what Consumer Reports said as “maddeningly fussy and can be hard to distinguish.” Oh my glob...

Consumer Reports' frustration with MyFord touch is beginning to worry Ford themselves and pretty soon, they are going to resolve it by replacing touch screens with conventional knobs or buttons in future models. It's for the good but annoyingly, tad old-fashioned.

Anyway, while the MyFord touch fiasco now applies on the Fiesta, how about how it drives? Well, you'll still have the 1.6L Ti-CVT 4-cylinder engine which develops a measly 120HP of power and 112lb-ft of torque and it can be mated with either a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed Powershift. Because the front has some MacPherson struts, it feels a bit more European but it's about more of an...well, macadamia nut that you can't crack it alone. 

But don't be fooled about the cheap ergonomics and the cheap pricing of under 14 grand and the sizing because even though it doesn't look quite as good as the pre-facelift, there's more misadventures waiting for the new Fiesta and since it's summer, consider this car to be on the list. If you had friends, then it's more fun to enjoy your summer days going out to the mall or to the arcade or to the laser tag or anything that's on your list. Well, since there's a whole lot to do because school starts this fall, consider it a must have if you just ignored the pathetic MyFord touch and the pathetic Aston Martin copycat front.

Available Colors: Blue Candy, Tuxedo Black, Race Red, Performance Blue, Green Envy, Ruby Red, Ingot Silver, Oxford White, and Storm Gray.

Photo: Ford Motor Company

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Let's Do The News! (June 27, 2013)

River's Diary

Well, if someone's playing the song "My Nemesis" coming straight from the Phineas and Ferb album, then this is fun because I already now had someone who opposed me a lot and that was the 2014 Corvette Stingray, coming at the end of summer this year, because the fight between man vs machine is on but not quite literally because it's still to far from schedule. Still, I was very saddened from the announcement from NBGi that DLC Catalog 18 for the PS3 version of THE iDOLM@STER 2 will be the last one and sadly, the Punkish Gothic outfit, as seen on the XBOX 360 version, is out of favor, which means, it's not coming...forever. That saddens most PS3 fans and that's how my rage against the C7 Corvette kicks in, yo.

Anyway, what's up now?

- The CBCP or Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines ordered the MTRCB to stop airing "My Husband's Lover" from GMA. Why the sudden cancellation of the show? Well, because My Husband's Lover has a theme of homosexuality, the CBCP isn't very pleased because according to CBCP-ECY executive secretary Fr. Kunegundo Garganta, "TV producers and writers must study themes presented in their shows and make sure they are based on moral standards." So now, because of the order of CBCP, GMA will replace it with "My Father's Lover", which is known to be "the first church-themed series in Philippine television,” said Katherine Galvez, the show’s executive producer, during its announcement.

Of course, you'll still expect Carla Abellana (as Lally), Tom Rodriguez (as Vincent) and Dennis Trillo as the main characters but the biggest change is that Trillo will be playing the role of Father Eric Del Gundo who was Vincent’s first romance when the latter was an altar boy during his elementary years. For this new program, MTRCB gave it rated PG, which stands for “Parochial Guidance”. That sounds new but still worth it than the once-cancelled show for gays that has an SPG rating.

- Mazda Motor Corporation teamed up with XBOX and Metric for a reveal unlike any other and the result, the unveiling of the all new 2014 Mazda Axela or Mazda 3 for the world market.

Now a full-fledged SKYACTIV Mazda complete with the signature Kodo -Soul in Motion- design philosophy, it's now sleeker, sportier, and surprisingly economical because of its host of SKYACTIV-G and SKYACTIV-D engines. For the first time, there's going to be a hybrid model too but we're not going to spill the beans just yet. We'll have to wait until its Japanese on-sale schedule for more...perhaps the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show would tell...

2014 Mazda Axela

- Citroen revealed the 7-seater version of the second-generation Citroen C4 Picasso, called the Grand C4 Picasso, and while it has the same awkward exterior design, premium interior, and the host of technologies, except now it has room for seven people and it's longer than the normal C4 Picasso.

2014 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso

- Jenna Coleman (minus the Louise moniker because from now on, she will be credited as Jenna Coleman. Just Jenna Coleman) got even more opportunity for her as a celeb because she will be playing the role of Lydia Wickham in Death Comes To Pemberley, a major new 3x60-minute serial that will be made for BBC One and directed by the BAFTA award-winning Daniel Percival.

