Saturday, March 2, 2013

"So Good"

On the March 1, 2013 episode of Bubble Gang...

- Painter gags with hassling poses...

- Paolo Contis discusses about different kinds of TEXTING on the TEXT EDUCATION sketch...

- It's time for another SINUNGALING SINO GALING!

- More quotes to live by from Tata Lino

a) Mga bagay dapat ginagamit sa tama at hindi sa maling silbing ito. Tulad ng kamatis na matatagpuan sa buong mundo, itinatanim para kainin at hindi binabato.

b) Parang pagsakay sa escalator ang pag-asenso. Kahit gaanong kabilis ang hakbang, hindi ka makakarating sa taas kung pababa ang sasakyan mo

c) Mga ganyang kalokohan, parang MP3 player. Dapat sinasarili mo na lang at hindi mo na sina-share...

d) Ang kalabaw, hindi sinasadyang kumakapal ang balat niya pero pag pinayagan mo yan, sinasadyang kakapal ang mukha niya kaya dapat sa putikang magtiis at wag siyang maglinis.

- Bubble Gang does KFC Streetwise Box by spoofing this ad as KSP STRETWISE BOX! Yan ang diskarteng STREETWISE! So Good!

Bubble Gang does KFC


- Pickup Lines!

- Listen to your dad and THAT'S AN ORDER!

- Basty Kulit, a little boy, is busy bothering the sari-sari store every day...

- Spending time with the kabit is much more convincing when you're sharing experiences...

Forza 4: Who let the A4's out?

Oh, look who's booked in at the Top Gear Test Track on Forza Motorsport 4. It's those high-performance variants of the Audi A4 through the years. The S4 B5, the S4 B6, the RS4 B7, and the  S4 B8, those were high-performance models of the Audi A4 through the years but those cars are arguing that which one is better. To settle those differences, my inner Stigness send me to lap these cars round the Top Gear track one by one by one to find out which of these "A4 on steroids" is the best...

Let's start with the S4 B5




Based on the Typ 8D (B5) A4, the S4 succeeds from the first Audi C4 S4 when it was debuted in 1997 as part of the Audi A4 B5 minor change.

The B5 S4 is equipped with a 2.7L V6 twin-turbo engine which includes a cast iron cylinder block with two aluminum alloy cylinder heads. This engine produces 265PS of power and 400Nm of torque while mated with a 6-speed C90 manual transmission.

The sedan version was launched in 1997 while the station wagon variant, called the S4 Avant, was launched a year later. In 1999, the B5 S4 went on sale on the USA. Production ended in 2011 although it was sold alongside the A4 B6 through 2002 in North America.

The S4 B5 also makes motorsport history when this is the car of choice for Michael Galati at the 2001 SpeedVision World Challenge where he won the GT title in a Champion Racing S4, winning 4 races and made it to its first manufacturer's Championship.



The S4 B5 crosses the line in 1:32.861...

Now it's the B6's turn...




Following with the success of the B5 S4, the S4 model is now based on the Audi B6 A4, which was based on the Volkswagen Group B6 (PL46) platform. It was available in saloon, Avant, and Cabriolet.

For this model, the S4 B6 comes with the 4.2L V8 engine that can go 0 to 60mph in 5.6 seconds  in the saloon with manual transmission (Avant 5.8 s, Cabriolet 5.9 s) but American car magazine Motor Trend managed to make the S4 B6 go from 0 to 60 in less than five seconds.

In the USA, the S4 B6 was subjected to the $1,700 gas guzzler tax (combined 20.2 miles per US gallon (11.6 L/100 km; 24.3 mpg-imp)) for the six-speed manual sedan.



The B6 Audi S4 did it in 1:30.163...

Next up, the RS4 B7




The first RS4 was introduced in 1999 and went on sale in 2000 as an Avant-only model. From its discontinuation in 2001, Audi produced 6030 RS4 Avant models.

In 2005, the RS4 returned and it was based on the B7 Audi A4. It was available in the European public in mid 2006 and later in North America and up to its discontinuation in 2008, 10,000 units were made. It was available in three body variants; a sedan, an Avant, and a Cabriolet version.

