A survey came out this morning letting Americans know that Germany prefers PHEVs to hybrids or full electric cars. GKN certainly found the insight! Everyone would prefer PHEVs if given the choice! In that vane, the new 330e from BMW is the most evolved form of super-efficient, fast cruising with plug-in battery tech. Married to a twin-power turbo four, the car produces extremely respectable pace: 5.9-seconds to 60-mph from its combined 248HP and 310 pound-feet of torque. Effective, everyday MPG will be at least the 50s in normal use. A slightly smaller gas tank (and trunk) is the main compromise.…
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There are best sellers, and there are true best sellers. And for BMW, you have to count the 3-series as a long time favorite. BMW made their reputation in the States on small sporting sedans, and today the 3 sedan is the rightful heir to the crown. Which is not to say there’s no competition for the throne – everyone from Audi and Mercedes to Lexus and Genesis are gunning for that spot. So, is the 2023 BMW 330e still top of the pops? Let’s take a look. Still a Looker On the outside, the 2023 model gets a fresh…
This 2005 Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod is a limited-edition model from the company’s Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) unit that is powered by a 1,246cc Revolution V-twin paired with a five-speed transmission. It is finished in red with black and silver accents and equipped with a belt final drive, fuel injection, a two-into-two exhaust system, forward controls, triple disc brakes, a two-into-two Screamin’ Eagle exhaust system, Reactor wheels, and an analog tachometer. The bike was acquired by the seller in July 2017, and work at Alligator Alley Harley-Davidson in Sunrise, Florida, in June 2022 consisted of replacing the tires and flushing…
This Harley-Davidson Model J is said to have undergone a refurbishment during prior ownership that included repainting the bodywork and frame in green and rebuilding the 989cc F-head V-twin. Additional equipment includes a hand-shifted three-speed transmission, a tool canister, a springer fork, a headlight, a taillight, a Klaxon horn, a hinged rear fender, and a two-into-one exhaust system. The bike was acquired out of Hungary in 2022 by the selling dealer, who subsequently commissioned a rebuild of the carburetor. This Model J is now offered in Austria on a bill of sale. The bike is finished in olive green with…
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare Ducati Mototrans 250 24 Horas With Phil Aynsley The Spanish Mototrans company was formed in 1958 with the merging of the Maquitrans and Cliper concerns who imported the Ducati Cucciolo and 98 cc bikes respectively. Ducati ‘Mototrans’ 250 24 Horas Mototrans was licensed to manufacture Ducati motorcycles and began with the 125 Sport in 1959. Mototrans were licensed to produce Ducati motorcycles The company went on to become an important part of Ducati’s growth during the 1960s with many race wins as well as building a range of models that were sold by Ducati, as…
https://youtu.be/328gal23f0g When jaguars and caiman come together, there is usually only 1 winner, but that doesn’t mean that the caiman will give it up easily. This battle took place in the Pantanal, in Brazil, and this caiman was a fighter! The jaguar, exhausted after the struggle underwater, came up with a better plan: just pin the caiman underwater and it will drown, which it did. . I am sure there was plenty of damage caused to the neck when the jaguar caught it, but ultimately, it was the water that got it. The Jaguar is such a badass hunter. And…
What a priceless sighting to have encountered. This baby blue wildebeest wanders off from the herd. After realising he may be lost, he finds a “replacement” mother in the form of this nifty blue car. Smile everyone, there is a happy ending to come for this little guy… Baby wildebeest follows a car This sweet footage was captured by Zaheer and Asma Ali while in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. He tells LatestSightings.com: “The Kgalagadi is known for its vast desert plains and open landscapes with dunes of red sand. We were travelling up to Mata Mata, one of the camps, which…
There is nothing as beautiful and fulfilling as being a mother. Nothing can be compared to that joy. Photos of a Nigerian mother of twins and a quadruplet has gotten social media users swooning and wishing for such desirable blessings. The mother, whose name has been given as Chindinma Offor, is marking the quadruplet’s first birthday, and the picture features her first children, twins, a boy and a girl. The proud mother, who first welcomed a set of twins before the quadruplets, appreciated God and her family for standing by her in raising her kids and shared her amazing journey…
