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2012 Toyota Aqua

Last year, Toyota launched the much affordable alternative to the Prius known as the Aqua. It was heralded as the world's most fuel efficient hybrid car on the market, providing 35.4km/L of fuel economy based on Japan's JC08 Mode Test Cycle. The Aqua was made in the Tohoku region of Japan and this is the sign that people from Tohoku stood up again after the March 11 disaster. This model is Japan's effort to rebuild and recover.

This model will be exported worldwide as the "Prius C" and now, the Philippines was the first Asian country to get the Prius C! No wait, make that the first ASEAN country to get it!

Well, prices start for about 1,475,000 Philippine Pesos for an Aqua with standard features but you'll need about 1,525,000 Philippine Pesos to get an Aqua with full options, So if you have that cash, yes you can but if not enough then, no you can't...

Scoop: http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/toyota-philippines-launches-all-new-prius-c

Wow Mali pranks - January 22, 2012

Kung Hei Fat Choi! The Dragon Year's fast approaching and the folks at Wow Mali are spicing up a Dragon's welcome with some laughs!

1) Kung Hei Batchoy - Greetings to the fat people around here; KUNG HEI BATCHOY!!!!

2) Doray Alaskadora - How many SIOMAI can you eat?

3) MC Ipis - This reporter's readying his mike with cockroaches!

4) Kontra Malas - This fortune teller helps you fight "BAD LUCK" while sticking some red paper on you.

5) Dragon Dance - Nope. That's not a dragon dance, that's just two men acting like morons in front of you.

6) Sankaterbang Waiter - Several waiters are approaching for your order. Isn't that convenient to have one-too-many waiters coming at your service?

7) 2 Minutes Massage - This new kind of massage won't take too long. literally. Uh, wait, no massage? Just 2 minutes of chitter-chatter?! Geez...

8) Trip Pinoy Henyo - Laro ba 'to? OO! Kinalolokohan ba 'to? OO! Pinoy Henyo, the Wow Mali panggugudtaym version, takes through the jeepney ride!

9) Sorry, we don't understand Chinese from this fortune teller...

Welcome Back: 2010 Nissan 370Z

Z34 Version NISMO, Dubai Version...

The Nissan Z34...If my memory serves me correctly, this was served as the 6th generation model of the Nissan Z-Car, replacing the Z33 and it's fitted with a unique VQ37VHR, which is an improved version of the engine the Infiniti G37 is using. I've seen this one on Top Gear USA when Tanner Foust is teaching a blind man how to drift and how to kick the butts of Adam Ferrera and Rutledge Wood, well almost. With the 370Z returned on Forza Motorsport 4, there is a special surprise at the "Aero and Appearance" section because players can now transform the normal 370Z into the current, Autech-created, Z34 Fairlady Z Version NISMO, respectively. I just can't get enough with this kind of modification on this game.

Lokomoko in Palawan...again.

Guess their Lokomoko day-off last week wasn't enough and in fact, they decided to give it another go on the January 22, 2012 episode of Lokomoko. These include;

- Beach gags

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Kumakain din ba ng maalat ang langgam?

- Lokomersyal in Gaynebra! Ang inumin ng hindi tunay na lalaki!

Gaynebra

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Bakit ang palad hindi umiitim kahit gaano katagal maarawan?

- Restaurant gags

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Ano sa tagalog ang High tide at Low tide?

- Lokomerysal in Broom Broom Walis! Ang Walis ng Matutulis!

Broom Broom Walis

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Pwede bang sabawan ang tuyo?

- Some poolside gags

- Lokomersyal in KaNORR Dog Cubes!

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Pwede bang sa harap ilagay ang back pack?

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Ang liquid paper ba ay gawa sa tunaw na papel?

- What the Lokomentado crew are saying about Charice?

- Lokomersyal in LOLO ADULT DIAPERS! ANYTIME! ANYWHERE!

Lolo Adult Diapers

- Tanong ko lang, kulang...Bakit boxing ring ang tawag sa boxing ring, eh square naman ito?

Leopaul's Heaven and Hell: I want to visit the Burj Khalifa!

Burj Khalifa

Those who've watched Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol should remember the part where Tom Cruise, as Ethan Hunt, doing the most death-defying stunt at the world's tallest building. That building turned out to be the Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai, UAE. Well, if you are an OFW working in Dubai, guess this how your dream job will be; working at the world's tallest building in Dubai. Precisely, just what is the Burj Khalifa and why this building turned out be the perfect adventurers' heaven.

Opened to the public in early 2010, Burj Khalifa is definitely 828 meters (2,716.5 feet) tall and it's more than 160 floors. It's known to be the tallest building in the world, tallest free-standing structure in the world, highest number of stories in the world, and the rest. If you were someone as annoying as the Annoying Orange who is brave enough to visit the Observation deck on the 124th floor, you might end up saying "Hey! I can see my house from up here!", which sounds annoying if anyone in the business suit heard what you said. Most people in their business suits are just one of a many people are exploring through the world's tallest building and if you were one of the people working on this building, you should never realize how lucky you are to be part of the heritage.

This is just one of the places that made me stuffed and if I have the cash, I want to go there because this is the BEST place to go for an action and adventure in Dubai. If only someone as brave as Tom Cruise could brave through the endless floors of Burj Khalifa, maybe this building should have been called "Palace in the Sky" because such tall building will take you to the skies. Imagine if I could jump through the top of the Burj Khalifa? That's one cool adventure but I should better need a parachute on that altitude because pretty soon, my body would be ripped off from such high speeds. This is what happens when "Speed vs. Gravity" comes full circle.

I wanna go there! I wanna go to Dubai! This building is immensely cool! This is the best adventure heaven you can only seen in the United Arab Emirates.

More info about the Burj Khalifa: http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/language/en-us/home.aspx

21st Century Beetle tuning by B&B

B&B Beetle

Renowned VW tuner, B&B, gets down and dirty to get Volkswagen's 21st Century Beetle it's first modifications and this modified Beetle is all about speed because of the three-stage process. In Stage 1, the power output to the Beetle's 1.4L TSi engine will improve, giving it 210PS of power and 285Nm of torque. In Stage 2, revised air induction and air ducts will provide 225HP of power. Lastly, on Stage 3, a special turbo will give this modified Beetle about 240HP of power.

What about the 2.0L TDi engine? B&B says that the modification will result into a massive 320PS of power output, so that's a shocker for this modified Beetle that can outrun the law.

Scoop: http://auto.de.msn.com/magazin/tuning/320-ps-pistensau-vw-beetle-von-bandb-13

Driving Music (What is the name of the song on car commercial?) Vol. 24

Thanks to Anonymous (hacker group who was behind the hacking of Sony) hacking against DOJ and other sites because of the Megaupload takedown, the SOPA and PIPA votes were delayed in House ans Senate, which means we won this round! Now it maybe good news but the fight is not over yet. Anyway, while the votes were postponed, I'm very happy that I'm going to feature new set of five Driving Musics (car commercial songs) for us to find! Let's list!

5. PRIVATE by Namie Amuro - as heard from the 1997 Nissan S-RV Aero Sports Japanese TV Commercial

4. STRONG (MYV "Exclusive" Ver) by MIYAVI - as heard from the latest Nissan X-TRAIL Japanese TV Commercial.

3. 悲しみなんて笑い飛ばせ by FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - as heard from the latest Nissan Serena Japanese TV Commercial.

2. Friends by Joe Hisaishi - as heard from the 1995 Toyota Crown Majesta Japanese TV Commercial.

1. Ordinary World by Duran Duran - as heard from the 1999 Toyota Regius Japanese TV Commercial

...and that does it for another DRIVING MUSIC segment. Now if you don't mind, I'd better get out of there...