EXCLUSIVE Darrelle Revis gave us a glimpse into his life after football Wednesday night ... and it looks good. REALLY good. The newly retired cornerback showed up to the ESPYs with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and pro MMA fighter Mia Kang as his arm candy ... and the two looked VERY coupley. Are they dating for real? Mia wouldn't spill the beans ... but, Revis did say the two already have a second date planned. "She said she's going to kick my ass soon," Revis says. "So, I'm looking forward to it." Sure beats jammin' receivers during the dog days of training camp, right D.R.?? BONUS: Revis tells us there's one team he wants to go into the Hall of Fame with when he eventually gets in ... and his choice might make Tom Brady a little sad. … [Read more...] about Darrelle Revis Takes Smokin’ Hot Date Mia Kang To ESPYs, Are They A Couple??
Plug-in or Not, Hyundai Doesn’t Want to be Seen as the Expensive Choice
Exclusivity is not a word often associated with Hyundai, and with good reason. Like Nissan (but even more so), Hyundai’s reputation is built on a foundation of mass-produced vehicles with inherent value. And, even in the world of green cars, it seems that game plan can’t change. So, it’s no surprise to see Hyundai take a hatchet to the price of its 2018 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid. In dropping the model’s entry price by $1,350 and adding one mile of electric driving range, Hyundai hopes it’s enough to attract the attention of would-be buyers. It needs to. In June, the model sat at 21st place on the public’s PHEV shopping list. Starting now, a Sonata PHEV will set you back $33,350 before a $885 destination charge, while the Limited model grows $250 to $38,850 before destination. For the base sticker, you’ll see the same 2.0-liter inline four and 50 kWh electric motor, the latter of which is good for 67 horsepower. The transmission remains a six-speed … [Read more...] about Plug-in or Not, Hyundai Doesn’t Want to be Seen as the Expensive Choice
Another Larry Page-backed startup shows personal VTOL aircraft
July 19, 2018, 11:35 am by Justin King BlackFly is claimed to be the first USA-qualified ultralight all-electric fixed-wing personal aircraft with VTOL capability. Google co-founder Larry Page is apparently working with two startups developing personal VTOL aircraft.Page's association with Kitty Hawk is already known. His name has now been tied to a second startup, Opener, that recently came out of the shadows to show off its BlackFly personal aerial vehicle.The BlackFly is a single-seat aircraft with two fixed wings. The entire vehicle tilts to reposition its eight electrically-powered rotors from VTOL/hover mode to forward flight.To qualify for the FAA's Part 103 (ultralight) regulations, the BlackFly integrates an 8-kWh battery to keep the weight under the 254-pound limit. Pilots can expect to cruise for up to 25 miles at speeds of up to 62 mph, just shy of the FAA's 63-mph limit.An international version jumps to a 12-kWh battery that brings the overall vehicle weight up to 313 … [Read more...] about Another Larry Page-backed startup shows personal VTOL aircraft
Tata Tigor JTP to be India’s CHEAPEST high-performance sedan: Launch details out
Tata showcased the Tiago and the Tigor JTP at the 2018 Auto Expo. The Indian manufacturer will launch the more powerful version of the Tiago and Tigor and both the models are currently being tested. This time the Tigor JTP was caught testing with camouflage on the new parts that will be different from the regular version. It’s likely to be priced under Rs. 7 lakhs, ex-showroom Delhi, making it India’s cheapest high-performance sedan. While the Tiago JTP is expected to be launched by next month, the Tigor JTP will be launched in the market by the Diwali, which is in November this year. It is quite possible that Tata launches both the vehicles at the same time during the Diwali. Tata has not confirmed any launch date but they had announced that the vehicles will be launched before the end of this year. The Tata Tigor JTP will become the most affordable hot-sedan and is expected to get a price tag of around Rs. 6.8 lakhs. It will be the first hot version of their … [Read more...] about Tata Tigor JTP to be India’s CHEAPEST high-performance sedan: Launch details out
Terrafugia Wants To Put Its Transition Flying Car On Sale In 2019
Terrafugia intends on putting its Transition flying car on the market in 2019 for an as yet undisclosed sum, CNET reports. The Transition was first shown to the world more than six years ago, and while the project did seem dead in the water for some time, the company received a serious boost last year when it was purchased by Geely. Terrafugia’s creation is curious, to say the least. The company claims that it has been “designed to fly like a typical Light Sport Aircraft in the air and drive like a typical car on the ground.” It is officially dubbed a “folding-wing, two-seat roadable aircraft” and is one of just a host of proposed flying aircraft to pop up over recent years. Even Aston Martin jumped on the bandwagon a few days ago. When in flying mode, the Terrafugia Transition runs on typical automotive gasoline, has a cruising range of 400 miles (643 km/h) and can fly at up to 100 mph (160 km/h). The company has been slightly less forthcoming about how … [Read more...] about Terrafugia Wants To Put Its Transition Flying Car On Sale In 2019
Two BMWs in top ten fastest laps at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed has now concluded but it was one of the most exciting car events of the year. Some some spectacular cars were auctioned of, including John Surtees’ BMW 507, and some really special cars debuted, such as the Toyota Supra. But some of you just want to know which cars were fastest around Goodwood. So Top Gear compiled a top-ten list of the fastest cars this year. In the top ten, two BMWs placed, which is impressive. Coming in at number 10 was the BMW M4 DTM. Not the M4 DTM Champions Edition, which is just an M4 with some stripes on it, but the proper DTM racing car. It’s a monster of a machine, packing an old-school (relatively) 4.0 liter naturally-aspirated V8, which is a proper M Division motor, over 500 hp and an 8,500 rpm redline. The M4 DTM ran Goodwood in 50.82 seconds. BMW M4 DTM The second BMW on the list placed much higher, coming in with the third fastest time. Driven by Joerg Weidinger, an E36 BMW M3 V8 Judd ran Goodwood in 46.43 … [Read more...] about Two BMWs in top ten fastest laps at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Watch How Well a Wheel Made of 10,000 Sheets of Paper Holds up to Drifting
In his endless quest to discover how regular household items combine with crappy Russian automobiles, Vlad from Garage 54 ENG just made a wheel out of 10,000 sheets of standard A4 printer paper and a whole lot of glue. He then bolted the creation to a sedan and drifted. Successfully. Yet again, I’m entranced by Vlad’s idiotic (or ingenious?) experiments, this time involving gluing lots of printer paper together, shaving the resulting stack into a circle, and drilling four holes to receive wheel lug studs: To make the “wheel,” Vlad takes six pieces of paper in a vertical orientation and places them into the shape of a rectangle (two rows of three). He then glues a layer of horizontally-oriented sheets on top of that, and continues on, layer after layer until he’s got a nice, thick stack of paper and adhesive. Then he does it all over a few times until he’s got a number of chunky, roughly rectangular bricks of paper—all of which he glues … [Read more...] about Watch How Well a Wheel Made of 10,000 Sheets of Paper Holds up to Drifting
Haas want ‘All The Facts’ before deciding on Santino Ferrucci’s future with the team
Haas F1 Team want to gather ‘all of the facts’ before deciding on what to do with their junior driver Santino Ferrucci. The American has been handed a two round ban in the FIA Formula 2 championship for causing an deliberate incident on the cool down lap of the sprint race at Silverstone with then Trident team-mate and fellow Haas junior driver, Arjun Maini. He was also fined for not turning up the stewards briefing relating to the incident and was found to have driven to the race pitlane with only one glove and a mobile phone. Trident have since then terminated Ferrucci’s contract with team and plan to take legal action against the American and his father for unpaid bills to the team, whilst still able to have the funds to race at Detroit in IndyCar. Ferrucci is still linked with the Haas team, who released a statement saying they want to gather all the information relating to the incident but states that the German and Hungarian Grands Prix are more important than … [Read more...] about Haas want ‘All The Facts’ before deciding on Santino Ferrucci’s future with the team
Trump wants new meeting with Putin
Zeke Miller, Ken Thomas and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press Updated 2:57 p.m. UTC Jul 19, 2018 Washington – President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants a second meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to start implementing ideas they discussed at the Helsinki summit. Under fire over the first meeting, Trump accused the news media of trying to provoke a confrontation with Moscow that could lead to war. Trump tweeted a list of topics discussed at the summit, including terrorism, security for Israel, Mideast peace, Ukraine, North Korea and more, and wrote: “There are many answers, some easy and some hard, to these problems… but they can ALL be solved!” “I look forward to our second meeting so that we can start implementing some of the many things discussed,” he wrote. Criticism of Trump’s performance at Monday’s summit has come from a broad cross-section of Republicans and Democrats. But Trump pointed blame at the media, tweeting: … [Read more...] about Trump wants new meeting with Putin
“Leaving” in a hurry? Sporty Nissan Leaf Nismo headed for Japan
Mainstream automakers that have been building electric cars are getting the message that they're on the wrong road. As Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and others have churned out low-range, and sometimes uninspiring electric hatchbacks, they've seen the success Tesla has had in building desirable, sleek, high-performance—even expensive—electric cars. Now, mainstream automakers are standing up and taking notice. The latest automaker working on upping its electric-car game seems to be Nissan, which just introduced the Nissan Leaf Nismo. Nismo is Nissan's performance brand and has been used on sports cars such as the GT-R and the 370Z. For the Leaf Nismo, Nissan has upgraded the suspension and added stickier tires, as well as adjusted the electric power steering and the motor controller to deliver sportier responses. Beyond that, it's a standard Leaf with a bi-plane spoiler (which Nissan says adds downforce without increasing aerodynamic drag), a custom grille and … [Read more...] about “Leaving” in a hurry? Sporty Nissan Leaf Nismo headed for Japan