Some births happen faster than others! This was the case for this mother, who gave birth in the corridor of a hospital in the US because her baby wanted to arrive as soon as possible. Little Max has a sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ story to tell: that of his unusual arrival in the world in a hospital in Kansas, in the United States. The photos of his arrival in the world were shared thousands of times on Facebook. Jes Hogan is not a new mother. In fact, at the time it all happened, she already had five daughters, so at least she had…
If you think being a mum is exhausting (which it definitely is), just take a look at the life of Dayna Childress, mother to not only a five-year-old but also two-year-old quadruplets. Her hands are certainly full to the brim, and she’s taken to social media to share her story. At 29 years old, she is a mother of five children. The first year with quadruplets: an extreme sport! It is the story of a young woman from Ohio, USA, whose life took a completely different course with her second pregnancy. Dayna Childress started a family at a young age…
Parents usually say to their children: “You’ll understand when you become a parent too!” and actually… it does! The first look, the first cry, the first smile, the first hug! This feeling that hardly anyone can describe in words. That bond and selfless love that no one can express in words. The moment of birth is a unique moment not only for the newborn but also for the parents themselves. They wait 9 months to get to know the fruit of their love up close and when that moment comes, no matter how much they have prepared, no matter how…
A mum has detailed her incredible freebirth, which included the surprise birth of a second baby – and both babies being born breech. Leandra Nova shared her awe-inspiring surprise breech twin birth on social media, revealing she wasn’t expecting two babies. The mum-of-three told her double breech birth story to the Free Birth Society, saying she was ‘in total awe’. “I got out of the tub to labor on my bedroom floor,” Leandra explained. “A couple hours went by, and I felt like checking again. I told everyone, ‘It feels like an appendage. Maybe the hand is by the head.’…
Carly is 40 years old and soon to have her 12th child. At the same time, she will become a grandmother as her daughter waits to give birth. Carly had her first child at the age of 18, and in a few months she will welcome the new member of her family. But it is not the only good news for her family. Her eldest daughter, Kelsey, 22, will make her a grandmother, as she and her husband are expecting their first child. “Kelsey, she is kind, generous, and ready, just like her dad,” her mother commented, saying that she…
Yanyah Milutinović, 34, has been involved in fitness and weightlifting for years. She set fitness objectives for herself to achieve after giving a baby and encourages women to recognize the incredible things their bodies are capable of. A fitness addict and mum who loves bodybuilding say she ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ her 9lb baby out in one ᴘᴜsʜ – after a grueling seven hours of labor. Yanyah Milutinović, 34, from New York, gave birth to their youngest child Vuk in June last year – and exercised throughout the pregnancy to stay as fit as possible. “I was in labor for a total of…
This 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special is said to have been customized by Laconia Harley-Davidson in New Hampshire with a limited edition Vivid Black with white and red graphics paint set as well as a chopped Tour-Pak, a Screamin’ Eagle Pro Street tuner, Street Cannon mufflers, a Ventilator air cleaner kit, Enforcer wheels, polished brake rotors, chrome front end components, and a chrome engine guard. The bike is powered by an air-cooled 107ci Milwaukee-Eight V-twin paired with a six-speed transmission and is equipped with a drive belt, linked triple disc brakes with ABS, a two-up seat, a batwing fairing, touch-screen…
Pre-war England sported a thriving motorcycle industry. But while majority of bikes on the road were utilitarian single cylinder ride-to-work machines for those who had money, the best, and most expensive, was the Brough Superior SS100. Some things never change and today the Brough Superior SS100 stands at the pinnacle of collectability and is still one of the most expensive motorcycles available. The Brough Superior SS100 featured an imposing stance with twin headlights George Brough was originally involved in a partnership with his father William producing the Brough motorcycle. After World War 1 George wanted to build a luxury motorcycle…