Powered by a 4.2L FSi V8 engine and mated with a 6-speed manual transmission, the RS4 can accelerate from 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds while top speed is normally limted to 155mph.

The B7 RS4 marks a departure from the Audi RS cars tradition (where the previous RS 4 and RS 2 were available exclusively as Avants.) ever since the first Audi RS6. Unique features of the B7 RS4 are the smaller, flat bottomed steering wheel (complete with "Sport" button), Recaro shell-type race bucket seats with electrically inflatable upper and lower side bolsters, and carbon-ceramic brakes.

In Top Gear Season 7 Episode 2, Jeremy Clarkson races the RS4 against mountain climbers at the French Alps and in the end, the mountain climbers defeated the RS4. It went round the Top Gear Test track in 01:25.7.

In Top Gear Season 10 finale, James May drove the RS4 while Jeremy Clarkson's in the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG and Richard Hammond's in the BMW M3 at the Ascari Race Resort in Spain.



The RS4 did it in 1:23.201, meaning not only I beat Stig's record, it beats the other two but would that lap time be more than enough to be beaten by the current-generation Audi S4 B8? Let's find out...




From the moment the Audi B8 A4 was launched in the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, this model is now based on the Volkswagen Group MLB/MLP platform. A year later, Audi has launched an S4 model which was based on the current B8 A4.

Beginning with the B8, the saloon and Avant version was available while the convertible variant was replaced by the Audi S5 Cabriolet in 2009, the year when it went on sale for the European public.

For this model, downsizing occured because the B8 S4 replaced the 4.2L V8 engine with a 3.0L TFSi V6 engine with forced induction via a Roots-style Eaton mechanical supercharger.

Even though it's an S model, the B8 S4 competes with the BMW 335i and the Infiniti G37 since Audi discontinued the Audi B7 RS4 and Audi has never made a competitor to the BMW M3. Optional features on the B8 S4 includes active rear differential, active steering and ultra-quick electrically-adjustable shocks (both via Audi Drive Select Package).

APR Motorsport competed the B8 S4 at the Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Grand Sport (GS) class.



As it turns out, the S4 B8 managed to do it in 1:28.223, that's about over five seconds slower than the RS4 but still more quicker than the previous S4 models so I therefore conclude that the RS4 B7 is the winner of my Top Gear Forza Motorsport 4 comparisons....

Go pick the RS4 B7...because it's sonorous...

Friday, March 1, 2013

Melissa Ricks, IHAW NA!

2/28/13's Banana Nite's IHAW NA segment sees Tito Bhoy interviewing guest celeb Melissa Ricks.

And now one of KANDILA's top stories, PABINGO NG MAYNILA, NAGKAGULO NANAMAN! This happened after a game of bingo that caused big trouble.

Lastly, Jayson Gainza tries to eat his food with chopsticks in Tres Kumpares sketch, that is when he's having a bit of a trouble with it.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sa isang KANDILA

Here it is! On the 2/27/13's Banana Nite, it's the Bandila spoof we've been waiting for! Sa isang KANDILA! Hello? Oh yeah, it's KANDILA! In one of their top stories, CAMPAIGN MATERIALS SA LANSANGAN, NAGKALAT! You know what the Anti-Epal stuff is, right? Guess what? We know what the EPAL in the anti-epal malarkey is... ELECTION POSTERS ARE LOVELY! In short, EPAL.

Also, Ryan Bang checks out the most hillarious pics from FB in ETO NA POST. Pics such as a house's gates been enhanced to keep up with the car's back, a store owner has a sign says KAYA BAWAL ANG UTANG complete with the four signs, sleep-first tsine-last, and a tubero's phone number sign that says CALL ME MAYBE. Funny but solved a lot of problems!

Lastly, Iza Calzado, IHAW NA! Tito Bhoy interviews guest celeb Iza Calzado in the IHAW NA segment.

Unique taxis and a Mac

In the US Top Gear, we see the boys showed off their unique taxis made for the challenge. Tanner had a Scion xB taxi, Rut had an El Camino cabbie, and Adam come up with a Ford Ambulance Truck turned into a taxi.

Rut won the first challenge where the cabbie has to pick up passengers and luggages and head to the finish line, all three failed the second challenge that measures a taxi's comfort, and Tanner scored the most tips in the last challenge.

