Friday, April 11, 2014

Let's Do The News! (April 11, 2014)

The big scoop today...

- Lexus officially revealed their NX compact crossover ahead of its premiere at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show. At launch, not only it will offer the direct-injected 2.5L 4-cylinder hybrid engine derived from the latest Lexus IS and the Toyota Crown but it will be the first ever Lexus to come equipped with the long-awaited 2.0L Turbo engine. This is AMAZING IN MOTION at its best...kind of...

2015 Lexus NX

- Another Bugatti Veyron Legends model was revealed ahead of this year's Beijing Auto Show and this time it's the Black Bess special, paying tribute to the legendary Type 18 Black Bess. Like all Legends models, it's based on the Grand Sport Vitesse.

Bugatti reveals new special edition Veyron
Bugatti Veyron Black Bess

- The 2015 Ford Focus minor change is officially set for its New York Auto Show debut in hatchback and sedan trim.

2015 Ford Focus

- FALLERS REJOICE! Jason Ritter, the voice of Dipper from the hit TV cartoon, Gravity Falls, is on the list of the presenters of the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards!

- Twilight saga's Booboo Stewart joins the cast of the 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants, and he'll be playing the role of Jay, the son of Jafar. It's been awhile since they've announced Liv and Maddie's Dove Cameron garnered the role of Mal, the successor of Maleficent for the upcoming DCOM.

- Peugeot gets all shark-ish for Beijing with the world premiere of their Exalt Concept.

Peugeot Exalt Concept
- The Fast and the Furious gets its very own attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida. Set for its 2015 opening, the same year as its seventh installment comes, this attraction will bring the whole family a FAST and FURIOUS experience unlike any other.

Fast and Furious Supercharged

- MOTORISTS BEWARE: EDSA is going to have a very heavy traffic during Holy Week.

- Embattled cyclist Lance Armstrong names team manager Johan Bruynell and other supporters to assist him on the controversial doping test. Spin.ph has this report.

- US President Barrack Obama to visit the Philippines in late April 2014.

- At least 9 people were killed in an accident where a truck crashed through a bus carrying high school students from California.

- Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, said that searchers for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plane are confident about the position.

TTFN!!!

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