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Wicked awesome. That’s how Local Motors (and much of the world) thinks of its first car, the Rally Fighter. In a new video from Translogic, CEO and co-founder Jay Rogers explains that when you open car design up to the masses, you’re bound to get an overwhelming majority of amateurish rubbish (he didn’t go so far as to say rubbish, but we’re sure it was on his mind). But, in that creative process, all it takes is one seminal gem, one semi-cohesive vision to inspire the masses and give you something that is wicked awesome. And Local Motors’ first serving…
Gordon Murray-designed GMA T.50 supercar is featured on episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” Successful racing driver Dario Franchitti presents the T.50 to Leno Production of the T.50 is already underway at plant in U.K. Gordon Murray is responsible for the legendary McLaren F1 supercar of the 1990s, and his latest creation, the T.50, is likely to go down in history as Murray’s next great car. Jay Leno is one of the few owners of the F1, and his enthusiasm for the car shows in the latest “Jay Leno’s Garage” episode where he explores the T.50, a car Murray himself as…
Ford is close to revealing an updated Expedition A teaser photo reveals a new front end design Spy shots suggest a rugged Expedition Tremor model will be introduced Ford gave its F-150 an update for the 2024 model year, and now the pickup truck’s Expedition SUV counterpart is about to go under the knife. The current Expedition arrived in 2017 as a 2018 model, and was given an update for the 2022 model year. A redesign will be introduced for the 2025 model year. The Expedition’s plusher sibling, the Lincoln Navigator, has already been updated for 2025. Camouflaged prototypes for…
The electric Dodge Charger Daytona replaces both the Charger and Challenger Initial models will be R/T and Scat Pack trims arriving later in 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T will cost $61,590 while Charger Daytona Scat Pack costs $75,185 About 22 months ago, Dodge showed off a wild Charger Daytona SRT Concept meant to ease the muscle car brand’s shift from its V-8 past to its electric future. Big promises were made to carry on the spirit of combustion in an electric package, from an artificial exhaust note to a multi-speed transmission and other oddities for an EV, including a stylish…
There was an impromptu celebration for Remco Evenepoel at the Belgian hotel in Wetzikon on Sunday evening after he had won his second successive time trial world title, but the man of the hour was already casting his mind ahead to another pressing appointment next weekend.”Our World Championships week has started well,” Evenepoel said at the end of his short speech. “On to more.”At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Evenepoel followed his victory in the time trial with an astonishing solo victory in the road race, and the 24-year-old is now seeking a remarkable ‘double double’ by sweeping the elite men’s…
Lia Block is following in her father Ken Block’s footsteps as a Subaru rally driver. Block, along with co-driver Keaton Williams, will step into Brandon Semenuk’s Subaru WRX ARA24 for the American Rally Association (ARA) Lake Superior Performance Rally, which kicks off in Marquette, Michigan, October 11. Semenuk will skip this event, the final one of the season, having already clinched a third ARA championship. Lia Block to drive a Subaru WRX ARA24 at the 2024 Lake Superior Performance Rally “My family and I have such a special history with this team,” Block said in a statement. “I wouldn’t want…
MEMPHIS, Texas (KFDA) – A Blue Alert has been issued for a man wanted in the involvement in the killing or serious injury of a law enforcement officer in Memphis. Police in Hall County are searching for 33-year-old Seth Altman.Blue Alert issued for ‘armed and dangerous’ man involved in shooting Memphis officer(Credit: DPS)According to officials, police were delivering a warrant to Altman for a burglary charge. Officials say the suspect fled out the back of the house and was confronted by the police chief who was shot by Altman. According to officials, the police chief was taken to Lubbock for…
Hurricane Helene spotlights rising prices for home and flood insurance Source: abcnews.go.com
In 1104, Hekla, a fissure stratovolcano in the south of Iceland erupted violently with a VEI of 5, covering over 55,000 km2 (roughly half of Iceland) in a layer of rhyodacitic tephra.The volcano is located in Iceland’s West Volcanic Zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a diverging plate boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.- Advertisement -Iceland is also situated on a hotspot known as the Iceland plume, a volcanic locales thought to be fed by the underlying mantle that likely contributed to the formation of the island.At the time of the eruption, the area of the Þjórsárdalur Valley,…
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed the funerary chamber of a woman named “Idi”, the sole daughter of Djefai-Hapy, the governor of Asyut during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret I (1961-1915 BC). Its historical significance lies in the fact that the governor’s tomb is the largest non-royal tomb of the era. The 3,900-year-old burial chamber contained two coffins, one nested inside the other, both imbued with texts that depict the journey to the afterlife. 800 Ancient Egyptian Tombs Discovered at Middle Kingdom Necropolis Huge 4000-year-old Underground Hidden Tomb of Cult Egyptian King Senwosret…