A Texas teenager recently decided to stick it to the man when she saw a police car illegally parked in her neighborhood — and wound up with a reward for keeping a cop in line.
Foreign language driving tests end in two weeks
The Driving Standards Agency has announced that foreign language theory tests will no longer be available from 7 April 2014 and that interpreters will no longer be available for practical or theory tests.
Honeywell’s turbo business hot streak
Honeywell’s turbo business is on a hot streak in Europe. Six of the last eight European Car of the Year winners have gotten a boost from Honeywell’s best-known component, and Ferrari has hired the supplier to help power its Formula One racecars.
Valero to ferry N. American crude from Montreal to Québec City refinery with two Panamax-class tankers
Canadian marine transportation company Groupe Desgagnés and Valero’s Canadian Operations have formed a joint venture, Transport Maritime Saint-Laurent Inc., that has acquired two Panamax-class ships. These ships will serve to transport, among others, crude oil from Valero’s Montreal East Terminal to its Jean Gaulin refinery in Lévis, on the south shore of Québec City—a journey up the St.
Lawrence River of about 250 km (155 miles).Currently, the refinery relies on foreign crude oil for feedstock, which is received by ship at its deep-water dock on the St. Lawrence River and has significant storage capacity for crude oil, and intermediate and refined products.
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG by Brabus packs 394bhp
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG is a very impressive vehicle in its class, packing 355bhp from a 2.0-litre turbo four. It is the most powerful production engine in its class, but there clearly is room for more.
Brabus has tweaked the engine of the CLA 45 AMG, along with minor exterior and interior updates.
