Sunday's NASCAR Monster Energy Cup race in Pocono has became one heck of a close-combat match between whose going to take the checkered flag at the end of the race and with thrills like this, petrolheads of America are surely want to see more NASCAR action like this.
At the end of Lap 50, Kyle Busch cleared Stage One while in Lap 56, someone missed a gear change and that's the #88 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. behind the wheel. In Lap 95, Jimmie Johnson slams the wall in Pocono while struggling to turn left during the heavy impact.while Jamie McMurray's #1 car caught in flames. In Lap 99, at the end of Stage 2, Keselowski almost turned Chase Elliot while in Lap 150, the heated catch-up between Ryan Blaney and Kevin Harvick is just too darn hot to miss and in the end, Ryan Blaney wins the Pocono 400 race.
Renault's first crossover SUV, the Koleos, is now on its second-generation and it's now larger, roomier, and more luxurious than the old Koleos it replaces while most of the modern-day Renault DNA has been injected inside and out so you might expect that this is just another Renault with the same look as the other new Renaults from the range but it's too early to tell about it until later. So, what's it all about?
2017 Renault Koleos
It's hardly almost a decade passed since Renault introduced its first ever 4x4 crossover to the world and for this second-generation Koleos, it's ready to mark a new beginning for Renault's first crossover in the lineup with new design, new interior, and new features that will keep it competitive in today's conditions. As mentioned earlier, most of the modern-day Renault DNA has been injected inside and out so you will notice that it dons the same exterior cues from the Espace, Talisman, Scenic, and Megane. As on the inside...
2017 Renault Koleos interior
Renault's becoming the French equivalent of BMW because like Bimmers, the Renaults of today are donning the same new interior look and pretty soon, most Renaults will don the same interior over and and over again but what's that really for? Cost-saving measures? No one ever know but onto the subject of being larger than the old Koleos, seating for five people still holds but it's surprisingly roomier than the old Koleos as well as the boot space good enough for all those open spaces. In addition to that, offers luxury car features in a not-so-expensive crossover such as BOSE Surround Sound System and it even comes with Renault's R-Link 2 that comes with smartphone connectivity that works well with your iPhones and Androids courtesy of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
2017 Renault Koleos
The new Koleos is powered by an all-diesel lineup consisting of a 1.6L and a 2.0L Energy dCi engine with 175PS of power and 380Nm of torque with CO2 emissions of 156g/km. They are mated with either a 6-speed manual gearbox and an XTRONIC CVT sourced from Nissan. Because the new Koleos uses the same underpinnings from the Nissan X-TRAIL, it comes with ALL-MODE 4x4-i made to tackle any surface and weather with ease. With settings like AUTO, LOCK, and 2WD, this system makes the new Koleos to adapt through any road conditions no matter the weather and due to its new platform which is a joint effort of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, it feels very moderate to drive on the road.
2017 Renault Koleos
Active Emergency Braking System, Lane Departure Warning, Safe Distance Warning, Traffic Sign Recognition, Blind Sport Warning, Tiredness Detection, rear view camera, Automatic High/Low Beam headlines, parking sensors, and Easy Park Assist, these are some of the safety features the new Koleos has to offer and it can be controlled via the R-Link 2 tablet on the dashboard. This is like usual formation for Europe's cars because it's EU regulation for most cars to come ready with safety tech and why would anyone care about it anyhow.
The new Renault Koleos starts at 29,900 Euros while the more luxurious Initiale Paris variant, with special luxurious equipment on it and exclusive colors, costs 41,400 plus on-road costs. So, while the design is plain stale for a modern-day Renault, the new Koleos is a big step for the crossover market and with the ALL-MODE 4x4-i system, R-Link 2, and larger dimensions, expect some healthy reception about the newly regenerated crossover from Renault.
- The Department of Justice is pressing rebellion charges against 11 individuals in Marawi City, including the mother of the Maute brothers, Farhana, and former Marawi Mayor Fajad Salic.
- Some college students from the University of Eastern Philippines were irked instead of being thankful with the government's free tuition. A certain student said that instead of having less to pay, they now face additional payments for this school year.
- A huge fire broke out in a 27-floor block of flats in central London and British police said people were being treated for injuries and residents were being evacuated.
- US President Donald Trump considers ousting Robert Mueller from the special counsel and activist group Common Cause demands the Congress to name an independent commission whether or not Trump fires Mueller.
