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VIDEO-Watch GoPro Footage of the Raid That Helped Bring Down El Chapo (Again)

Watch GoPro Footage of the Raid That Helped Bring Down El Chapo (Again)

If the story of how Sinaloa Cartel boss El Chapo got re-captured on Friday wasn't already sufficiently cinematic, you can now watch video of the early-morning assault that eventually brought him down, courtesy of Mexican TV show Primero Noticias, as ABC News reported.

The raid ultimately lasted about 15 minutes and left five Chapo associates dead (and one Marine injured). The government apparently made GoPro footage culled from the helmet worn by a Marine involved in the raid available to TV network Televisa. True to form, Chapo—known for pioneering the use of tunnels in the drug trade—snuck out a secret compartment behind a mirror into a tunnel with a top deputy. They then stole a car before being captured by federal cops.

Chapo—real name Joaquín Guzmán Loera—reportedly wanted to make a biopic with admirers in the movie biz while he was out. That at least begins to help explain why he would dare meet up with actor Sean Penn for a jungle chat (the Rolling Stone story was published to much controversy on Saturday.)

For now, Chapo will have to make do with this brief (albeit plenty violent) documentary treatment.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPhFWHJsgkc

Nissan TITAN Warrior Concept - Interior and Exterior Walkaround

Δημοσιεύτηκε στις 11 Ιαν 2016

Just as the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD with its Cummins 5.0-liter V8 Turbo Diesel engine has bulked up the standards for customers shopping the light-duty pickup class, the Titan Warrior Concept was created to take the production version to the extreme. The Titan Warrior Concept builds on the recent Project Titan, a crowd-sourced customization of an original-generation Titan that sent two U.S. military veterans representing Wounded Warrior Project on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in Alaska. The new concept truck also pays homage to Nissan’s heritage of off-road racing and adventuring, which goes back to the days of Baja “Hardbody” competition pickups and Paris-Dakar Rally treks.

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2016 Dakar (Rest Day): Loeb and Goncalves on top at the halfway point

The 2016 Dakar marked a day of rest today in Salta, north-western Argentina, where Sébastien Loeb (Peugeot/Michelin), Paulo Goncalves (Honda/Michelin) and Pieter Versluis (Man/Michelin) top of the Car, Bike and Truck s leaderboards respectively. None of them have previously won the event. 

The 2016 Dakar’s Rest Day in Salta, at the foot of the Andes, ended a thrilling opening week despite some atrocious weather, including flooding which forced the organisers to cancel Stage 1 and shorten the next two. Saturday’s test was also shortened for the bikers.

Despite the conditions, rookies Loeb and his co-driver Daniel Elena have won three stages so far, notching up the Michelin-equipped Peugeot 2008 DKR’s first Dakar stage victory. At the halfway point, the nine-time world champions top the order, 2m22s clear of Peugeot team-mate Stéphane Peterhansel.

The former biker hasn’t given up hope of adding a 12th overall Dakar success to his name and has won two stages to date to stay ahead of Carlos Sainz (3rd, Peugeot). The Spaniard is less than five minutes adrift of his ex-WRC rival, however, and still in the hunt for a second overall win on the South American rally.

Peugeot-Total’s second attempt at the event since its return to cross-country rallying is going well since its cars monopolise the provisional podium, and only Cyril Despres (14th) has suffered any serious technical problems.

The Mini ALL4 Racings and Toyota Hiluxes – the cars to beat in recent years – have lacked the pace to trouble the French team, with the exception perhaps of last year’s victor Nasser Al-Attiyah (4th, Mini, +17m36s) who has ‘only’ conceded around three minutes a day.

Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen (Mini) – another Dakar rookie – has been going well but is more than half-an-hour off the lead. Even so, he is ahead of Toyota’s Giniel de Villiers (6th, +33m41s), Leeroy Poulter (7th, +40m19s), Yazeed Al-Rajhi (8th, +42m51s) and Vladimir Vasilyev (9th, +53m46s).

