Mitsuoka stretched the Vellfire minivan as the Grand Limousine

No. This is not merely fiction, it exists in the real world now as Mitsuoka, noteworthy for the late and horrendous Orochi sportscar and their conversion of everyday cars into faux neo-classic cars like the Teana-based Galue and the Corolla-based Ryugi, goes unorthodox by stretching the Vellfire minivan into a limousine, something that gives anyone who owned any kind of minivan-based limousines, even the old Hyundai Grand Starex Limousine, some jitters.

Mitsuoka Vellfire Grand Limousine

Using the latest-generation Toyota Vellfire as its basis, this stretched van, called the Grand Limousine, will be available to the public starting the 22nd of August, costing 10.26 to 11.048 million Yen. It will make an appearance at the ENDEX 2016 at the Tokyo Big Sight on the 22nd to 24th of August.

Mitsuoka Vellfire Grand Limousine

Although, little is known about the Grand Limousine's interior, shown above, the Grand Limousine accommodates up to five passengers. It measures 6335mm of length, 1850mm of width, and 1930mm of height. Powering the Grand Limousine is the same Dual VVT-i 2.5L DOHC petrol engine which produces 180PS of power and 235Nm of torque, connected to a CVT. It can be offered in both front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive.

URL: http://autoc-one.jp/news/2854331/

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 13

August 17, 2016 - DAY 13

Athletics, Badminton, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Equestrian, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, and Wrestling are Wednesday's highlights of the Rio 2016 Olympics, which is nearing its climax.

It's time to jot down who are the medal winners of the day...

Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final
Gold - Conseslus Kipruto (Kenya)
Silver - Evan Jager (USA)
Bronze - Mahiedine Mekhissi (France)

Women's Long Jump Final
Gold - Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
Silver - Brittney Reese (USA)
Bronze - Ivana Spanovic (Serbia)

Mixed Doubles Match
Gold - Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
Silver - Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying (Malaysia)

Women's Beach Volleyball
Gold - Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany)
Silver - Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas De Freitas (Brazil)
Bronze - Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross (USA)

Women's Light Semifinal 1
Bronze - Mira Potkonen (Finland)

Women's Light Semifinal 2
Bronze - Anastasia Beliakova (Russia)

Men's Welter Final Bout
Gold - Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan)
Silver - Shakhram Giyasov (Uzbekistan)

Jumping Team Round 2
Gold - France
Silver - USA
Bronze - Germany

Jumping Team Jump-Off
Bronze - Germany

Men's Team Table Tennis Match
Gold - China
Silver - Japan
Bronze - Germany

Women's 49kg Taekwondo
Gold - Kim Sohui (South Korea)
Silver - Tijana Bogdanovic (Serbia)
Bronze - Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) and Patimat Abakarova (Azerbaijan)

Men's 58kg Taekwondo
Gold - Zhao Shuai (China)
Silver - Tawin Hanprab (Thailand)
Bronze - Kim Taehun (South Korea) and Luisito Pie (Dominican Republic)

WFS 48kg
Gold - Eri Tosaka (Japan)
Silver Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Russia) and Sun Yanan (China)

WFS 58kg
Gold - Kaori Icho (Japan)
Silver - Valeriia Koblova Zholobova (Russia)
Bronze - Sakshi Malik (India) and Marwa Amri (Tunisia)

WFS 69kg
Gold - Sara Dosho (Japan)
Silver - Natalia Vorobeva (Russia)
Bronze - Anna Jenny Fransson (Sweden) and Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan)

Onto the gold medal count, USA got 30, UK and China got 19, Russia and Germany got 12.

Schedules and Results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results

"AIKATSU STARS! the MOVIE" VOCAL SINGLE

Following last week's showing of the Aikatsu Stars movie, which served as the turnaround for the ongoing TV show, airing on TV Tokyo every Thursday evenings, a vocal single inspired from the movie has arrived and here's hoping that little girls who watched the movie with their mommies last weekend can savor their favorite songs heard from the movie.

"AIKATSU STARS! the MOVIE" VOCAL SINGLE

In this vocal single, inspired from last weekend's Aikatsu Stars movie, now showing in theaters across Japan, it features two songs as heard from the film such as the brand new song POPCORN DREAMING♪, performed by the AIKATSU☆STARS! singers and the quadret version of the every Aikatsu Stars fan's favorite song with the song so catchy, they got the whole song stuck in their heads for sometime. Yep, it's the Yume-Rola-Ako-Mahiru version of アイカツ☆ステップ! Care to sing the アイカツ☆ステップ! song for you? Hope you won't because by the time the catchy lyrics are mentioned here, you'll still be trapped by the catchy song you heard since the beginning of the Aikatsu Stars TV show.

Anyway, for limited quantities, the VOCAL SINGLE comes with a special Aikatsu card for use in the Data Carddass Aikatsu Stars arcade game. Get your parents permission first.

TRACK LISTINGS:

01 POPCORN DREAMING♪

02 アイカツ☆ステップ! 〜ゆめ・ローラ・あこ・真昼 Ver.〜

03 POPCORN DREAMING♪ (off vocal)

Jun'ai Chaos

Jun'ai Chaos, the latest single from the J-Pop gal group Tokyo Performance Doll, now added on the court record.

