World's Only Mi-2 Helicopter-Swapped Lexus GS Catches Fire on Its Maiden Test "Drive"

If cars had nightmares, they’d dream of Garage 54. Of grinders screeching through reason, of welders sparking in defiance, of turbines where pistons once sang. In the Siberian workshop that turned “why not?” into a battle cry, Vlad Barashenko and his crew took a Lexus and gave it the heart of a helicopter. Yes, really — a GTD-350 turboshaft engine from a Mil Mi-2 helicopter, the Soviet twin-rotor bi... (continue reading...)

  Car Talk, Autos   Oct 9, 2025   0   9  Add to Reading List
World's Only Mi-2 Helicopter-Swapped Lexus GS Catches Fire on Its Maiden Test "Drive"
If cars had nightmares, they’d dream of Garage 54. Of grinders screeching through reason, of welders sparking in defiance, of turbines where pistons once sang. In the Siberian workshop that turned “why not?” into a battle cry, Vlad Barashenko and his crew took a Lexus and gave it the heart of a helicopter. Yes, really — a GTD-350 turboshaft engine from a Mil Mi-2 helicopter, the Soviet twin-rotor bi... (continue reading...)
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