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ZR1X Price Shocks, Most Stolen Cars, Feds Auction F40
PLUS: Quickest Cars of 2025, 911 Turbo Cab Spied, V-8 Wrangler Lives
2025-08-08
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Releases & Reviews
Chevy’s AWD ZR1X targets hybrid hypercars with a claimed 233 mph (375 km/h) top speed and pricing that undercuts exotics by millions. Convertible starts at $217,395. Chevy even name-checks Ferrari F80 (1,183 hp/882 kW) and McLaren W1 (1,258 hp/941 kW) to stress value.
MotorTrend says the refreshed three-row feels more refined than its Kia sibling, with quieter cruising and tidier body control. Cabin materials and tech step up, while packaging focuses on family usability. The verdict: an incremental but meaningful evolution that raises the Palisade’s everyday polish.
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Technology, Market Data & Analysis
IIHS/HLDI’s latest theft-claim data ranks the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as the most-stolen car per insured vehicle, with a whole-vehicle theft rate 39 times average. Non-ZL1 Camaros also chart high. The list reflects claim frequency—not raw totals—surfacing surprising, high-risk models.
Per a Bimmerpost leak, BMW’s upcoming electric performance models should keep familiar M badging—think “X3 M” for the iX3’s hot variant—while M Performance trims retain “i” prefixes like iX3 M60 xDrive. It signals brand equity over novelty as Neue Klasse launches.
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Car Culture
Hagerty spotlights 1990s–2000s exotics headed to Monterey Car Week, from analog V12 icons to limited-run homologation specials. The Insider team frames estimate ranges, rarity, and provenance, previewing which lots could surprise on stage amid shifting tastes and macro jitters.
A pristine, U.S.-spec 1991 Ferrari F40 seized in a bankruptcy case will cross the block at a farm equipment auction tied to Santa Paula Hay & Grain. The Drive recounts its five-owner, cross-country journey—an incongruous setting for a halo 1980s supercar.
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Miscellaneous
The Air Force plans to buy two Cybertrucks for “target vehicle training flight test events,” per documents surfaced by The War Zone. Beyond puncturing the “bulletproof” mystique, the tests assess adversary use-cases against the stainless-steel pickup, validating munitions effects and sensor signatures.
Jeep teased what appears to be the first Grand Wagoneer 4xe with a range-extender setup, due later this year. The single photo shows a sharper fascia and updated lighting; The Autopian reads the tea leaves on packaging and strategy as Stellantis broadens electrified full-size SUVs.
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Quick Links
Porsche, Lamborghini, Mercedes-AMG, and an unlikely Chevy dominate Car and Driver’s 2025 acceleration leaderboard, reflecting ruthless launch-control tuning, sticky factory rubber, and repeatable instrumented 0–60 blasts and quarter-mile consistency.
Bugatti signals the quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16 may continue in ultra-limited, one-off builds like the Brouillard under its Programme Solitaire, even as the brand pivots its mainstream halo to a new hybrid flagship.
Report says Porsche is developing a new gas-powered compact crossover below Macan to replace the gas-only Macan where it’s ending, balancing tightening global emissions with demand for entry-level pricing and brand cachet.
Car and Driver finds the 2025 RS3 sharper without more grunt, retaining 401 hp (299 kW) and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) while revised suspension, aero, and software deliver cleaner turn-in and more stable, repeatable lap consistency.
Ford answers fleet and towing needs by adding a Double Cab with 6 3/4-foot bed and fresh option packages to the 2026 Super Duty, expanding build flexibility without upending assembly complexity across trims and drivetrains.
TheStraightPipes praise the 2025 GTI’s everyday livability—roomy hatch, adaptive dampers, and playful chassis—while noting the manual’s demise, improved infotainment ergonomics, and DSG’s responsiveness make it a compelling, efficient commuter and weekend back-road toy.
savagegeese pits BMW M2, Mustang Dark Horse, and C8 Corvette on road and track, dissecting steering feel, braking heat management, tire behavior, and value to reveal which rear-drive recipe best balances speed and livability.
Autoblog argues Halcyon’s production chances hinge on Stellantis funding and a scalable platform, noting Chrysler’s one-model lineup and CEO Chris Feuell’s promises leave timelines and factory plans hazy despite the brand’s urgent need for a halo EV.
Fresh spy shots show the 911 Turbo Cabriolet testing with a new front grille pattern, updated wheels, and light camouflage, suggesting incremental aero and cooling tweaks ahead of a likely late-2025 or early-2026 debut.
Motor1 reports Jeep will keep the Rubicon 392, citing fan demand for its 6.4-liter V-8 with 470 hp (351 kW) and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm), plus hints that more V-8-powered Jeeps are coming.
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