Jun'ai Chaos

Jun'ai Chaos [LIMITED EDITION]

Jun'ai Chaos [LIMITED EDITION A]

Jun'ai Chaos [LIMITED EDITION B]

Jun'ai Chaos [LIMITED EDITION C]

Jun'ai Chaos [LIMITED EDITION D]

Pearl Fey will be very pleased that her favorite song, which was used as the second closing theme of the Ace Attorney TV anime, has arrived. Performed by the rising J-Pop idol group, the Tokyo Performance Doll, this upbeat music has some Ace Attorney vibes to it, so upbeat, even Pearl Fey got her screen exposure at the closing titles of the show!

There are different limited edition packaging for this latest maxi single. For the first limited edition, it features the rearranged version of their hit song, OVERNIGHT SUCCESS, as well as a bonus DVD featuring the music video and their TPD DOCUMENTARY vol.5 clip. On the second limited edition, a rearranged version of their song Airport was offered. On the third limited edition, a rearranged version of 気持ちはING was offered. And on the fourth limited edition, you guessed it, a rearranged version of SLASH DANCE.

Present this evidence right now? TAKE THAT!

THE IDOLM@STER PLATINUM MASTER 01 Miracle Night

And so it begins, the first installment of THE IDOLM@STER PLATINUM MASTER range, inspired by the PS4-exclusive THE IDOLM@STER Platinum Stars video game, available now. And for the first installment, it was inspired from the game's first DLC catalog.

THE IDOLM@STER PLATINUM MASTER
01 Miracle Night

If you recall completely, since the game's launch, the first DLC catalog features the brand new song Miracle Night. Now, the extended version, never before heard, has finally arrived in this first installment of THE IDOLM@STER PLATINUM MASTER CD range, not only you will be able to hear the full version of the song that was offered on the first DLC catalog of Platinum Stars since last month's launch but also the brand new song SMOKY FRUITS, performed by Azusa Miura, Iori Minase, and Ami Futami. Oh, the memories of them that used to be Ryugu Komachi since IM@S 2, eh?

Apart from two new songs, there are two audio drama parts that will stir things up. First, there's the 765 Channel part where how the girls prepared to do this song behind the scenes and the second audio drama part is straight from the files of Kotori Otonashi, regarding what is going on with the 765 PRO idols behind the scenes.

Enjoy the first offering in this new range inspired by the PS4-exclusive THE IDOLM@STER Platinum Stars video game! Hope you'll like it as much as you enjoyed their latest IDOLM@STER game at the comfort of your living room!

Let's Do The News! (August 17, 2016)

- The death toll for the habagat onslaught has now reached 13, with nine missing and six wounded, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. About 55,963 families of 262,271 individuals were dislocated by the habagat rains in Region 1, III, CALABARZON, Region VI, NCR, and CAR.

- Back to the imminent Marcos burial, Malacanang officials said the burial of late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani would push through in September unless the Supreme Court issues a temporary restraining order against it.

- The Sandiganbayan granted the motion of Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to travel to Germany, France, and Hong Kong. The Fourth Division of the Sandiganbayan ordered the former president and her husband, former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, to deposit a travel bond before the court. The court granted Arroyo's request to leave for Munich and Paris not earlier than September 19 and must return not later than October 3. As for Hong Kong, Arroyo was allowed to leave not earlier than October 29 and must return by November 4. 

- Back for some more of Trump's provocations, Republican Presidentiable Donald Trump vows to reject "bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms" following his slow response to the support of a former KKK leader and racially tinged comments about a judge's ethnicity generated controversy. His statement came the same day that was campaigning in the Milwaukee area, where violent protests that erupted after police killed a suspect who authorities said was armed. Still, could be worse, he was leading against his rival Hillary Clinton in the poll among military households by 10 points, based on the survey conducted by NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.

- The death toll from the deadliest flood in Louisiana has reached 11. A levee was overtopped in one parish and over three-quarters of the homes were destroyed in another parish. Eight more parishes were added to the existing federal disaster zone, for a total of 20, and overnight curfews were in effect for over a dozen cities and parishes. Since Friday, most of the state has gotten more than a foot of rain and some parts have been swamped with as much as 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service. It was the worst disaster that struck the US since Hurricane Sandy four years ago.

- The Russians used an Iranian air base for the first time to launch a "concentrated airstrike" against the Islamic State group and other militants in Syria. The move appears to be a gesture against the US and other countries supporting Syrian rebels. Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that Russia flew Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-34 fighter-bombers from the Hamadan air base in western Iran. The planes struck targets linked to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly the Nusra Front. In response, the US State Department expressed a sense of caution against Russia's use of a military base in Iran and if proven true, Russia would violate the UNSC resolution concerning Iran.

- Norway's Ministry of Transport denied reports that the country is planning to ban gas and diesel vehicles by 2025, saying new technology would do the job (in the long term) rather than regulations. Norway's leaders want to "encourage more environmentally friendly vehicles by using the carrot instead of stick." Meanwhile, Holland's ban on gas-powered cars by 2025 is making progress while older gas-powered vehicles would be legal due to the grandfather clause.