- The jury deciding Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial adjourned after 16 hours of deliberations over 1 and a half days failed to reach the verdict. The Norristown jurors reviewed the entertainer’s account as well as that of his accuser during a long day on Tuesday. Several members of the jury of seven men and five women looked exhausted as they filed into court around 9:20 p.m. to be dismissed for the night.
- All 80 examples of the Koenigsegg Regera hypercar has officially sold out.
- Aston Martin's new V12 Vantage AMR will be the most powerful Vantage ever built with 595HP of power produced from its 6.0L V12 engine tweaked for this special machine.
Aston Martin V12 Vantage AMR
- The new BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo has been unveiled and serves as the replacement to the old 5-Series Gran Turismo with fastback styling.
2018 BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo
- Riko Sakurauchi from Love Live Sunshine, in her Kimino Kokorowa Kagayaiterukai costume glory, is the next to receive the DreamTech figure treatment. It arrives this December 2017 and priced at 14,800 Yen plus tax and delivery.
DreamTech Riko Sakurauchi
- Surprise! The brand new opening sequence for the upcoming season of Disney's Star vs. The Forces of Evil was unveiled during the Annecy Animation Festival.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is expected to visit North Korea tomorrow for a trip the State Department said was not an official US visit.
Rodman, who first met with Kim Jong-un on previous trips to Pyongyang and called him "awesome" declined to answer questions when he was seen by reporters at the Beijing International Airport.
Rodman's representatives didn't respond for that matter and he defended his travels, saying in an interview years ago they would help "open the door" to North Korea.
- The mother of the Maute brothers is set to be transported after CDO inquest proceedings for her rebellion case. Farhana is the mother of Omar and Abdullah, the founders of the Maute Terrorist Group while their father, Cayamora, was directly transported in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig after being arrested in Davao.
- Light to moderate rains to experience in eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, and SOCCSKSARGEN.
- The Department of Information and Communications Technology abolished the fear of the public that the BPI's systems been hacked.
- Panama established formal diplomatic ties with China and broke with Taiwan in a major victory for Beijing that bolsters its claims of sovereignty over what it regards as a renegade island.
- A package exploded at South Korea's Yonsei University in Central Seoul, injuring a staff member who opened it in his office. News reports told that the blast sent small bolt nails flying from the package. It said the engineering faculty member was not seriously injured, suffering burns to his arm, and was being treated at the university hospital.
- Hyundai unveiled their first ever compact crossover called the Kona.
- Citroen unveiled the C3 Aircross, their newest compact crossover which is part of the French carmaker's ambitious SUV offensive.
- Julie Andrews will not appear in the upcoming Mary Poppins Returns movie, according to the film's director.
- your name.'s director Makoto Shinkai denies his alleged affair with the editor, according to reports.
- In time for her birthday, the final addition to the Love Live! Sunshine!! Nendoroid range, Mari Ohara, has been unveiled! It's available to order starting at 3,241 Yen plus taxes and delivery and arrives this November.
For the first time in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced each other at the NBA finals for the third time. There is no such team rivalry in history that they will face against each other again and again for the third time until now and while both teams won their championship titles in the past, the third time they face each other in this year's NBA Finals had been the most intense rivalry ever crafted in the history of NBA.
In the first three games, the Warriors almost dominated every quarter against the Cavaliers, but when Game 4 came, the luck has changed in favor of the Cavaliers. Now in Game 5, both teams are going to finish it by themselves.
In the first quarter, thanks to their merciless three point throws, interceptions, and blocks, the Cavaliers lead at the score of 37 to 33, but when the second quarter hits, the Warriors are coming back alive, especially ace players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, and despite single-digit gaps, they keep on fighting until at the end of the fourth quarter; where the winner is decided. Yep, it's the Warriors that finished the match against the Cavaliers at the final score of 129-120.
This is their second championship win in three years and this is a definitive proof that the Dubnation show their "strength in numbers."
If you are very busy with the hit anime series based on Level 5's hit video game franchise, Yo-Kai Watch, you may have strongly familiar with the gadget the show's main character Keita Amano (Nate Adams) wears which is none other than the Yo-Kai Watch.
Throughout the show, Keita has wore different versions of the Yo-Kai Watch from the first one when the show began three years ago, the Zero model we saw in the Yo-Kai Watch 2 games, most importantly the one in the movie Keizou Amano (Nathaniel Adams) wore before handing it over to the would-be grandson at the end of the film, the U Prototype ringing new tribe songs and the fact that another Yo-Kai Watch user has one by the name of Inaho Misora, and now this...
