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Motorsport

Shut Up And Take Our Money: Buy This Futurama-Themed Honda Odyssey For $2,500

While not almost as in style as The Simpsons, Matt Groening’s Futurama gathered a stable following over time, amassing 150 episodes over eight seasons. So in the event you’re a die-hard, you must try this tribute to the present’s Planet Express spaceship constructed atop a 2002 Honda Odyssey. It’s presently on the market on Facebook Marketplace in Commerce City, Colorado, for $2,500.

Eric, the vendor, personalized this Odyssey in late 2019. The exterior wears plenty of teal paint with a pink pinstripe identical to the Planet Express. Pictures of Futurama characters are on the faux portholes alongside the edges. The minivan additionally wears a set of fins to imitate the look of the spaceship. These items are detachable for transporting the Honda. A gun turret is on the roof, and a faux rocket exhaust attaches to the again. 


Motorsport

With An Eight-Year Waitlist And $100K Fee, Porsche Is Making One-Off Dream Cars

Porsche is using the Rennsport Reunion 7 event at the Monterey Peninsula to showcase its Sonderwunsch experience, which offers customers the opportunity to create unique and customized Porsche vehicles. The Sonderwunsch program has been around since 1978 and allows customers to personalize their Porsche cars right from the factory. The options for customization are virtually endless, and customers can work with a dedicated team at Porsche to bring their dream car to life.

The Sky Could Be The Limit

Porsche Vice President of Individualization and Classic, Alexander Fabig, emphasizes that the Sonderwunsch program enables customers to dream big. For example, a customer could request a Panamera with a convertible top, and Porsche’s in-house team would work on the design and engineering aspects to make it a reality. Customers have the opportunity to visit Porsche’s facilities in Zuffenhausen for in-person consultations and get a comprehensive sense of the materials and options available.

Money Plus Time And Patience

The cost of a one-off Porsche car is determined by the complexity and level of detail requested by the customer. While there is no specific list or prequalification process, customers should expect the fee to start at around $100,000, in addition to the price of the base vehicle. However, there is currently an eight-year waitlist for Sonderwunsch projects, as the team is only able to accept around three new commissions per year. The actual build process can also take several years.

Where To Start?

Although the Sonderwunsch program is primarily focused on 911 models, Porsche also offers customization options for other vehicles, such as the Taycan. Existing Porsche owners can also bring their cars for updates and modifications, ranging from quality-of-life upgrades to full restomod projects. The Sonderwunsch experience allows Porsche enthusiasts to create their dream cars, and the company aims to increase its capacity to accommodate more projects per year and reduce the waitlist.

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Environmental Icon Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Program Sustainability Supported by Toyota

About Roots & Shoots USA

In 1991, local youth gathered on Jane Goodall’s front porch in Tanzania and expressed how they felt powerless against the problems in the world around them. As the students told stories and offered ideas, Jane realized the solution was right in front of them: their power to create change. The Roots & Shoots program was born. Roots & Shoots provides the resources to encourage and motivate young people to take action on issues that matter to them. Today, the tools and support offered through the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) program empower youth in all 50 states and over 65 countries to use their voices and ideas to address the issues that matter most to them in their communities. Through Jane’s hopeful message and the Roots & Shoots model, youth around the world are encouraged to put their ideas into action. Since 1991, millions of students have taken on the challenge of making the world a better place for people, other animals and the environment we share. Roots & Shoots youth are not only the future–they are the present– and they are changing the world.  Learn more at rootsandshoots.org and follow us @rootsandshoots.

About the Jane Goodall Institute

The Jane Goodall Institute is a global community-centered conservation organization founded in 1977 that advances the vision and work of world renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE and UN Messenger of Peace. By understanding, protecting and improving the welfare of chimpanzees and other great apes, while inspiring action to conserve the natural world we all share, we improve the lives of people, other animals, and the environment. Learn more at janegoodall.org. Follow Jane and JGI at Facebook.com/JaneGoodall and @janegoodallinst on Instagram and Twitter.

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM), creator of the Prius hybrid and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota and Lexus brands, and directly employs more than 63,000 people in North America (more than 49,000 in the U.S.).

Over the past 65 years, Toyota has assembled nearly 45 million cars and trucks in North America at the company’s 13 manufacturing plants. By 2025, the company’s 14th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles.

Through our more than 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.), Toyota sold more than 2.4 million cars and trucks (more than 2.1 million in the U.S.) in 2022, of which, nearly one quarter were electrified vehicles (full battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell).