Welcome Back: 1993 Jaguar XJ220

The battle of the fastest Jags

The XJ220 is the Jaguar's first, and the last, mid-engine supercar ever made and it was made in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing between 1992 and 1994, with 281 units built. The concept version though has a 6.2L V12 engine derived from the XJR-9 Race Car and it comes with the all-wheel drive system produced by FF developments. The production version though, it looks nearly identical at the concept form but it's a mid-engined rear wheel drive exotic that comes witht eh 3.5L V6 biturbo engine that produces about 542 bhp (404 kW; 550 PS) of maximum power at 7000 rpm and 476 lb·ft (645 N·m) of torque at 4500 rpm.

British car magazine Autocar once said that what really liked about this car is its ability to provide such performance in a way that it never, ever intimidates.

In 1992, this was the fastest production car in the world courtesy of Martin Brundle maxed the XJ220 at Nardo, although some tweaks were done on this car, in 217.1 mph (349.4 km/h). It even set a Nurburgring lap time of 7:46.37, by John Nielsen.

Production of the XJ220 ended in 1994.

Let's Do The News! (August 10, 2012)

Right, time now for the news!

Grrr....What a pillock. Why did he have to do this....

What's wrong?

Don't know....something else....

(audience laughing)

Hey! Hey! What's that you're wearing you fat boring middle-aged man?

Something something...

(audience laughing)

Anyway, time now for the news and let's start with a big one. Initial D....is now on it's Fifth Stage ladies and gents! Initial D is back via Pay Per View!

(applause)

So, what's what?

Well, because this is the first of the new ANIMAX PRESENTS PPV (Pay Per View), this is their first offering. Starting November 9, 2012, two episodes of Initial D Fifth Stage are available for 840 yen (about US$11), and the remaining pairs of episodes will be released in a similar format on the second Friday every month.

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-07/new-initial-d-anime-to-run-2-episodes-every-month

Wow, this beats rentals or on demand. Is it a paid on-demand service?

I think it is but hey, this is similar since Fourth Stage a few years ago, which is from a pay-per-view service. Sky PerfecTV to be precise. So, anyone willing to watch the first two?

(audience talking)

Okay! For a bigger news, Top Gear is NOW in Car Town!

(applause)

Top Gear on Car Town

That's right ladies and gentlemen. The best automotive variety show in the world is now in Car Town! There will be cool cars, stunts, and series of challenges that are more than just pulling out from the yellow envelope sent from the producers.

So, what's their Day One?

They're offering Gallardo Spyder, Clarkson's MX-5 from the Middle East Special, a 1984 Toyota Hilux pickup, and for an added treat; the INDESTRUCTIBLE HILUX from the Killing a Toyota episode.

You thought that this is all they got but think again. This is only the beginning. There's loads of it more in the coming weeks and you'll never know what Top Gear throws something at you.

(oooohhhh)

Expect more to come from Top Gear on Car Town!

Okay, hey now. While on the subject on Car Town...what's up?

I got this limited edition car on this game, it's a 2011 Ford Falcon XR6 UTE. It's the one that reminded me of the now-defunct Aussie Top Gear where the presenters use pickup trucks to get some gold from the gold mine...

2011 Ford Falcon XR6 Ute

That's a good ute and seems that the Australians invaded Car Town for now. Who knows what sort of other Aussie cars coming next?

Let's just wait okay?

Anyway, the Polish have now made a supercar and once again, the geeks spend the rest of their lives playing too much Ridge Racer series for some further inspiration.

Always playing a game that came from Namco for some further inspiration and oh, speaking of Poland, what was that supercar they made?

They called it the Arrinera Hussarya...

(audience laughing)

Arrinera Hussarya

The what?

Huss-sshhh-hasshshh-harrghhh--ah who cares? The spelling is H-U-S-S-A-R-Y-A.

Is that reminded me of a the name of a Pagani hypercar, which replaced the Zonda, called the Huhhghh-hghuhhug-uhguhguhgu?

Ahem?

