The R34 can be legally imported to the U.S.

The R34 can now be LEGALLY
imported in the U.S.

Skyline lovers rejoice!

A poster car made famous by the Fast and Furious movies is about to turn 25.

And that’s precisely the age cars need to be to qualify for legal import.

How do you import one?

• Make a lot of money - The average price of an R34 is $200k (not including import fees), but expect prices to go through the roof

• Have an experienced import company such as Japanese Classics LLC or The Import Guys do all the work for you

• Or try the DIY route through auctions, exporters, or private sellers. Be prepared to hire a customs broker to handle the legal paperwork though

If you cannot afford one…here is a video that’ll make you wish you could 😛

Red Bull sets record for fastest-ever pitstop…in complete DARKNESS!

Is there anything Red Bull cannot do?

Apparently not! Because they just gave a whole new meaning to “lights out and away we go”.

Here’s how it went down:

• Dubbed the ‘Pitch Black Pit Stop’, the 22-person pit crew managed a time of 2.84 seconds
  
  ^ just one second away from their world record stop of 1.8 seconds in 2019

• It took a total of 10 attempts to reach that time, with the first attempt taking 8.84 seconds

• The pit crew visors were blacked out as an added measure

Red Bull also did a zero-gravity pit stop! I wonder what’s next?
A pit stop upside down maybe?🤯

Stay at a hotel and drive
a Supra for free???

Thanks to a partnership between Toyota and Fuji Speedway Hotel, guests will be treated to a special surprise.

• Suite or villa residents will be given a Supra to go for a cruise on the local roads for about an hour

• The scheme is valid between January 15, 2024 and June 30, 2024

• 2 choices of Supra will be given:

  • A standard 8-speed auto variant

  • A one-off tuned variant by Tom’s Racing

• No details about the mods are available, other than it has a 6-speed manual

We could reach out to them to arrange a 2-day giveaway but most of you guys are based in the US so it might be pricy to fly.. 😐️ 

Snitches get…A gift from Ferrari

The saying goes “Snitches get stiches”.

But Ferrari is different - they’re offering a reward to whoever reports a copyright infringement (like putting Purrari badges or drawing rude images on the emblem).

This applies to fake Ferrari merchandise as well, which is a far bigger problem than changing the exhaust.

Now you must be wondering…what reward do I get?

Well, Ferrari just says a “gift item” in the memo, which could be some merch or a gift card.

So I’ll give this a try and report this Ferrari that was at Art Basel last week.

If they give us a reward, we’ll do a giveaway 😄 

Anyway:

🍿Fails🍿 

1/ Reverse donut crushes 5 people

An SUV flipped while attempting to do a donut in reverse. The 5 people hanging out of the window suffered life-threatening injuries.

Play stupid games.
Win stupid prizes.

2/ Employee fired for charging car at workplace

Here’s the story:

• A hostel receptionist used the 220-volt socket at work to charge his VW Golf

• His boss fired him without notice after she found out

• The matter ended up in court

• The receptionist won the case and an $8,753 settlement for using $0.45 worth of electricity

3/ GM’s AI chatbot goes rogue

⚡️EV⚡️ 

1/ Charge your EV as you drive in Florida

• It will be called State Road 516

• Similar to the wireless phone charging tech in your car, it sends energy from winding coils in the road’s surface to a receiver pad under the vehicle

• Only one mile of the planned 5-mile expressway will be electrified

More details below

2/ The first EV to travel from the North to the South Pole goes to…

A husband and wife duo traveled 18,641 miles over 10 months in a Nissan Aria.

The car was outfitted with rugged suspension and 39-inch BF Goodrich tires to handle the extreme environment, but the powertrain and battery remained stock.

But what about charging?

The couple used solar panels and a wind turbine when no electricity was available.

Talk about range anxiety when planning for a long trip. 😨

You can check out the entire journey on this Instagram page.

3/ EVs are less polluting, but only if you drive them for more than 56k miles

An independent study done by researchers in Germany showed:

• Production of EVs causes more pollution than the production of ICE

• Over time, the lack of CO2 emissions from EVs makes up for the ‘production pollution’

• To be greener than an ICE vehicle, the EV would have to be driven 55,923 miles

Interesting stuff…🤔

4/ Cybertruck parts are expensive

Pricing of a few Cybertruck spares was leaked, so we took the liberty of comparing the cost with that of the Ford F-150 Lightning.

This will shock you (pun intended) ⚡

Quite the difference huh???

😆Memes 😆 

1/ Who needs a gym when every day is leg day

2/ Pick your poison