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City without speeding tickets

What would you do if you lived in a city where the police couldn’t fine you for speeding? According to THV11, police in the city of Menifee, Arkansas will not be able to ticket drivers for speeding for the next year.

As reported by the local media, this situation is the result of a large number of fines in the last four years, when 2,318 drivers were fined for speeding. Too much for a town with a population of 274. Two years ago, it was determined that the revenue from speeding tickets was almost half of the city budget. However, Arkansas appears to have a law that says revenue from traffic tickets cannot exceed 30 percent of the city’s budget.

A 2020 report showed that the revenue from fines was $120,000, which is why the police cannot fine drivers for a period of one year. When asked by THV11, Mayor Gary Green said that the police were authorized to tolerate 10 mph over the speed limit, but that the officers did not do so. He also said that the increase in revenue for 2020 is the result of paying fines from previous years.

Dear Menifee residents, enjoy driving at a reasonable speed.

Source: THV11

News, Tuning

BMW X5 M F95 upgraded by Hamann

When it was introduced, the BMW X5 M was considered the first SUV to offer dynamics like a standard car. Now the competition is much bigger, but this model still attracts the attention of both buyers and tuners, and one of them is the German tuner Hamann GmbH.

Unlike other tuners, Hamann did not change the engine power. So the BMW X5 M F95 is still powered by a standard 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 617 hp (454 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. That’s more than enough power to push the 2,400 kg SUV to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds.

The car, which at first glance emphasizes the sportiness, is equipped with a special equipment kit that includes aerodynamic parts such as frontspoiler, roof spoiler, new front splitter, rear winglets, rear diffuser with four 115 mm round tailpipe trims, sports springs that make the car 35 mm closer ground, with a set of 23-inch Anniversary Evo wheels in three colors (Hyper Silver, Graphite Gray or Matt Black) wrapped in 315/25R23 Continental Sport Contact 7 tires.

Inside, the comfortable interior will provide driving pleasure even on long distances. The red emblem on the carbon center console and the black logo on the steering wheel is the first thing you will see when you enter the vehicle. There are also sports pedals, Hamann markings on the footrests, floor mats, in the trunk, as well as LED door projectors with the HAMANN logo.

Source: Hamann

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2022 Porsche Macan goes to charity

On September 24, the 27th Leipzig Opera Ball will be held, which will be attended by athletes, politicians, businessmen and other celebrities. Between the culinary highlights and the first-class stage program of the artists, guests will have the opportunity to participate in a raffle and the main prize is a 2022 Porsche Macan.

The Leipzig Opera Ball is an annual event that raises funds for charity, and this year (9th time) Porsche will sponsor the event. That’s why the Stuttgart-based company decided to offer a specially made Macan. “With this special car, we are creating an attractive incentive to purchase tickets on the evening of the opera ball. Every ticket sold helps to implement social projects,” said Gerd Rupp, CEO of Porsche Leipzig.

This specially made Porsche Macan is painted in Signal Yellow with ‘Leipziger Opernball 2022′ and ’20 Years of Porsche Leipzig’ lettering on the door sills. It is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged Inline-4 engine with 261 hp (192 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque (base model). Power is transmitted to all wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It reaches 60 mph in 5 seconds with a top speed of 144 mph (232 km/h).

Porsche is currently well positioned in the market. The intention of the company is to maintain the existing sales growth, but also that half of the sales, in the coming years, come from electric vehicles. That would be the path to fulfilling the long-term goal, which is carbon neutral by the end of the decade. When it comes to the Macan, Porsche intends to offer this model with an internal combustion engine until 2024, while an all-electric model should hit the market soon. At full capacity, the intention is to produce almost 90,000 electric Porsche Macans per year.

Source: Porsche