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BMW Motorrad achieves top-level consequence within the MOTORRAD journal readers’ selection for “Motorcycle of the Year 2024”.

Munich/Stuttgart. With victories within the classes “Sports Bikes”, “Crossover”, “Power Naked, “Adventure Touring” and “Tourers/Sport Tourers” in addition to a second place and three third locations, BMW Motorrad achieved one other excellent lead to MOTORRAD journal’s readers’ selection “Motorcycle of the Year 2024”.

“Together with the entire BMW Motorrad team, I am delighted with these nine awards and five strong victories. The fact that three M models took first place in the readers’ vote is a fantastic endorsement of the decision to offer M models at BMW Motorrad. On behalf of the whole team, I would like to thank the readers of MOTORRAD magazine for their great support. These awards are also a great confirmation of our claim to inspire our customers and fans with the best offers in the various segments with a highly attractive product range and to further consolidate our leading position in the premium motorcycle market,” mentioned Markus Flasch, Head of BMW Motorrad, commenting on the outcomes of this 12 months’s readers’ selection.

In the “Sports Bikes” class, the BMW M 1000 RR continues to dominate this extremely aggressive and interesting phase for the fourth 12 months in a row. With its distinctive mixture of sporty driving dynamics on nation roads, high racetrack efficiency and state-of-the-art experience security programs in addition to its extremely emotional design, it’s as soon as once more in first place within the readers’ favour for 2024.

The uncompromisingly dynamic BMW M 1000 R powerhouse is the second M mannequin from BMW Motorrad to take first place. With its unrivalled chassis know-how and aerodynamics, the BMW M 1000 R opens up dimensions of driving dynamics beforehand reserved for purebred tremendous bikes in its phase, taking the highest step of the rostrum within the Power Naked class. The BMW R 1250 R – with its sturdy character – additionally took third place on this class.

With the highly effective new BMW M 1000 XR long-distance sports activities bike, a 3rd M mannequin from BMW Motorrad is now main the sector for the primary time ever. With an engine output of
148 kW (201 hp), an empty weight of simply 223 kg and chassis know-how and aerodynamics designed for top efficiency on the open highway, lengthy distance touring and quick laps on the race observe, the BMW M 1000 XR is the brand new benchmark in its phase and instantly secured first place within the “Crossover” class.

The new BMW R 1300 GS, which was launched with nice success, has additional consolidated the cult standing of the BMW Boxer GS fashions by taking first place within the “Adventure Touring” class. With its new design, the brand new engine with its highly effective character, excellent dealing with and convincing driving traits each on and off the highway, the brand new BMW R 1300 GS has as soon as once more confirmed the Bavarian dominance on this hotly contested phase.

The BMW R 1250 RS is one other repeat winner. Following the clear victories of the previous years, the BMW R 1250 RS is the winner within the “Tourer/Sporttourer” phase as soon as once more. Thanks to its wonderful all-round qualities within the areas of driving dynamics, sportiness and touring suitability, it was capable of maintain the sturdy competitors at bay as soon as once more.

In the Modern Classics class, the brand new BMW R 12 nineT, which mixes traditional, purist design with fashionable know-how and the legendary air/oil-cooled boxer engine with a brand new airbox, took second place.

Another shut relative from the Heritage phase, the BMW R 18, additionally scored effectively. In third place within the “Chopper/Cruiser” class, the BMW R 18 stands out because of its genuine and emotional design and the distinctive 1800 cc boxer engine.

In the “Scooter” class, the electrically powered, emission-free scooter CE 04 made it onto the rostrum.

The award ceremony was held on 18 March 2024 in Stuttgart. In the 26 readers’ selection on the “Motorcycle of the Year 2024”, which is taken into account to be crucial bike and scooter readers’ selection in Europe, 49,707 readers took half.

You will discover press materials on BMW bikes within the BMW Group PressClub at www.press.bmwgroup.com.

BMW

BMW continues run of success, taking prime spot in quite a few worldwide competitions as soon as once more in 2023.

