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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 š£ļø
Bugatti now makes boots
An 800hp Mustang tune with warranty
Toyota workers get a surprise raise
Keanu Reeves joins F1?
Fails of the week šæ
EV ā”ļø
a) Electric Honda scooter
b) Cybertruck isnāt bulletproof
c) Are Chinese EVs a threat?
d) Dodge Charger EV powertrains leaked
Weekly memes š
Read time: 5 minutes
Bugatti boots that are rarer
than their cars
If making hypercars wasnāt enoughā¦
Bugatti has teamed up with adidas to make some rare football boots.
Theyāre called the adidas X Crazyfast Bugatti, and are based on the standard X Crazyfast boots.
Whatās special about them?
Theyāre engineered for speed
Have a carbon fiber inlay and adidasās lightweight āSpeedframeā sole plate
Bugatti Blue color thatās inspired by early Bugatti racing cars
Come in a unique box thatās 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. š
Will attach the auction website below.
NOTE - this is not an endorsement
Ford can tune your new
Mustang to 800hp
The Mustang GTās 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 thatās 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 š
You get a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty, and it even passes 50 state emissions requirements!!!!
Final pricing will be announced next year.
Hereās 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.
Hereās 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 š
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
āAt 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
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! š
Keanu Reeves to join F1?
It would be cool to see Mr. Wickās tactical prowess and precision being put to use on the racetrack.
Sadly, that wonāt be the case š
Instead, Keanu Reeves will host a documentary that shows the Brawn GP Formula 1 teamās 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.
šæFailsšæ
1/ A valet guy steals a car, then it gets stolen from him
Hereās what happened:
Valet steals brand new $120k Audi RS7
Takes it to a car meet
Thieves steal the car from him while heās still in it
Fox news for more šļø
2/ Returning a rental early can go wrong!???
Imagine being in a situation where you can return your rental earlier.
Youāre probably excited to save a few bucks..
Wellā¦ thatās 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 companyās policy.
Anyway, hereās the news report:
Lesson for all of us ā”ļø if youāre 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 š
The highway was shut down and drivers had to wait and watch helplessly for the next hour until the fireworks stopped.
I suppose thatās not the worst way to kill some time on the highway?? š Hereās the youtube video if you fancy seeing the spectacle
ā”ļøEVā”ļø
1/ An electric Honda for the price of an iPhone (source)
If youāre a hardcore Honda fans, youāve probably heard of the Motocompo scooter from the 1980s.
Well good news, itās back!!!
Itās now called the Motocompacto, and itās 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 itās slow so you shouldnāt need to insure it to ride it.
2/ The Tesla Cybertruck canāt 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, āA crossbow might get it through.ā
Well if a crossbow can, why not a bullet? š¤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 doesnāt mean that Chinese EVs are inferior.
In fact, California Gov. Gavin Newsom found the BYD YangWang U8 āAbsolutely 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
Hereās how they compare to each other šļø
Kinda donāt like that you cannot have rear wheel drive on the fastest powertrain.
How will people go sideways??
Gif by OperationFortune on Giphy
šMemes š
What would you rather have?
Parallel parking is hard š
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