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Rivian R1T Protest Truck in Denver: What the Warranty and Lemon Law Actually Say
There is a long tradition of angry owners turning their cars into billboards. The “lemon” parade floats of the 1980s,…
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This Gaunt Brothers Racing NASCAR Cup Camry Is Up for Sale on Bring a Trailer, and Its Engine Is Detuned by Half on Purpose
A real NASCAR Cup car rarely reaches the private market in one piece. Most get cut up for scrap, raided…
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Watch: A Bugatti Tourbillon Prototype Just Got Rear-Ended By The Cheapest Car
Bugatti’s test drivers usually get away with dents nobody sees, because prototypes wear vinyl camouflage specifically to keep spy photographers…
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RealTruck Quietly Files to Close Rugged Liner’s Michigan Plant, Cutting 90 Jobs by Spring 2027
Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity posted a WARN notice on August 26, 2026, confirming that Rugged Liner is…
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GM Denies L87 V8 Employee Discount as NHTSA Probes Nearly 1 Million Trucks
Word got around this week that General Motors had quietly rolled out employee pricing for people stuck with 6.2-liter L87…
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Formula 1’s Apple TV Reach Is Sliding, and Apple Just Raised the Price Anyway
Formula 1 spent most of 2026 insisting its move to Apple TV was working. Then, within days of new data…
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Ford Super Duty Production Hits Best Month Since 2006 as Aluminum Supply Returns
Ford’s Louisville Super Duty line spent most of the past year running on borrowed aluminum. Last month it ran on…
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Rolls-Royce Stolen in Transit Turns Up in Illinois: The Law Behind the Arrest
There is a specific kind of stupid that only happens with expensive cars. Nobody looks twice at a Corolla missing…
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Watch: Ford Bronco Driver Rams Parked Car Into Yard, Then She Refuses DUI Test
Ford engineered the modern Bronco to leave pavement behind. Daytona Beach police say one driver managed that trick in the…
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Mazda’s Hiroshima Museum Just Hit Two Million Visitors — And the Pace Says Something Interesting
Mazda’s corporate museum in Hiroshima quietly crossed a number most tourist attractions would kill for: two million lifetime visitors. The…
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Bernie Ecclestone’s Shotgun Stop in Portugal Comes Down to One Document He Never Carries
Bernie Ecclestone spent four decades mastering contracts most people in motorsport couldn’t parse: broadcast rights, circuit-hosting fees, and sponsorship packages…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Spent 20 Minutes With Tom Cruise at Daytona, But He’s Been Coaching the ‘Days of Thunder 2’ Writer for Almost a Year
Tom Cruise’s stunt at Daytona made for the moment built for cameras: an actor hopping over a row of potted…