Spotlight: 2010 Ferrari 599XX (Community Bounty Hunter -ID TimberWolf-)

2010 Ferrari 599XX by ID TimberWolf

Hey there! Looks like I claimed another reward and this time it's rewarded for those, especially me, for defeating ID TimberWolf's The Regatta Community Monthly Rivals lap time. This here is the Ferrari 599XX modified by ID TimberWolf himself and I finally got my hands on this track-only version of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano that spiced up even further.

How did I managed to beat him? Secret weapon was the car commonly used by those who've taken The Regatta Community Monthly Rivals event for March 2012 is the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 but for mine, I bought some tuning setups courtesy of PAC Performance (credit goes for them). Back then, I used their setup to trounce a selection of rivals all the way to the time that I wasn't able to beat it anymore. I made it in 00:16.067, which is quicker than ID TimberWolf's 00:16.583!

I would like to thank Turn 10 for the prize. I would like to thank PAC Performance for the tuning setup made possible for the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, and big thanks to ID TimberWolf. Seems that I'm getting addicted to the weekly Community Bounty Hunter event. Who's next?

In the meantime, time to celebrate by placing his handmade 599XX round the Top Gear Test Track!

Let's Do The News (March 21, 2012)

And now the news and just before that, I was getting a bit bothered since the launch of the 2012 Toyota Yaris in the Philippines. It seems that why this 2012 Toyota Yaris is still the NCP90 one rather than the new NSP130 Yaris.

2012 Toyota Yaris (the wrong one)

Why this? Seems that Thailand forgot about the NSP130 Yaris and still want to give it some minor change to the NCP90 Yaris. Yaris 2012 Minor Change? Hello! There was the new Yaris out in Japan since December 2010 and the rest of the world has that! What just happened Toyota Thailand?! We just sourced your cars but why would you still remain the old NCP90 Yaris rather than bringing the new NSP130 Yaris for keeps?

2012 Toyota Yaris (the right one)

Why would they want a minor change for the old NCP90 Yaris rather than bringing the new NSP130 Yaris? This is a disgrace. Thailand should be making the NSP130 Yaris rather than minor change the NCP90 Yaris! 

2012 Toyota Yaris RS (the wrong one)

Those people from Chachoengsao, Thailand should be ashamed to themselves! They should better be....

TO KEEP THE THAI GOVERNMENT HAPPY, THIS IS CENSORED.

...got that? (Panting)

Hope those people from Chachoengsao should build the new, third-generation, NSP130 Yaris/Vitz rather than "minor change" the old second-generation NCP90 Yaris.

Anyway, for the news. It seems that NBA sensation, Jeremy Lin, is officially officially became the brand ambassador for Volvo and this effects not just China but for the United States as well! One point for the Linsanity! Yay!

Scoop: http://www.topgear.com.ph/news/it-s-official-jeremy-lin-is-volvo-s-newest-brand-ambassador

So, having Linsanity selling Volvo may be such a big plan for the Scandinavian automaker but anyway, what's new on TOP GEAR USA?

It seems that this week's episode of TOP GEAR USA would be the USA version of a Top Gear classic; BUILD YOUR OWN LIMOUSINES!

Scoop: http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2012/03/16/tg-usa-preview-limos-are-built-celebrity-lives-are-risked/

Okay, this is somewhat weird that the US version of Top Gear does the same thing as the UK counterpart. Imagine if Clarkson, Hammond, and May face off against Tanner, Adam, and Rut in some kind of a car-based Ashes challenge, this would be a gamble. Remember that Clarkson, Hammond, and May defeated their Aussie counterparts, resulting the cancellation of TG Australia. Imagine if this would happen...

Never mind, anyway, moving on to Nissan. It seems that the Japanese automaker revived the Datsun (ダットサン) brand and this revival is all about low cost eco cars. It was announced by Nissan's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, during his trip to Indonesia. This would be the third brand since Infiniti and the Datsun brand will be effective in India, Indonesia, and Russia beginning 2014. Because this Datsun brand is focused only on emerging markets, would the Philippines be next?

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carlos-ghosn-officially-confirms.html

Now, let's check out the all new SL65 AMG

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG

Looks the same as the SL63 AMG but it comes with a new 6.0L V12 engine, designated as M279, mated with a (gasp) AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT! This is the first time a V12-powered AMG model fitted with a 7-speed gearbox! This is going to be the most powerful AMG model ever made and it will be premiered in New York next month.