- Brian's Evo VII from 2 Fast 2 Furious is up for grabs for $39,995 since it's listed at the ebay site. Now, what's next? Roman's Eclipse? Hmmm....

- Indonesian Otakus, take note! AFA Indonesia is coming this September 6 to 8 at the Jakarta Convention Center (Indonesia Mantap)!

- Sad news to bear that former comedian Sammy Lagmay passed away at the age of 55 on Wednesday after his three year fight against his illness. He died at his home in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan at around 3PM. Sammy Lagmay was well known to be a comedian in sitcoms like "Abangan ang Susunod na Kabanata", "Da Pilya En Da Pilot", "Oki Doki Dok", and "Aalog-alog".

You may recalled that he was interviewed on Showbiz Inside Report a year ago that all of his funds were drained by his treatments, prompting him to call for financial aid in July last year through appearances on different forms of media.

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: WHY I HATE THE 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY...

This is exactly why I hate the C7 Corvette

Sure, in the world of American sports cars, both the Corvette and the Viper are fierce rivals and the majority of car enthusiasts believed that Corvettes are better than Vipers. Since the Corvette's regeneration into its seventh incarnation, with everything back to basics as well as the newly developed V8 engine and the first ever 7-speed manual gearbox, it attracted a massive attention from the motoring public worldwide and yes, it's a Gran Turismo-exclusive machine since it became a free DLC on Gran Turismo 5 days after its NAIAS reveal and now the C7 Corvette's reprising on the upcoming Gran Turismo 6, coming at the end of the year exclusively on the PS3 console.

Of course, even though this is a Gran Turismo car, there are so many morons out there begging to see the 2014 Corvette Stingray on other games outside Gran Turismo. Well, Forza Motorsport 5 is a common candidate but since it's available exclusive on the all-new XBOX ONE, everyone's going to dislike it probably because of the whole privacy issues despite Microsoft backed down its X1 policies such as playing offline for 24 hours and trade-in games. Oh geez, even with the reversed policy, there has been some mixed reactions, some would really buy it while some disagree and buy a PS4 instead because it's cheaper than the X1 but what do you get? Multiplayer requires a PS Plus subscription which is costly and the upcoming PS4 games can bore you easily, especially DriveClub. Well, with the exception of the upcoming MGSV because I love it and I really going to have one someday.

Anyway, ever since I tried it on Gran Turismo 5, I was going to say yes, I love this car. It may not have more oomph than its rivals from Europe as well as the outgoing Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 but it's more track-focused, more dynamic, more bewildering, and more fun to drive. It sure loves to leave the whole world in a cloud of tire smoke and overall, the best handling Corvette in ages. Yes, it may seem like a love affair but like couples divorcing each other because of their issues, it seems that I'm starting to hate the 2014 Corvette Stingray so much. No no...it's not the rear lamps that breaks away from its tradition but perhaps...it took away my dignity.

Sorry but it seems that THE DOOF IS ON so please bear with me, okay? Ahem...The backstory, every bad guys' move before explaining their evil plot to heroes they've caught. I just once read numerous comments about the upcoming FM5 on the X1 console and what I'm always noticing that most of the car nuts condemn against both the game and the console due to numerous issues. Some say, "I would rather go for GT6 on the PS3 rather than buying X1 and the FM5" and that's just...too much! As I know, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond will be making their in-game narrations on the upcoming Forza Motorsport 5 as well as numerous Top Gear content on this game and because of such Top Gear goodness and since I'm a huge fan of Top Gear, I'd say I'm in but because of the morons condemn and go "meh meh meh meh meh", I'm starting to irritate myself. Why would you go for a game that has a 1200 car lineup of utter nonsense instead of a game that has everything Top Gear and lots of the hot cars you've ever dream of. I mean imagine what would the Gran Turismo 6 lineup will be...you won't be expecting cool cars that FM5's going to feature such as the Cadillac CTS-V, the latest SRT models, the Vanquish (the one James May drove in America since Series 19), the F12berlinetta (Clarkson's going to drive it on Series 20), the Range Rover, the Koenigsegg, GENESIS COUPE, Forte Koup, the reasonably priced cars from Top Gear, the Supersport Veyron, Continental GT, anything. That's right. The whole GT6 1200-car-lineup will be a total boredom and ahem...no feature to upload replays, no livery creating, no engine swapping, just plain boredom and oh...endurance races can be a total waste of time unless you're on the B-Spec racing with a 1000HP racecar and let it do the rest. He he he...

