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2026-06-01

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Releases & Reviews

A British Icon Returns With 720 Horsepower (3 minute read)

AC Cars celebrates its 125th anniversary by reviving the Cobra as a carbon-bodied GT coupe with a Ford-sourced 5.0-liter V8 making up to 720 horsepower (537 kW). It cracks 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, starts around $315,000, and the firm aims to build 1,000 cars a year.

The Mercedes CLA offers great EV specs for an average price (6 minute read)

Mercedes' compact EV sedan pairs an 85-kWh battery with 800-volt architecture, enabling a 10-to-80-percent charge in 22 minutes. The rear-drive 250+ makes 268 horsepower (200 kW) and an EPA-estimated 374 miles (602 km) of range, starting at $48,500; the dual-motor 350 4Matic adds all-wheel drive and quicker acceleration.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Trump administration wants to raise North American auto content to 82%, with half from US (4 minute read)

U.S. negotiators have demanded Mexico raise regional content in North American vehicles to 82%—up from USMCA's current 75%—with half of that value built in the United States. Canada was excluded from the Mexico City talks, with no provision to count Canadian parts, signaling a major trade-pact shake-up.

Cars are Sneakers Now (5 minute read)

Automakers from Mini to Rivian to Ford are borrowing the sneaker world's playbook—limited-run, themed special editions that use scarcity to drive desire and margins. With affluent households now buying nearly half of new cars, drops like Ford's Carhartt Super Duty turn remixed trims into must-have collectibles.

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Car Culture

This Corvette ZR1 Is What Happens When GM Throws Everything At A Car (7 minute read)

The Autopian argues the supercharged C7 ZR1 is the peak of the front-engined Corvette—the most 'Vette ever built before the mid-engined C8. Its 6.2-liter V8 wears a 2.6-liter Eaton supercharger for 755 horsepower (563 kW), a sub-three-second 0-60, and a top speed just shy of 215 mph (346 km/h).

Unassuming 1996 Toyota 4Runner Commands $52,800 at Mecum. Is This a Sign? (3 minute read)

A pristine, low-mileage 1996 4Runner SR5 sold for $52,800 at Mecum's Indianapolis auction, blowing past its $35,000–$45,000 estimate. With just 183 horsepower (137 kW) from its 3.4-liter V6, the unremarkable SUV's price signals that clean 1990s Toyotas are becoming serious collector targets.

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Miscellaneous

Jeep Recalls 419,000 Grand Cherokee SUVs Over Airbag Module Issue (4 minute read)

The recall covers 419,035 Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L SUVs from recent model years whose occupant-restraint controller can keep side-impact airbag fault codes active even after repairs, risking federal non-compliance. The fix is a free dealer software reprogramming—no hardware swap—with owner notifications expected around mid-June.

Tulsa's Route 66 Capital Cruise Smashes Guinness Classic Car Record (4 minute read)

Celebrating Route 66's centennial, 3,596 pre-1996 classics paraded 5.5 miles (9 km) through Tulsa on May 30, shattering the prior Guinness record of 2,491 cars set in Puerto Rico in 2017. Roughly 100,000 spectators turned out, with Vice Grip Garage's Derek Bieri among the grand marshals.

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Quick Links

GMC Hummer X Truck and SUV Concepts Envision Smaller, More Capable Off-Roaders (2 minute read)

These EV design studies signal GM may finally build smaller, cheaper Hummers to attack the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco head-on, with reconfigurable, rock-crawler features and recycled interior materials.

The Honda 0 Series Saloon Would've Been a Better Ferrari Design Than the Luce (3 minute read)

As the internet roasts Ferrari's awkward first EV, The Drive argues Honda's now-canceled 0 Saloon—with its F40-style wedge shape—nailed the dramatic supercar silhouette the $640,000 Luce so badly missed.

Landmark Money for a Landshark Porsche (7 minute read)

A rare five-speed 1994 Porsche 928 GTS sold on Bring a Trailer for $275,575—well above its $175,000 concours value—underscoring how the once-unloved front-V8 grand tourer is now prized by collectors.

Subaru vs. Subaru: Is the Trailseeker More Outback Than the New Outback? (10 minute read)

Car and Driver pits the wagon-shaped electric Trailseeker against the newly SUV-styled 2026 Outback and finds the 375-horsepower (280 kW) EV hits 60 mph in a startling 3.9 seconds—but loyal Outback buyers won't cross-shop either.

Maserati's Gorgeous New Livery Celebrates A Century (4 minute read)

The road-going GT2 Stradale wears special schemes inspired by the championship-winning 1950s 250F to mark 100 years of the Trident badge, first worn by the Tipo 26 at the 1926 Targa Florio.

Report: Mitsubishi Plans New Nissan Frontier-Based Truck for the U.S. (2 minute read)

Part of Mitsubishi's American turnaround plan, the badge-engineered midsize pickup would be built at a U.S. Nissan plant and arrive around 2028, marking the brand's first truck here since the 2010 Raider.

Mattel Brick Shop Adds a Lamborghini Miura and a Homologation-Special Audi (3 minute read)

The Hot Wheels maker's Lego rival expands with a 1,524-piece Lamborghini Miura P400 SV flagship and a 1984 Audi Sport Quattro, each building set bundled with a 1/64-scale die-cast.