Scoop: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/new-mercedes-sl65-amg-revealed-2012-03-19

Perhaps this is how every AMG model should have rather than those bearing the 63 AMG designation and what I sure hope that AMG should be an all V12 lineup, well almost...

Anyway, I just wanna say congratulations to my cousin, Yssa, for graduating high school. See this pic?

That's Yssa's big brother, EJ, to the left, and at the right, that's Yssa, graduating from High School. Just wanna say congratulations and good luck on your college life, Yssa. Take care!

Yep, it's graduation in the Philippines you know. It always happened at the end of March, which is the end of the school year for our Filipinos. Just wanna say congratulations for the job well done.

Sadly though, I still have a speech tomorrow and I'm spending days memorizing it for my final exam.

And that's the news!

Encountered the R172 SLK-Klasse

Hey there! Leopaul here!

Earlier before I went to Seattle Central Community College to take the final exam of my ITC 140 class, I just encountered a Mercedes-Benz SLK crossing the street.

What I saw there was its latest generation of the SLK-Klasse designated as R172. It looks cool though.

Gosh, I sure wish I want one of these...

Toyota Philippines launched the 2013MY LC200 but they launched the wrong Yaris...

Okay, it seems that Toyota Motor Philippines launched the facelifted 2013 Land Cruiser 200 which is right, but apparently, Toyota launched the wrong Toyota Yaris for the 2012 model year...

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser

2012 Toyota Yaris? No that can't be right

Now if you would probably why did we get the old 2nd Generation Yaris, which got some minor change for the Thai market earlier, rather than the 3rd Generation Yaris which done a full model change in Japan since December 2010 is because my friend told me about Thailand's Eco Car program and only Honda and Nissan got that memo. Mitsubishi's next for their new Mirage and it seems Thailand's waiting for Toyota to approve eco car production. No wonder Thailand still remain production of the 2nd generation Yaris.

Scoop: http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/toyota-launches-updated-land-cruiser-and-yaris.html

"Personalan" with the Veyron Super Sport

Everybody knows that the Bugatti Veyron is the pinnacle of the supercar world because of its orgy and mind numbing numbers. It may cost over a million dollars, producing almost a thousand horsepower, and a top speed that exceeds 200mph. Just that everybody think that the Veyron's the world's fastest but now it isn't. While the Veyron can do 253mph, the SSC Ultimate Aero can do 256mph, making it the fastest car ever made, not the Veyron. The Germans aren't very pleased...

For Bugatti's act of revenge against the American-made SSC Ultimate Aero, they created a monster that it proves to be the ultimate Bugatti in history, something that is wickedly powerful than the Veyron.

Hello, what's this? A Veyron in carbon fiber body?

Surely it's carbon fiber but it's more annoying
than The Annoying Orange!

Hmmm....It could be a Bugatti Veyron but this is a bit more than that. It doesn't look like a Veyron and it doesn't sound like one. This could only be one thing...

So, are we opening the Guinness Book of World Records with the words
"Fastest Man on Earth: James May"? Not exactly...

Behold! The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport! The fastest production car in the world! Really? But how? To be sure, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has the same 0 to 60 time as the original Veyron, which is 2 and a half seconds, but now the 0 to 100 time has improved. It would do that in 4.5 seconds, which is the same as the Porsche 911 GT3 and this will go to an electronically-limited top speed of 258mph. The standard Veyron has 987HP of power but the Super Sport has 1183HP of power. Also, the new Veyron Super Sport has a new bodywork which proves to be lighter than the standard Veyron and some aerodynamic tweaks are done as well. This ultimate Veyron showed up at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours D'elegance and it costs 1.7 million British Pounds Sterling and Bugatti said that only 30 will be produced.

In one episode of Top Gear, James May returns to Ehra-Lessien, Volkswagen's top secret testing base, to max out the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Everybody knows that the top speed is limited to 415.07 km/h (257.91 mph) to prevent the wheels to blow off, right? What happens if it exceed? The team at Bugatti provided the Veyron Super Sport some extra durable tires that cost 20,000 Pounds per set and then James May is off to the max. He managed to max out in 417 km/h (259 mph) but after his run, Bugatti sent one of their test drivers to max it out and the record? Well, its 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph)!