Well, in the essence of Gran Turismo, there were night racing and change of weather, making it a little more complicated and who would rather want to race in either evenings or in wet laps? Grrr.... It's a good thing Forza Motorsport series don't do that kind of stuff...Well, save the night racing and the offroad stuff from the Horizon spinoff of last year. It was so amazing that no weather change and night racing going to be involved in the upcoming FM5 and that makes me happy. Ahhh.... But wait! What was that? No night racing? No weather change? They're booing? Grrrr....

Why can't Gran Turismo feature the good cars that Forza had? Well, you don't need some reasons but because the lineup's going to be boring as well as the mechanics. No way and no deal. I would reserve the Xbox One and Forza 5 no matter the negative comments are throwing and in a terribly irrelevant way, I don't want any mistakes happened when Bandai Namco refused to put the Punkish Gothic outfit on the PS3 version of THE iDOLM@STER 2.

Wait...what? What did I say? Oh yeah! The part about not putting Punkish Gothic on PS3 iM@S 2 was a big mistake? Oh! That just rings a bell! This whole thing fueled my hatred against the 2014 Corvette Stingray, the same thing I showed my hatred against the MINI Countryman crossover! Oh! So angry, I would rather break Eleventh Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver toy into pieces!!! Seems that I have developed my absolute rage against the new Corvette because what that car took away from me? The hopes and dreams to make the unexpected expected and one day...well, you know the rest. The R-word. Blah blah blah...Meh meh meh meh meh...

Anyway, if I had an encounter against the new Corvette one-on-one, what should I do? Either the Clarkson way or the Brainiac way? No matter which way I'm approaching, my hatred against the new generation keeps on boiling and hey, note to self, don't buy the 2014 Corvette unless it denounces its Gran Turismo exclusivity. That's all...

Top stories from the June 26, 2013's Banana Nite's Kandila!

Top stories from the June 26, 2013's Banana Nite's Kandila!

- One drunk driver was reported to the cops as part of this mewly established law...but we're forgetting the memo about a drunk policeman.

- School bullying is strictly prohibited in all schools and those who didn't follow were suspended...unless when a certain school principal is a bully.

- Aiza Seguerra and Charice join together for a concert...and what just happened to the two of them?

Meanwhile in Laugh Three, here are some three tips on what to do when your boss caught you nappin on the job, as told by Alex Gonzaga...

1) Pretend you're praying!

2) Be alert and prepare to make-up a dream!

3) If you're sleeping, be sure that you have cash on your desk!

What's in our Car Town garage today? (June 27, 2013)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

1936 Alfa Romeo 12C

In the past decade, Alfa Romeo is one of the greatest racing team ever existed. Right before Ferrari was founded, Enzo Ferrari started his racing career back there. Anyway no time for history lesson but moving on to the legendary racecar that scored eight different wins during its tenure. Designed by Vittorio Jano before he left the company because of its flaws, the 12C or Tipo C is a Grand Prix car that uses either a Roots supercharged 4.1L V12 on the 12C-36 or a Roots supercharged 4.5L V12 engine in the updated 12C-37. The 12C-36 version racked eight victories from the 1936 Penya Rhin Grand Prix up to the 1937 Genova Grand Prix.

1936 Alfa Romeo 12C

2013 Navistar Hobbs' MXT

Federal agent Luke Hobbs is always preferring to some tough and rugged offroaders. In Fast Five, he drove a Gurkha while on the pursuit against Brian and Dom in Brazil. Now, in Fast and Furious 6, this agile, rugged, and tough military vehicle based on the MXT truck was Hobb's choice while assisting Brian, Dom, and the crew in pursuing against Shaw. Navistar Defense's MXT was made with a rugged, light frame rail system for off-road capability on rough terrain and its 4WD performance and MRAP-like protection from explosions really give Hobbs a very tough offroader that suits him very well.

2013 Navistar Hobbs' MXT

1990 RWB Pandora One 964

Akira Nakai was heavily involved in the Japanese tuning scene when his wide-body-conversion Porsches were spreading like wildfire and that's how RWB (RAUH-Welt Begriff, which can be translated into "Rough World Perception") was born. RWB is a Japan-based Porsche tuner that provides wicked wide body kits only for classic incarnations of the 911. One of them is the RWB-tuned Porsche 964 and for over 20,000 US Dollars, the wide body kit conversion for the 964 involves on the bumpers, side rockers, wide fenders, GT2 or 3.8-type rear spoiler, and other small parts included. For 5,500 US dollars, customers are offered with RWB Suspension Packages courtesy of Aragosta.

1990 RWB Pandora One 964