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Jeep Chaos, Palisade Goes Luxe, Ferrari EV Details Drop
PLUS: SQ9 Spied, S3 vs RS3 Shocker, V8 Zagato Hypercar
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2025-10-13
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Releases & Reviews
Hyundai’s refreshed three-row leans upscale with richer materials, quieter road manners, and a new XRT Pro package aimed at light overlanding. Updated instrumented testing now covers Calligraphy and XRT Pro, highlighting balanced ride control and confident braking while preserving family-friendly comfort and space.
This first test finds the updated GV70 still charms with strong acceleration, tidy handling, and a hushed cabin that feels a class up. But a lethargic transmission, odd brake feel, and middling real-world efficiency show where this compact luxury SUV is starting to trail rivals.
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Technology, Market Data & Analysis
Owners say a recent over-the-air infotainment update can trigger limp mode or prevent normal operation, effectively sidelining affected Jeeps until a fix arrives. The episode spotlights risks in the push toward software-defined vehicles and underscores the need for robust rollback, diagnostics, and dealer support pathways.
Ferrari outlines its first EV as a grand-touring take with a forward driving position and relatively short wheelbase, prioritizing responsiveness over outright range bragging. Early details point to sophisticated power delivery and characterful sound design, previewing how Maranello plans to translate brand drama into an electric era.
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Car Culture
A 1968 Mustang GT 390 replica retraces the iconic ‘Bullitt’ chase through San Francisco, unpacking how camera placements, continuity tricks, and street geography created cinema’s benchmark pursuit. The feature blends film lore with on-the-ground route notes, revealing what still makes McQueen’s sequence uniquely visceral.
This photo gallery drops you into Luftgekühlt 11 at Durham’s American Tobacco campus, with more than 400 air-cooled Porsches staged like rolling sculpture. From Le Mans legends to patina’d outliers, the curation captures texture, color, and the community vibe of the event’s first East Coast edition.
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Miscellaneous
Built through Mopar’s Direct Connection with Fox Factory, the Ram 1500 Lowered revives the street-truck formula with a dropped stance, aero add-ons, and sticky rubber. Framed against Ford’s Lobo, it leans into smoke-show theatrics and nostalgia over off-road bravado, courting brand-war bragging rights.
Audi’s chief says not to give up on the dream of a rugged off-roader, renewing speculation about a squared-off Mercedes-Benz G-Class or Defender rival. Even as the lineup is simplified, executives hint there’s room for expressive, low-volume halo models to reinforce brand identity.
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Marking 20 years of Centro Stile, the Manifesto concept showcases Lamborghini’s future design cues—sharp wedge surfacing, Y-signature lighting, and theatrical proportions—while explicitly avoiding production intent as a pure, forward-looking styling statement.
A first drive finds the new base Model 3 sacrifices a few conveniences for a significant price cut yet preserves quiet refinement, responsive acceleration, and solid charging performance, making it the most sensible entry into Tesla’s lineup.
Stealth-spec 911 Turbo Touring mules show a flush active rear spoiler, taped-over side intakes, active-shutter front fascia, and alternative exhaust layouts, hinting at big performance with less flash amid the hybridized 992 refresh.
Testing at the Nürburgring, the 2027 SQ9 should use a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 around 500 hp (373 kW) and 568 lb-ft (770 Nm) with an 8-speed automatic and performance-tuned Quattro atop the three-row Q9.
A comparison crowns the RS3’s warbly turbo five and outrageous grip as the thrill choice, while the $49,995-starting S3 delivers better daily manners and value, making it the smarter buy unless you demand maximum pace.
Toyota teased a new GR sports car on a Fuji Speedway billboard beside the LFA and 2000GT, signaling a Monday Japan reveal amid a broader slate of announcements spanning GR, Crown, and Daihatsu.
Ferrari pledged continued development of V6, V8, and V12 engines—pursuing higher specific outputs and alternative-fuel compatibility—while plotting a range that is roughly 20 percent EVs by 2030 to satisfy regulations and heritage.
The DB12 S adds carbon-ceramic brakes and styling tweaks while the AMG-sourced 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 rises to 690 hp (515 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm), enabling 0–60 in 3.4 seconds and 202 mph (325 km/h).
Top Gear showcases a new coachbuilt Zagato hypercar with a V-8, rear-wheel drive, and a manual transmission, claiming 900 hp (671 kW) for a purist-pleasing mix of analog control and outrageous pace.
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