GT6 is available to pre-order in EB GAMES

Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition is now available to Pre-order in EB GAMES.
The Price is $115 and the release date is 06/12/2013.

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In the Edition, this is a pre-order bonus. Pre-order Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition - PlayStation 3 to receive a Bonus Gran Truismo 6 GT Precision Pack!

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Limited Time Only!

GT Fans! Don't miss out!

Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition - EB GAMES


Henry Bi
Super Car Blog Australia 

VW SCIROCCO R

The updated version of the Volkswagen hot hatch the Scirocco R debuts next month in Australia with updated features such as a new front sports grill, side body skirts, updated exhaust system and a brand new multi-media interface. The stunning and sleek 2 door coupe/hot hatch  may seem like an ordinary sports car, but as soon as the engine warms up and and you hit the turbo, the instant speed comes and you wonder at the back of your mind whether this car can compete in the super car level in the car industry.

 I personally own one and the feeling of purchasing this car for the price of 60k was unbelievable, the driving experience when you're driving on a warm summer night is priceless. Now lets get onto some statistics of the car itself. The car can get to 100km/h in just 6 seconds flat with the engine producing 188kw of power through the front wheels. As this car is a front wheel drive it loses to its twin brother the Golf R from 0-100km/h by 0.3 seconds because of its four wheel drive system. As the Scirocco R is a front wheel based car it saves 125kg compared to its twin brother, and is faster around a track.

As this car is a hot hatch its main competitors are the renault megane, ford focus rs, bmw 135i and the A250 sport. The Volkswagen is the cheapest in price when it comes to quality and peformance, it outbids the renault and ford with higher standards in interior quality and performance. It is also better than the BMW and the mercedes when as it is not worth paying a extra 25k premium for a car which is not better in performance and the interior qulaity of the two german brands are not even that much better than the Scirocco R.

In my opinion the Scirocco R is one of the prettiest looking hot hatches on the market now anbd with the new upcoming face lifted model heading into the showroom in the next quarter of the year it is one of the ticklist car enthusiasts must try and possibly own one in the near future.



Charles Hong
Super Car Blog Australia

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FAST FURIOUS 6 Zooms Into Theaters

The movie picks up where the franchise left off. As a small nod, to Brian (Paul Walker) asking Dom (Vin Diesel) for a heads up race one-on-one to settle who is the fastest between the two of them. If you’re a fan of the characters, you’re already in the theatre watching at this point. Maybe you’re rooting for Brian or maybe you’re rooting for Dom to win. Or maybe you’re just rooting for the tuner versus muscle car. Or maybe you don’t care and you’re just along for the ride.

But that’s what these movies are and have become, little in-notes and nods to the previous film and maybe the film before that. Or even the film before that. We’re along for the ride and in this case Brian and Dom are rushing to the hospital, as Mia (Jordana Brewster) is about to give birth (another storyline being tied up from 2011’s Fast Five). Meanwhile halfway across the globe we’re being re-introduced to Agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) who is now partnered up with Riley (Gina Carano) as they track down international criminal Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) and his own crew of associates which somehow includes a resurrected Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). Which is a nod to the after credits scene from Fast Five, where everyone in your audience let out a collective ‘what the...’.

And that’s how the storyline ties itself together, as Letty supposedly died in Fast & Furious (2009). It’s simple reasoning and enough to drive the entire crew to be there for one another on principle. And there is a familial beauty to it – it’s a relatable notion. Not that going globetrotting with fast cars is the norm. But there is a sheer brilliance to the relevancy, which Chris Morgan (writer) and Justin Lin (director) have been working on character wise since 2006′s The Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift (which is, ahem, now canon). And again, it’s probably the singular reason why you are watching this movie. You love the characters.