When the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport was handed to The Stig, it set an astonishing 1:16.8 lap time at the Top Gear Test Track, faster than the Gumpert Apollo S.

Stig makes a lap with the Bugatti Veyron SS!

That car will simply make you go bananas when you push this car to the max, especially when you make drag races with this one. Seeking this as an enemy would be somewhat fierce but seeking this as an ally would be somewhat trustworthy. Even though it has a very challenging handling, the speed is simply monstrous. Your brain might be easily take off when you push it too hard.

The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is applicable for those who owned the Forza Motorsport 4 Limited Collector's Edition. Those who are lucky enough would be wise to push the Bugatti Super Sport to the max.

Welcome Back: 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4

The Concorde of the Road

This car you're familiar with, the Bugatti Veyron. The meeting point for the most collection of numbers; one million Pounds, one thousand horsepower, and a top speed of over 200mph. Sorry because I often watched too much Top Gear but the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has a special place in Top Gear history, despite that the British government permitted the show that they Veyron has to be featured once per season.

It raced against a Cessna 182...

James May maxed out the Veyron in Ehra-Lessien...

It made a fight against a Euro Fighter Typhoon (and the Veyron lost that fight)

And finally, it won a drag race against the McLaren F1 in Abu Dhabi.

If that wasn't enough, The Stig set a lap time of 1:18.3 round the Top Gear Test Track. Just as we thought that the world's fastest car should be the fastest at the Top Gear Test Track but we are wrong because the weight of the Veyron surely can't keep up. It's cornering ability might be challenging but at the straights, it's unstoppable.

Surely, this is wickedly fast but as of now, the SSC Ultimate Aero kicked the Veyron's butt, which later the SSC got its butt kicked by the ultimate Veyron ever built which is the Veyron Super Sport, which I will talk about that later.

It doesn't matter because the Veyron is back on Forza Motorsport 4 and it is one of the many vehicles to explore in the game's Autovista feature.

Driving Music (What is the name of the song on car commercial?) Vol. 31

The United States of America is leading country of car-commercial-song-loving petrolheads. Why? Because if they hear a music on a new car commercial, they would start asking what's the song. It always happen all the time. This time, I've encountered something and it's attacking me with the words "Song featured in March, 2012 Chevrolet TV commercial with four adults in a red car". Can't those car-commercial-song-loving petrolheads in America had enough? When will they stop this habit?

If they watched a new car commercial, they would hear a music. If they hear that music, they would start asking what's that song. If they start asking what's that song, they'll wait for answers. If they found what is the title of a car song, they'll find it and download it. If they did download it, they'll listen to this over and over. If they listen to this over and over, they'll plan to use this for their Forza 4 Top Gear Power Lap Time videos on YouTube. If they upload it, they'll encounter some e-mail that they have videos that may contain content that is owned by someone else. If they encounter it, they would dispute it. After disputing it and waiting for several days, they'll check that there's a message saying "Dispute rejected, claim has been reinstated." The whole "matched third party content" on YouTube is all too common because of (clears throat) your idea of using a car commercial song for such purposes...

Anyway, here comes another set of five Driving Musics to listen;

5) We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) by fun. - from the Chevrolet Sonic Stunt Anthem commercial. Get one now at Amazon MP3.

4) Wild World by Jose Feliciano - from the 2004 Nissan Stagea Japanese commercial. Find this song at SHIFT IV NISSAN CM TRACKS, available now.

3) できっこないを やらなくちゃ by Sambomaster - from the 2010 Nissan Serena C25 Japanese Commercial

2) 風と未来 by Ikimonogakari - from the 2010 Nissan Serena C26 Japanese Commercial

1) It's time to find out that song featured in March, 2012 Chevrolet TV commercial with four adults in a red car. To be specific, it's a commercial for the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu ECO with eAssist. Anyway, for the song, it's titled "True" by Spandau Ballet.

And these are the car commercial songs for you to find. If you used those for YouTube purposes, those copyright holders, I'm afraid, will have to notify you and if you dispute those, it will always end with the words "Dispute rejected, claim has been reinstated." And on that bombshell, good bye!