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Today’s Issue FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2026
The update brings a 5.7-liter V8 with 402 horsepower and a 6.6-liter with 481 horsepower and 501 lb-ft, which GM claims as best in class for light-duty pickups. Maximum towing reaches 13,700 pounds. The Drive scores it 8 of 10 and calls it all evolution and no revolution.
The GT63's three axial-flux motors make 711 horsepower, rising to 1,153 in a boost mode that can be reactivated without limit. An oil-bathed battery charged from 17 to 80% in 10 minutes on a 600-kW charger. MotorTrend ran eight fast laps at Ascari with over 60% left.
Drive Pilot, approved for US roads in 2023, worked only below about 40 mph in traffic, and the new S-Class arrived without it. CTO Jörg Burzer told Road & Track the company will build a more capable Level 2 system and skip to Level 4, expected no sooner than 2030.
Both SUVs end production in mid-2027 with no direct replacement, as Halewood retools for the electric Range Rover GT and a new Defender model. The pair made up about 9% of the brand's September US sales. Kelley Blue Book notes dealers hold over 150 days of inventory of each.
Hagerty's Jason Cammisa gathers one of each of the nine production V10s, from the 1992 Dodge Viper's 8.0-liter pushrod engine to the Lamborghini unit retired in 2024. He recreates five-cylinder and V10 exhaust notes with speakers in a field. He calls the Lexus LFA the V10 perfected.
The parts sell through Acura dealers and Honda's DreamShop under the Honda Heritage Parts program. Genuine Reproduction Parts use the original materials and methods, while Honda Compatible Parts are redeveloped replacements for pieces no longer sold. Coverage spans powertrain, interior, exterior, electrical and chassis components, with availability varying by part.
Tesla has released onboard footage of the uncrewed prototype launching, flipping and landing on cold-gas thrusters fed by a nitrogen tank pressurized to 10,000 psi. Refilling the tank takes two to six hours. Tesla targets 2028 production, with a base Performance model that drops the thrusters entirely.
The ZR1X pairs the ZR1's 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 with the E-Ray's front electric motor for 1,250 horsepower from about $210K. Top Gear's telemetry recorded 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds. The magazine calls it the biggest benchmark shift since the 2008 Nissan GT-R and faults its heavy steering.
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