Travis Pastrana drove his final rally races behind the wheel of a Subaru this past weekend… We didn’t know it at the time, but the U.S. Rallycross championship double header held at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday and Sunday would be the last time anyone got to see Pastrana drive his iconic Impreza rally car. Pastrana is moving to NASCAR next year and will ditch his Subaru for a Toyota. He’ll be driving in the Nationwide Series for the newly formed Pastrana-Waltrip team. So this video is your last chance to watch the rally driver with the most X Games medals, the guy who jumped his car over 250 feet onto a floating barge last year, and the dude who recently smashed the Mt. Washington Auto Road record, do his thing behind the wheel of a 550-horsepower Subaru. Sidenote: Pastrana finished fourth in both Saturday and Sunday’s races, which secured him enough points to finish third in the 2010 U.S. Rallycross Championship points standings!
Nissan Serena Mini-van!
Nissan’s updated Serena minivan is a feature-packed van that’s only sold in the Japanese market. For the past three years (2007 to 2009), the Serena has been the top-selling minivan in Japan. Now it appears to have gotten even better. The all-new Serena is roomier, has updated user-friendly features and a newly-developed MR20DD engine. The MR20DD boasts direct-injection, twin valve timing control and Nissan’s new Idling Stop control. Also, the Serena achieves a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy over the outgoing model and compared to the 2005 Serena, the new van produces 75% fewer exhaust emissions.
Renault Zoe Z.E Concept… “This looks a little like a mini frig?” -funk flex
Fun fact: Renault had ideas of giving its new electric vehicle the name Zoe Z.E., but a French lawyer who represents a group of parents who have daughters named Zoe attempted to stop Renault from doing so. However, a French judge agreed with the car company claiming that the term “Zoe” is a common noun not specifically reserved for humans. Renault said it is “very happy” with the result of the case and we imagine it plans to keep the name.
Spy shots: Audi A9 super sedan!!!???!!??
Could a new Audi super sedan be just around the corner? Although this is all just rumor, according to Germany’s AutoZeitung, the A9 will be offered with a choice of either rear-wheel drive, the familiar Quattro all-wheel drive setup, or the Audi as a gas-electric hybrid. The power output could climb to 500 horsepower!
(Video) London’s New Double Decker Bus
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, unveiled the city’s future of public transportation at the London Transport Museum today. Modeled after the original Routemaster, this updated double-decker brings the style into the 21st century while keeping touches of the old bus’ charm. The new bus features an open platform in the rear, which marks the return of the traditional hop-on-hop-off service. The first prototype of the bus is scheduled to be delivered next year. After that, five production buses will enter service in 2012, just in time for the Olypmics! Check out the video after the jump…
