YouTuber colinfurze has taken Star Wars fandom to the next level by building a full-sized replica of the land speeder Luke Skywalker drives in A New Hope.Showcasing some old-school metal-forming techniques used by coachbuilders, Colin is able to bring a small model of the iconic craft up to 1:1 scale.In fact, he uses the toy speedster replica to get the real things proportions and details right.The body sits atop a stripped-down golf cart, which he bought on eBay for 1,300 pounds (about $2,200). In fact, most of the parts used for the build were sourced from eBay, which sponsored the build.The final product is incredible, and the detail Colin managed to translate into the full-sized replica is immense, right down to the exposed engine cover and the interior. Colin doesnt mention how long it took to build the land speeder, but were guessing it was more than a few days. According to Colin, there have been other fibreglass reproductions, but this is likely the first steel speeder replica ever made.This isnt the first Star Wars build hes done, either; previous projects include an AT-AT tree house of sorts; and Darth Vaders TIE fighter. However, this is the first project hes done that actually moves, and can be driven.The channel is not limited to Star Wars stuff; hes also built a jet-powered go-kart, a hoverbike and a hot tub BMW.Still to come from the YouTuber is a video of the vehicle being driven, and he also says that it will eventually get a paint
Origin: This guy built a working ‘Star Wars’ land speeder in his garage
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This Porsche X Lucasfilm starship will get you pumped for the new ‘Star Wars’ film
The Porsche Taycan had an Imperial escort at its recent debut in Singapore, rolling along the black carpet beside a squad of stormtroopers. In fact, Porsche built an entire “spaceport” in collaboration with designers at Lucasfilm for the event, which also hyped the upcoming film Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. And while those of us in the Western world have already seen the Taycan, we hadn’t laid eyes on the sketches of the spacecraft also co-designed by Porsche and the Star Wars team, presented at the event.The starship combines Porsche and Star Wars design elements for a piece of fantasy machinery that, though it probably wont appear in any actual Star Wars movies, looks like something a young Han Solo would totally enjoy hijacking. Its got bits reminiscent of the X-Wing, Y-Wing and U-Wing with touches of the Taycan.“Even though they do not seem to share many elements at first glance, both worlds have a similar design philosophy,” said Michael Mauer, Vice President Style Porsche at Porsche AG, in a press release. The close collaboration with the Star Wars design team inspires and fascinates us it was a pleasure to present the design process and some sketches together with Doug Chiang in Singapore. We are looking forward to finalizing the fantasy spaceship design within the next weeks.While they wait for said promised final product, super-fans of Porsche, Star Wars or both can nerd out at the Wired microsite dedicated to the build process, which includes videos, insights and even more sketches of the
Origin: This Porsche X Lucasfilm starship will get you pumped for the new ‘Star Wars’ film
GM claims acceleration victory over Ram in HD pickup wars
In the never-ending Detroit pickup truck wars, it was inevitable that competition between brands would eventually spill over into areas other than simple output numbers.Ram was the first to crest the 1000 lb.-ft. of torque figure, leaving the other two Detroit truck makers to needle them about other matters of supremacy. The latest? Acceleration times.At a presentation last week during media drives of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD, company spox boasted of their trucks ability to take full advantage of torque, claiming their truck is capable of faster acceleration times than an equivalent Ram HD pickup.For the record, GM was showing stats for a Silverado 3500 DRW and a Ram 3500 DRW.According to data shown at the event, Chevys workhorse can whip from zero to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 7.4 seconds, a full two seconds faster than the Ram. When laden with an 18,000-lb trailer, the Chevy can allegedly turn the same trick in 19.9 seconds, a 2.6-tick advantage over the Ram.Executing a highway passing maneuver from 40 to 60 mph with this load in tow is said to take 11.8 seconds in the Chevy, 12.8 in the Ram.Naturally, it didnt take long for Ram to hit back. According to reports, FCA reps were eager to explain theyre more concerned about the ability to maintain speed on a grade rather than flat-out straight-line performance on a billiard-smooth surface.GMs diesel does have 45 horsepower on the Ram, which explains some of its extra urgency in a quick-start situation. Remember the racers creed: horsepower is how fast your car hits the wall, torque is how far you move the wall.In any event, both the Ram and Chevy are within a hairs breadth of each other in terms of maximum towing prowesstheyll pull 35,100 lbs and 35,500 lbs, respectively.Another poke-in-the-eye that GM tossed out to its competition during last weeks launch? They claim that every 3500 DRW diesel can haul at least 30,000 lbs while pointedly asserting the Other Guys cannot make that statement.The truck wars arent ending anytime soon,
Origin: GM claims acceleration victory over Ram in HD pickup wars
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