You know. That spelled H-U-A-Y-R-A.

Can't believe they still naming cars after noises coming out from themselves. But hey, it looks like a Lamborghini Gallardo to us.

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/arrinera-redesigns-and-renames-its.html

Indeed it's Poland's Gallardo copycat but still it looks nice and it comes with a 6.2L V8 engine that generates  650HP of power and it only weighs 1300kg. Incredible.

Anyway, let's just forget about it and resume more on the flooding nightmare. As I sure you know, anyone know about the color code for its rainfall warning system? At first, there was Yellow, Green, and Red. However, there was some confusion about the rainfall warning system because most people think that when it's green, it's safe but it's just means ALERT phase. Yellow means on MONITOR phase and red means EVACUATION phase or to put it on this way, the RED ALERT situation when it gets worse. Now, they've revised the coloring from green to orange to avoid confusions.

Scoop: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=836486&publicationSubCategoryId=63

So, this color change avoids the confusion about Green means safe? That's precaution and as of now, the whole Philippines began a massive cleanup after floods swept the capital and nearby provinces, forcing residents to wade through shoulder-deep waters in some places after nearly two weeks of monsoon rains killed 91 people.

Scoop: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/40027/massive-clean-up-starts-after-monsoon-rains-kill-scores

I think everything's back to normal as it seems but according to weather reports, more rain will come but I sure hope it's not as worse as the habagat caused. Anyway, whatever that means, we pray that the floods and rains will go away. I hope....

Right...So anyway, let's move on to the world of tuning so, what do you think about this G-Tech Sportster, which is a Fiat 500 tuned to have its chop-top roof and improved 1.4L turbo engine?

G-Tech Sportster

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/g-tech-turns-fiat-500-into-chop-top.html

I think it looks cool. The lab rat's became a dirty rat from the sewers...

(audience laughing)

The cuteness has gone, the chop-top roof's cool, everything is becoming a pocket rocket.

Okay, so what about this one? Prior Design do some styling tweaks on the BMW F12/F13 6-Series. What's your say?

Prior Design BMW 6-Series (F13)

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/prior-design-has-its-way-with-bmw-6.html

Yummy. Looks delicious to drive one of these.

I think it's rather more of a show-off than being just  a West Coast cruiser.

Right. So, anyway, Kahn Design tries to give the Ferrari 599 a new lease of life with the addition of front and rear sections, ceramic brakes, wing shields, an upgraded F1 gearbox and yellow brake calipers.

Kahn Design 599

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/kahn-design-fettled-ferrari-599-gtb.html

What? Looks pretty much the same as the 599 but...

...could it be a sleeper car? Cars that look like stock but tuned on the inside?

I think yes, it is. Anyway, that's all for now but anyway, I've just picked up that union workers at Hyundai resumed walkout on Wednesday after failing to workout a deal with management. About 45,000 unionized workers had been requesting that South Korea's largest automaker increase wages, and they've also been urging to end the nightshifts that workers say are dangerous.

Scoop: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/09/hyundai-workers-union-resume-strike-in-s-korea/

Well, every time, there's always some strike going on by the union workers of Korean car makers. Seems that they want to be treated equally but...this is going to be a K-Drama turned reality. If this going to be made into a drama, this could be it. A Korean drama about union workers in South Korean factories fighting to get what they want.

(audience laughing)

So, whose actors and actresses going to be playing as the union workers?

I don't know. Who do you think?

(audience laughing)

Anyway, forget about this....and hey, Suzuki's planning to launch a completely new car that comes with their newly developed ENE-Charge mild hybrid system, that it maybe similar than GM's eAssist, even a bit more complicating. Here's the clip...

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/suzuki-previews-new-wagon-r-mini-ene.html

I think that settles it about this clip we've shown but anyway...

2012 Nissan GT-R

I caught up with some ad from Mitsubishi Heavy Inc. and guess what car did featured on that latest ad. It was the R35 Nissan GT-R! Get it? A Nissan GT-R appeared on the ad from Mitsubishi Heavy Inc! A Nissan in a Mitsubishi ad! What the hell?