This 1938 Harley-Davidson WLDR is one of a reported 139 competition models built for the model year and it was refurbished by David Sarafan Inc. of Lake Worth, Florida, in a project that was completed in April 2022. Work performed during the refurbishment included refinishing the bodywork in gloss black while the frame and wheels were refinished in satin black. Additional work included overhauling the 45ci flathead V-twin, three-speed transmission, primary drive, and carburetor as well as replacing the tires. Equipment includes a short-throw shifter, narrow clutch and primary covers, 18″ wheels, drop handlebars with internally routed cables, I-beam forks,…
En los embarazos múltiples se puede producir un fenómeno conocido como “fetus in fetu” o “gemelo parásito” que ocurre una vez cada 500 mil nacimientos. No es común que un bebé nazca con su hermano gemelo en su interior, pero fue lo que le pasó a Mónica Vega, una madre Barranquilla, Colombia. Mónica se realizó una ecografía de rutina en el séptimo mes de su tercer embarazo en compañía de su esposo Yamil y los médicos comprobaron que, dentro del vientre de su pequeña, Itzamara, crecía un feto más pequeño que tenía su propio cordón umbilical y líquido amniótico a…
Hannah Rose y su esposo Daniel Bownes se encontraban ansiosos por la llegada de su bebé, pero cuando Hannah cumplió 23 semanas de embarazo todo comenzó a indicar que el bebé llegaría mucho antes de lo esperado. Todavía faltaban tres meses para la fecha de nacimiento que los médicos habían calculado, pero Hannah comenzó a sufrir de un terrible dolor de espalda y la trasladaron de inmediato al hospital. Hannah quedó embarazada cuando tenía 25 años de edad. Fueron cuatro días muy difíciles en trabajo de parto y desde entonces los médicos comenzaban a tener los peores pronósticos sobre la…
Para quienes se aman y quieren pasar la vida juntos, la familia es algo imprescindible y los hijos son un gran anhelo; sin embargo, para muchas parejas es imposible tenerlos. Anna y Renee McInarnay son pareja desde hace 17 años, su historia de amor empezó cuando ellas apenas tenían 17 y 18 años, con el tiempo su historia pasó de un romance juvenil a un feliz y sólido matrimonio. Ellas son muy felices juntas y aman completamente la familia que formaron aunque sueñan con hacerla crecer con la llegada de un bebé. Esta pareja, en su deseo por ser madres,…
Casey Teller es una amorosa madre con una gran familia. Ha tenido seis niñas y para ella es fundamental que sus pequeñas comprendan la importancia de un embarazo saludable así como el mágico momento en que una persona llega a la vida a través del parto. Es por esto que sus niñas siempre la han acompañado cuando da a luz y se convierten en una parte fundamental de un momento tan bonito para la familia. Todas las hijas de Casey han visto nacer a su hermanita menor. Recienteme, Casey dio a luz a su bebé número 6 y sus 5…
Carrying and giving birth to a child is far from all that a woman needs to go through during pregnancy. There is also the postpartum period – and it is here that “surprises” appear for many young mothers, in particular – with a body. And although today you can see Hollywood stars who demonstrate a completely flat stomach as early as 2 weeks after giving birth – one mother from TikTok does not hesitate to show how it really is – in ordinary women. “If you feel overwhelmed by your body, remember your beautiful children, who see no flaws and…
Mazda is preparing for a CUV-centric future, and while the recently launched CX-50 provided a glimpse into some of the new design and technology solutions that will play a role in Mazda products moving forward, the company knows that ultimately a flagship is needed for it to bring its sales to the next level. Mazda has solved this glaring problem with the unveiling of the all-new 2024 Mazda CX-90. Performance Takes Center Stage In 2024 CX-90, Artisan Red Paint Sparkles Usually, we would use this section to talk about the exterior styling, but Mazda reps made it clear that…
One of the most amazing brand turnarounds have to be Hyundai and its sibling, Kia. What were once inexpensive but durable vehicles that were low on desirability, are now some of the most exciting, interesting and leading edge in the marketplace. And the perfect example is the Ioniq 5 EV. Not only is it a ground breaker for the brand, but it’s also making people think about EV’s who might never have considered one before. How does it do it? Let’s take a look! Unmistakable Design Hyundai started by making the Ioniq look like nothing else from the maker before.…