With Adam out, Tanner and Rut arrived at Miami to check out the McLaren MP4-12C supercar and see if it can take down a NASCAR racer driven by Carl Edwards

After five laps, seems the McLaren can't keep up against the over 900hp stock car but Carl Edwards gave a good praise about the 12C.

While it was nearly impossible to take down a NASCAR, the McLaren is the ultimate track weapon in its own right.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The UNLIMITED - Hyobu Kyosuke - Character Single series

The frightening and thrilling spin-off of the memorable Zettai Karen Children series, titled The UNLIMITED - Hyobu Kyosuke - , sure knows that this is one hell of a ride to discover who is Kyosuke Hyobu and how does the most feared ESPer from the terrorist organization PANDRA cope up with the fact that his days are numbered and how does the newest recruit from PANDRA who was unknowlingly a spy sent from the United States, Andy Hinomiya, discover the truth behind PANDRA and Kyosuke Hyobu. That series really does pack a massive suspense but anyway, let's not talk about the series because here comes the Character Single collection based on the characters from The UNLIMITED.

1) Kyosuke Hyobu (CV: Koji Yusa)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/兵部京介 starring 遊佐浩二

2) Andy Hinomiya (CV: Junichi Suwabe)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/アンディ・ヒノミヤ starring 諏訪部順一

3) Koichi Minamoto (CV: Yuichi Nakamura)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/皆本光一 starring 中村悠一

4) Syuji Sakaki (CV: Kisho Taniyama)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/賢木修二 starring 谷山紀章

5) The Children (CV: Aya Hirano, Ryoko Shiraishi, and Haruka Tomatsu)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/ザ・チルドレン starring 平野綾&白石涼子&戸松遥

6) Yugiri (CV: Nao Toyama)

THE UNLIMITED 兵部京介 Character SINGLE/ユウギリ starring 東山奈央

Guess we got everything we need to know about those character songs featured in each maxi single CD, eh? If not, let me talk about the character songs you'll be listening to in each CD. First up, Kyosuke Hyobu performs BRAND NEW EDEN while Hinomiya takes care of that with Realize Mission. Then, Minamoto performs his character song called ミライノサキへ while Syuji Sakaki can do better than that with his character song called COME TOGETHER!!!! Lastly, the heroines you once know in the past known as The Children performed their new song called Triple Message and then, the mysterious Yugiri has a character song called タカラモノ.

Apart from that, Kyosuke and Hinomiya had their own arrangement versions of the song called DARKNESS NIGHT while Minamoto and Sakaki prepped up their own arranged versions of BRIGHTEST LIGHT. The Children trumps with their brand new third version of MY WINGS and for Yugiri, she has another character song to fill the gap called 未来物語.

Case closed...

Three new NFSMW DLC packs are headed your way!

2014 Ford Fiesta ST in NFSMW

The 2012 version of Need For Speed Most Wanted is the best NFS game ever at it garnered several awards and recognition but such success wasn't quite enough. Back in December, they've launched the Ultimate Speed DLC which features five hypercars that is too fast to break the law. Now, they've launched THREE new DLC packs on NFSMW! THREE DLC PACKS! It's available NOW on the PS3 and XBOX 360 while PC owners will have to wait till March 12.

First is the TERMINAL VELOCITY pack which expands the Fairhaven City map with the addition of Fairhaven International Airport. Explore through the terminals and runways with five new cars such as the Audi RS3 Sportback, the BMW 1M Coupe, the Alfa Romeo MiTo, the all new 2014 Ford Fiesta ST, and the 2012 Porsche 918 Spyder Prototype (not to be confused with the 918 Concept featured on the game). Since the 918 Spyder Prototype is the Most Wanted car, that shouldn't be a problem for you if you have the right car to take down this nimble Porsche.

Second is the NFS HEROES pack which comes with five iconic cars that are sacred to the NEED FOR SPEED HISTORY such as the Lamborghini Diablo SV, the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 from Underground, Nissan 350Z from Underground 2, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and (you'll gonna love this) the BMW M3 GTR. As we all know, the M3 GTR was the cover car from the original 2005 version of NFSMW and since it's the Most Wanted car to beat, relive the glory!

