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Hell Yeah, Husqvarna Confirms Svartpilen 801 Is On Its Way

It’s lastly occurred, mates. Husqvarna formally introduced that it is bringing a Svartpilen 801 to the lots. While it is not the 901 that we were thinking from the firm’s initial teaser, we’re undoubtedly not mad about it. The factor seems like much more enjoyable within the full teaser video that Husky launched to point out the brand new Svarty in motion.

It’s principally an prolonged model of the tasty little teaser it confirmed on the finish of February. We get to see the brand new Svart testing its limits on each ice and filth oval tracks, full with the requisite spiked tires. Two slippy surfaces, two riders, one bike to rule all of them, is Husqvarna’s messaging.

Here’s What We Know So Far About The 2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801

  • The very very first thing we all know is that Husky says it is going to be a 2024 bike. The full announcement, together with all the specs, can be launched on March 19, 2024. Not a 2025 bike; a 2024. New bike season apparently is not fairly over but.
  • Secondly, the brand new Svart 801 weighs a claimed 181 kilograms, or about 399 kilos. It’s value noting right here that Husqvarna hasn’t specified whether or not it is a dry or a moist weight. However, contemplating that Husqvarna usually lists dry weights on its spec sheets, and that the Norden 901 has a listed dry weight of 204 kilograms (or 449 kilos), we expect it is protected to imagine that this determine can be a dry weight. 
  • While we at RideApart will usually do the mathematics to get just a little nearer to a real moist weight once we even have a gas capability determine we are able to work with, that is not the case for the Svartpilen 801 simply but. Look for that determine on March 19, 2024, when full specs can be accessible and we are able to thus faucet away at our calculators with aplomb. (It’s coming; we promise.)
  • The claimed horsepower determine given is 105, which signifies that that is the traditional, no-surprises LC8C parallel twin engine contained in the Svartpilen 801, and never the up to date, extra highly effective model. That’s not notably shocking, and extra detailed data can be accessible later in March 2024, as we have famous above.
  • The 2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 will include Easy Shift, like many of the present lineup.

Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 Prototype - Riding 2

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What do you consider the 2024 Husqvarna Svartpilen 801 now that you’ve got had a greater take a look at it? What are you hoping that Husqvarna will reveal about it on March 19? Also, how quickly do you suppose this implies we are able to anticipate a Vitpilen 801 to comply with in its tracks? Let us know within the feedback!

Opinion

Why do not automobile corporations have good slogans anymore?

Whatever occurred to ‘engineered like no other’?

My colleague Steve Cropley final week requested this about Mercedes-Benz’s erstwhile promoting strapline, which was first talked about in promotional copy in 1956 (with ‘…in the world’ on the tip) and which routinely accompanied the corporate’s publicity till 1995.

It was adopted, for those who keep in mind, by ‘the best or nothing’, a extra nothing than greatest phrase that also will get airtime immediately. It’s the title of a web page on Mercedes’ US web site not less than, though it doesn’t spotlight the tip of any new adverts I’ve seen.

Today, on-line, the place most adverts are seen, Mercedes advertisements are principally signed off solely by the three-pointed star and a clickable hyperlink to a related net web page. Sometimes there’s a distinct, model-appropriate slogan just like the additionally forgettable ‘so AMG’.

There isn’t, then, an overarching single Mercedes message – one factor that you need to affiliate with the model each time you see it.

Maybe in a world the place the mannequin vary and the promoting of it have each modified a lot and the place old-school engineering sits behind, say, type or connectivity, Mercedes doesn’t assume lasting consistency issues prefer it as soon as did. It nonetheless shouts about engineering immediately, however principally by means of its Formula 1 workforce. 

The world’s two different best-known automotive practitioners of the slogan artwork aren’t but prepared to present them up. 

BMW has toyed with just a few completely different phrases however primarily retains the identical ‘Freude am Fahren’ (‘sheer driving pleasure’) line it first utilized in 1965, adjusting it to ‘the ultimate driving machine’ for its two largest English-speaking markets, the US and the UK, in 1972.