(audience laughing)

Scoop: http://www.mhi.co.jp/news/story/1208025240.html

Excuse me Mitsubishi, but why are you endorsing a Nissan GT-R? This is wrong folks! Endorsing a wrong product!

(audience laughing)

Actually, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries were responsible for making the engine valves for the R35 GT-R. I also heard that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries were also responsible for the Tokyo Sky Tree, which is Japan's tallest building and even taller than the Tokyo Tower.

Oh...someone cue the Pushing Patrick joke... HEY! WE SHOULD TAKE THE NISSAN GT-R AND PUSH IT ON A MITSUBISHI COMMERCIAL!

(audience laughing)

Nice joke, I'll give it to you...

Anyway, and on that bombshell, that's the news!

Scion FR-S vs. The New Genesis Coupe

We begin with the Scion FR-S....

The Scion FR-S or whatever you may call it the Toyota GT86

...yes I know. I lied about the whole exclusivity thing. I didn't expect how did this car showed up on Forza Motorsport 4 via the August Playseat Car Pack but in order to figure it out how did this car behave, even though this car is the fruit of its Toyota-Subaru joint venture, I decided to drive it round the track to see what is what....

That scares me off!

Wahhhh! No! No! WAAAAHHHH!!!! WAAAAAHHHH!!!!

Pushing through the limits

WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A brighter way to ruin your underwear

WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!  WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! MOMMY!!!!!!! I WANT MY MOMMY!!!!!!

The nightmare ends.

...and that concludes this test drive of the Scion FR-S. It's terrifying but if I want a car better than the Scion FR-S, I should be getting one of these instead...

And it begins....

Some people have told that in last four years or so, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe is just a low-cost rear-wheel drive Korean sports coupe that is cheaper on anything but...NOT ANYMORE IT ISN'T!

Party like a rock star

This new 2013 model of the Genesis Coupe, daintily trimmed as 3.8 Track, looks pretty much the same as the other present-day Hyundai models but now it's lighter and more powerful than ever. It now has a 3.8 V6 Lambda GDi (Gasoline Direct Injection) engine which produces 348HP of power, which means this streak of K-POP is even faster than the old Genesis Coupe and it's even faster than American V6 pony cars and the Infiniti G37S in acceleration and quarter-mile times.

Question is...is it powerful than the Scion FR-S? Let's see....That FR-S has a FA20 D4S Boxer engine that produces about nearly 200HP of power and generally, lighter than the 2013 Genesis Coupe. Let's remember that with the New Genesis Coupe's GDi engine, the kind of engine we won't be getting in the Philippines because of our local fuels' incompatibility, it's more powerful so...let's find out!

Genesis Coupe with the GDi engine trounced the boxer sports coupe

So, the new model beats the FR-S in the straights and it's easier to drive even though it's an FR sportscar made from a rapidly growing country that brought you Koreanovelas and K-POP music to the world or to put it on this way, the Hallyu (Korean wave).

The Hallyu wave has overtaken the otaku!

From behind, the FR-S is all over the place, it was like being chased by a big giant monster trying to swallow me but too slow to catch up on me. I can see that on my rear view mirror or monitor perhaps but hey, don't get me wrong because even though it has a dynamic driving feel, it's still very Hallyu-ish. The makgeoli, the bulgogi, kimchi, K-POP music, K-Dramas, that's what fueled it. Behind the shouty exterior beats the heart of any Japanese or European sports cars trying to catch up. I mean, everyone can drive this one straight away. No problem at all...

Picture a scene: it's a beautiful day when there's a Genesis Coupe waiting to be driven and then some woman in her kissogram outfit getting in. While driving, she's turning into a blonde woman, which later turned into a young African-American woman, and then later on, she's now a ginger-haired middle-aged woman, and soon afterwards, it's that young, ginger-haired woman who was a kissogram before but now, instead of her kissogram uniform, she now wears a brown fitted leather jacket, burgundy v-neck sweater, denim mini-skirt, stockings, and some tan cowboy boots. What? What did I said?

