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Today’s Issue TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
The JL-2A honors the 1945 Willys CJ-2A, the first civilian Jeep, and is built on the Wrangler Rubicon with 33-inch all-terrain tires. It is the first Wrangler with a full-color interior, in beige and brown. The limited-edition package costs about $5,000, putting the two-door at $53,400.
The Prelude will serve as a daily driver until next summer. The hybrid coupe makes 200 horsepower and 232 lb-ft, shares the Civic Type R's chassis, and costs about $44,000 without ventilated or power seats. Jerry Perez says strangers praise its looks while enthusiasts criticize its drivetrain and price.
Volkswagen claims the Mission Efficiency prototype's 0.158 drag coefficient is the lowest of any road-legal car. It covered nearly 800 miles from Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge of its 55-kWh battery, at an average of about 42 mph. It uses the motor and battery from the ID. Polo.
An iSeeCars.com analysis of 400 million vehicles ranks the Toyota Sequoia first, with a nearly 40% chance of reaching the mark. Toyota and Lexus hold nine of the top 10 spots, and the Ford F-150 misses the top 25. Car and Driver notes the data favors high-mileage drivers.
Tropical Cabines began in 1985 by doubling the cabs of Brazilian Ford F-1000 pickups. It later built an F-250 sedan wearing the rear end of a Ford Focus and the medium-duty F-Maxx, priced around $300,000. The company claimed over 9,000 conversions before closing in 2021.
On Jay Leno's Garage, RML's CEO explains how the British engineering firm raised a Porsche 911 Turbo S from about 650 to 920 horsepower. Its carbon-fiber body and hydraulic wing, splitter, and ride height target GT3 RS track pace with Turbo S road comfort. Leno calls it beautifully done.
San Francisco police arrested two juveniles carrying a loaded AR-style ghost gun after their Waymo stopped and alerted authorities. Waymo told the Los Angeles Times it detected a terms-of-service violation involving a firearm. A Waymo faked a breakdown earlier this year when juvenile riders fired a toy gun.
The system inches a stationary pickup forward or backward when an operator pushes the pop-up grab handle on Ford's optional tailgate step. It targets unloading materials like mulch, with an optional dead-man switch confirming the input. Car and Driver calls the idea genuinely wacky.
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