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Alleged Hellcat Menace Of Seattle Apprehended by Car Enthusiast Cop

As a Seattle resident, I’d be the primary to confess we’re not precisely a hub of automotive tradition. Old Subarus and the occasional previous Volvo wagon are often probably the most fascinating automobiles you will discover. As a end result, Seattle hasn’t actually had many points with takeovers or Mustangs crashing whereas leaving a Cars and Coffee occasion… till earlier this yr.

A month in the past, customers of the r/Seattle Reddit board discussed a very loud backfiring car they heard virtually each night time within the Belltown neighborhood of town. Belltown is without doubt one of the densest areas of city housing in Seattle, with over 13,000 residents in just half a square mile, which meant that dialogue of the loud car gained traction rapidly as hundreds of individuals have been being woken up almost each single night time.

 

Redditors surmised that the likeliest perpetrator, based mostly on dozens of eyewitnesses, was a modified Dodge. Specifically, this particular modified Dodge, pushed by a 20-year-old man often known as “srt.miles” on Instagram. The automotive—a particular tan-and-black tiger-striped Dodge Charger Hellcat Jailbreak with multi-colored LED headlights—was arduous for a lot of dwelling in such a dense space to overlook. If that wasn’t sufficient to go on, srt.miles has dozens of video posts on his Instagram web page the place he drives at excessive charges of pace together with his apparently straight-piped, crackle-tuned Hellcat by way of the center of Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.

Those Instagram movies ended up as admissible proof. In a courtroom submitting this week, police allege that the person behind the srt.miles account has been repeatedly pulled over and cited for numerous causes since January, and quite a few Seattle cops have heard and seen the tan Charger in and round Belltown.

 

The officer writing the report was a little bit of gearhead, and claims that he might inform the automotive he heard racing by way of town was positively a Charger, as he’s “intimately familiar with this exhaust note, as I used to compete in the NHRA Top Fuel racing circuit… my race team ran … a “Hemi” engine. One of the diagnostic aids for [tuning] was paying attention to the sound of the exhaust.” The video above demonstrates simply how loud this automotive is, so he positively heard the exhaust observe.

Conversations with native residents in regards to the automotive led Seattle Police to the Reddit threads in regards to the car, the place the Instagram web page was linked. An officer was in a position to match the automotive on Instagram to 1 he’d seen driving across the metropolis, and famous the presence of a video the place the SRT was recorded doing 107 mph. To additional dispel doubt, the officer famous the driving force “stated that he had ‘almost 700,000 followers’ on his social media” and allegedly even handed over his cellphone displaying the srt.miles Instagram account logged in as an administrator. Prosecutors have now charged the alleged driver with two counts of reckless driving.

Redditors in Seattle have predictably rejoiced because the case was introduced. The degree of noise and excessive speeds listed here are extremely annoying and wildly unsafe, and so they additionally give auto lovers a horrible identify, so hopefully, the courtroom can order the driving force to get an electrical Smart automotive for a yr as penance. In the meantime, Belltown residents can get some sleep.

Motorsport

Abandoned Dump Truck Fires Up Two-Stroke V12 Diesel After Many Years

We usually associate twelve-cylinder engines with high-end cars and the occasional SUV like the Audi Q7 V12 TDI, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, or the Bentley Bentayga. However, these powerful engines have a long history of serving a utilitarian purpose at work sites, such as the Detroit Diesel Series 71, a two-stroke engine available in both inline and V configurations.

Left to rot for many years, a rusty abandoned dump truck features the V12 variant with a 14-liter displacement and about 425 horsepower. The 12V-71 was offered with varying outputs between 394 hp to 525 hp. A nearly hour-long video showcases the revival of this massive 852-cubic-inch engine, which at one time hauled heavy loads at a quarry in Queensland, Australia. The dump truck, sadly, was left for dead to make way for newer, more advanced big rigs.

The Detroit Diesel Series 71 used a gear-driven Roots blower, though it was technically called a naturally aspirated engine by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). After being dormant and exposed to the elements, the dump truck had a rust hole in the intake. With the addition of fresh diesel, a fuel injector cleaner, and WD-40, along with the installation of a pair of batteries, the V12 engine roars again in the video.

If you want to jump to the best part of the video, that V12 roars again from the 54:20 mark.

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Audi A6 Avant E-Tron Spotted With Final Lights and Production Body

In the world of electric cars, SUVs dominate the market while sedans and hatchbacks make occasional appearances. However, electric wagons are a rare find. Some examples include the Peugeot e-308 SW, Opel Astra Sports Tourer Electric, Nio ET5 Touring, MG5, and Porsche Taycan Sport/Cross Turismo. Although these long-roof EVs might not seem limited in number, they are not widely available in all markets. Fortunately, more all-electric wagons are on the horizon, such as the upcoming Audi A6 Avant E-Tron.

Unlike the current A6 Avant model, this new electric wagon will be built on the PPE platform. Developed jointly by Audi and Porsche, this platform aims to support dedicated electric models. In comparison, BMW’s future competitor, the BMW i5 Touring, will utilize the same platform as the conventionally-powered Touring model of the upcoming 5 Series, which is set to be released next year.