Argentina’s Emiliano Spataro rounds out the top 10 (+1h15m45s), while fellow Renault Duster driver Christian Lavieille (32nd) has been slowed by mechanical issues. Dutchman Erik Van Loon (11th, Mini) is clear of X-Raid Mini representatives Nani Roma (12th) and Orlando Terranova (17th) who both got stuck in mud early on.

Ex-WRC privateer Martin Prokop (Toyota) is 18th, former Le Mans winner Romain Dumas (Peugeot) is 20th and Robby Gordon (28th, Hummer) has fallen back almost four hours. Of the 111 cars that started in Buenos Aires, 83 are still running.

On two wheels, there has been some exciting rivalry between Honda and KTM which looks set to continue until the finish in Rosario as the Japanese make attempts to stem 14 years of KTM domination.

Portugal’s Goncalves (Honda CRF 450/Michelin) has only won one stage to date (after Joan Barreda was handed a penalty) but his consistency means he leads at the midpoint, 3m12s clear of Toby Price (KTM 450 Rally/Michelin), winner of three stages.

Third is KTM privateer Stefan Svitko (+9m24s) whose consistency has put him clear of Husqvarna’s best-placed rider Pablo Quintanilla (4th, +18m6s) from Chile and Week 1 revelations Kevin Benavides (5th, Honda, +21m1s) from Argentina and Frenchman Antoine Meo (6-th, KTM, +21m6s) who have both notched up their first Dakar stage victories.

Helder Rodrigues (7th, Yamaha, +24m44s), Gerard Farres-Guell (8th, KTM, +29m57s), Alain Duclos (9th, Sherco, +30m32s) and Juan Pedrero (10th, KTM, +31m45s) round out the top 10 in Salta.

Yamaha factory riders Alessandro Botturi (13th) and Adrien Van Beveren (14th) are chased by Spanish lady Laïa Sanz (15th, KTM), while David Casteu (KTM) and Olivier Pain (KTM) are 21st and 22nd.

Both HRC and Red-Bull KTM Factory have lost potential winners. Barreda (Honda) was fourth before being eliminated by an engine problem and Matthias Walkner (KTM) had a footing on the podium when he fell. Portugal’s Ruben Faria (Husqvarna) also fell. Of the 153 starters on two wheels, 112 are still in the competition.

The Truck battle has seen Dutchmen Pieter Versluis (Man/Michelin) and Gerard de Rooy (Iveco/Michelin, 2nd, +5m31s) dominate so far, but Kamaz/Michelin drivers Airat Mardeev (3rd, +10m48s) and Eduard Nikolaev (4th, +10m54s) aren’t far behind. Early leader Hans Stacey (Man/Michelin) is fifth (+11m28s) and ex-WRC regular Federico Villagra (Iveco) is sixth after a promising first week in his impressive truck.

Toyota ViRA heading for Tokyo Auto Salon as a very compact crossover concept

JANUARY 10, 2016 

Toyota ViRA Concept

The Toyota ViRA Concept – a cross between a RAV4 and Yaris – is heading for the Tokyo Auto Salon as a concept for a funky little urban crossover.

We all know that crossovers of all sizes are the current flavour of the month, so it’s no surprise when a new compact crossover concept turns up to try and take a piece of this still growing market. Step forward the Toyota ViRA.

The Toyota ViRA is a mashup of the Toyota Yaris (know as the Vitz in the JDM) and the RAV4 and, perhaps, previews a car from Toyota that can take the fight to the funky Nissan Juke.

There are few details available on the ViRA, but it’s certainly a small crossover, with a raised ride height and design we can’t quite pin down to anything else from Toyota. But perhaps that’s not surprising.

The ViRA hasn’t actually been conceived by Toyota, but by Toyota Industries Corporation, a Toyota subsidiary that builds both the Vitz and RAV4 for Toyota for the Japanese market. So we’re assuming this is something of an internal pitch for a new product line.

The ViRA concept is heading for a debut at next week’s Toyota Auto Salon, an event that’s dominated by modified cars, but usually has a smattering of official concepts.

The ViRA may not quite be an official Toyota concept, but we can’t believe Toyota Industries have created it without the blessing of the parent company.

If the reception for the Toyota ViRA is positive when its revealed, we could see it finding its place in the market at some point.