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Mercedes-Benz has announced a delivery delay

The shortage of computer chips has led to a decline in vehicle production worldwide. This has mostly affected large manufacturers such as VW, Ford and GM, which will significantly reduce production and even suspend it in some plants. Now Mercedes-Benz has also announced that there could be a delay in delivery.

In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius said:

“Demand is huge at Mercedes-Benz and at the same time there are unfortunately severe limitations. For some models the waiting times are longer than we would like, in some cases over a year.”

Although some rumors said that Mercedes would stop producing cars with V8 engines due to delivery problems, the company said that was not the reason. According to Philipp Scheimer, the demand for V8 engines still exists, so they will be producing them for at least another decade.

The same situation has recently hit Toyota. Therefore, the company stated:

“Due to Covid-19 and unexpected events with our supply chain, Toyota is experiencing additional shortages that will affect production at most of our North American plants. While the situation remains fluid and complex, our manufacturing and supply chain teams have worked diligently to develop countermeasures to minimize the impact on production. ”

Source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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Youtuber StreetSpeed717 “flies” again

Michael Hyssong, better known as youtuber StreetSpeed717, decided to repeat the acrobatics despite the lawsuits he earned. This time, with his Ram TRX, he jumped over the Dodge Viper AC.

This is not the first time that StreetSpeed717, which has over a million subscribers on YouTube, is doing something like this. Recently, he jumped over the creek and after the video was released, he earned 18 lawsuits from the state Commission for Fisheries and Navigation. After being fined $ 53,000, Michael Hyssong said:

“I had no idea it was illegal to drive through a creek. I’m an outdoors guy. I hike and I’ve never even littered in my life. I’m not the type to destroy natural resources. I won’t be driving in a creek anytime soon. ”

With his Ram TRX truck, he has now decided to jump over the Dodge ACR, with the intention of securing a high number of views on his youtube channel. Obviously he is doing well, as this is his already third Ram TRX. He is also the owner of the Dodge Viper ACR.

The Dodge Viper AC soon expects an increase in power where the V10, thanks to two turbines, would have 1500 hp.

Source: The Drive

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BMW M3 Touring

For a long time, the Bavarian company resisted the idea of offering the most powerful BMW M3 in a more practical Touring version. By the way, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are already offering station wagon versions of their most powerful models as competitors to the BMW M3.

More than three decades after the introduction of the first BMW M3, and following the concept of the E46 Series, BMW has finally changed its stance. Thus, potential buyers of the current BMW M3 will soon be able to choose the Touring station wagon version.

The BMW M3 station wagon has entered the final testing phase. It has not been officially confirmed yet, but rumors say that the Touring version will be offered with an adaptive drive (xDrive) as standard. This would mean that the new BMW M3 Touring will use the same solution that the M department offered for the first time with the current BMW M5.

The M3 Touring will be powered by a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine with 480 hp (353 kW), in the standard version. The more powerful model will have more horsepower, more precisely 510 hp (375 kW). The M3 and Coupé M4 use the same engine. The engine will be paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission that will transmit power to all wheels.

The latest information says that the first production BMW M3 Touring could be available to customers in Europe from the second half of 2022.

Source: BMW

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