Munich. With a brace of victories within the “Best Cars” competitors, BMW has backed up its profitable finish to 2023 with a equally fruitful starting to 2024. The BMW 2 Series Coupé wrapped up class victory within the compact phase for the third time in succession, whereas the BMW X1 led the way in which within the “compact SUV” class. The “Best Cars” award – voted on by readers of German motoring journal “auto, motor und sport” and in its forty eighth version this 12 months – is without doubt one of the most prestigious within the European automotive business. Almost 100,000 respondents took half within the survey, deciding on one general winner and one “imported car” champion from a subject of 455 fashions throughout 13 automobile classes.

The begin of 2024 was additionally marked by class victory for the brand new BMW 5 Series Sedan within the “Large Car” class of the “Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year” award. 75 feminine automotive journalists from 52 international locations picked out their favourites from a complete of 62 automobiles in 5 classes. Intended to showcase the affect of girls within the automotive business and introduced for the 14th time this 12 months, this prize takes into consideration components resembling security, high quality, worth, design, experience consolation, on a regular basis usability and environmental influence. The new BMW 5 Series Sedan received over the jury members with its electrified drive system line-up (together with the totally electrical BMW i5), in addition to its spaciousness, superior know-how and now totally vegan inside.

This profitable starting to the 12 months noticed BMW constructing on its run of success in a lot of awards in 2023. Models from the premium model’s present vary claimed quite a few prizes in each its residence market of Germany and its most necessary gross sales areas internationally. The winners stretched throughout all of the related classes, with compact fashions, luxurious automobiles and high-performance sports activities vehicles from BMW M GmbH all making waves. As properly as automobiles powered by combustion engines, the readers and juries additionally recognised a strikingly excessive variety of representatives from BMW’s consistently increasing electrical mobility vary.

“We’re very proud that our various BMW vehicles have won awards in so many national and international competitions. This also shows that we have attractive models in all segments that excite people,” says Jochen Goller, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Customer, Brands, Sales. “The response to our models with all-electric drive systems is particularly pleasing. This ties in with the strong demand from customers and supports the BMW Group’s commitment to ramping up electric mobility in all areas.”

Newcomer to the ranks of high-performance fashions and a totally electrical Sports Activity Vehicle each win a “Golden Steering Wheel”.

The “Golden Steering Wheel” introduced by German publications “Auto Bild” and “Bild am Sonntag” is without doubt one of the most prestigious distinctions within the European automotive business. BMW took two of those coveted trophies again to Munich in 2023. The BMW M3 Competition Touring with M xDrive (gas consumption, mixed: 10.4 – 10.1 l/100 km [27.2 – 28.0 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions, mixed: 235 – 229 g/km within the WLTP cycle) ranked first within the “sports cars” class and the totally electrical BMW iX1 topped the “compact class”.

Both fashions added a string of different worldwide awards to their collections over the course of 2023. For instance, the primary ever BMW M3 Touring – which mixes the dynamic prowess of a high-performance automotive with spectacular ranges of practicality – was elected sports activities automotive of the 12 months within the class for automobiles costing as much as 120,000 euros by readers of “Auto Bild Sportscars” journal. And acclaimed British TV programme “Top Gear” honoured the BMW M GmbH newcomer with the title “All The Car You’ll Ever Need” in its “Car of the Year” awards.

The BMW iX1 collected a trio of awards in China, together with “All-Electric Premium SUV of the Year”. It additionally received the French “Automobile Award 2023” within the “Green Tech” class and the “autonis Award” bestowed by readers of “auto, motor und sport” to the 12 months’s most engaging new design.

Fully electrical BMW i5 enjoys quick success all over the world.

The new BMW 5 Series Sedan and BMW i5 additionally claimed an “autonis” prize. Now additionally accessible with a totally electrical drive system for the primary time, the brand new version of the world’s most profitable enterprise sedan was additionally named “Car of the Year” by Portuguese journal “Frontline”. The BMW i5 was additionally introduced with equal awards in Norway and Denmark, each notably necessary markets for electrical automobiles. Norwegian every day “Dagbladet” teamed up with on-line portals “DinSide” and “Elbi24” to have fun the BMW i5. While in Denmark, the i5 fought off competitors from six different fashions to achieve probably the most votes for “Car of the Year” in a last spherical made up solely of totally electrical fashions. The jury of 20 Danish motoring journalists selected the BMW i5 as their winner by a big margin.