Vin Diesel put it best when they were planning Fast Five, “they wanted to do the characters justice.” Except when they put pen to paper the overarching storyline was so big they divided everything into sequels, because it was just so much. But it’s a care to characters rarely seen in films. Especially when a franchise becomes storied. I think it’s something even the Harry Potter franchise failed at, as there was a/are missing detail(s), in my opinion, that could’ve wrapped up the characters there better. Even Twilight did it better (I thought). And it’s something we’re also witnessing with Marvel and their on-going universe. At the end, a part of it becomes one part nostalgia and maybe another part source material. So in all the ways I compare and contrast those movies, I’m looking simply at why people keep going to see sequels. You’ve grown to like (in no particular order) Dom, Brian, Roman, Han, Tej, Gisele, Mia, Letty, etc every character that has been introduced into this franchise. They’re fun to watch. It’s a level of consistency and simplicity and oddly still in a movie about fast cars. It stays to its roots, isn’t without it’s conveniences but doesn’t shy away from them.

It’s pretty amazing to see how far these movies have come along since The Fast & The Furious came out in 2001. I mean really, it’s been over a decade and we’re now at our sixth installment. And again, really the thought of stretching out fast cars, cool characters, stereotypical action, into seven films – it’s downright absurd. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that. It’s a strange attraction these films have created. But that’s the point. Absurdity, insanity and any other associated adjective can be attributed to the Fast & Furious franchise. Because simply this franchise as a whole is the very definition of a guilty pleasure. I know it is for me, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It’s almost to a point of bias and that’s what makes writing this review so fun.

But that right there is the entertainment of it. In the simplest ways, we’re watching a soap opera, with romanticized action and characterization. The ideology of ‘having everything you want, but it not being enough’, ‘some place to call home’, ‘friendship’, ‘loyalty’, and ‘family’. All of that is relatable. When a film leaves you wanting more, I think a movie has done its job and that’s what Furious 6 did.

And just when you think the gas hadn’t been pushed hard enough, this film still has its mid-credits scene where this time, your audience will let out a collective “holy...”.

Because I ate first at the table, I’ll say the grace “thank you for summer movies, popcorn, matinees, and above all else, thank god for fast cars.” Okay that might’ve been a little corny, but whatever.

Personally for me, I loved the movie. It had hot cars, hot girls and great action. I give it an 8/10.


Jack Wu
Super Car Blog Australia


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http://bucksandcorn.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/fast-furious-6-thank-you-god-for-fast.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKi5XoeTN0k

Audi R8

The supercar that's slower than a hot hatch. Hardly a tagline to brag about, but the inescapable truth is that in 0-100km/h-land, the new R8 V8 Spyder is slower than Audi's own RS3 - 4.8secs plays 4.6secs, in case such knowledge tickles your fancy.

Now this has to be at least mildly embarrassing for Audi, and potentially wickedly embarrassing for owners should they find themselves being whipped off the line by a pint pot hot hatch costing less than half as much. But for the time being I'm prepared to gloss over that, because if we know anything about the R8, it's that it should not be underestimated.

Especially not in V8 trim. Yes, it's the entry-level model and is therefore by definition the poor relation to the V10, but although an office straw poll suggests general opinion is against me, I actually prefer the way the V8 drives. It's 60kg lighter than the V10 and - at the risk of seeming totally pretentious - that does make a difference, the V8 being slightly more agile and sweeter to drive.

It's not just the joy of driving with nothing but the sky above your bonce, although that certainly plays a part. Let's call it aural accompaniment - noise just isn't a descriptive enough term for what the Spyder offers that the coupe doesn't. Or at least doesn't to anything like the same extent.
Anyway, time for another point of contention... that the V8 sounds better than the V10. The flagship's 5.2-litre has this wonderful fluted, mellifluous, woofly tone which is undeniably lovely; but the 4.2-litre V8 sounds a bit more dangerous. It barks and has an angry, raucous edge that really gets under your skin and makes bits of you tingle.

What this is all building up to, in a roundabout and drawn-out way, is that the V8 Spyder could well be the finest R8 that Audi makes. And therefore the finest version of one of the best sports cars of the last decade. No pressure.

