Scaldarsi's intimidating take on the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

As luxury cars expertly modified by professional shops with craftsmanship in mind, it always resulted to its intimidation and swagger that makes bystanders and average drivers the jitters. Give it some chrome, some loud equipment, some big engine, and whatever they see fit, they always think that there's some rich and powerful megalomaniac taking over the streets. Such example is a Mercedes-Maybach S600 flagship that was been tailored by the rising luxury vehicle company Scaldarsi Motors, situated in Montreal, Canada.

Scaldarsi Emperor I

This is the first of Scaldarsi's Emperor range and their first offering is based on the Mercedes-Maybach S600, called the Emperor I, and pretty soon, this Canada-based shop will craft Emperor machines based on luxury machines like the S-Class Coupe, the Bentley Bentayga, G-Class, and (!) the Bugatti Chiron.

The exterior modifications done by Scaldarsi is by no means the most intimidating for a modified S-Class saloons, judging from its enlarged front grille, gold accents, specially-made wheels, quad port exhaust, and a bespoke interior design packed with exotic leathers, array of gadgets, and unmatched craftsmanship.

Under the hood is the 6.2L V12 BiTurbo engine tweaked by Brabus, delivering a monstrous 888HP of power and a 0-60mph time of 3.7 seconds. Now that's scary, I dare say.

By request, Scaldarsi will offer clients with a specially-designed tote bags, a special watch in collaboration with Rolex, and a custom key fob with the Scaldarsi insignia that is too intimidating for every high rollers' pockets.

We would be extremely damned when we see this heavily-modified Maybach S-Class intimidating the traffic ahead.

URL: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/18/scaldarsi-emperor-i-maybach-s600-is-heinous/

Forza Motorsport 6: Lil Macintosh

We all enjoy driving some of the best cars McLaren offered in FM6 such as the legendary F1, the technological MP4-12C, the ultra-powerful P1, and the swift 650S. With the arrival of the baby McLaren, the 570S, via the T10 Select Car Pack in-game, we wonder how does the little one lives up to the family tree even though they got the same bloodline between them.

But first, what's it all about the 570S? Premiered at the 2015 New York International Auto Show, the McLaren 570S, the first of the British sportscar company's Sports Series, marks its entry to the luxury sports car market. As the smallest in the McLaren range, it slots below the larger 650S.

Even though it is the smallest McLaren in the range, it still comes with the same 3.8L V8 Twin Turbo engine as the McLaren family tree but true to its name, it produces 570PS of power and 442lb-ft of torque. Apart from the performance, the 570S features a full carbon fiber chassis, resulting to a dry weight of 1,313kg and the power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne.

Following its launch, the Sports Series feature additional variants aside from the 570S such as the less-powerful 540C coupe and the more cruise-worthy 570GT, which comes with road-tuned dynamics and a glass roof.

It maybe the baby in the McLaren family tree but by the way it behaves, the 570S feels like every other McLaren I knew and to compensate such a short power output in the range, its carbon fiber bodywork really makes it capable to flex its muscles through the bends. It almost feels like an extreme track toy in so many levels and if you get the hang of it, the 570S might just be the McLaren you're falling in love with since the ultra-powerful P1 and the 650S. If you got the guts to understand how the 570S feels for you, you can keep driving this car as long as you want until you figure out its inner strength hidden beneath its carbon fiber body.

To demonstrate, I'm at Silverstone to try this baby McLaren and to find out if its any good as any supercars get, I need a car capable of producing the same character as the 570S and I think I found something from the supercar history books.

As you can see here, I am rejoined by my old friend,the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and even though they produce the similar power output, the 570S has the upper hand due to its lightweight body and chassis but because the Gallardo's four-wheel drive, feels like this car wants a little "come get some" in a posthumus manner. Of course, the Gallardo's already replaced by the Huracan but its reputation as the baby Lambo that slots below its V12 brother can never be forgotten. Okay, let's start the battle, shall we?


The results: The Gallardo did it in 2:28.971 while the 570S did it in 2:26.232, around two seconds quicker. Not bad for a baby McLaren, though.

And there you have it, despite its youth, the new McLaren 570S is a well-matured supercar that is primed and ready to take on even the most mature of supercars the world has thrown at it and with this car ready to take on the world, the 570S is a prime specimen that is ready to follow the footsteps of the 650S and the P1 from the McLaren lineage. Welcome to the family.

Let's Do The News! (August 18, 2016)

- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is ready to deal with China but within in the context of the decision of a UN-backed tribunal awarding sovereign rights to the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute. Duterte made the statement after he was asked if he would be bringing up the issue during his ASEAN visit within a couple of weeks.

- Senator Leila de Lima delivered her response to Duterte's tirades against her. In her statement, De Lima said the president's move is an abuse and misuse of his executive power. She called on Duterte to stop portraying her as the enemy. The full text can be read here.

- Malacanang officials released the list of official nationwide holidays for 2017. Check it out.

- In another round of Donald Trump's provocations in the race to the White House, the Republican Presidentiable just revamped his campaign with naming Breitbart executive Steve Bannon as his campaign CEO and promoted pollster Kellyanne Conway as campaign manager. With the newly revised campaign all set, Trump is set to win back votes against his rival, Democratic Presidentiable Hillary Clinton, who's facing another conspiracy theory about her health conditions as well as the FBI sending their recorded interview of Clinton herself to the Republican-controlled Congress.

- Turkey will free some 38,000 prisoners who were detained following last month's failed coup plot. Local media report this may be to make space for people authorities detain in connection with the revolt. Those convicted of murder, terrorism, sexual abuse, and other crimes will be excluded.

- Two Team USA swimming champions are banned from leaving Brazil as authorities investigate their claim that they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro. The court on Wednesday ordered Ryan Lochte and his teammate to stay, but Lochte has already returned to the USA. He and his 3 teammates claim they were robbed on early Sunday morning as they made their way to the athletes' village in a taxi. But police have reportedly found inconsistencies in testimonies given by Lochte and another swimmer.

- A new gameplay footage for next year's BIOHAZARD 7 resident evil (Resident Evil VII biohazard) was showcased on this year's Gamescom. Check it out if you dare...

- The Metal Gear franchise will survive as gearing up for its 30th anniversary next year, Konami showcased a teaser trailer for the new survival co-op game Metal Gear Survive. It will be the first full MG game since series creator Hideo Kojima left Konami. Coming on the PS4/XBOX One/PC next year, in time for Metal Gear's 30th anniversary, this game is set after the end of Ground Zeroes where the remaining Mother Base survivors are warped to a mysterious universe and they're fighting their way to survive.



- Today marks the 57th weeksary of AlDub and right now, Maine gave Alden the to-do list while she's away to visit Teodoro in America. Will he do it? Tune it next time and find out!

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!