Benny Kirk
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GM Defense Inks U.S Government Contract for Heavy Duty Surbans, and No, You Can't Have One
16 Sep 2021, 14:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It’s smiles all around for the men and women at General Motors Defense LLC this week after the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded the security firm a $36.4 million dollar contract to produce heavy-duty Chevrolet Suburbans for US Governm...
Into The Heavens: SpaceX Gears up for Historic Inspiration4 Civilian Space Launch
15 Sep 2021, 16:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you’ve always dreamed of one day climbing aboard a rocket and blasting off into the great beyond that is outer space, your dreams are no longer out of the realm of possibility. Elon Musk’s SpaceX team is preparing to launch Inspirati...
Ducati Starts Production of Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary Edition
15 Sep 2021, 16:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Australian motorcycle racer Troy Bayliss’ spectacular victory at the 2001 superbike world championship was a landmark moment in the history of Ducatti bikes. Now that 20 years have passed since that momentous achievement, Ducatti has begun pr...
Ford and Argo AI Set to Launch Autonomous Walmart Delivery Service
15 Sep 2021, 14:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ford is taking a considerable gamble entrusting their autonomous vehicle program to a once unknown tech company called Argo AI. From the looks of their latest blockbuster deal to launch an autonomous delivery service for Walmart, it is an encouragi...
This Quirky Japanese Tribute to Old Jaguars Could Be on The Next Boat to Los Angeles
15 Sep 2021, 13:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you’re the kind of car enthusiast that absolutely must drive a car nobody else around has, we’d like to direct you to a brand little known in the west called Mitsuoka. No, not Mitsubishi, it’s Mitsuoka, got it? Good. Althou...
U.S. Military and Lockheed Martin Agree to Multi Billion Dollar F-35 Sustainment Contract
15 Sep 2021, 12:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / No one ever said building the world's most advanced multi-role jet would be easy or cheap. But the F-35 Lightning II program continues to rack up expenses faster than any military project seen in generations. The bill for this aircraft is ...
This C4 Corvette-Swapped Jeep CJ-5 Would Make General Patton Envious
15 Sep 2021, 11:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What do you suppose happens when an unnamed NASCAR team engineer has too much time on his hands during the off-season? If you thought the answer was Frankensteining together a mid 70s American off-roader with a mid 80s American sports car, first of...
Ex Mclaren/Ferrari Engineer Designs Radical New 4x4, Touts Absurdly High Range
15 Sep 2021, 10:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / You’d be forgiven for thinking an engineer that helped bring us the Mclaren F1 and the Caparo T1 wouldn’t have any interest in the all-electric revolution. As it turns out though, Ben Scott Geddes is not your average supercar engineer. ...
Zero Motorcycles Announces Early Release of All Electric Bikes
14 Sep 2021, 18:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you thought the world of motorcycles would be exempt from the all-electric revolution, it seems that prediction is just plain false. Zero Motorcycles, makers of electric bikes for 15 years, is going to have a real challenge keeping up with deman...
New Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR is Ready to Give Ducati and BMW a Run for Their Money
14 Sep 2021, 17:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Triumph, one of the biggest names in the British sportbike industry, is back at it with the announcement of their latest update to the world-famous Speed Triple series of bikes: the 1200 RR. With a plethora of new features intended to be the be...
Ducati Multistrada V4 Outshines Competition at Alpen-Masters 2021 Contest
14 Sep 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Engineers and designers from Ducati must be riding high lately as their Multistrada V4 S took an overall victory in its class at the Alpen Masters competition, winning over a slew of competition from different manufacturers. For those unfam...
BP Hires Leading Renewable Energy Executive to Double Down on Vehicle Fuels
14 Sep 2021, 14:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / British Petroleum is a company that hasn’t had the shiniest reputation over the last decade. But what they can’t make up for in apologizing for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, they’re attempting to make up for with hiring bold ne...
18-Year-Old Jett Lawrence Secures AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship in Dramatic Style
14 Sep 2021, 13:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Up and coming motocross hot-shot Jett Lawrence overcame all the odds, including a couple of poor starts and a minor crash, to secure his first Motocross 250MX championship at the Hangtown Motocross Classic at Rancho Cordova, California’s Prai...
VW One Step Closer to Manufacturing Battery Cells In-House
14 Sep 2021, 06:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / One of the most significant barriers between modern automobiles and the all-electric future we’ve all been promised lately is one that’s plagued numerous other manufacturing sectors. Building electric battery cells, at least in the past...
This Super Low Mileage 2014 Mitsubishi Evo 10 Is an Undisputed Future Classic
14 Sep 2021, 06:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / We may despair at the miserable state of affairs that Mitsubishi’s found themselves in at present day, with a car lineup so woefully forgettable that they stand a good chance of going out of business in the U.S. There once was a time thoug...
This Adorable 1961 Nash Metropolitan Is an Anti Muscle Car
13 Sep 2021, 19:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The beauty of being a classic car enthusiast is there are so many different options to choose from. In America, people tend to pay most of their attention to big old muscle cars with huge engines to match. As we’re about to show you, though, ...
This 2016 Scion TC Coupe Is One of the Last Ever Made
13 Sep 2021, 15:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Scion was supposed to be the brand that finally convinced millennials that Toyotas weren’t just for grandparents and pencil pushers. Ironically, much of Scion’s sales eventually came from older clientele. With its primary objective a fa...
This Small Stretch of NYC Freeway is One Of the Most Infamous in the World
13 Sep 2021, 12:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people look at the Cross Bronx Expressway (CBE), they mostly perceive it only on what they see. A dilapidated nexus of never-ending traffic jams which routinely ranks as one of the most congested freeways in America. Beneath the surfa...
This Jet Powered Corvette Funny Car Could Be Yours for Less Than a New C8
13 Sep 2021, 07:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The mid-engine C8 Chevy Corvette was a landmark technological revolution in the nearly seven-decade history of America’s favorite sports car. This jet engine-powered funny-car dragster, based on a 1984 C4 Corvette, on the other hand, is likel...
This JDM Exclusive Toyota Hilux Surf is Ready for a Big American Tour
11 Sep 2021, 17:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you started seething with rage watching Cody of WhistlinDiesel drop an imported Toyota Hilux pickup truck 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) from underneath a helicopter, there are happily still a handful of these tough-as-nails Japanese utility trucks ...