Explore Sweden - Testing 4×4 Škoda models on ice and snow
Škoda Auto explores Sweden! The Czech carmaker is organizing a 4×4 Winter Experience event in central Sweden. The complete portfolio of all-wheel drive Škoda models, including the all-electric Enyaq iV series, will be presented in the kingdom of nearly 100,000 lakes, which also boasts a well-developed industry and world-leading sustainable energy sector. Participants can look forward to scenic drives, featuring unspoilt nature and exciting activities focused on the cars’ handling on a frozen lake. The highlights of the event will be co-driving the Fabia RS Rally2 and an attempt to break a world record for the longest continuous drift on ice with the Enyaq RS iV. Sweden has a thriving economy, with efficient forestry and industry. Half of the country is covered by forests, and agricultural land accounts for about 10% of the total area. The Swedish landscape, which is relatively flat, is dotted with nearly 100,000 lakes, creating a plentiful supply of water. In the central Swedish province of Jämtland, the city of Östersund stands on the shore of the country’s fifth largest lake, Storsjön. There and on the nearby island of Frösön, Škoda Auto is hosting the 4×4 Winter Experience event. The university town of Östersund, with a population of about 50,000, is well known as a venue for winter sports such as biathlon and speed skating.
2023-01-27T04:55:49Z
A drunk passenger left "trail of devastation" after nicking a bus while driver made a phone call
A drunk passenger left a "trail of devastation" after nicking a bus and going on a six-mile joyride. The boozed-up offender jumped behind the wheel of the bus when the driver briefly stopped to get out and make a phone call on Monday evening. He then drove the vehicle for a couple of miles before crashing into rows of cars and then into an Audi A3 with the 17-year-old driver inside. The bus was later found abandoned at a railway station at Milton Keynes, Bucks. A 43-year-old man was later arrested in connection with the drunken escapade. One of the drivers of the destroyed cars was Travis O'Dell, 17, from Milton Keynes, Bucks. His Audi A3 was written off by the crash which occurred as he was driving to meet some friends at 6.25pm that evening. Travis, a business apprentice from Milton Keynes, said he was lucky to make it out of the crash alive. He said: "I'm lucky to be alive, really. If it had hit my driver's door I potentially wouldn't be here anymore. "The whole car shook, it was a terrifying experience as it got thrown around." Travis was stationary whilst waiting to turn onto a roundabout when the bus hurtled towards him from the right. The bus then appeared out of nowhere, careering towards him. The bus rammed into the front of Travis' silver Audi at an estimated 40 miles per hour, totalling the vehicle. The bus then swerved dangerously off Walton Park roundabout in Milton Keynes and onto a grass verge. Travis recalled the bus then "barely regained" control as it swerved back onto the dual carriageway and carried on its dangerous escapade without stopping to check on Travis and his totalled car. He said: "Nobody wants to look to their right and see a full-on bus ploughing towards you at high speed, you’re helpless." Thankfully he came away with just some backache but has lost the car he bought two weeks ago for £2,300. He had started saving up for it eight months ago before he passed his driving test in October. The bus was stolen from a Tesco bus stop on Tongwell Street in Milton Keynes at 6.20pm on. Police eventually found the bus parked six miles away from where it was stolen at Milton Keynes Central train station. A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking, drunk driving and dangerous driving and taken into custody the same evening. He has since been released on bail until April 16. Thames Valley Police Roads Policing team posted on social media later that evening: "When people say 'when you've had a drink, take the bus', it isn't meant to be taken literally. "This bus in Milton Keynes was stolen by a drunken passenger earlier on this evening and left a trail of devastation as it collided with numerous other vehicles before being stopped. "Thankfully nobody was injured during this incident and the other passengers managed to flee the bus as it was being stolen. The bus driver was also uninjured in the theft."
2023-01-26T17:08:33Z
Man Arrested After Driving Porsche From Texas to Kentucky, Allegedly Using a Propane Torch and Bolt Cutters to Break Into Maker’s Mark Distillery
On the morning of Jan. 18, Christian P. Douglas of Mesquite, Texas, was arrested at Maker’s Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky, after trying to break into the property. Douglas, 29, drove his Porsche all the way from Texas to Loretto, according to the Lebanon Enterprise. According to Apple Maps, the fastest route from Mesquite to […] The post Man Arrested After Driving Porsche From Texas to Kentucky, Allegedly Using a Propane Torch and Bolt...
2023-01-26T20:32:10Z