Drawbacks? Well, in real life, you could expect an 8-speed automatic transmission with paddles behind the steering wheel and sadly though, eight gears is too much like the Lexus IS F. What I have here is a 6-speed manual transmission with a clutch pedal below and that means that there's no space for my left foot. Both of them are annoying to me like the annoying orange.

So far as for styling, the FR-S is just um....like a Toyota FT-86 concept car even personal. The Genesis Coupe though is one of the best-looking Korean cars ever built even when it comes with its pointy and shouty Veloster-style nose. They say that this is all part of Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture and the reason why the Veloster-like face was applied on the Genesis Coupe is because to accommodate their GDi 3.8L V6 engine or an improved and turbocharged 2.0 TCi engine. These two engines combine performance and ecology so if I had the devil's own job, I have my own point to explain why.

As concerned, the biggest problem of this car was it's pricing and with the cost of $33,875 for the Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track, it's expensive than the fully-equipped FR-S. So it's your choice really. You can either have a kissogram attacked you with a cricket bat or a car that can be driven by one.

(applause)

How? How could you not like the FR-S you useless, idioting, coke-drinking, feckless, fat, boring, hopeless, talentless, dull, hypocrite, thumb-sucking, bed-wetting, suede-laden, denim-laden, idiot?

I knew you gonna said that.

(audience laughing)

But we have to actually find out how fast it is by lending it to our tamed racing driver. Some say his favorite Doctor Who girl was actually River Song...

(audience laughing)

...and yet, he received numerous gold medals by stealing them from others...

(audience laughing)

...all we know is he's called The Stig!

(applause)

 

So, our new 2013 Genesis Coupe did it in 1:29.649 so that's faster than our 930 911 Turbo so, let's finish this day off!

No! No, no, wait! What about the FR-S?

Um....

Tell me....is it better than the New Genesis Coupe?

Um...Let's see!




So...what time did our FR-S got?

Um...

What time?

1:30.211

No! No! No!

Loser! Loser!

(audience laughing)

The finale to kill the Bugatti Veyron SS?

2013 SSC Ultimate Aero XT

So, this was said to be the final episode of the SSC Ultimate Aero? If I don't know what in the world that is, this was the car that once killed the original Bugatti Veyron in terms of top speed, which then later got killed by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's 267mph top speed. Guess what? The Fast Food Nation won't give up giving the American hypercar some boost and take back what the Veyron SS got. This is the SSC Ultimate Aero XT, the grand finale of the all-American hypercar. We said it finale because if all five units were sold out, then its gone and they'll be working on the project whose name that is too weird to pronounce, something goes T-U-A-T-A-R-A.

Anyway, this has a twin-turbo V8 engine that generates about a whopping 1300HP of power, more than the standard model and even more than the Bugatti Veyron SS, and it was mated, for the first time, a 7-speed paddle shift transmission, the one that we might expect on the T-U-A-T-A-R-A soon. The cooling, fuel and braking systems that we may expect on the T-U-A-T-A-R-A were also there! Furthermore, this will go 0-60 in 2.65 seconds and it will go on to the top speed...of 273mph! 273! That's more than the Bugatti Veyron SS! 

Details: http://www.sscnorthamerica.com/news-080212.php

Ladies and gents, what you're looking up here is the new fastest car in the world! (Sort of...) 273mph of top speed is more than enough to kill the Veyron Super Sport! I can't believe it! SSC is back on top! Beat that Bugatti! Oh, that limited-to-five-units special comes with the special panit scheme that SSC once said that they won't be putting that on the original Aero and the future T-U-A-T-A-R-A.

Let's Do The News! (August 8, 2012)

(audience applause)

2013 Lexus GS

So, is it not good then?

Oh no. This is better. It's even better than those classic Toyota Aristo cars I've ever drove on several video games. You see, when you look at its appearance, this is the best looking Lexus GS I have ever driven, I mean, someone special out there was driving one. Probably someone who's going around the world with this car.

