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Spectre's Jaguar C-X75 super stunt car - chassis 001 - is on sale for £1.25m

9/7/2018, 5:13:02 PM
A STUNT car that featured in the James Bond film Spectre is now up for sale for a whopping £1,250,000. Before having its bonnet set alight by the Q-equipped Aston Martin DB10, the Jaguar C-X75 chas… ✔ Jaguar Land Rover 5 The Jaguar outshone James Bond's Aston Martin DB10 in Spectre Kaaimans International 5 The C-X75 is one of four stunt cars made for the film Kaaimans International 5 The car only has 500 miles on the clock The manufacturer did, however, make a handful of 5-litre petrol C-X75s for Spectre - four specifically for stunts


'Most expensive race ever' taking place at Goodwood with £200M of cars

9/7/2018, 6:04:54 PM
CLASSIC cars worth a whopping £200million will take part in a race dubbed ‘the most expensive ever held” today. Racing from sunset to dusk, 30 cars will all be vying for the Goodwood Re… ✔ INS News 6 A whole host of classic cars will feature in the £200m grid INS News 6 The race will take place from sunset and will last an hour INS News 6 The Kinrara Trophy is a Goodwood Revival favourite Charles Gordon-Lennox, The Duke of Richmond and owner of the Goodwood Estate, said, It is fitting that as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Revival, we have put together the most valuable Kinrara Trophy grid ever


Want 8K in your home theater? JVC’s new DLA-NX9 projector has you covered

9/7/2018, 6:58:12 PM
Projectors are making the leap to 8K in October ✔ It will offer HDR support in the form of HDR10 and HLG, plus uses something called Auto Tone Mapping function to automatically adjust settings based on the mastering information – a technology that sounds awfully similar to HDR10+ ✔ If all this technology sounds expensive, you're absolutely right


Kasey Kahne to sit out Indy with heat exhaustion issues

9/7/2018, 6:36:59 PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kasey Kahne will not defend his Brickyard 400 victory because of dehydration issues he said result in an elevated heart rate while he is driving. ✔ Kahne said he's suffered from heat exhaustion in a handful of races dating back to last season, and including Indy ✔ 7, 2018, he's not sure when he can race again, and he's scheduled to retire from NASCAR competition at the end of this season.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)


The new BMW X2 M35i is missing one key ingredient

9/7/2018, 7:42:48 PM
“Wow, an X2 with M35i POWAH!” you’re thinking. “Six-cylinder is the only way!” you’ve been saying. “I’ve been waiting for the next M Performance BMW!” you exclaim. We think.Well, hold your horses. Because this BMW X2 M35i only gets four cylinders. The brand’s new build philosophy says anything below the 40i will only get four cylinders. Because, reasons.“But surely those those excellent BMW rear-drive dynamics live on?” you (might) ask. Well, they’re not there either. xDrive all-wheel motivation and a front-axle-mounted BMW M Sport Differential is your lot, sunshine.


Tesla’s shares drop after execs resign, video of Musk smoking marijuana circulates

9/7/2018, 4:57:26 PM
At least 48 executives have left the company this year. ✔ The show took place in California, where recreational marijuana consumption is legal ✔ Tesla's chief accounting officer, Dave Morton, said he was leaving after considering the level of attention Tesla has received and the pace within the company ✔ Tesla's stock was down by more than 5 percent in morning trading


Red Dead Redemption 2 New Plot Details Revealed

9/7/2018, 6:34:14 PM
The prequel heavily focuses on the events and character relationships that set up the original game. ✔ Things are changing – there’s not much room in a rapidly modernizing world for the gang’s way of life, said Bass ✔ We think people will really love the feeling of being in the gang ✔ Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on Oct. 26 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One


What it's like to visit Burning Man, one of the wildest, most surreal events in the world

9/7/2018, 7:19:20 PM
Over the course of nine days, Black Rock City, Nevada is overtaken by 70,000 people to become Burning Man, one of the wildest art events in the world. Here's a look inside. ✔ Over the course of nine days, Black Rock City, Nevada, is overtaken by 70,000 people to become Burning Man, one of the wildest art events in the world ✔ This year's theme was named for Isaac Asimov's science fiction novel, I, Robot and much of the artwork reflected a computerized aesthetic ✔ while this Playa Barbie box has provided a popular photo-op over the years


Elon Musk still believes we are 'most likely' living in a simulation

9/7/2018, 4:26:06 PM
During a controversial appearance on comedian Joe Rogan's popular podcast, 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' Musk explained why he still believes we are living in the Matrix. ✔ Elon Musk has reiterated his controversial belief we are living in a simulation ✔ He said that the sheer age of the universe - 13.8 billion years, means alien civilizations have had time to develop the complex systems needed ✔ National spy agencies do not give a rats a** what porn you watch, they do not care


If Tesla goes up in smoke, it won’t be because Elon Musk hit a blunt

9/7/2018, 5:21:02 PM
Executive departures are a bigger problem than a little weed smoke ✔ Last night, Elon Musk puffed on a blunt with Joe Rogan, and this morning, Tesla’s share price is cratering ✔ Beyond that, these people know Tesla better than anyone ✔ In some sense, this is Musk’s basic proposition: ambitious goals, borne out by intense deadlines and flat-out suffering ✔ As Musk put it, the reality is great highs, terrible lows and unrelenting stress


Epson WorkForce WF-7210DTW review

9/7/2018, 4:10:42 PM
An affordable, entry-level A3 inkjet printer with plenty of competition around ✔ The print quality is more than decent thanks to Epson’s PrecisionCore technology ✔ Smaller ink drops meant  crisp black text without perceptible smudges ✔ That’s, according to Epson, up to 50 percent lower compete to competitors’ laser models ✔ We've also highlighted the best all-in-one printers


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