Around the Tracks: A whisky company using waste for a sustainable cause

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 photos, articles, videos or 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?

Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich has begun converting its delivery trucks to run on low-emission biofuel made from waste products of its whisky distilling process. It's all part of an initiative to promote sustainability, with the biofuel reducing CO2 emissions by 95 per cent versus the previous diesel-powered delivery trucks.

Glenfiddich says it has installed fuelling stations at its Dufftown distillery in north-east Scotland, which use technology developed by its parent company William Grant & Sons to convert production waste and residues into an Ultra-Low Carbon Fuel, claimed to produce minimal carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions.

The Scottish whisky industry aims to hit carbon neutrality by 2040.

This is no joke! Obviously some people need incentives to repair blemishes on their vehicles. US car parts store Advance Auto Parts has donated 100 gift cards (worth $25 each) to the Denver Police Department in a bid to promote vehicle safety awareness.

And while this may backfire on them – with some drivers likely to take the gift card and run – the goal is to get motorists to fix the violation and get their vehicle in a safe condition once again.

The police department and Advance Auto Parts believe they'll be able to track the program's performance and determine if it is actually getting people to fix their vehicles. The program will also help police strengthen their relationships with the community by avoiding what some consider to be strict penalties that don’t actually address the vehicle's problem.

A Sian for the sea is what dreams are made of. The Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 is a yacht that brings the brand of the raging bull to the waves – a collaboration between Lamborghini and shipyard The Italian Sea Group.

To celebrate the year in which Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company, the two brands have come together to create a limited run of 63 yachts. Inside it stays true to the road-going Sian, with the shapes, materials, and even the instrumentation employing many the components used in the construction of Lamborghini vehicles.

The performance is also as you'd expect from the car maker, with power coming from two 24-litre twin-turbo diesel engines, pumping out a total of 2942kW. The price? About the equivalent of two Sian cars – in Australian dollars, you're looking at close to five million.

A car that gave Hamilton three race wins in 2010, Sir Lewis Hamilton's McLaren MP4-25A Formula One car first came up for sale in May 2021.

Prospective buyers and fans at Silverstone were able to take a closer look at the car after McLaren showcased it in a demonstration run after Saturday’s sprint qualifying session at the British Grand Prix weekend earlier this month.

The sale of the MP4-25A marks the first time a race-winning Hamilton F1 car has ever gone to auction. There's a first for everything – especially when we talk price, with the car selling for a whopping $9,150,000.

The owner won't be able to whip it around the streets unfortunately, but it'll no doubt be a great talking point as people enter their mansion.

We all know how popular the Toyota LandCruiser is – so how about this for something special: a LandCruiser which happens to be owned by Tom Hanks. The Hollywood star is letting go of an awesome 1980 Toyota LandCruiser 'FJ40', equipped with an array of upgrades.

Hanks commissioned the FJ40 to be competent on both tarmac and dirt. Under the bonnet is a General Motors-designed 4.3-litre V6 making 134kW, mated to a five-speed manual transmission. It's had an engine upgrade, backed up by Warn front hubs, power-assisted brakes, power steering, and 31-inch (787mm) tyres.

The interior was left largely untouched, and is still fitted with a Sony AM-FM with a cassette deck – though Hanks has installed a set of Porsche bucket seats.

The unique 'Cruiser is set to fetch upwards of AU$100,000 at auction.

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