So, the clue that goes "country club or grand touring, what to do is up to you", is that really suited well on that car?

Uh-huh. Hey, since it was fitted with the optional 4WD system, it seems that it tries to hang in there. You have to wrestle down like a maniac to get it right on the curves. Anyway, after we've done filming this car, Forza Motorsport 4 announced a Playseat Challenge, where players from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and Spain are cordially invited to wrestle down the all new 2013 Lexus GS round the Twin Ring Motegi East Section and the fastest player will be winning a Limited Edition Forza Motorsport 4 Playseat. The next four fastest will be winning gifts courtesy of Playseat. For details, go to http://forzamotorsport.net/playseat_contest_rules/

And now the news and hey, China was been battered by a typhoon, Mexico braces for a hurricane Ernesto, Philippines has been battered by the uncontrollable habagat that lead us to a massive flooding, and oh, wastes from the rapid development are coming back to haunt us. Do you see the pic up there that goes' GOD SAVE THE PHILIPPINES up there? Yep, this will remain there as long as the situation is back to normal. Don't tell us how it got here but this is for a cause.

Yeah, you know what PAGASA told us that the weather in the Philippines will going to be "gradually improving" for the coming days? Turns out they lied. Instead of improving, it keeps getting worse because of the unstoppable rain.

(audience laughing)

Yeah, who says that STORMS DON'T LAST FOREVER? Well, storms ARE going to last forever in the Philippines. No fun. Look at the floods around, even in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Paranaque, the rest of the Philippines, it's critical to see floods around here no matter how big or small that is. Guess what? There's flood in your house.

WHAT?!

(audience laughing)

Well, storms may or may not last forever but PROJECT NOAH can tell. Better check the weather outlook on your iPhone and then you'll know.

Ah.....Oh hey now, you know that second season of Angelito called ANGELITO: ANG BAGONG YUGTO, where Angelito, the young father, faces his new challenges for his family? There was this insert song going on during Angelito. It was something that goes..."umabot man tayo ng 3,001", what was that song? I want to know...

I think it's titled Kasama Kang Tumanda by Toni Gonzaga.

Oh, I see. That was the song that I keep hearing during Angelito. Can't believe John Prats were on that show....

Right, oh hey now, Dodge is quitting NASCAR. Anyone heard?

Scoop: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/07/dodge-pulling-out-of-nascar/

(audience murmuring)

Yep. Turns out Dodge's unfit to be a racer to a stock car racing that was dominated by Fords, Chevys, and Toyotas for God's sake!

Yeah, turns out that the Pentastar's not quite good for NASCAR so they decided to take away their Dodge Charger NASCAR racers because they're not quite good for the job.

Not quite good to take down a couple of Fusions, Impalas, and Camrys on the ovals. Sorry.

Yeah, hey now, you know that the Honda Inspire stopped production last month, right? Now that the Honda Inspire is gone and so is the Honda VCM system as well and now, here's what the Honda Inspire should have been if they didn't stop production. Here's the pic...

This is what the next Honda Inspire should have been...

This is what the next Honda Inspire should have been...

Yep. This is what have been if Honda didn't stop production of the Inspire but it's TOO LATE. Honda killed the Inspire as well as the VCM so, don't expect this one to come soon. No matter how many times you beg, it won't come.

Yeah, Too Late for this. The Inspire is dead. Anyway, Codemasters, they've announced a sequel to the 2008's GRID racing game and more information will be on this year's Eurogamer Expo this 27th-30th September. Anyway, I just found something that in the sequel of the GRID racing game, which is due next year under the banner of GRID 2, they'll be axing the cockpit view, which is sad because Codemasters found out that about 95% of the GRID players prefer first-person view or bonnet view because of its easiness. I mean hey, we often used cockpit views on some other racing games because it gives us that feeling that we feel like we're driving inside. It's a very popular feature because most car enthusiasts prefer the car's interior very much in real life. Sadly though, it's getting a bit more harsh and most players in other Codemasters-related racing games still prefer some first-person chase view or bonnet view because it's more optimal.