- The Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona special edition models returned at the Dodge lineup for the 2017 model year with special extras in store for each.

- Here's the first trailer for the upcoming TV drama, Till I Met You, starring James Reid, Nadine Lustre, and JC Santos. It's set to air on ABS-CBN on the 29th of August, 2016.

TTFN!!!

Rio 2016 Highlights - Day 12

August 16, 2016 - DAY 12

Tuesday's events of the Rio 2016 Olympics, which nears completion, include Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Cycling Track, Diving, Marathon Swimming, Sailing, Synchronised Swimming, Table Tennis, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Now, let's list down the medal winners of the day...

Men's Parallel Bars Final
Gold - Oleg Verniaiev (Ukraine)
Silver - Danell Leyva (USA)
Bronze - David Belyavskiy (Russia)

Women's Floor Exercise Final
Gold - Simone Biles (USA)
Silver - Alexandra Raisman (USA)
Bronze - Amy Tinkler (UK)

Men's Horizontal Bar Final
Gold - Fabian Hambuechen (Germany)
Silver - Danell Leyva (USA)
Bronze - Nile Wilson (UK)

Men's Triple Jump Final
Gold - Christian Taylor (USA)
Silver - Will Claye (USA)
Bronze - Dong Bin (China)

Women's Discus Throw Final
Gold - Sandra Perkovic (Croatia)
Silver - Melina Robert-Michon (France)
Bronze - Denia Caballero (Cuba)

Men's High Jump Final
Gold - Derek Drouin (Canada)
Silver - Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar)
Bronze - Bohdan Bondarenko (Ukraine)

Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Bronze - Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei (China)

Men's Light Heavy Semifinal 1
Bronze - Julio Cesar La Cruz (Cuba)

Men's Light Heavy Semifinal 2
Bronze - Joshua Buatsi (UK)

Men's Light Final Bout
Gold - Robson Conceicao (Brazil)
Silver - Sofiane Oumiha (France)

Men's Canoe Single 1000m Final A
Gold - Sebastian Brendel (Germany)
Silver - Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos (Brazil_
Bronze - Serghei Tarnovschi (Moldova)

Women's Kayak Double 500m Final A
Gold - Gabriella Szabo and Danuta Kozak (Hungary)
Silver - Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze (Germany)
Bronze - Karolina Naja and Beata Mikolajczyk (Poland)

Women's Kayak Single 200m Final A
Gold - Lisa Carrington (New Zealand)
Silver - Marta Walczykiewicz (Poland)
Bronze - Inna Osipenko-Rodomska (Azerbaijan)

Men's Kayak Single 1000m Final A
Gold - Marcus Walz (Spain)
Silver - Josef Dostal (Czech Republic)
Bronze - Roman Anoshkin (Russia)

Women's Omnium Points Race 6/6
Gold - Laura Trott (UK)
Silver - Sarah Hammer (USA)
Bronze - Jolien D'Hoore (Belgium)

Women's Sprint Finals
Gold - Kristina Vogel (Germany)
Silver - Rebecca James (UK)
Bronze - Katy Marchant (UK)

Men's Keirin Finals 1-6
Gold - Jason Kenny (UK)
Silver - Matthijs Buchli (Holland)
Bronze - Azizulhasni Awang (Malaysia)

Men's 3m Springboard Final
Gold - Cao Yuan (China)
Silver - Jack Laugher (UK)
Bronze - Patrick Hausding (Germany)

Men's 10km (Marathon Swimming)
Gold - Ferry Weertman (Holland)
Silver - Spiros Gianniotis (Greece)
Bronze - Marc-Antoine Olivier (France)

Laser Radial Women Race
Gold - Marit Bouwmeester (Holland)
Silver - Annalise Murphy (Ireland)
Bronze - Anne-Marie Rindom (Denmark)

Duets Free Routine Final
Gold - Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romashina (Russia)
Silver - Huang Xuechen and Sun Wenyan (China)
Bronze - Yukiko Inui and Risako Mitsui (Japan)

Women's Team Match (Table Tennis)
Gold - China
Silver - Germany
Bronze - Japan

Men's 105kg Group A (Weightlifting)
Gold - Lasha Talakhadze (Georgia)
Silver - Gor Minasyan (Armenia)
Bronze - Irakli Turmanidze (Georgia)

MGR 66kg
Gold - Davor Stefanek (Serbia)
Silver - Migran Arutyunyan (Armenia)
Bronze - Rasul Chunayev (Azerbaijan) and Shmagi Bolkvadze (Georgia)

MGR 98kg
Gold - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia)
Silver - Yasmany Daniel Lugo Cabrera (Cuba)
Bronze - Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei (Iran) and Cenk Ildem (Turkey)

Onto the gold medal count, USA still leads by 28 gold medals acquired, United Kingdom got 19, China got 17, Russia got 12, and Germany got 11.

For full schedules and results: https://www.rio2016.com/en/schedule-and-results