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Legendary Honda scooter is back, Bugatti x adidas, F1 documentary with Keanu and some fails

w/c 30th October

Hello and happy Friday!

Here are some cool stories that you can share with a friend over the weekend

The gameplan šŸ›£ļø 

  1. Bugatti now makes boots

  2. An 800hp Mustang tune with warranty

  3. Toyota workers get a surprise raise

  4. Keanu Reeves joins F1?

  5. Fails of the week šŸæ 

  6. EV āš”ļø 

    a) Electric Honda scooter

    b) Cybertruck isnā€™t bulletproof

    c) Are Chinese EVs a threat?

    d) Dodge Charger EV powertrains leaked

  7. Weekly memes šŸ˜† 

Read time: 5 minutes

Bugatti boots that are rarer 
than their cars

If making hypercars wasnā€™t enoughā€¦

Bugatti has teamed up with adidas to make some rare football boots.

Theyā€™re called the adidas X Crazyfast Bugatti, and are based on the standard X Crazyfast boots.

Whatā€™s special about them?

  • Theyā€™re engineered for speed

  • Have a carbon fiber inlay and adidasā€™s lightweight ā€˜Speedframeā€™ sole plate

  • Bugatti Blue color thatā€™s inspired by early Bugatti racing cars

  • Come in a unique box thatā€™s inspired by weaves of carbon fiber

  • Will be worn on pitch by Rafael Leao and Karim Benzema in November

Only 99 pairs will be auctioned off via adidasā€™ Web3 platform between 8-11 November.

I bet someone wearing these boots would win a race against Chironā€¦.in the streets of London. šŸ˜›

Will attach the auction website below.
NOTE - this is not an endorsement

Ford can tune your new
Mustang to 800hp

The Mustang GTā€™s N/A V8 only produces 480 hp.

But Ford knows what we all want more of:

So, instead of going to an aftermarket tuner, Ford will happily supply a supercharger kit thatā€™s good for 800hp!!

Parts included in the kit:

  • 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger

  • high-flow fuel injectors

  • a huge heat exchanger

  • dual air intakes and intercoolers

The most exciting bit šŸ‘€ 

You get a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty, and it even passes 50 state emissions requirements!!!!

Final pricing will be announced next year. 

Hereā€™s what a similar aftermarket kit sounds likeā€¦

Toyota gives non-unionized
workers a 9.2% raise

The UAW strike has finally come to an end.

All of the Detroit Three companies are making deals with the union.

Toyota on the other hand gave its non-unionized workers in the U.S a surprise raise.

Hereā€™s what you need to know:

  • Wages were raised for the third time this year, compared to the usual twice a year

  • Increase of $2.94/hour, compared to $0.25/hour in September šŸ“ˆ 

  • As of January 1, workers will make $34.80 per hour

  • Employees can reach the highest pay grade faster (4 instead of 8 years)

  • Paid time off has also increased

ā€œAt Toyota, we take great pride in showing respect for people. We value our employees and their contributions, and we show it by offering robust compensation packages that we continually review to ensure that we remain competitive within the automotive industry.ā€

Chris Reynolds, Toyota Motor North Americaā€™s VP of corporate resources

Did Toyota do this to prevent another strike from happening, or because they really respect their employees?

Either way, clever move and props to Toyota! šŸ‘ 

Keanu Reeves to join F1?

It would be cool to see Mr. Wickā€™s tactical prowess and precision being put to use on the racetrack.

Sadly, that wonā€™t be the case šŸ˜­ 

Instead, Keanu Reeves will host a documentary that shows the Brawn GP Formula 1 teamā€™s rise to glory.

Key members of the Brawn team, including owner Ross Brawn as well as drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello are interviewed in the four-part series.

Check out the trailer.

šŸæFailsšŸæ 

1/ A valet guy steals a car, then it gets stolen from him

Hereā€™s what happened:

  1. Valet steals brand new $120k Audi RS7

  2. Takes it to a car meet

  3. Thieves steal the car from him while heā€™s still in it

Fox news for more šŸ‘‡ļø 

2/ Returning a rental early can go wrong!???

Imagine being in a situation where you can return your rental earlier.

Youā€™re probably excited to save a few bucks..

Wellā€¦ thatā€™s not what happened to this man.

Instead of getting a refund, he was charged $500 dollars as a fine!!!

Why? Because it went against the companyā€™s policy.

Anyway, hereā€™s the news report:

Lesson for all of us āž”ļø if youā€™re renting a car, always ask about the return policy.

3/ Lambo Huracan gets smashed after breaking down on highway.

Breaking down on a highway is downright dangerous, as this supercar owner from China just found out.

No casualties.

4/ Crash causes fireworks show (source)

A tractor-trailer collided with a pickup truck carrying fireworks, causing them to go off šŸŽ† 

The highway was shut down and drivers had to wait and watch helplessly for the next hour until the fireworks stopped.

I suppose thatā€™s not the worst way to kill some time on the highway?? šŸ˜„ Hereā€™s the youtube video if you fancy seeing the spectacle

āš”ļøEVāš”ļø 

1/ An electric Honda for the price of an iPhone (source)

If youā€™re a hardcore Honda fans, youā€™ve probably heard of the Motocompo scooter from the 1980s.

Well good news, itā€™s back!!!

Itā€™s now called the Motocompacto, and itā€™s electric.
The specs:

  • Battery: 6.8-Ah battery

  • Range: 12 miles

  • Top speed: 15 mph

  • Weight: 41.3 pounds (18kg)

It also has a handle and can be carried like a briefcase when collapsed.

Price?? $995 (same as the iPhone 15 Pro)

12 mile range is kinda shit thoughā€¦ At least itā€™s slow so you shouldnā€™t need to insure it to ride it.

2/ The Tesla Cybertruck canā€™t stop a crossbow, let alone bullets

The Cybertruck has failed to prove how bullet proof it really is.

Speaking on the Joe Rogan podcast, Elon Musk said, ā€œA crossbow might get it through.ā€

Well if a crossbow can, why not a bullet? šŸ¤Ø

3/ Chinese EVs pose a threat to Western manufacturers

The prices discrepancy is wild!

In some cases a Chinese brand is 2x cheaper than the alternative!!

But that doesnā€™t mean that Chinese EVs are inferior.

In fact, California Gov. Gavin Newsom found the BYD YangWang U8 ā€˜Absolutely Incredibleā€™.

And VinFast, a Vietnamese brand, plans on selling its VF3 for under $20,000, taking advantage of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit.

4/ Dodge Charger EV to have 3 powertrains, not 9

Contrary to what was said during its unveiling, the Dodge Charger EV will get 3 key powertrains

Hereā€™s how they compare to each other šŸ‘‡ļø 

Kinda donā€™t like that you cannot have rear wheel drive on the fastest powertrain.

How will people go sideways??

Car Driving GIF by Operation Fortune

Gif by OperationFortune on Giphy

šŸ˜†Memes šŸ˜† 

What would you rather have?

Parallel parking is hard šŸ˜”

And thatā€™s it!

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