Scoop: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-08-grid-2-preview-no-assists-please-were-british

Oh, very optimal than cockpit view. I was knowing that this would come but hey, it's for their own good for user satisfaction and come to think about the deletion of "cockpit view" on next year's GRID 2, it won't going to be a hindrance when you come to think about camera views and the push of a button like hey! Switch it to car view, or chase view, or bonnet view! Most racing games have several views to further enhance their gameplay. I mean come on, the ones we had are probably a bit more...personal when it comes to the racing games' camera views. Whatever view you want, it's up to you.

Yeah, it's up to you.

Now earlier, we heard that Dutch carmaker, Spyker, is filing a $3 billion lawsuit against General Motors regarding about Saab. I wonder what sparked this attack?

Scoop: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/spyker-files-3-billion-lawsuit-against.html

I don't know. Is it because of General Motors prohibit the Chinese investors to save Saab? We think it's a yes.

Oh, you're right. We think it is, probably because of something something....Let's get personalan for this case.

Okay, and oh! Guess what? There's a new AKB48 dating sim coming soon and this time, not only it's coming to the PSP but also, and we're not joking, the PSVita! Yehey!

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-07/akb48-akb1/153-game-promo-shows-some-of-the-153-datable-idols

Cool! For a bigger treat, not only the AKB48 girls are here but also from sister groups SKE48, NMB48, and HKT48! Cool! The biggest AKB48 dating sim, ever!

Scoop: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-08-07/akb48-akb1/153-game-promo-shows-some-of-the-153-datable-idols

You know it's weird why the Japanese government relying on AKB48 as their very own...stimulus package. Seems that their popularity really led the Japanese government to use them to boost their economy. I mean what do they gonna do? Do concerts during stock market exchanges?

(audience laughing)

Anyway, on that bombshell, that's the news!

Judge. New GS

The Spindle Grille

Oh wait, hang on. You thought I haven't recognize this one, don't you? Yes, I know, this is the new corporate look for Lexus called the Spindle Grille and you wanna guess what's that car we're driving? Nope, you're wrong because, ladies and gentlemen, part of the now-on-sale Forza 4 August Playseat Car Pack, it's the all new 2013 Lexus GS.

Grand Touring Sedan in F-Sport clothing

No, I wasn't kidding though, this is the real thing. This is the one with the Spindle Grille on it. This really is the 4th generation GS. Although it may said F-Sport, this isn't a firebreathing sports saloon made to wet the driver's pants. This is just a normal executive saloon car made for Asians in business suits who want to take a day out at some golf course in downtown Tokyo.

I didn't like the old Lexus GS, starting from the S140 (1991-1996), S160 (1997-2004), and the S190 (2005-2011). Anyway, the first two I've mentioned. Well, you know, the S140 and the S160, which are the Toyota Aristo in Japan. By the looks of it, these maybe look dull, boring, and a bit more of an electronic typewriter that you brought it at the office. The S140 is made for the senior-aged while the S160 is more of a E-Class copycat because of the headlamps. Also, I am not a big fan of the S190 Lexus GS because....what do you think? Reluctantly dull perhaps? Given the choice then I have picked a car that once said is better looking than the S190 Lexus GS and it was made by an American car maker and in fact, I just did.

The car who waited....

This, however, is the all new GRL10 Lexus GS and unlike the previous three generations, this looks stunning. The Spindle Grille really made it more aggressive and sharper, reminds me of the LF-Gh concept car I saw in New York last year. This car is about as cool as your bowtie, your fez, your Stetson, or your glasses. It is really that cool but it's difficult to explain why.

The interior though, it looks more like the BMW 5-Series but with all that 60:40 split-screen monitor, the Remote Touch, and all of those luxury peripherals, it seems that it's now even more advanced than the old GS's interiors of yesteryears. In case you have a gal trying to get in, she might be shocked to see one and she will say..."I'm in my nightie..." He he....he he he....

