Gran Turismo 5

It's finally here! The long awaited Gran Turismo 5 has finally been released after 6 years of waiting. And yes, being the petrol head I am, I've got it.. the Collector's Edition =) This review wont cover all of the game just because, there is way too much to cover.

The pack includes:

*Gran Turismo® 5 game

*Exclusive limited edition 1:43 scale diecast 2009 Nissan GT-R Spec V with custom Gran Turismo livery designed by Polyphony Digital, produced by well-known collectible car maker Kyosho

*In-depth 300-page car-lover’s guide written by the experts at Polyphony Digital, covering everything from the history of the modern automobile to driving techniques and game reference material

*Custom etched Gran Turismo key chain

*Voucher for five (5) exclusive high-end cars(Including the Lamborghini Murchielago LP640 Chrome Line Edition =D) with custom Gran Turismo livery and performance upgrades

*Numbered certificate of authenticity

*Custom collector’s packaging


The Game
I would say its pretty damn good. 1031 cars, 75 tracks. Graphics was improved from the Prologue, smoke effects are better, weather and time effects are now available as well. Having played the game for a total of about only 5 hours, I noticed that the cars now handle slightly sharper than before. You can feel it, I don't know how to describe it, but you could.

A 'Course Maker' feature is available, allowing you to custom make your own track and race around it with AIs and/or friends.

 

GT Mode
Basically 'Single Player' mode. In this mode, there are 2 Specs. A Spec, which is you racing to unlock race events and leveling up to buy cars, yes now there's level requirement. B Spec is like an RPG, yes a racing RPG! You'll be in the paddock, giving instructions to your driver to pace down, maintain pace, pace up and overtake. Decisions will affect your driver's strength and mental ability. You could also see all the times distances between cars.

In addition to that, there's also options to tune your car, do maintenance(yes, the more your drive, it'll affect your performance, so maintain it) practice, race in special events, earn driver licenses, and many more.

Oh and since I have the exclusive McLaren F1 with me since I bought my game off Gamestop, every race up to now have been a breeze 'cause the AI's of the low level races are using Daihatsu's and other junky cars. =)

Lounge
A lounge is where you could meet up with other Playstation Network friends. There, you could chat, as well as hold race sessions of up to I think 12 players.

Overall
It's a complex yet unique system which was developed by the Gran Turismo crew which allows the player to manage his/her experience instead of just racing, tuning and buying like previous GT's. Race experience is much more realistic. You can actually tell when your car is going to kill you if you push an inch more gas, that's if you're decent enough to figure out when. If you want to know more, GET THE GAME!

Downside
My dream car, the Lamborghini Murchielago can't turn to save a life =( They should have given it superb handling.

Clips
Featuring the Stig's Communist Cousin! Sorry about the clip quality.
 
Me test driving the McLaren F1 on the Suzuka Circuit.

Me making sloppy donuts with the AC Shelby Cobra at the Daytona track.

Chester

The new Proton Inspira

Okay okay, so proton re-badged the Mitsubishi Lancer. Still depends on how you look at it, either Mitsubishi did a wrong move or people can have this car for a cheaper price.
Only Proton doesn't have the best track record around, at all, for whatever reasons.

Anyways, won't know it till we have tried it right?
I guess I would test drive it when its available.
Till then, here is a short clip of fun about it.



The Proton Inspira was officially launched on 10th of November.

"Get out of the driver's seat, I'll drive!"

Finally using the blog to the true purpose of blogging...

I shall blog about junk in my life ^^

The whole sentence of the title?

That's what I hear within my family. There are currently 4 drivers, parents, elder sis and me.

Funny thing is none of us like each others driving. Its a hell ride for us whenever we are not driving.

Which is pretty funny if you look at it from a stranger's point of view.

I guess its the way we drive, since my mom doesn't really know how to use the brakes and my dad doesn't know how to lift his foot off the accelerator, we being the kids have learned to drive from them.

We are not dangerous, its a little aggressive and a lot of defensive.

I guess its a good thing that I drive a Kelisa, so at least I would be scared of driving too fast. Only bad thing is its safety. Let me explain.

Kelisa safety features -

• Regular brakes, might fail under heavy load.
• No air bags. Please provide own balloons.
• Traction Control. Learn to drift.
• Crumple Zone. *very important* - Front bumper onwards till driver's seat.
• Safety Beams. Being a Malaysian made product, proud as we are about it, we are in no way confident with it's built. 
• Seat Belts - Regular.

I guess it's still better than the Myvi, it's highly flammable,

 literally..... 

Writing this way does cheer me up, in a way. 

I shall sign off with the car of my reachable dream.

Nissan 350z / Fairlady

fml...
angugu

BlupBlup Motorsports Division

Recently BlupBlup had another event.

Thank you BlupBlup for inviting!

The event was an exclusive photoshoot at Motorsports Division at Sunway.

Who are they you ask?

They are the people you go to if you want your car to look like those in Fast and Furious.

From body kits to wing doors. If you want it they have it. Just pay.

They upgrade BMW, Merc, Porshe, Ferarri, Audi, Mini and others.

Pretty cool place. Sadly I don't own any of the cars.

*sad face*

But I did make many new friends and they are very nice people.

All for now,

Enjoy.

New York Auto Show

Hello and Welcome! No, this is not Yee Jin, and not a hacker either. In fact, I'm Chester, friend of Yee Jin's, as well as Guest Blogger.

This post covers a portion of the New York Auto Show held a few months ago here in, well, New York. I'd say it was pretty good, only downside is the shame of them having only like.. half a dozen of models in the entire convention center.

We were allowed to sit in most of the cars available at the show. Of course, all the super, luxury, and pricey cars were out of reach. Well, got to sit in the Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Jaguars, 370z and several others though. Oh plus, they had 'Testing' sessions as well, meaning you could test drive some of the available cars after the convention.

Anyways, below are some pictures taken at the Auto Show. Be warned that not all pictures were good.

Lexus LFA
Mercedes AMG SLS
Chevvy Corvette ZR1
Mmmmmm MY dream Muscle Car, the Shelby Mustang
And the Ford GT, another dream.
Aston Martin DBS
Mazda RX8

Rolls Royce Ghost
Audi R8, such a beauty.
The little nimble sport cars, Lotus Exige and Evora
Lamborghini Gallardo Balboni
Gallardo Spyder
R-Factor Race Simulator, everyone before me never made it past 9th Position, whereas I finished 1st. Bangga XD
And to finish it off, XD

Super Auto Mix 2010..fail...

Well personally I think the event was quite a failure.
Since I could only make it to the first day,
I didn't manage to see much.
Worst still, being as Malaysian as they can, the event had a very sluggish start.
From pictures in FB, you can tell there wasn't many people as well.

Here is the post from Baldwin and Meiyen

Just blow up the pictures. Too many to post 1 by 1.