Chinese publication “Auto World” topped the BMW i5 as “Most Anticipated Premium Executive Sedan of the Year”, and the totally electrical enterprise sedan additionally collected three awards in Great Britain: “The Car Expert” put the BMW i5 in prime spot in its “Best Large Car Award”, it was named “Premium Car of the Year” within the “2024 Electrifying.com Awards” and the “Comfortable Cruiser” topped its class in Carwow’s “Car of the Year Awards 2024”.

The awards underscore the flexibility of the brand new BMW i5 Sedan to win individuals over with quite a few totally different qualities: from character-rich design, a novel stability between sportiness and luxury, revolutionary tools options and progressive digital providers to a drive system whose energy is matched by its functionality over lengthy distances. And it additionally makes use of latest-generation BMW eDrive know-how to switch the model’s signature dynamic potential to the street with zero native emissions. In addition, adaptive recuperation and an clever mixture of warmth pump know-how for heating and cooling the inside, drive system and high-voltage battery assist to offer the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (electrical energy consumption, mixed: 18.9 – 15.9 kWh/ 100 km within the WLTP cycle) a spread of 498 – 582 kilometres (309 – 362 miles) within the WLTP cycle.

BMW’s electrical mobility offensive is recognised with awards.

The BMW model’s totally electrical mannequin line-up as an entire loved a profitable 12 months worldwide in 2023. As properly because the BMW iX1 and BMW i5, this was notably true of the BMW i7 and BMW i4. In Great Britain alone, these two fashions had been each among the many winners in seven awards. Both received the “Auto Express New Car Award” of their respective automobile lessons. The BMW i4 additionally claimed the “Pocket-lint Award” and “Business Car Award”, and the BMW i7 celebrated success in each the “What Car? Electric Car Awards” and the “What Car? Car of the Year Awards”. The totally electrical luxurious sedan racked up 5 prizes in China, too, together with the “Car of the Year” distinction from main on-line journal “sohu.com”.

There was additionally a lot to have fun in France and the USA, the place the BMW i7 was given the “Best Overall and Best Value” ranking from “Money” journal and praised by “wards auto” journal for its standout luxurious atmosphere and digital person expertise with BMW Theatre Screen within the rear compartment. Renowned US journal “car and driver” named each the BMW i4 M50 (electrical energy consumption, mixed: 22.5 – 18.0 kWh/ 100 km within the WLTP cycle) and BMW i4 eDrive40 M50 (electrical energy consumption, mixed: 19.1 – 16.1 kWh/ 100 km within the WLTP cycle) among the many “Best 10” of 2023.

Top marks and distinctions for the BMW 3 Series and BMW 4 Series ranges, the BMW M2 and the BMW X3.

BMW set the seal on a profitable 12 months in Germany with a two-pronged triumph. The BMW 3 Series and BMW X3 closed out 2023 with class victory within the coveted “Auto Trophy”. The BMW 3 Series Sedan and BMW 3 Series Touring, for instance, took clear victories within the hotly contested midsize phase of the readers’ survey performed by German title “Auto Zeitung”, racking up 19.0 per cent of the vote. This was the seventh class win in a row for the three Series. Meanwhile, the rugged aura, inside spaciousness and dedication to electrification of the BMW X3 helped it account for 15.3 per cent of the votes solid and subsequently the best factors complete within the high-volume automobile phase of “SUVs costing 30,000 – 60,000 euros”.

The BMW 3 Series was a very prolific award-winner in Great Britain. In the “Business Car Awards”, the three Series received the “Best Premium Car” prize, and it additionally gained entry to the “Hall of Fame” of “Fleet News” journal because the “Most Reliable Company Car”. The BMW 3 Series received twice within the “What Car? Used Car Awards”, topping each the “Used Executive Car” class and general “Used Car of the Year”. And then there was the “Best Used Hybrid Executive Car” distinction for the BMW 330e Sedan (gas consumption, mixed: 1.9 – 1.4 l/100 km [148.7 – 201.8 mpg imp]; electrical energy consumption, mixed 20.1 – 18.1 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions, mixed: 43 – 32 g/km within the WLTP cycle). The plug-in hybrid mannequin additionally tasted success within the USA, the place “Money” journal described it as “Best for Handling”.

