🚘 1,000-HP $155K Ram, Mustang Cobra returns, Rimac EV axed

Today’s Issue THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2026

Hagerty 4 MIN READ

Ford Teases a Mustang Cobra Variant

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.

MotorTrend

The Rivian R2 Is the 2027 MotorTrend SUV of the Year

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.

2 MIN READ

The Drive

Audi Says Touchscreens Have Gone as Far as They’ll Go. Buttons Are Coming Back

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.

4 MIN READ

Motor1

Rimac's Electric Hypercar Is Dead Earlier Than Expected

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.

3 MIN READ

YouTube

Tired of 911 restomods? Try this Porsche 356 instead | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat

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.

16 MIN WATCH

The Autopian

Someone Drove a 2019 Rolls-Royce 480,000 Miles And I’m Both Impressed And Not Impressed And Confused

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.

6 MIN READ

The Drive

Someone Abandoned a Real NASCAR Stock Car at the Closed Kentucky Speedway

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.

3 MIN READ

Car and Driver

2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee Foose Edition Is a Lowrider with a Truck Bed

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.