The engine has been updated a bit since the R8 first appeared in 2007 and has gained 10bhp in the process, but this is still the same naturally aspirated 4.2-litre V8 that appeared in the old RS4, not the all-new 444bhp V8 from the RS5. And if I'm honest, it's not as punchy as I remember. It's quick alright, but the Spyder's weight has exacted a small penalty, and the V8 doesn't sear through each gear. Still reckon it would happily pull clear of an RS3 above 60mph though, and no turbo engine has ever had throttle and engine response to match this. And like I said at the outset, pure speed isn't what this car is all about.

And the driving? If you want to be ultra-pedantic, the coupe is the way to go as it's just that bit more incisive. But who wants to be a pedant when faced with a car like this? The Spyder is 99 per cent as good and gives you all the open air benefits, too. There's no structural wobble, so it turns into corners cleanly and gives you oodles of confidence - not something that can be said of every mid-engined supercar. Better or worse than the V10 Spyder? Again, really too close to call, but the fact that in all meaningful areas the V8 matches the more-expensive V10 tells you all you need to know.
The ‘lesser' model does do without the two-mode magnetic ride adaptive suspension, but the standard set-up is extremely well judged, and if you do want the impressive comfort/sport duality that the dampers give, they're on the options list .

As are plenty of other things. The R8 Spyder is neither a cheap car, nor a particularly well-equipped one and the list price will soon swell into six figures once you've had a dabble in the brochure. Do you need to? Well, our test car was as beautifully built, designed and finished as you'd expect, but did do without tasty bits and bobs like the trim inserts that lift the cabin ambience further. Ideally I'd like to sit a fraction lower in the cabin, but, as with the gearlever, there's no faulting the weighting and action of the pedals and controls.

But let's conclude by going back to the question I posed earlier. Is this the best R8? Others here may cite the V10 Spyder, the dynamically obsessed may opt for a V8 coupe, but for me personally, this is my favourite.

Jack Wu
Super Car Blog Australia

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Need for Speed!

As a car racing gamer, Need For Speed is another classical series we have to play!

Now the Newest NFS is coming soon.

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Need for Speed: Rivals is the 20th work under this series.

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The most exciting things for us is that it restores the Cop Versus mode. Players can act both Cops and Gang members and drive the refitted vehicles without rules between the buildings.

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What's more, in the new game, all the players can join the battle-net to race with other players all in the world. This is greatly enhanced the fun of the game.

At last, Need For Speed： Rivals will land almost platform, PC, PS3, PS4，XBOX ONE, XBOX 360 and others.

The Release date is 19th，Nov, 2013. 

Need For Speed

Henry Bi
Super Car Blog Australia 

GT6 officially announced, Landing PS 3 by the end of 2013

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Sony has officially published GT6 on the GT anniversary at Silverstone. It will be landing at the end of 2013  on the PS3 platform.

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GT6 introduces new tracks, vehicles, user interfaces, as well as new engines. And, Players can also join games via a smart-phone or a tablet.

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It is reported that all the GT5 cars will be retained, and it also added to a number of historic cars, road cars and racing cars. There will be 1200 cars when the game released.

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Britain's Silverstone will join GT6, as one of the new seven locations. The total number of location  is 33, including 71 tracks, of which 19 are new.


Let us look forward to its arrival.

Gran-Turismo

Henry Bi
Super Car Blog Australia 

Aston Martin DB9

Butterscotch. Trundle wheel. Skinny-dipping. It really doesn't matter what we write here. We can tell you the new Aston DB9 doesn't drive as well as a 911, we can point out the many flaws with its interior. But, if you possess eyes, you will say, "I don't care if it's engineered by the Chuckle Brothers. I want one."

But let's imagine that you are one of the people who bought the original Subaru Tribeca, therefore blind to aesthetics and able to consider the new DB9 objectively. Or, perhaps, the ‘new' DB9. Though it sits on the same underpinnings as every previous DB9, Aston claims this is a fresh car. Sixty per cent of the exterior panels are new (and Virage-like), while the bonded aluminium chassis is 20 per cent stiffer than before. But wriggle into the cabin and it's apparent this is the same DB9 we've been admiring for a decade. The dash layout is identical and remains not very good.