The one I'm driving on Forza Motorsport 4, however, was the GS350 F-Sport with the optional 4WD powertrain. Really? 4WD powertrain? How's that possible? Is it a mistake? Afraid not. This is not the erratum like we faced on the RUF CTR2 last month. This is just an optional feature equipped for some unknown purposes. It's a GS350 F-Sport with a 4WD, which in Japan, will cost about 7 million Yen. With the 4WD, it's all about the all-round grip and nothing usual. Sure, a Lexus GS with a 4WD layout is made to tackle through the wet but by the time you'll launch this, the 4WD system will hinder its start. Sure, it maybe set to 4WD but no matter because I can make it rear-wheel drive because if the New GS's a rear-wheel drive, it has to be that kind because by noticing the RWD layout on the New GS, it weighs less than the GS350 F-Sport 4WD and perfect weight distribution so handling feels like your favorite Aristo of yesteryears.

A showdown that gets interesting....

Either way, what I have here under the bonnet is a 3.5L V6 DOHC 2GR-FSE engine that generates about 318PS of power and 380Nm of torque. For FR variants, it will consume about 9.9km/L while 4WD variants get about 9.4km/L, all based on Japan's JC08 mode test cycle. It's mated with a 6-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters. Yep, paddle shifters on the Lexus. For the previous three generations, when I see the speedo reading up about 180kph, that's how you got personal because all Japanese cars, but not most of it, have speedometers read about 180kph. Don't forget that, folks. You can't max out a Japanese car that has a speedometer read up to 180kph (110mph). If you ever think that if you want to convert a speedometer from 180kph to something that is above the 180kph limit though, you're a crook and that's illegal to swap speedometers. Again, if you have a JDM car, it is illegal to upgrade the speedometer from 180kph (110mph) upwards because....like what Matilda said "It's illegal" and "you're a crook".

Happily however, on the new Lexus GS, the speedometer reads up to 260kph instead of the Japan-normal 180kph so, no harm done, as long as you're not exceeding the speedo limit. Ugh, why do illegal street racers who drive JDM cars want to  upgrade the speedometer from 180kph (110mph) upwards? That's against the law, right?

Anyway, forget about and still, I would now go for the new Lexus GS (GRL10) rather than any of the old Toyota Aristo models whose speedos read up to 180kph. This car made me want to play Forza 4 all over again rather than the rival video game. I would gladly want to have one rather driving something that lead me nothing but Dressy Alice, Rainy Suzuran, Random Color Beauty, Digital Spacecraft, Cutie Insect, Weeping Wisteria, Burning Performer, or Stratos Butterfly. It is that good and that is interesting. 

The Beast below Dunsfold

Driving Music (What is the name of the song on car commercial?) Vol. 40

Oh...hey...Been checking the roof our our blog and guess what? We found some holes of it. Holes are made by idiots who are obsessed for car commercial songs and hey, we're flooded with damages from our blog such as "bmw x1 become one commercial song", "song from bmw commercial olympics 2012", "bmw m5 commercial song", "subaru commercial song rainbow", "porsche boxster commercial song", among many others.

To those who kept doing this...I have a word with you...DISPUTE REJECTED. CLAIM HAS BEEN REINSTATED! Get it? That's what you get for doing these kind of unpleasant things. Have you guys never learned your lesson? Be warned. CISPA is on to us....

Anyway, while we're diddling right about now, another set of five DRIVING MUSICS (Car Commercial Songs) for us to find...

5) Won't Let You Leave by Jenny O - from the US Subaru "Rainbow" commercial

4) Zdarlight by Digitalism - from the 2009 BMW X1 Commercial

3) Modern Drift by Efterklnag - From the 2012 Audi "Vorsprung Durch Technik" brand ad

2) Everywhere I'm Goin by The Go - From the Peugeot 4008 commercial

1) Deeper Love by Anastacia - from the Skoda Citigo commercial

...There you go folks. In case you've been messing up with my blog again with all you what's the song in a car commercial, why not comment below?