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Today’s Issue THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026
Ford Racing's teaser video shows no car, only audio of an engine running through the gears, with a caption promising an "all-motor heart born from racing" and more in 2027. Hagerty doubts the naturally aspirated V-8 will match the Corvette Z06's 670 hp and floats 575–600 hp as more likely.
The R2 makes Rivian the first startup automaker to win a MotorTrend Of The Year award with consecutive products, after the R1T took 2022 Truck of the Year. MotorTrend calls the smaller, less expensive electric SUV a clean-sheet design and praises its styling and driving dynamics.
Audi of America product chief Filip Brabec told The Drive's podcast that screens have "gone as far as we will possibly go." He says more climate and door controls will become physical, starting with existing interiors in the near future and continuing with the next design generation.
Rimac will finish Nevera production with the last 10 Nevera Rs, due to customers by year's end. Mate Rimac says the company will have built 71 cars since 2022, against an original plan for 150. He credits the Nevera with making the Bugatti Tourbillon possible.
Hagerty's Henry Catchpole drives the Thornley Kelham 356 SL, an aluminum-bodied restomod with a 180-horsepower 2.3-liter flat-four and a new five-speed gearbox. Each car takes 6,000 hours to build and costs over £500,000 (about $650,000). Catchpole praises the precision of its gearshift and steering.
Owner Josef Weikinger of Liechtenstein has the Phantom serviced every two months and reports one major repair, the soft-close hardware on the driver's door. He previously drove a Maybach 62 over 620,000 miles. Jason Torchinsky argues the feat reflects resources more than perseverance.
A YouTube urban-exploration channel found the car at the track, which left the NASCAR schedule in 2020 and hosted a ride-along racing experience until 2024. The Drive believes it is a retired racer converted for customer rides and wrapped to resemble Trevor Bayne's No. 6 Cup car.
The Chip Foose and Fox Factory truck offers a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 with 705 or 1,000 horsepower and a lowered Ridetech coil-over suspension. It starts at about $155,000, against about $63K for the base Rumble Bee, and keeps a factory-backed warranty.
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