Welcome everyone to the Yo-Kai Watch DREAM, the current Yo-Kai Watch model our main character is wearing from the TV series as well as the Yo-Kai Watch 3 games. The folks from BANDAI made a replica of the latest Yo-Kai Watch model Keita wore in the show and it became a must have for every Japanese kids' birthday present (or Christmas).
If you're in Japan and if you're looking for this kind of Yo-Kai Watch toy, it's hard to guess how much is this because on the official website, it's "PRICE ON APPLICATION" so you only need to request to the merchant how much this is. Long time ago, the first two Yo-Kai Watches, the original and the Zero, costs you 3,200 Yen plus tax, while the Yo-Kai Watch U Prototype costs you 4,200 Yen plus tax. Whatever this is, it's hard to guess how much this costs so it's everyone's guess.
Anyway, let's have a look at this Yo-Kai Watch DREAM toy...
Now that's some golden touch to the familiar design we love when we first fall in love with the Yo-Kai Watch.
This strap has a nice American theme to it. Perhaps no wonder the Yo-Kai Watch story enters the age of the American Yo-Kais such as Tomnyan, the KK Brothers, USApyon, and the others.
Lights emitting red while engaging Search Mode. The sound of the watch emitting scanning noise is now improved and it takes to getting used to this noise.
This Watch comes with two Yo-Kai Medals; Jibanyan and Robonyan USA. If you noticed something different with Jibanyan, that's because what you have here is the Dream Medal but let's talk about that later on because when you insert the watch, you are greeted with the brand new summoning jingle that varies by tribe and no matter the medal or the tribe, it plays one of seven roulette jingles but how it ends will be everyone's guess. In the case of the Yo-Kai Dream Medal, special dialogues will be triggered at the end of the summoning sequence. If it's good, the special dialogue will be good but if its bad, then it's the opposite. You get the point.
There's another thing you can do with the Dream Medal because with the Dream Medal present, hold the search button to trigger Charge Mode. When it says "3...2...1...", hit the Search Button to engage it and let's hope that the roulette hits the bottom middle of the watch or else you'll have to try and try again until it hits! When it hits the bottom middle of the Yo-Kai Watch DREAM, congratulations! Your Dream Medal's now charged! Some say you'll trigger something special with this by scanning its QR code behind the medal on the Yo-Kai Watch 3 SUSHI/TEMPURA/SUKIYAKI game for the Nintendo 3DS.
If words can bore you down, maybe a little video digest will;
So, what's my take on the Yo-Kai Watch DREAM toy? I'm starting to love this kind of Yo-Kai Watch toy a lot and I tend to get carried away when I am busy channeling my inner Keita (Nate) with this kind of Yo-Kai Watch and if you are planning to cosplay as Keita (Nate) on your next anime convention, better start looking for one of these and pretty soon, I'll be teaching you how to dress as Keita (Nate) from Yo-Kai Watch so watch for it.
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines are still assessing the report that Omar and Mhade Maute, the founders of the Maute Terrorist Group, were killed during the fighting. Meanwhile, government troops will remain on the offensive at all Maute bases.
- The Department of Labor and Employment launched a nationwide job fair alongside with the celebration of the 119th anniversary of the Philippine Independence. Over 1,200 job vacancies for local and abroad and 680 employees participated in the said job fair.
- A year have passed since the deadly Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, and the victims of the said attack are honored at the pre-dawn ceremony.
- Protesters held rallies across the United States to denounce the sharia law, the Islamic legal and moral code that organizers say poses a threat to American freedoms, but critics believe anti-Muslim hatred is behind the condemnation.
- Alpha Conde, President of Guinea, wrote to Saudi Arabia offering to mediate the crisis between Riyadh, its allies and the tiny nation of Qatar, which they cut ties following accusations of backing terrorism.
- The Syrian troops and the Iran-backed militias have escalated attacks against a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, a possible prelude to a large-scale campaign to wrest full control of the city.
- The XBOX One X has been unveiled at this year's E3 showcase. To be on sale this November 7, this $499 XBOX One X will accommodate 4K Ultra HD and 60fps.
