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