Of all the generations of the Porsche 911, it is the 993 produced between 1994 and 1998 that many enthusiasts would consider their favourite. This incarnation, the last to be air-cooled, came right after the 964 in the model’s timeline, and brought a host of notable innovations. As the German manufacturer says, the 993 “It was a major breakthrough, not only from a technical perspective, but also visually.”Gone are the prominent bumpers first introduced on the G 911 series in 1973, giving way to a sexier, more streamlined silhouette. The fabulous 993 also featured wider, flatter fender flares at both…
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The CME/NYMEX Henry Hub futures price has fallen precipitously in recent months and 2023 has the potential to be one of the most bearish in recent history. But in the longer term, the stage is set for tighter balances, price spikes and greater volatility. After a slowdown in 2022-23, LNG export capacity additions will be fast and furious over the next few years. As they do, they will outpace production growth, which will increasingly depend on pipeline and other midstream expansions. In other words, 2023 will be the last replica of the Shale Age surpluses. We’ve had a taste of…
A Bentley-branded luxury residence is under construction in Miami, and images of the designs released this week revealed elevators that allow residents to drive their cars directly to their apartments on every floor.The 61-story Miami Beach skyscraper is a project between Sieger Suarez Architects, Dezer Development and the British automaker.While the project isn’t new, having been announced in 2021 and designed in 2019, clips of how the functional car lifts will work were shared by the design publication. the seas earlier this week.Each apartment in the 228-metre oval tower will have an attached three- or four-car garage. They can be…
Canning City Council aims to educate the community and support positive recycling habits to ensure kerbside bins are used correctly through the seventh round of bin labeling starting on 20 February 2023. The eight-week program will take place in parts of East Cannington, Bentley, Cannington, Riverton, Canning Vale, Queens Park, Shelley, Lynwood and two areas of Willetton. In partnership with the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), the program provides direct feedback to residents on how to use general waste and recycling bins correctly, to support sustainability, the environment and increase recovery of the resources. Every fortnight, waste education officers…
This year will be an absolute success for sports cars. BMW, Mercedes, Tesla and Ford will launch new and incredibly fast sports cars. However, an underrated player is updating his, Nissan. The GT-R is getting another facelift. The interior will finally be brought into the modern era and slight tweaks to the Powertrain will improve Godzilla. But how do these others sports cars compare to the nearly 20-year-old platform? The chances of them dethroning the Nissan GT-R are slim. There are many reasons for this, although each car is good in its own right. No one can beat the king.…
Buying a new car is getting more and more expensive these days. Therefore, car manufacturers have made progress in improving the lifespan and reliability of their cars. Toyota is leading the way in keeping cars running well past their prime. According to iSeeCars, a study and analysis included more than two million vehicles produced and sold for at least 10 of the 20 model years, ranking each model from longest-lasting to shortest. Toyota dominates the list, with the most cars exceeding 230,000 miles. Here are the top three cars with the longest potential lifespan, according to iSeeCars. 1. Toyota Avalon…
MINNEAPOLIS — For Sahil Nandwani, having his 2007 Dodge Charger stolen was just the beginning. Someone took the car near her apartment in Uptown, Minneapolis earlier this month. He’s one of 980 people whose car has been stolen in Minneapolis this year. Statistics show that on the day his car was stolen, 21 other people in the city also had the same thing happen to them. “Oh my God, I was going crazy,” Nandwani said. “I was like what am I going to do next?” But just days after reporting her car stolen, she got a call. The Minnesota State…
Stand-alone stocks of ARA diesel, which includes diesel and heating oil, have risen an average of 13% year-to-date from January as importers looked further afield to cargo to replace Russian product forbidden Changes in the average monthly stocks of the ARA from January to February: Fuel oil inventories fell 150,000 bbl to 7.01 million bbl Diesel stocks rise 2.04 million bbls to 18.01 million bbls ARA diesel inventories have risen to their highest level in the past year and are slightly above their five-year average position for this time of year, according to data from Insights Global. According to cargo…
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man who was a passenger in a car on Billy Graham Parkway was killed Sunday afternoon.It happened around 3:15 p.m. near Westmont Drive. CMPD Maj. Brad Koch confirmed that the passenger in one car, a man, was shot and killed.[ ALSO READ: 1 dead after shooting in Morganton, deputies say ]Read moreParamedics told Channel 9 they took one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting call. But around 4 p.m., CMPD confirmed the shooting had become a homicide investigation.Investigators are working to determine if the shooting was an act of road rage, Koch…
After the 1970s, new emissions regulations and the ever-increasing cost of insurance created some serious changes in the muscle car industry. The big blocks of the previous decade, such as the 1969 Ford Mach I Mustang and the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, were coming to an end because insurance companies were charging inflated prices for their policies when there was a big engine of block under the hood. On the other side of the coin, automakers were having a hard time meeting new emissions regulations without detuning engines to the point of being useless for anything other than small-block V8s.…