Motorsport

Miami-Dade Police Recover Multiple Cars From Lake, Some Reported Stolen

In an unexpected twist, a person swimming through a lake in Doral, Florida discovered a shocking sight — 20 submerged cars. The individual promptly alerted the authorities, prompting the Miami-Dade Police to respond to the scene and retrieve the vehicles from the water. During the operation, law enforcement officers also uncovered connections between some of the recovered automobiles and unsolved crimes.

A video capturing the incident shows two cars being pulled out of the lake. The first vehicle is identified as an Acura Legend coupe, which according to NBC6 News was reported stolen in the early 2000s. Additionally, Doral Police Department Chief Edwin Lopez reveals that the second car is a sixth-generation Cadillac De Ville stolen in the late 90s.

Both the Acura Legend and the Cadillac De Ville were considered high-end cars at the time. In terms of pricing, a 1994 Acura Legend Coupe started at $38,085 when brand new, equivalent to approximately $80,000 in 2023, as reported by Kelley Blue Book. Similarly, a 1992 Cadillac De Ville had a starting price of $32,910, which amounts to around $85,000 in today’s value.

Aside from these two vehicles, the police also discovered a stolen 2002 Nissan Altima, although it is not featured in the video clip.

To retrieve the cars, divers employed flotation devices and ropes to bring them closer to the shore. Once there, a crane was deployed to lift the vehicles out of the water.

Doral Mayor Christi Fraga commented on the situation, stating, “It seems that this area was a hot spot where cars were driven into the lakes before any development took place. As each vehicle is pulled out of the water, a thorough investigation will be conducted. The VIN numbers will be checked to ascertain any potential connections to long-standing open cases.”

Although these cars have been submerged for several decades, salvageable parts may still exist. Notably, an Acura NSX that spent 15 years in a river serves as an example of a vehicle that was restored after being underwater, as documented in this Motor1 article. The new owners have even begun restoring it as a track car, as highlighted in this related Motor1 article.

Motorsport

Porsche 911 Carrera Cup Crash From 2015 Immortalized In 1:43 Scale Model

Something strange happened on September 26, 2015, that transcended the world of auto racing to become an incident of global interest. At the start of a Porsche one-make race in Spain, a small collision took place on the first lap that saw one 911 come to rest neatly atop another one. Now, that bizarre collision is captured in a detailed 1:43 scale diorama depicting the corner, skid marks galore, and the two damaged race cars.

Spark Models is the company behind this build. Known for producing a wide range of diecast race car replicas, this could be the first time any company designed and created a specific crash in such detail. The two Porsche 911 race cars aren’t simply stacked either – Spark Models accurately recreates the liveries for the two cars involved in the crash, then applies simulated damage to each that’s also race accurate. As for the track, it represents turn three at Circuito de Navarra in Spain though the final resting spot for the cars isn’t as accurate as the cars themselves. Still, we get the idea. And we love it.

To refresh your memory, the actual crash occurred less than 30 seconds into the Porsche Carrera Cup France race. Drivers Jules Gounon, Alexander Cougnud, and Joffrey de Narda were fighting for the lead when Cougnud tapped De Narda. This spun De Narda (driving the no. 9 Porshce) around just ahead of the very sharp turn three at Navarra, leaving De Narda in the unwelcome position of facing traffic.

Still, we doubt he expected to see the underside of Gounon’s no. 169 driving up the windshield. Wheel-to-wheel contact with Cougnud sent Gounon airborne just enough to clear De Narda’s nose. Momentum carried the green-trimmed Porsche neatly to the roof, with the nose resting on the rear wing. The balance was near perfect, though Gounon did suffer minor injuries. As for De Narda, repairs were made and he was back on track to score a victory later in the race weekend.

On its website, Spark Models states the 1:43 scale model of the crash is still in development. However, preorders through retailers such as Hobby Search have begun, showing a price of approximately $155 with an estimated release date of September 2023.