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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Travis Hunter marries fiancée Leanna De La Fuente ahead of first Jaguars training camp
Travis Hunter will enter his first NFL training camp as a married man. The Jacksonville Jaguars rookie married his fiancée Leanna De La Fuente on Saturday in a ceremony in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a month after becoming the No. 2 overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. The celebration included the couple cutting the ribbon on one heck of a gift: a Brabus XL 800, a car with a price tag starting at over $700,000. It's unclear if the gift is from Hunter or someone else, but it made for quite a reveal. God's blessings, health and wealth to Mr. & Mrs. Travis Hunter!🤵🏾♂️👰🏻♀️🍾❤️#TravisHunter #SkoBuffs #DUUUVAL — Ossacin's Ducktail (@OssacinDucktail) May 24, 2025 In attendance was Hunter's father Travis Sr., who was granted permission by a judge to attend as part of his supervised release from a drug possession and a gun charge conviction. De La Fuente said in a YouTube stream that the couple met over Instagram, with Hunter sending her a direct message. She said she initially didn't respond — "He wasn't my type" — but eventually sent a message back two months later. The pair became friends and texted for another two months before they started dating: "Finally, I had to go to a friend's birthday dinner and I didn't want to go by myself, so he was like 'Oh I'll go with you." He went with me and then we were in love." According to one of their Instagram posts, their relationship began Feb. 26, 2022, when Hunter was still at Jackson State under head coach Deion Sanders. They got engaged in February 2024. De La Fuente has been a regular on Hunter's social media channels as he's risen from top college prospect to top NFL Draft pick, and vice versa. That hasn't been without incident, such as when Hunter himself had to speak out when De La Fuente caught a bizarre amount of criticism for her demeanor at the Heisman Trophy ceremony. Hunter is currently preparing for his first NFL season, in which he will attempt to become the sport's first true two-way star in decades. The Jaguars have a plan in place for him to join both the offense and the defense, but it still means that the 22-year-old will essentially be doubling up on the already arduous training camp process. Jaguars training camp is scheduled to begin July 24.
The Citizen
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Citizen
Brabus conversion turns iconic Mercedes G-Wagon into super SUV
The pimped out XL800 pumps out all of 588kW of power and 1 000Nm of torque. The Brabus XL800 is a G-Wagon like no other. Picture: Supplied In a world where money can buy you almost anything, Brabus has unveiled their XL800 that is based off the iconic G-Wagon in Mercedes-AMG's G63 guise. The engineers and designers of Brabus have developed a spectacular off-roader which not shows off at exclusive coffee shop meets, but thanks to custom-designed Brabus chassis with portal axles, it can also go anywhere off-road you could ever wish to go. The Brabus XL800 twin-turbo eight-cylinder engine produces 588kW of power at 6 600rpm and 1 000Nm from as low as 3 600rpm and this translates into high performance in its purest form. To achieve this performance, Brabus developed two turbochargers for this G-Wagon with special core assemblies, reinforced axial bearings and larger compressor units. ALSO READ: Mercedes G-Wagon shows 'Raygun' how to breakdance Brabus G-Wagon super fast Brabus conducted extensive testing on state-of-the-art test benches, public roads and in terrain to program new maps for injection and ignition and to increase the boost pressure to 1.6 bar. In perfect interplay with the automatic transmission, which nine gears can also be shifted manually using the ergonomic Brabus carbon paddle shifters on the steering wheel, the G-Wagon's engine pushes the Brabus XL800 from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.6 seconds. The off-road tyres limit this super SUV's top speed to 210km/h. Exposed-structure carbon surround frames the two chromed tailpipes of the Brabus stainless sports exhaust on each side of the vehicle. It integrates red 'Launch Ambience' lights synced with the interior lighting. ALSO READ: VIDEO: All-new Mercedes-Benz G-Class G580 an electrifying ride Exhaust notes to savour The key strong point of this exhaust system is active sound management. Depending on the selected drive mode, the V8 either whispers in the subtle 'Coming Home' mode or produces an extremely powerful exhaust note in the 'Sport' position. Visually the Brabus XL800 impresses with its thrilling design with high-gloss Widestar exposed-structure carbon bodywork components and 22-inch heavy-duty forged wheels carrying dedicated off-road tyres. The interior features exclusive slate gray Brabus Masterpiece interior appointments crafted from precision-quilted leather and exposed-structure carbon. The Brabus XL 800 G-Wagon sells for around R12 750 000 in Europe which doesn't include export costs and Germany VAT charges.
