Around the Tracks: Mitsubishi off-roading, inspiring drivers and electric Fiats

Walk along with a paralysed IndyCar driver as he looks to recover from a serious accident.

Scott Collie

00:0308 June 2019

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Around the Tracks: Mitsubishi off-roading, inspiring drivers and electric Fiats

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world.

Here’s a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while.

Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

Garage Italia turns vintage Fiat 500 Jolly into an electric beauty - Bridget Borgobello, New Atlas

The vintage beauty is part of the studio's Icon-e project, which celebrates Italy's strong design and automotive culture and is dedicated to contemporizing vintage cars and turning them into custom-made electric models.

That's a very pretty Fiat

The Long Rise of Robert Wickens - Sam Smith, Road&Track

Robert Wickens takes a breath, shifts his weight, and sends a thin leg swinging forward. For a single weightless moment, the paralyzed man appears to be walking.

A long, fascinating look into what it takes to recover from a huge accident

This is why Mitsubishi deserves a better off-road reputation - Andrew Collins, Jalopnik

The Mitsubishi Montero suffers from also-ran syndrome in the United States... but Mitsubishi’s SUV basically dominated the Dakar Rally, arguably the toughest event in off-road racing, longer than anyone. Mitsubishi apparently still has some of its early champ trucks lying around, and got some drivers together for a little reflection.

You say Pajero, I say Montero

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