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2023 Maserati Grecale

Although Maserati announced a new model for November, the expansion of the offer will wait until next year. It is a Maserati Grecale that is currently being tested on the cold roads of Sweden.

There is not enough information about the car yet. Although the car is wrapped in camouflage, the spy pictures show that it is equipped with slightly larger tires with larger brake calipers, and that it has received a new exhaust system with quad-adjacent tailpipes.

The car should be Maserati’s answer to competitors, most notably the Porsche Macan GTS. It is not known which engine will be used, but some suggest that it could be a 3.0-liter 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine with 621 hp (457 kW) at 7,500 rpm and 538 lb-ft (730 Nm) of torque.

Is the delay of Maserati Grecale caused by the global shortage of chips? It’s possible. One thing is for sure, an exciting year is ahead of us, at least when it comes to Maserati.

Source: Automedia

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30 kg of dynamite for 2013 Tesla Model S and doll of Elon Musk

We will often see interesting, but also bizarre videos on YouTube, which obviously want to attract more views. One such video comes from Jaala, Finland, where Tuomas Katainen with 30 kg of explosives destroys a 2013 Tesla Model S with a doll of Elon Musk in the driver’s seat.

The reason for this “outburst of anger” is the problem that the owner of the Tesla Model S had. After 1,500 km, the error codes hit in. He ordered a tow truck to take his car in a service. After a month of waiting in a Tesla dealers workshop, Tuomas Katainen received news from Tesla that the car battery needed to be replaced ($ 22,480 / € 20,000).

Dissatisfied and angry, he decided on an unusual move. He drove the car to the former quarry, placed 30 kg of explosives on it, put the Elon Musk doll in the driver’s seat and completely destroyed the car.

The video has over a million views on the Pommijätkät YouTube channel. It was recorded in HD resolution, and a slow motion shot of the explosion can also be seen.

Source: Pommijätkät via YouTube

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2012 Audi R8 GT with 1,500 hp

What to do with the car after it was destroyed in a car accident? Most of us would throw it on a scrapyard. That’s not what the guys at LeeC Parts and Scrap Life Garage think. They turned the 2012 Audi R8 GT, which was destroyed in a car accident, into a 1,500 hp beast.

The fate of this car is very interesting. After it was sold to a second owner, who only had it for six days, the car was destroyed. The front part was completely destroyed, as well as the driver’s door and the panel on the right. The Audi was kept in that condition until it was sold to a third owner from LeeC Parts and Scrap Life Garage. He thought the car was worth saving and did something very special with his team.

The 2012 Audi R8 GT is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 engine with 560 hp (412 kW) and 398 lb-ft (540 Nm) of torque. It reaches 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 199 mph (320 kph). It has a 6-speed auto-clutch manual gearbox and AWD.

The engine upgrade was done by the company Underground Racing, which, by installing a turbocharger, increased the power of the engine to an incredible 1,500 hp. Interestingly, the car uses headlights from the Ford Mustang. And yes, it is road-legal.

Source: That Racing Channel via YouTube

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