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2025-06-02

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Releases & Reviews

Driven! The 1,064-HP Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Is Patently Absurd (19 minute read)

The twin-turbo 5.5-liter LT7 dishes out 1,064 horsepower (794 kW) and 828 lb-ft (1,123 Nm), yet Chevy’s chassis tune and active aero keep the rear-drive ZR1 composed at COTA. With the ZTK pack it reaches 224 mph (360 km/h) and 0–60 in 2.3 seconds while generating 1,200 lb (544 kg) of downforce.

2026 Land Rover Defender Gets Tweaked Lights and a Bigger Screen (3 minute read)

Subtle exterior tweaks hide bigger cabin changes: every 90, 110 and 130 gains a 13.1-inch touchscreen, revised console and relocated shifter. New adaptive off-road cruise control, a driver-attention camera and optional 22-inch wheels join fresh LED graphics and Woolstone Green or Borasco Grey paint.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Exclusive: Zeekr investors criticise Geely's $2.2 billion take-private bid as inadequate, say sources (4 minute read)

Five early backers—including CATL and Intel Capital—told Zeekr’s board that Geely’s $2.2 billion buy-out, valuing the brand at roughly $6.5 billion, undervalues its fast-growing EV business. With Geely holding 66 percent of shares, the special committee must balance minority objections against parent-company control.

Ford Recalls More Than 1 Million Vehicles with Backup Camera Issue (3 minute read)

Ford will update over 1.07 million 2021–2025 Ford and Lincoln vehicles after Sync software glitches can freeze or black-out rear-view camera feeds, breaching visibility rules. One property-damage crash prompted the action; an over-the-air APIM patch will follow once validation is complete.

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Car Culture

The Grand Tour Will Now Reportedly Be Hosted By The Throttle House Guys And That Train-Loving Fellow (10 minute read)

Reports suggest Amazon will relaunch The Grand Tour with YouTubers Thomas Holland and James Engelsman of Throttle House plus viral trainspotter Francis Bourgeois, replacing Clarkson, Hammond and May. The younger, social-media-savvy trio could trade boomer snark for unabashed, inclusive enthusiasm.

Here are nine of the wackiest motor races you've never heard of (3 minute read)

Top Gear celebrates motorsport oddities, from a 12-hour lawn-mower enduro once won by Sir Stirling Moss to Dutch reverse racing in 70 mph (113 km/h) DAF 66s. Other highlights include figure-eight chain carnage, downhill Barbie Jeep mayhem and Bonneville barstools hitting 56 mph (90 km/h).

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Miscellaneous

This Might Be the New Toyota FJ Cruiser (2 minute read)

Philippine patent drawings echo Toyota’s 2023 teaser for a compact, boxy off-roader that may wear the Land Cruiser FJ badge. A tailgate-mounted spare, chunky cladding and massive D-pillars hint at real trail intent despite rumors of downsized gasoline and hybrid powertrains.

Ford Is Taking On Pikes Peak With This Insane Mustang Mach-E (2 minute read)

Ford’s latest hill-climb special skins a Mustang Mach-E over a race chassis, with a huge splitter and wing delivering 6,125 lb (2,779 kg) of downforce. Expected to use three motors and about 1,400 hp (1,044 kW), it follows last year’s record-setting SuperVan up Pikes Peak.

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Quick Links

Here’s your first look at the new sixth-gen Jeep Cherokee (1 minute read)

Jeep’s 2026 Cherokee rides Stellantis’ flexible STLA Large platform, offering ICE, hybrid, and full-EV powertrains while slotting price-wise between Compass and Grand Cherokee to fill a midsize gap.

Amazon and Stellantis’ Big Plan to Revolutionize In-Car Tech Is Dead (3 minute read)

Stellantis will abandon its 2022 SmartCockpit pact with Amazon, Reuters says, freeing the automaker to pivot toward Google’s Android ecosystem for future AI-driven infotainment and cloud services.

BMW Has Too Much on Its Plate to Worry About a Supercar Right Now (3 minute read)

M boss Frank van Meel cites a 37 percent profit plunge in China, looming tariffs, and the resource-hungry electric M3 program as reasons BMW can’t green-light a halo supercar anytime soon.

Wayne Gretzky's 2006 Ford GT Is up for Auction on Bring a Trailer (3 minute read)

The Great One’s Gulf-liveried 2006 Ford GT Heritage packs 550 hp (410 kW) and 500 lb-ft (678 Nm), shows just 1,200 miles (1,931 km), and still rips 0–60 mph in 3.3 seconds with its supercharged V-8.

GM Just Filed Another Interesting Trademark (2 minute read)

GM has re-registered the historic “Panther” codename—once the Camaro’s internal alias—rekindling hopes for a future pony-car revival despite sixth-gen production ending and annual sales dipping below 6,000.

The Best SUVs of 2025 (So Far) (9 minute read)

Motor1’s mid-year list crowns Cadillac’s 750 hp (560 kW) Escalade IQ with a 460-mile (740 km) range and Jeep’s 600 hp (447 kW) Wagoneer S that blitzes 0–60 mph in 3.4 seconds among 2025’s elite utility vehicles.

Can the 2025 Mercedes AMG E53 performance sedan compete with the BMW M5? (19 minute watch)

Raiti’s Rides tests the plug-in-hybrid AMG E53, whose turbo 3.0-liter straight-six and e-motor combine for 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) and a 42-mile (68 km) EV range, clocking 0–60 mph in 3.8 seconds.

Hyundai’s new EV factory is teeming with robots — and wariness about the future (11 minute read)

The $7.6 billion Georgia “Metaplant” spans 3,000 acres (12 km²), employs 300 AI-guided AGVs, and targets 500,000 annual EV and hybrid units by 2028 to dodge tariffs and secure U.S. tax-credit compliance.

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Test Numbers Through the Years (5 minute read)

Car and Driver charts the 1,064 hp (794 kW) 2025 ZR1’s leap to 233 mph (375 km/h) and 9.5-second quarters, eclipsing every ZR1 generation since the 375 hp 1990 original.