Last is the MOVIE LEGENDS pack which comes with five cars famous for their movie appearance such as the 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, Aston Martin DB5, Aston Martin DBS, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, and the 1967 Shelby GT500. Since the 1967 Shelby GT500 is the Most Wanted car, can you catch it before it's gone in 60 seconds? (pun intended).

Scoop: http://www.needforspeed.com/news/most-wanted-download-content-extravaganza-0

Forza Horizon announces March Meguiar's Car Pack

March Meguiar's Car Pack features
the new Audi RS4 Avant

With Spring approaches quickly, the producers of Forza Horizon announced the March Meguiar's Car Pack, the car pack where six brand new cars showcasing the art of motion. Whether if it's high-performance Europeans, a one-of-a-kind Japanese supercar, a road-going version of a track version of a road car, and a French hot hatch classic. That's right, here are the cars you might be expecting...

2013 Audi RS4 Avant
2013 BMW M135i
2012 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG
2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
1998 Nissan R390 GT1
2004 Peugeot 206 RC

This car pack costs 400MSP but for season pass owners, not only you'll get this pack for free, you'll also get the final Season Pass bonus car and that's the Joss JT1.

It's available next week...

Joey Marquez, IHAW NA!

2/26/13's Banana Nite sees Tito Bhoy interviewed guest celeb Joey Marquez in the IHAW NA segment...

Then, simbahan jokes!

Then, Krissy (Angelica) and Senator Merriam (Melai) had a talk show segment called Krissy & Me.

HOT TOPIC:
1) Senator Merriam, nahuling namimick-up sa Malate!

2) Senator Merriam, sinasabing laos si Krissy!

Then, another one of SSPG jokes. Sobra-sobrang pilyong gags bawal sa bata. Tulog na!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Suzuki Spacia (MK32S)

2014 Suzuki Spacia

If you like the Daihatsu Tanto or the Honda N BOX, then Suzuki tries to lash out with its new model that some say this is the replacement to the five-year old Palette tall kei wagon. Uh-huh, this car is the replacement to the Suzuki Palette, it's called the Spacia.

The Spacia, hmmm...this is a tall kei car suitable for those who are housewives or midwives but a different kind of midwives that doesn't have the "Call the Midwife" taste and yes, even though it's just another kei car for these kinds of people, Suzuki claims that this is an all new model, a direct successor to the Palette. Yep, I said that much but how does it differ to the Palette it replaces? First of all, the Spacia uses an entirely new platform so that now...wheelbase is now 2,425mm, that's 25mm more than the Palette it replaces and with that added 25mm of wheelbase really does sums it up to the generous interior space it deserves.

2014 Suzuki Spacia interior
On the interior, it's typical Suzuki kei car interior here and on the new Spacia, like its predecessor the Palette, accommodates up to four people. Thing is though that when you make usog-usog with the rear seats pushing to the back, you might be accommodating about 170mm of legroom and that's also generous. There's one thing though on the front seat because on one seat lies a secret compartment that kinda reminds me of the time the current Mazda Premacy had when it had a secret compartment under the seats. In the Spacia, it's all that simple, find the rope and lift it up so you can find a secret compartment to put something inside and that's convenient if you're hiding a very important stuff from your peers. Kinda feels like there's about 20,000 leagues under the sofa but this isn't the sofa, it's the secret compartment from the Spacia's other front seat.

In a more expensive model, there's one feature that customers going to like and that's the satellite navigation system that integrates Bluetooth connectivity. Which means, that if you have an Apple iPhone with the Mapple Navi app on it and when connected via Bluetooth, this is a wondrous tech-savvy feature that you don't have to use your smartphone as a GPS. Only the Spacia's sat-nav connectivity does the magic for you if you want to go to the nearest grocery or the hospital or back to your work as a midwife.

2014 Suzuki Spacia
Of course, with Suzuki being the leader in fuel efficient cars because the Alto Eco, the Wagon R, and the MR Wagon being the top trumps, the Spacia can easily trump the Tanto and the N BOX alike with its record-high 29kmpl of fuel economy based on Japan's JC08 Mode standards and it comes courtesy of the same fuel-efficient feature that you've expect on the current Suzuki Wagon R. Yes, we're talking about Suzuki Green Technology, Suzuki's new low-fuel consumption technology that won last year's RJC Technology of the Year award.

