Open Wheel Master Takuma Sato Meets His V12-Powered Hero The RA272 is among Honda’s greatest achievements in motorsport, if only for its 14,000 RPM 1.5-liter V12 engine that sounds like heaven on earth. That engine, which was the most powerful on the F1 grid in 1965, secured Honda’s first win in the sport at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix with Richie Ginther at the wheel.… Read more…

Scout Tells Angry VW Dealers To Go Kick Rocks Volkswagen announced plans to bring back the Scout name back in 2022, and late last year, we saw the first vehicles Scout plans to sell — the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. We were big fans, the general public were big fans and VW dealers were mad because Scout plans to use a direct-to-consumer sales model,… Read more…

Toyota Will Give You A 70 Percent Discount On The Mirai If You’re Dumb Enough To Buy One Folks, this might be the first time in history that a brand-new car has been discounted 70 percent, and it’s still not worth it. Of course, it takes a very special vehicle to achieve something like this. Enter the 2024 Toyota Mirai. On the face of it, this seems like a great deal. I mean, hydrogen is cool, the Mirai… Read more…

South Korea’s Deadly Plane Crash Has Created More Questions Than Answers The crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 killed 179 people on December 29 when the aircraft slid down the runway at the Muan International Airport and slammed into a concrete embankment. There were only two survivors, the flight attendants seated in the rear galley. The ongoing investigation has raised even more questions… Read more…

BYD Is Absolutely Dominating The Chinese Market And Western Brands Can’t Keep Up Chinese mega-brand BYD shifted 4,272,145 automobile units in the 2024 calendar year. That accounted for a massive 41.3 percent increase from the 2023 calendar year, and shows that Build Your Dreams is actually (finally) building some pretty big dreams. That massive domestic and international growth is coming at the… Read more…

Florida Cop Looking At ‘Boobs Or Whatnot’ On His Phone Crashes Patrol Car A Florida sheriff’s deputy and apparent porn enthusiast had to resign from his job after crashing his patrol vehicle into a woman’s car while she was stopped for a school bus. The fact he was looking at pornography on his phone meant he never saw the car coming. Read more…

Shanker Blog: Reading Policy, the Wind and the Sun Shanker Blog: Reading Policy, the Wind and the Sun There is a well-known tale about the Wind and the Sun who once debated who was stronger. They agreed that whoever could make a traveler remove his coat would win. The Wind went first, blowing with all his might, but the harder he blew, the tighter the man wrapped his coat. Exhauste…

Praying for the president (RNS) — Praying for the President does not mean that you endorse everything he says and does. The post Praying for the president appeared first on RNS.

At historic Riverside Church, a multifaith coalition seeks to reclaim King’s dream NEW YORK (RNS) — On Monday, a group of interfaith leaders came together to speak about Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of ‘beloved community’ against today’s context of social and political disunity. The post At historic Riverside Church, a multifaith coalition seeks to reclaim King’s dream appeared first on RNS.

Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant NEW YORK (AP) — The Anti-Defamation League, an antisemitism and human rights watchdog, called it an “awkward gesture” and urged caution in jumping to conclusions. The post Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant appeared first on RNS.

Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more (RNS) — In North America, MennoMedia is releasing a new study Bible that features the reflections of 597 Bible study groups from 18 Anabaptist faith groups. The post Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more appeared first on RNS.

Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley (RNS) — Activists argue that Indigenous values should take precedence over honoring of a pro-tariff president. The post Alaska Native leaders call to preserve Denali name for Mount McKinley appeared first on RNS.

You’re Nutty If You Don’t Apply To Drive The Planters Peanuts Nutmobile The spectrum of potential careers for car nuts is relatively small, but a rare and desirable driving-based careeropportunity just cracked open. Planters is hiring a new class of brand ambassadors called Peanutters, who will also travel the country as drivers of the legendary Nutmobile. The much sought-after position… Read more…

Lewis Hamilton Really Suited Up For His First Day At Ferrari Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is the greatest that Formula One has ever seen. I don’t necessarily mean his on-track talent, though there’s an argument to be made for that as well. I’m referring, here, to his ability to understand fashion like no other racing driver ever has. This man knows the gravity of the… Read more…

The 500-Mile Version Of Ram’s Electric 1500 REV Is Dead Last month Stellantis announced that Ram would be pushing back the launch of the fully electric Ram 1500 REV in favor of releasing the range-extender Ramcharger first, citing changing market conditions (and a likely anticipation of Trump’s day-one EV rollbacks). Now, sources familiar with Ram’s plans told Mopar… Read more…

At $9,800, Will This 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Smoke The Competition? Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jeep is photographed appropriately enough against a snowy backdrop, intimating its rough-going nature. Let’s see if a rare diesel under the hood means its asking price is just as natural. Read more…

Gloo announces investment in software product powerhouse Midwestern Gloo The post Gloo announces investment in software product powerhouse Midwestern appeared first on RNS.

$25,000,000 Wasn’t Enough To Buy Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsche 917 Used By Steve McQueen In ‘Le Mans’ Bidding for perhaps the most iconic Porsche in the history of the German automaker failed to meet the lofty reserve set by seller Jerry Seinfeld. In spite of the fact that no Porsche has ever sold for more than $14 million, and this very 917 sold for just $1.32 million back in 2000, Mr. Seinfeld turned down a bid of… Read more…

NJ Governor Begs Trump To Force New York To Let Residents Drive Into City For Free After decades of absolutely awful traffic, New York had the neat idea to charge people money if they wanted to drive into the most crowded parts of Manhattan. You can still take public transportation, walk or ride a bike, but if you insist on driving into lower Manhattan, you have to pay $9. This has, of course, upset… Read more…

Stellantis Somehow Thinks It Can Go After Bentley And Rolls-Royce With DS Every day it seems Stellantis loses a little bit more of its grip on reality. Now, the struggling automaker says it wants its French luxury unit, DS, to rival the likes of Rolls-Royce and Bentley. Right now, it’s more of a BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz fighter, but these French loons have higher aspirations for the brand. Read more…