BMW M3 Pickup/UTE (E92)















Following the BMW M3 Coupé, BMW M3 Convertible and BMW M3 Sedan, a fourth body variant of this globally successful high-performance sports car is about to cause a stir. Under the strictest secrecy, the world’s first high-performance pickup has been created at the BMW M GmbH development centre. The sportiest example by far in this vehicle category, the BMW M3 Pickup will fire the imaginations of all motorists with a deep appreciation of top performance matched by a keen practical bent. 309 kW/420 hp under the bonnet and a rear-axle load capacity of up to 450 kilos take the hallmark BMW M relationship between race-oriented driving pleasure and everyday utility to an entirely new level. This unique vehicle has already completed extensive test and set-up drives on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife in advance of its global unveiling on 1 April 2011.

Honds EG Civic JDM Style Tuned

Posted on Speedhunters ,a very nice and clean jdmst honda civic with Integra Type R engine

Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown 2011

Panasonic to Release World's First 100GB BD-RE XL Discs
   

Panasonic will be the first company to release rewritable BDXL media (BD-RE XL) under its brand later this month in Japan, priced at 10,000 Yen (US $119).

The company announced that the new "LM-BE100J" discs will be released in the middle of April and will be able to hold up to 100GB of data on three layers.

Until now, only write-once BD-R XL discs were available on the market.



The new rewritable BDXL (BD-RE XL) media conform to the RE4 Format Specification (BDXL), defined by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) in June 2010 as a multi-layered rewritable in BDAV with the speed of 2X and 4X. (System Description Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Part 3: Audio Visual Basic Specifications Ver.4.01 Sept. 2010 together with System Description Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Format Part 3: Audio Visual Basic Specifications Ver.2.13 Sept. 2010).

The 2x disc is compatible with Panasonic's recently released BZT900 BDXL recorder and using the DR mode, it can hold up to 12 hours of digital terrestrial (17Mbps) content, or 9 hours of BS digital (24Mbps) content.

Using high-precision layer stack technology, Panasonic has managed to make a 3-layer optical medium with stable recording and playback characteristics. In addition, the discs feature a proprietary protective hard coating technology against scratches and fingerprints.

Best-Worst Airports in the world



A report leaked from the Airports International Council, that call themselves ‘The Voice of the World’s Airports’ has shown Australia’s airports leave much to be desired compared to their international counterparts. Melbourne airport was by far the most embarrassing, coming in at number 104.

Of Australia’s airports, Sydney ranked the highest at number 67. This was followed by Townsville 71st place, Adelaide at 72, and the Gold Coast at 75. Australia was even topped by New Zealand’s Auckland Airport which came in at number 63.

European Airports didn’t fare much better though, with London Heathrow coming in at number 99, Amsterdam’s Schipol International at 93 and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle at 137. Iceland, Switzerland and Portugal took out the top 3 spots in Europe, and it comes as no surprise that Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Dubai were the highest ranked in the Middle East.

Asian Airports took out the highest rankings overall, with South Korea’s Incheon International Airport taking out the number one spot for best airport worldwide, in Asia and by size. Singapore International came in at number 2, Hong Kong at 3 and Beijing at 4 and India’s Hyderabad placed 5th. It has not yet been released who placed at the bottom of the list

The survey is conducted each year by the Council, which is made up of airport operators around the world. They claim that despite this, the reports are unbiased and that rankings are derived from identical questionnaires given to passengers at each of the terminals.
The report ranks the world’s 216 major airports into the categories of Best Airports Worldwide, Best Airport by Region, Best Improved Award by Region and Best Airport by Size.

A Melbourne taxi driver says getting a cab tomorrow night will be "next to impossible", with many Indian drivers taking the night off to watch the cricket.
India takes on Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup final tomorrow night.
Vinny Singh, who has been driving taxis is Melbourne for five years, says he knows at least 100 drivers who will be taking the night off to watch the game.
He is warning Melbourne residents not to rely on getting a taxi on Saturday night.
"I think it will be next to impossible, because I think that a lot of Indian students who are driving cabs in the night, as part of their part-time job, will be having a day off," he said.
"They will be supporting their country, their nation and their players, taking a day off tomorrow and watching cricket."
Mark Langton, a taxi operator who runs a fleet of 50 cabs, is expecting several drivers to pull out of work, but hopes he will be able to cover the shifts.
"We'll be using a lot of our newer recruits, people that might otherwise not get a shift," he said.
"It'll be like a football team with a few injuries, you'll have to pull up some of the reserve players."
But the Victorian Taxi Association's David Samuel says the match will not lead to a taxi shortage.
"As far as we're concerned, it'll be like any other Saturday night," he said.
"Most taxi drivers don't have the luxury to be able to not work Saturday night. It's a good night for them in terms of income. I'm sure they'll be out there trying to earn a buck."

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JDM-ST Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

JDM Celica GT-S

The Celica is a 2000 GT-S model coated in Toyota's Carbon Blue color.
The wheels are SSR D5R's 18x8.5 +10 in the front and 18x9 -1 in the rear. Tires are 215/35/18 Nitto Neogen all around.
It's running an OEM '03 bumper with a Greddy lip, seen here. Sideskirts are from Wings West.
Other modifications done to the Celica include a K&N intake kit, a Magnaflow exhaust, a Megan strut tower bar, along with HID headlights and foglights.

Toyota Yaris Hybrid Concept

The Yaris HSD concept makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show, marking an important step in the company’s strategy for rolling out full hybrid technology across its European model line-up.

Toyota’s goal is to offer full hybrid power in all its models in Europe as early as possible in the 2020s, a programme which began in 2010 with launch of Auris HSD in the C-segment.  Yaris HSD will bring Hybrid Synergy Drive to the supermini B-segment, which accounts for the largest share of the European new car market.

The current growth of the B-segment is one aspect of a shift in public demand.  Customers are becoming less brand-loyal, more open to products outside the mainstream and more receptive to new technologies.

Hybrid Synergy Drive in the B-segment

Fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions are established attractive qualities in the B-segment.  Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive will carry these forward with the additional benefit of offering fully electric driving capability – a function that is particularly effective in urban environments.

In all-electric EV mode the system produces zero CO2, NOx and particulates tailpipe emissions.