The Spacia comes served with Ene-Charge, Suzuki's very own mild hybrid energy mechanism, and a new idling stop system. How Ene-Charge works you say? Let's have a recap from last year's Wagon R, okay? Ehem...You see, this Ene-Charge system, with the R06A engine combined with an electric motor and li-ion battery, ENE-CHARGE comes with an regenerative braking system and uses some level of power assist to the internal combustion engine while it can also run certain electrical equipment. So, 29kmpl, how's that feel for a taller kei car that is more fuel efficient than the Tanto or the N BOX? Don't ask me, ask Suzuki because they're the no.1 in fuel efficient cars in Japan right now.

The Spacia also comes with a turbocharged version of the R06A engine complete with Suzuki Green Technology that you get on the current Wagon R. Power is now 64PS and fuel economy for the turbocharged version is 26kmpl.

Available only in Japan this March 2013, the Spacia really knows how to trump the Daihatsu Tanto and the Honda N BOX in terms of fuel efficiency. Yep, Suzuki Motor Corporation still knows how to defend its title of being the only carmaker that makes the most fuel efficient cars on the market today. And if you're reading this from India or Pakistan, NO, THIS FUEL-EFFICIENT KEI-CAR'S NOT FOR YOU, INDIANS AND PAKISTANIS. THIS IS A JAPAN-ONLY CAR. Thank You.

Available colors: Forest Aqua Metallic, Candle Orange Metallic, Silky Silver Metallic, Fizz Blue Pearl Metallic, Innocent Pink Pearl Metallic, Bluish Black Pearl 3, Pearl White, Forest Aqua Metallic White Two Tone Roof, Fizz Blue Pearl Metallic White Two Tone Roof, Candle Orange Metallic White Two Tone Roof, and Innocent Pink Pearl Metallic White Two Tone Roof.

Photo: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Daily Servings returned in Banana Nite!

With Banana Split Extra Scoop so successful at Saturday night, it's the perfect time for its weeknight spinoff called Banana Nite and you can think of it as Daily Servings in the evening!

Bea Alonzo, IHAW NA! That's Tito Bhoy (Jayson Gainza) interviewing guest celeb Bea Alonzo in the segment where they spoofed Bandila's IKAW NA segment.

And then...nightclub jokes!

And then... ETO NA POST, where Ryan Bang checks out the funniest pics from FB.

And then...jokes at the bed that is Rated SSPG

Then...Tres Kumpares in jail mishaps.

What's in our Car Town garage today? (February 26, 2013)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

2013 Tesla Model S

What you're looking up here is Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year. Reason why Motor Trend picked the Model S as Car of the Year is because by any means of measurement, the Model S is a truly remarkable automobile. It's the first ever 4-door electric saloon car produced in California and it's offered in three battery packs; 40kWh for the base, 60kWh for the midrange, and 85kW-h for the flagship grade. In 85kW-h battery, it develops 270kW of power but for the Performance version, power is now up to 310kW.

2013 Tesla Model S

2008 Aston Martin Vantage

The V8 Vantage is the baby of the Aston Martin lineup and it slots below the V12-powered DB9. It is essentially a production version of the AMV8 Vantage concept car as seen on the 2003 NAIAS. It was powered by a 4.3L V8 engine that develops 380HP of power and 409Nm of torque while the engine was loosely based on Jaguar's AJ-V8 engine architecture. Let's not forget that Jaguar and Aston Martin belonged to Ford at that time, years before the Kuwaitis got Aston Martin and the Indians got Jaguar Land Rover.

2008 Aston Martin Vantage

2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage

What happens when you placed the DBS' V12 engine to the V8 Vantage? The result was the V12 Vantage, the high performance big brother of the V8 Vantage and slots near the DBS. Little known fact that Aston Martin used the V12 Vantage for their motorsports racing, from Super GT to the Nurburgring 24 Hours, replacing the DBRS9. Jeremy Clarkson once said that the V12 Vantage is "wonderful, wonderful, and wonderful" in the Series 13 ending of Top Gear even though he told the viewers that cars like these will soon be consigned to the history books thanks to such conditions...

2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage