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W 2016 roku Land Rover zabił klasycznego Defendera. Brytyjski miliarder wkurzył się na to przy piwie, zaprojektował własną terenówkę od zera, a dziś jego autami jeździ polska Straż Graniczna.
Kiedy z taśmy w Solihull zjeżdżał ostatni prawilny Defender, Jim Ratcliffe – szef giganta chemicznego Ineos i fanatyk off-roadu – siedział ze znajomymi w londyńskim pubie The Grenadier. Chciał odkupić od Brytyjczyków linię produkcyjną i budować auto dalej. Land Rover odmówił.
Ratcliffe stwierdził więc, że zbuduje własny samochód. Taki, jakiego na rynku już nikt nie chciał produkować, bo przestało się to spinać w tabelkach z normami i modą na miejskie SUV-y.
Branża traktowała to jak zwykły kaprys bogacza.
Tyle że Ratcliffe nie próbował wymyślać koła na nowo. Zamiast tworzyć wszystko samemu, poszedł na zakupy do najlepszych w branży:– pancerne, trzylitrowe silniki (R6) wziął prosto z półki BMW,– automatyczne skrzynie biegów dostarczył ZF,– – całość posadzono na klasycznej ramie, a produkcję zlecono inżynierom z Magna Steyr.
Grenadier jest kanciasty, toporny i ma w nosie współczesne trendy. W środku zamiast gigantycznych tabletów ma wielkie, fizyczne przyciski rozmieszczone na suficie – zaprojektowane tak, żeby dało się w nie trafić w grubych rękawicach roboczych.
Polska Straż Graniczna odebrała właśnie 20 takich maszyn
Widzieliście już Grenadiera na żywo na naszych drogach?
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Avrupa'nın en büyük özel Mercedes-Benz S-Serisi koleksiyonu satışa çıkarılmış...
⭕️Avusturya'da koleksiyoncu Hannes Daxsecker, 83 seçkin otomobil ve 50 klasik motosikletten oluşan eşsiz hazinesini satışa çıkarıyor.
⭕️Bu etkileyici garaj hazinesinin merkezinde, kusursuz bir şekilde belgelenmiş geçmişi ve nadir gövde detaylarıyla öne çıkan lüks amiral gemisi Mercedes-Benz S-Serisi yer alıyor.
⭕️Bu koleksiyonda, narenciye yeşili Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9, altın rengi 350 SE ve zarif 280 SE gibi çarpıcı örneklerin yanı sıra benzersiz daha önce ZDF televizyonunun kullandığı bir beyaz 280 SEL de bulunuyor.
⭕️Tüm müzayedenin en önemli parçası, 1968 yılından kalma, prototip olan ve şirketin efsanevi binek otomobil geliştirme başkanı Karl Wilfert'in şirket aracı olarak kullandığı 300 SE 6.3...
⭕️Kısaltılmış W109 platformu üzerine inşa edilen ve güçlü 6.3 litrelik V8 motorla çalışan bu aracın karakteristik arka lambaları, iç kapı panelleri ve güvenlik direksiyonu da dahil olmak üzere tasarım detayları, aslında daha sonra W116'nın seri üretimine uyarlanmış.
Kısacası efsane bir koleksiyon...
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Note that they don't really step on the gas until half way through this video. I say that because you're going to spend the first minute saying, "yeah, that's pretty fast" and then they step on it and it becomes terrifying
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Toto Wolff reveals he and Lewis Hamilton stopped speaking for weeks after Nico Rosberg won the 2016 title, made his rule with his wife Susie their rule, and admits Hamilton later had to remind him of it
“There was a moment when we had a really difficult time in 2016, after Nico won the race and the championship, and we didn’t talk to each other for a few weeks. And then he came to my home because I said, we have to talk. And we spent many hours and we came out of this discussion, it was before the Christmas party, so strong. That was the foundation of our friendship and relationship in the years to come."
"But what I said to him is, we cannot not speak to each other. If there’s something that annoys us, you just have to pick up the phone. You have to tell me and I’ll promise to do the same, because the rule with Susie is, if there’s something that makes us angry, we talk about it before we switch the light off in the evening. We don’t let it drag into the next day."
"And a year or two passed and we had a situation that annoyed me and I didn’t call him, and he called me and said, ‘Remember what you said to me. We have to speak to each other.’ And I said, ‘You’re so absolutely right.’ So he reminded me of what I said to him.”
Christian Horner, asked whether Red Bull ran Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber as a one-two operation, admits the team never told them clearly who was number one and explains how that lesson shaped the Verstappen years
“But there were obviously tensions and flash points and both the drivers were getting the same kit, but naturally, Seb was the driver that was getting the results in. And Mark, he thrived in adversity. And some of his best drives were when he felt that, you know, he was hard done by. And his Silverstone drive after the famous not bad for a number two thing was one of his best drives of his career."
"But there was a tension building and, you know, I was conflicted because I’d brought Mark into the team. You know, Mark, he was a Williams driver and [he] was managed by Flavio, and I’d convinced, you know, both Mark and Flavio to join the team. And so I did feel conflicted as there started to become tension between these two drivers."
"And I guess looking back, we were never totally clear with them that, look, Sebastian is our prime asset. He’s the number one. You are the number two. You know, and I think that that was something that I learned from that period that then became very clear for Max, for later down the line.”
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Just when you think it’s over! In my 30th year of broadcasting I’m about to join a new network built around car enthusiasts…! This is gonna be MASSIVE .. 1st broadcast from SEMA LAS vegas the whole week on @drivenplatform … it’s free by the way!! 🚗
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It’s hard to overstate the importance of the first car in this series.
It’s THE Hammer. The car that sparked my fascination not just with Mercedes, but with cars in general.
Anyone who knows anything about the mythical AMG Hammer will have seen photographs of this particular car. I first encountered it on the cover of Car and Driver, alongside some of the maddest machinery the 1980s had to offer. And yet, somehow, it stood out for its simplicity.
That, to me, is the magic of AMG in this era. To the untrained eye, it’s just another handsome Mercedes saloon. But all the cleverness is hidden beneath the surface. The ultimate IYKYK car.
And the history gets even better.
The man responsible for building its engine was Hartmut Feyhl, who would go on to leave AMG and establish the legendary Renntech in Florida.
Yes, that Renntech. The company that broke the internet last year when photographs leaked of its latest creation, the Sledgehammer, complete with a 7.5-litre M120 V12.
Which brings me rather neatly to the rest of these photographs. A little glimpse of the extraordinary cars (and engines) you’ll find at Renntech.
And if, like me, you find all of this utterly fascinating, we’ve just published a video exploring the place and its remarkable creations.
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🇲🇽 Little-known fact:
Mexico City’s biggest "tradition" is less than 10 years old.
The city's Day of the Dead parade didn't exist until 2016.
Hollywood made it up for the opening scene of James Bond's Spectre.
The government started hosting it because tourists expected it.
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A little bit of traffic at the Southside Hustle, but that Mercedes 1000SEL was quite something
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Great episode with breakdown of F1 economics.
Toto Wolff says Mercedes F1 make $1B a year with a 30% margin: “Other than the Dallas Cowboys, it’s probably the most profitable sports team in the world.”
Mercedes F1 valued at ~$5B (no NFL team under $5B…18 NBA teams over $5B).
.@MercedesAMGF1 is the leading F1 team and the best business in the sport. Toto Wolff is the only owner-principal. I was excited to sit him down and understand his business background, how they run engineering under the constantly-changing rules, his views on the industry, and how he's preparing for succession.
00:00:22 Spotting driver talent
00:06:24 Engineering and team selection
00:09:11 The F1 cost cap
00:25:21 Toto’s early investing career
00:38:15 Running Mercedes as an owner
00:46:47 Why F1 team values exploded
01:08:24 Succession planning
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Think I must have done 30+ runs up and down that mountain road that day during filming.
There have been worse days at work….
We love a drive in the country, don't you?
The Encor Series 1 on location in Portugal.
#Encor #EncorSeries1
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Below are some still images from the configurator we use to specify the S1 with clients.
It’s an advanced tool in line with anything I’ve seen in an OEM.
Tell me what you’d like to see, I’ll select my favourite, have it visualised, we’ll share & send you high the res images👇🏻
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🇬🇧 1986 Lombard RAC Rally
Car 15
🇬🇧 Jimmy McRae 🇬🇧 Ian Grindrod in their Rothmans MG Metro 6R4 between stages on the M6 Motorway UK.
The photographer was in a Ford Escort Series 1 RS Turbo doing well above the speed limit and McRae flashed them to move over as they were holding him up. 🤣
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@OfficialWRC @BRCrally @6r4net
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