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Today’s Issue THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026
Toyota will race a GR Celica Rally1 alongside the GR Yaris in the 2027 World Rally Championship, with reigning champion Elfyn Evans driving the Celica. Toyota says the two cars share mechanicals and aerodynamic performance and differ only in body. A road-going Celica is not yet confirmed.
The base dual-motor model makes 435 horsepower and 615 lb-ft and weighs nearly 5,800 pounds. MotorTrend ran it to 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and praises its class-leading charging and curved display. The outlet calls the chassis tuning more anodyne than it expects from Porsche.
Ford Model e president Andrew Frick told the Detroit Free Press that every Fathom trim will stay below $40,000, with the base pickup starting at about $30,000. Pre-orders open in early 2027 and sales begin late that year. CEO Jim Farley calls the prototype a ābreakthrough productā after driving it.
Mazda sold about 31,400 vehicles in October, up 25% on last year and its second-best October ever, led by a Mazda3 that more than doubled. Mustang sales fell nearly 20% to about 3,100. Hyundai, Kia and Honda all posted record months.
Rimac left the keys in his nearly $3M Chiron at Bugattiās Zagreb facility, and a man who had asked about a job drove off toward Austria. Rimac tracked the car by GPS and followed in his Porsche 911 until police stopped the thief in Slovenia. Rimac is not pressing charges.
YouTuber Rob Dahm built the car for Haltechās SEMA booth. A turbocharged single-rotor engine actually drives the first-generation MX-5, while the 12-rotor above it, claimed at 4,500 horsepower, is plumbed for show but not connected to the drivetrain. The car moves under its own power.
The Valhalla pairs a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with three electric motors for 1,064 horsepower, with production capped at 999 cars. Aston Martin quotes 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds and a 217-mph top speed. Doug DeMuro tours the quirks and features of Astonās first mid-engine production car.
The concept starts with a Wrangler chassis and recalls the CJ-8 Scrambler sold from 1981 through 1986, with longer doors, an integrated bed, a roll cage and a lifted suspension on BFGoodrich mud-terrain tires. Stellantisās Tim Kuniskis describes it as an open-air desert weapon. The top and doors come off.
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