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JLR’s American Defender Plan Runs Through Ohio, and a 1964 Chicken Tariff Explains Why
Automakers bury their biggest decisions in dull documents. JLR’s August quarterly update read like every other quarter this year —…
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Porsche Patents a Clutch Pedal and H-Gate for Its PDK, and the Shifter Is the Clever Part
A new German patent filing shows Porsche giving a dual-clutch gearbox a third pedal and a lever that changes its…
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Delage Just Added an Arnault to Its Shareholder Page, and That Page Is the Real Product
Most companies announce an investment round with a stage, a slide deck, and somebody saying the word “ecosystem.” Delage announced…
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Tucci Hot Rods Is Cutting Up a Ford Maverick to Fit a Twin-Turbo Coyote V8 for SEMA
Tucci Hot Rods is converting a front-drive-based Ford Maverick to a twin-turbo Coyote V8 and ZF 8HP70 for SEMA 2026.…
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Porsche’s Rumored Flat-Eight Flagship Would End a 64-Year Streak at Weissach
Porsche built its first eight-cylinder boxer engine in 1962, bolted it into a Formula 1 car, and then spent the…
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TechArt’s First Air-Cooled Build Is a 380-PS 964 That Raids Porsche’s Own Parts Bin
TechArt’s first classic-based build pairs a 380-PS air-cooled 3.8 with 993 Turbo brakes. Here’s what the hardware means for owners.
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Inside the Twerk Horse: T-Pain’s 910-HP RTR Mustang Gift to Hert
Most friends mark a business anniversary with a card. T-Pain commissioned a 910-horsepower drift car. RTR Vehicles unveiled the “Twerk…
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One Thing We’d Actually Buy: MAXTRAX MKII Recovery Boards, Before a Winch
Why a $279.99 pair of MAXTRAX MKII recovery boards beats a winch for sand, snow and solo trips, plus the…
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Riverti’s Retro M2: Can a Modern BMW Really Wear 3.0 CSL Clothes?
A small Italian outfit called Riverti Automobili is teasing a coachbuilt car based on the current G87 BMW M2, re-skinned…
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Nissan’s Z Kaze Concept Brings Back the T-Top, and the Hard Part Isn’t the Hole in the Roof
Nissan’s ZCON concept pulls the roof panels off the Z, bolts on restored NISMO LMGT2 wheels and GReddy parts, and…
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Saudi Arabia’s First Car Has Falcon Doors and 1,111 HP, But the Real Engineering Is in the Air Conditioning
CEER staged the debut of Saudi Arabia’s first homegrown car inside its own factory, which is either supreme confidence or…
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Brabus AB110: The Tuner’s First Yacht Packs 7,800 HP and a Carbon Spoiler
Brabus has spent nearly five decades making Mercedes-Benzes louder, faster and harder to miss in a parking lot. Its newest…