- For the first time in history, the all-new 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, the ultimate 911 ever built, was unveiled during the E3 showcase and named as the cover car of Forza Motorsport 7, coming this early October 2017 (Late September for Ultimate Edition purchasers due to early access privilege). The game will have over 700 cars, over 30 tracks, and new and exciting features such as driver personalization. This game is also XBOX One X enhanced to accommodate 4K graphics.
- Bandai Namco and Arc System Works together at last as Dragon Ball FighterZ was unveiled during E3 showcase and it will be unveiled this next year on XBOX One, PS4, and PC.
- Ubisoft celebrates 10 years of Assassin's Creed with the unveiling of their latest installment, Assassin's Creed Origins. Coming this late October for the PS4, XBOX One, and PC, the untold origin tale of the franchise takes players to Ancient Egypt as Bayek, whose story will lead to the foundation of the Brotherhood.
The Silver Arrows are roaring back alive at the Canadian Grand Prix of this season's Formula 1 championship and as demonstrated by Mercedes-AMG's 1-2 finish by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, the competition just keeps heating up as Hamilton struggles to play catch up against Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the standings or else he'll snag last year's title from Hamilton.
Behind the post-race heat for Hamilton comes a first-lap disaster as Carlos Sainz's car was crippled by Romain Grosjean, causing him to enter the corner. Even Felipe Massa has fallen victim to Sainz's downfall in the first lap. Both drivers survived the crash. After some first lap disaster, there are some who couldn't make it to the podium such as McLaren-Honda's Fernando Alonso whose care suffered from engine failure.
Post-race results, Vettel still leads Hamilton by 12 points while Mercedes retaken the constructor championship lead with 8 points ahead from Ferrari.
The next race will be at Azerbaijan on the 25th of June.
For some reason, the last three venues on this season's FIA Formula E such as Berlin, New York City, and Montreal, have spawned into two-parters; one by Saturday and the other on Sunday, and being two-parters mean double overtime for the FIA Formula E drivers while this is double the work for them, it's all in the name to keep the momentum going and for Berlin, this is no exception being the first of the last three venues of this season given the two-parter treatment.
In Part One of the Berlin ePrix, Mahindra's Felix Rosenqvist is the winner while ABT Schaeffler's Lucas Di Grassi placed 2nd and Mahindra's Nick Heidfeld placed 3rd. In the Second Part, meanwhile, Sebastien Buemi from Renault e.dams wins the Berlin ePrix with Rosenqvist placed 2nd and Di Grassi's in 3rd place.
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The next of the three two-parters in this season is in New York City on the 15th and 16th of July.
One of the most recognizable creatures in the Doctor Who franchise, the Ice Warriors, returned in the recent episode of this series of Doctor Who, titled Empress of Mars, and this episode brings sovereign and allegiance to a terrifyingly new meaning on another planet.
The Doctor and Bill Potts ventured under Mars during the 19th Century when the British made the planet part of their empire and with an unusual ally, they ventured deeper to discover the Empress of Mars and this how the allegiances between the two species are tested. Well, don't want to spoil what happened but with Bill muttering too much movie references and how the episode ends in a surprising twist, it never feel so alive.
So, does this episode surprise you? Take it from this episode's writer, Mark Gatiss, and Matt Lucas, who plays Nardole in this show, in the latest DW Fan Show webcast.
Whether if you're ready for some quiet Sunday drives, the best songs for your next road trip should need to be ready before setting off so it's time to jot down another set of Driving Musics that will get you ready for your quiet Sunday drives.
1) Fire Bird by MIYAVI - from the Honda Fit commercial
2) Song 2 by Blur - from the Aussie Toyota Corolla hatchback commercial
3) Who's That Boy by 松田聖子 - from the Subaru Rex commercial
4) Precious Heart by 松田聖子 - from the Subaru Rex commercial
5) Are You Gonna Be My Girl? by Jet - from the Renault Captur commercial
6) Blue Eyed Girl by Mikal Cronin - from the US Subaru Impreza commercial
7) I Just Wanna Party by Andrew Synowiec - from the GM Korea Chevrolet Orlando commercial
8) Figlio Perduto by Sarah Brightman - from the Ssangyong Rodius commercial
9) The Way You Look Tonight by Westlife - from a Hyundai Veracruz commercial
10) Mace The Knife by Westlife - from a Hyundai Veracruz commercial
Driving Music from Leopaul's Blog is the segment where solves every car enthusiasts' questions about the title of the song of car commercials...with the risk of MATCHED THIRD PARTY CONTENT on their status. It's your jam. Drive to the Music You Love.