Adding to the wave of success loved by the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 4 Series – with its standout sporting attraction – additionally enriched the model’s glittering worldwide fame within the premium midsize phase. The finest instance of this got here within the BMW 4 Series Coupé and BMW 4 Series Convertible’s exhibiting within the “What Car? Car of the Year Awards” in Great Britain. The closed-roof two-door received the “Coupe of the Year” for the third 12 months in succession in 2023. And this 12 months its open-top sister mannequin additionally received the “Convertible of the Year” award.

Two different British awards had been claimed by the BMW M2. It was voted “Best Performance Car” in “The Car Expert Awards”, and the compact high-performance sports activities automotive additionally took the title of “Performance Car of the Year” within the “Auto Express New Car Awards”.

Official gas consumption, CO2 emissions, electrical energy consumption and electrical vary figures had been decided based mostly on the prescribed measurement process in accordance with European Regulation (EC) 2007/715 within the model relevant. Where a spread is proven, the WLTP figures keep in mind the influence of any optionally available extras.

Only official figures based mostly on the WLTP process can be found for brand spanking new fashions which were kind examined since 01.01.2021. In addition, in accordance with EU Regulation 2022/195, the NEDC values will now not be included within the EC certificates of conformity as of 01.01.2023. Further info on the WLTP and NEDC measurement procedures will also be discovered at www.bmw.de/wltp.

Further info on official gas consumption figures and particular CO2 emission values of recent passenger vehicles is included within the following guideline: ‘Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen ‘ (Guide to the gas economic system, CO2 emissions and electrical energy consumption of recent passenger vehicles), which might be obtained freed from cost from all dealerships, from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen and at https://www.dat.de/co2.

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Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally

The Dakar Rally has simply concluded, and for sure, it was a profitable occasion with victories from the likes of Brabec and Cornejo, and spectacular performances from Adrien Van Beveren and Ross Branch. While these racers and all of the others who took half within the grueling problem are certainly the heroes of the Dakar Rally, it’s additionally attention-grabbing to check out what goes on behind the scenes.

As you already know, Red Bull is the organizing sponsor of the Dakar Rally, and the occasion itself covers the arid panorama of Saudi Arabia. The hub of the Dakar Rally bivouac occupies a 200,000-square-meter house, serving as a short lived residence to greater than 3,000 folks. In this momentary settlement in the midst of the desert, you’ll discover a bustling group all targeted on the Dakar Rally. Here, a seemingly self-sufficient group with catering, working water, dependable electrical energy, medical assist, TV satellites, and waste administration retains the wheels of the occasion turning, and naturally, shifting round on this massive house on foot may be fairly the problem.

Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally

This is why Super73, an American way of life journey model with a powerful fleet of electrical two-wheelers, joined forces with Red Bull to create a custom-built fleet of electrical bikes for the workforce to maneuver by the bivouacs. The collaborative effort certainly made operations smoother, serving to the organizing workforce to navigate all through the two-wheel occasion that covers in extra of 5,000 kilometers.

In case you weren’t acquainted, Super73’s e-bikes are loaded with efficiency and strong tech that make them at residence within the Dakar Rally’s arid panorama. They’re high-power e-bikes that provide the possibility to maneuver round both by pedal help or through a throttle mounted on the handlebar – kind of like a small electrical bike. For the Dakar Rally, Super73 supplied a fleet of {custom} S2 bikes. The S2 is marketed as Super73’s “iconic urban cruiser,” and options moto-inspired styling and a strong 750W motor. This means it has a high pace of 28 miles per hour on pedal help, and 20 miles per hour on throttle-only operation.

Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally
Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally

The fleet of {custom} S2s designed particularly for the Dakar Rally options matte blue paint, a refined nod to Red Bull’s colours. The bikes had been fitted with RX LED headlights and tail lights for optimum visibility at evening. Riders got additional leverage by the use of a low-rise handlebar and ODI grips, whereas a {custom} saddle with blue leather-based desert wings added a {custom} contact. The bikes rolled on chunky GRZLY all-terrain tires which proved succesful when tackling the unfastened and sandy terrain of the occasion. For added practicality, an in-frame MOLLE panel allowed customers to connect all kinds of equipment on the go.

From the photographs supplied to us by Super73, we are able to see a few of Dakar’s high racers making good use of the custom-built S2s. The likes of Toby Price, from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Cristina Gutierrez of the Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, and Seth Quintero of Toyota Gazoo Racing all used the S2 to get round after they weren’t racing.

Now, if you wish to get your personal Super73 S2, the excellent news is that you may. It’s accessible on Super73’s official web site with a retail worth of $3,295 USD. It’s simply too dangerous that you just’ll must miss out on the Dakar-inspired goodies and the blue paintwork.

Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally
Super73 Partnered With Red Bull For The 2024 Dakar Rally
Cars

Overview: United States Air Combat Victories from Vietnam to Present

Over the past 50 years, the number of air combat victories against manned aircraft has significantly decreased since the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam. Examining the types of conflicts the country has been involved in sheds light on the reasons behind this decline. Despite ongoing armed conflicts, the prevalence of air combat has diminished due to various factors. In previous major conflicts, such as World War II, the Korean War, and the War in Vietnam, the United States and its allies faced the air power of entire countries like Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, North Korea, and North Vietnam. However, recent conflicts primarily involve non-state actors like ISIS or Al-Qaeda, as well as smaller forces with limited air power, such as the U.S. Invasion of Panama. Additionally, the utilization of drones and the introduction of modern technologies like Chinese surveillance balloons have significantly reduced manned air combat. These developments have contributed to fewer instances where U.S. aircraft have engaged in combat.

Despite having the world’s most advanced fleet of aircraft, only a small fraction of these jets have participated in combat. Nevertheless, in rare instances where U.S. pilots have engaged in combat, they have consistently emerged as victorious.

Motorsport

2005 Ford GT Parked Outside For Five Years Is A Mouse-Infested Supercar

In 2005, Ford released a new GT supercar to celebrate its 24 Hours of Le Mans victories in the 1960s and the company’s centennial anniversary. These cars were produced in limited quantities, making them rare and valuable. That’s why it’s particularly satisfying to see this Ford GT receiving the care it deserves in a video on Ammo NYC’s YouTube channel.

This 2005 Ford GT, which is white with blue stripes, was left outside after its owner unexpectedly passed away. Despite only having 2,500 miles on the odometer, exposure to the elements has caused the paint to weather and leaves to accumulate in every nook and cranny. To add to the problem, there are signs of a mouse infestation.

Most Ford GTs lead pampered lives, stored in garages and showcased at car events. According to Hagerty, these cars are worth between $380,000 to $430,000 in good to excellent condition, with exceptionally pristine examples fetching up to $500,000. The son of the deceased GT owner plans to have it cleaned and serviced before listing it for sale on Cars & Bids.

The restoration process begins with vacuuming the front trunk (frunk), followed by power washing the frunk, engine bay, and exterior of the Ford GT. It’s astonishing to see the amount of dirt and debris that has accumulated in this car. While the surface may have appeared cleaner than the 1980s Chevrolet Camaro mentioned in the video, the frunk, engine compartment, and undercarriage are in much worse condition. Without going into too much detail, they resemble a forest floor rather than the underside of a car.

After countless hours of cleaning, scrubbing, and detailing, the Ford GT has been restored to an almost-new condition. Before listing it for sale on Cars & Bids, Doug DeMuro, who owns a Ford GT himself, visits the Ammo NYC shop and takes the car for a test drive.

DeMuro, who drives his own Ford GT on a daily basis, has accumulated 41,000 miles without encountering any issues. Despite being tall, he finds the car comfortable to drive. However, he dislikes the doors, which he claims can be hazardous, and the seats, which could be more comfortable.