Aston still hasn't figured out how to connect its radio and satnav units into one cohesive whole. To the dot-matrix (dot-matrix!) info display, one set of buttons; to the so-so Garmin satnav, an independent swathe higher up the centre console. You can't even have your $400,000.00 DB9 with DAB digital radio. The $30,000 Vauxhall Adam comes with DAB as standard.

That said, this DB9 feels fresher than the Virage we drove last year (that car has now disappeared from the Aston line-up, which now runs DB9-DBS-Vanquish in the hotness hierarchy). And the DB9 drives tidily, too. The way this thing glides down bumpy country lanes puts its continental rivals - even the new 911 - to shame. For a big, big-wheeled GT, it has an almost Lotus-like ability to shrug off potholes. The six-speed auto doesn't feel cutting-edge but does its job, and though the carbon ceramic brakes can be a bit squeaky when cold, they're strong and progressive once warm.

But crank out your inner beast, and the DB9 feels less sorted. The best sports cars seem to shrink around you as you drive them harder, but the DB9 swells, revealing the limitations of its ageing architecture. Though its front end is set very sharp, there's a vagueness to the softer rear, contributing to the sensation that the two halves aren't quite working together. It's neither dangerous nor appalling, but doesn't give you masses of confidence to push on. This remains a car to be driven at a brisk pace, not on its very pretty doorhandles.

So there it is: new DB9, same as it ever was. Gorgeous to look at, fair to drive, getting pretty ancient on the inside. Is that enough? Let's be honest, if Aston froze all R&D and continued building this very DB9 for the rest of eternity, its looks alone would ensure it'd find buyers in a couple of decades. But if you have a soft spot for Aston, surely you'd prefer to see it, if not at the cutting edge of technology, at least not slipping in the other direction.

But there is hope. In late 2012, private equity firm Investindustrial injected £150m in exchange for a 37.5 per cent stake in the company. OK, that's not enough to engineer an all-new car, but the money men's contacts book might be as useful as their cash: Investindustrial previously took Ducati into partnership with AMG, and Mercedes sources have hinted they could provide engines, gearboxes and electronics to Aston. If the idea of German oily bits in your very British GT sounds odd, don't forget AMG supplies Pagani with its fearsome V12s. And let's be honest: if Aston keeps making cars this pretty, most of the world won't give a damn what's under the skin...

My Verdict: New DB9, same old DB9. Magnificent to behold, magnificent to hear, but less-thanperfect in many respects. But with looks like those, I can forgive it,

Jack Wu
Super Car Blog Australia  


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3, 2, 1, Go!

So we are we? Well we're just a group of friends who are enthusiastic about cars. Well not just any cars. Super cars! Fast cars. Sexy Cars. We'll be reviewing new and upcoming super cars, blogging about our experiences with some and we'll also talk about other topics such as F1 Races, Car console games and much much more. 

Our group consists of three members.

Charles Hong - Our expert on the latest cars. He'll be bringing us up to date with reviews of some of the best cars in the world. 

Henry Bi - Our tech guy. Henry is always in with the latest technology. He'll bring us up to date with the newest car console games, any new car tech - and he'll explain how most of it works. 

Jack Wu - And myself, I'll be maintaining the daily operations of this blog, making sure you, our readers stay happy. I'll also be reviewing many of the cars with Charles.

And we're off! - With our first draft design of our upcoming blogger site.

We hope you as our readers come to grow with our blog from day one, so we've decided to show you our plans and description on how we plan to implement our blog.

We'll be keeping things simple. Simple color scheme of blue white and grey. Consistent font use of Ariel. Easy to navigate bars on the side. For the back ground picture, we'll be choosing from a wide range of templates available based on a "racing theme".

We hope you'll like it here at SCBA ;)


Jack
Super Car Blog Australia