Posts Tagged ‘jack’

Driven: Suzuki Jimny. Jack Parow says ‘maybe’

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

It’s difficult to explain how much I love the Suzuki Jimny. And it’s not my fault, I am after all, an impartial motoring journalist. But quite accidentally, or maybe on purpose, Suzuki have built a car that is incredibly endearing. Not liking the Jimny would be like not liking a Jack Russel puppy. Or a four year old girl with blonde curls. Or a that little girl’s little hamster, Smartie.

It is, for all intents and purposes, a niche car. There is no boot to speak of, but you can remove the backseats which helps. It is very narrow, and quite cramped if you’re over 6 foot tall. But I’m not, so it’s perfect.

Full gallery of our little test after the jump > (more…)

Dragster technology inspires Brendan Jack in quest to trump ‘Insain’ Bolt

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

We’re fans of Brendan Jack here at Overdrive. But hell, we’re in awe of Usain Bolt; he’s the fastest man ever, after all. Everbody likes an underdog though, especially when they’re inspired by motorsport technology.

So when we heard Jack was employing dragster parachute technology in his Mortal Kombat-esque quest to trump Bolt at the 2012 London Olympics, we just had to spread the news.

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