BMW

Road to Le Mans: BMW M works drivers Valentino Rossi and Max Hesse have fun victories on the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Le Mans. Two victories for the BMW M Team WRT and the BMW M4 GT3 within the supporting programme, a formidable total presence of BMW M and the primary GT3 triumph for Valentino Rossi (ITA). Although the premiere of the BMW M Hybrid V8 on the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA) isn’t on the agenda till 2024, BMW M was already an emphatic a part of the occasion at a number of ranges this 12 months on the 100-year anniversary of the world’s most well-known endurance race.

 

On the racetrack, BMW M Team WRT competed with BMW M works drivers Valentino Rossi and Max Hesse (GER) within the Road to Le Mans assist races, that are a part of the Michelin Le Mans Cup. On Thursday, the victory went to Hesse and his team-mate Tim Whale (GBR). Rossi shared the cockpit of the #46 BMW M4 GT3 within the two 55-minute races with Jérôme Policand (FRA). The duo had motive to have fun on Friday when Rossi perfected his first GT3 triumph with an overtaking manoeuvre on the penultimate lap. Hesse and Whale accomplished the WRT one-two as runners-up.

For BMW M Team WRT, it was the primary deployment for BMW M Motorsport at Le Mans, earlier than the BMW M Hybrid V8 premieres within the prime class in 2024. This season, the group is getting into two LMP2 vehicles within the 24-hour race for the final time. A 3rd BMW M4 GT3 was fielded within the Road to Le Mans races by the GMB Motorsport group. The drivers Roland and Kristian Poulsen (each DEN) completed in seventh and fifteenth locations.

Marking the event of the 100-year anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one historic BMW race automotive will go across the observe on demo laps on the weekend – the BMW V12 LMR, with which BMW M Motorsport claimed total victory in 1999. Also on view are the legendary BMW Art Cars by Alexander Calder and Jeff Koons, which triggered a sensation at Le Mans in 1975 and 2010. A preview of subsequent 12 months is offered by the BMW M Hybrid V8 present automotive, which shares the paddock area with the BMW M manufacturing mannequin BMW XM (gasoline consumption in l/100 km mixed: 1.7 – 1.6 WLTP; energy consumption in kWh/100 km mixed: 34.5 – 33.0 WLTP; CO2 emissions in g/km mixed: 39 – 35 WLTP).

 

Reactions to the Road to Le Mans races:

 

Andreas Roos (Head of BMW M Motorsport): “We had tremendous profitable days right here with our BMW M4 GT3 along with WRT within the Road to Le Mans races. It was additionally the primary BMW race look for a number of years at Le Mans. With the victory within the first race and the one-two within the second race, we’re in fact very glad. To see Valentino Rossi along with Jérôme Policand in addition to Max Hesse and Tim Whale on prime of the rostrum is just unbelievable. We hope to have the ability to construct on these successes subsequent 12 months. This was a primary step. Many thanks, in fact, for the dedication to the entire group, the drivers and the crew of BMW M Motorsport. They gave our BMW M4 GT3 a fantastic Le Mans debut.”

 

Valentino Rossi (#46 BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Team WRT): “We are very completely satisfied as a result of we received. It was the primary victory along with BMW, and it was additionally a fantastic expertise to come back right here to organize for subsequent 12 months’s 24-hour race. We had a robust tempo since yesterday morning and in qualifying however we have been a bit unfortunate within the first race so we wished to go for the rostrum within the second race. Jérôme had an excellent first stint, and on the finish of the day we have been capable of win. I had an excellent tempo and was capable of do some good overtakes. We are very, very completely satisfied.”

 

Max Hesse (#31 BMW M4 GT3, BMW M Team WRT): “We are in fact very completely satisfied. On Thursday we already had a fantastic race. WRT did an ideal job on the pit cease. We selected the fitting technique. It was a fantastic honour to have the ability to drive right here. Being right here for the primary time was very, very cool for me and it was good to be taught, as a result of there was not a lot stress and you might drive many laps. We are actually pleased with first and second place. Congratulations in fact additionally to our team-mates on the victory on Friday.”