A Russian driver whose newer BMW SUV caught fire was lucky we guess? a passing sewage truck was able to extinguish the blaze using, ugh, liquefied human waste.The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road when the driver (we assume on his way to drop the kids off at the pool) noticed his SUVs engine bay filling with smoke. Thats when the proverbial s*** really hit the fan.Luckily, the driver of a tanker truck nearby was able to offer some help. The tanker could have been filled with anything but gasoline and still effectively snuff the blaze water, milk, ginger ale, anything.Nope. Our poor BMW drivers luck came with a caveat, that the nearby truck dealt in waste disposal, and the tank was filled with you guessed it human feces. Yknow, maybe gasoline would have been better after all?The BMW owner, seemingly left with no choice, okayed the truck driver to aim his hose at the vehicle and let it rip. The BMW X6, already infamous for looking like crap, received a healthy dose of deuce to douse the flames.As the vehicle continued to spew smoke out of the engine bay, the driver attempted to open the hood so the truck driver could really let the poo fly. Eventually the fire was put out, thanks to your friendly neighbourhood waste disposal guy.Video of the extinguishings garnered the attention of more than 43,000 people, many of whom were likely sitting on the toilet themselves while they watched. Some 7,000 comments were also posted, most proclaiming they would have just let the vehicle burn.If you were standing by watching your car burn, what would you prefer? To have your whole vehicle smattered with scat, or to watch it burn to the ground? Either way, this BMW is toast.Take Our Poll
Origin: Burning BMW extinguished with – yech! – liquid human waste
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Aston Martin wants to keep the V12 candle burning
The twin-turbo V12 in the Aston Martin DB11.Derek McNaughton / Driving Aston Martin won’t be dropping the V12 anytime soon. According to Top Gear, Aston executive vice president and chief creative officer Marek Reichman said the V12 will be able to be produced for some time, as it is one of the hearts inside Aston Martin. “It gets harder and harder to meet emissions, obviously,” he said. “But I think we have the capability to keep V12 engines going within the business. We’ve just got to be very aware of the compliance and the emissions rules that will come out in the future. Although Aston wasn’t necessarily built on V12s — they started with four- and six-cylinder motors, after all — they have become a fabric of its cars since the early 1990s. Now, the brand has a few models with the configuration: the DB11 uses a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12, while the upcoming Valkyrie uses a 6.5L V12 that produces over 1,000 hrosepower without the help of forced induction. The most frequent killers of big engines like the V12 are regulations and legislation, and Reichman says Aston Martin is keeping a close eye on that to ensure the V12 lives on for as long as possible. Furthermore, future Astons could also feature the engine, such as its upcoming mid-engined sports car. In a nudge-nudge-wink-wink sort of way, Reichman told Top Gear a turbocharged V6 would be fine, but it might just stick a V12 in it just because it
Origin: Aston Martin wants to keep the V12 candle burning
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