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2026-06-05

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Releases & Reviews

Audi Has a New 978-HP Supercar, but It's Not an R8 Replacement (5 minute read)

Named for racing legend Tazio Nuvolari and limited to just 499 units, the Nuvolari pairs the Lamborghini Temerario's twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 with three electric motors. Audi claims zero to 62 mph in 2.6 seconds and a top speed beyond 217 mph (349 km/h), with prices starting near $686,613.

2027 Ford Bronco Filson First Look: A Roughneck Goes Luxury (4 minute read)

Built on the Bronco's off-road-ready Sasquatch package with 35-inch tires and Fox shocks, the Filson borrows the Raptor's twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 but tunes it for a smoother drive. Inside, a 20 percent quieter cabin gains ventilated seats and removable Filson storage bags. Expect pricing to start around $75,000.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Automakers Are Starting to Panic Over AI Destroying the Memory Supply Chain: TDS (2 minute read)

Trade groups including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation have petitioned the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, warning that the AI data-center boom is draining the global supply of memory chips and driving up costs. With new domestic capacity years away, automakers fear the squeeze will reach buyers.

Winners And Losers From May Auto Sales (5 minute read)

Hybrids drove the month as gas hovers above $4 a gallon: Kia set an all-time record with 80,502 sales (up 11 percent), and Hyundai's hybrid volume jumped 90 percent. Ford was the notable loser, sliding 13.3 percent to 181,627 vehicles as Mustang, F-Series, and Expedition all dipped.

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Car Culture

This Is The World's Smallest Functional 'Diesel' Engine And It's Barely Larger Than A Penny With Only 0.006 Cubic Centimeters Of Displacement (14 minute read)

Hand-built by Florida's Ronald Valentine over more than a decade, the Nano Bee is a compression-ignition single with a 2mm bore, 0.006cc of displacement, and a connecting rod as thin as a fingernail. It actually runs, spinning to 12,800 rpm on a kerosene-and-ether brew, and sells for about $500.

This 421-HP Theon 911 Packs GT3-Beating Power-to-Weight (2 minute read)

Oxfordshire's Theon Design strips this air-cooled 964 to just 2,527 pounds (1,145 kg), then fits a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six making 421 horsepower (314 kW) and 324 lb-ft (439 Nm)—enough to top a current 911 GT3 on power-to-weight. Just six will be built in 2026, from $585,000.

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Miscellaneous

2027 Mercedes-Benz S680 Guard: A Ridiculous Armored S-Class Baby Beast (3 minute read)

The factory-built S680 Guard is the closest thing money can buy to the U.S. president's armored 'Beast.' It earns Mercedes' top civilian VR10 rating—stopping armor-piercing sniper rounds across the whole car, not just the panels—and adds V-12 power and run-flat tires. Pricing and buyers stay secret.

Stage 5 Harbor Freight Predator With a Turbo and EFI Is the Final Boss of Go-Kart Engines (2 minute read)

YouTuber Red Beard's Garage took a $949, 22-horsepower (16 kW) Harbor Freight Predator 670 V-twin and went full send: an Amazon turbo, Holley Sniper fuel injection, billet rods and pistons, and a hotter cam. He plans to run 12 psi of boost, then race it against his supercharged Predator kart.

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Quick Links

2027 Rolls-Royce Spectre Series II First Look: More Power and Range, Same Elegant Design (5 minute read)

The electric Spectre's range climbs to an EPA-rated 308 miles (496 km), power rises to 593 horsepower (442 kW), and a new NACS port finally opens Tesla's Superchargers to Rolls-Royce owners.

Dodge Raises the Charger Daytona EV's Price by $12,500 for 2027 (3 minute read)

The electric Charger Daytona Scat Pack jumps $12,500 to $74,490 while gas models hold steady, and the 670-horsepower (500 kW) EV gains a NACS port for Tesla Supercharger access.

U.S. Bill Targets Foreign Ownership, Mercedes-Benz in the Crossfire (3 minute read)

Proposed legislation would bar automakers that are 15 percent owned by foreign adversaries, putting Mercedes-Benz at risk because two China-based investors together hold 19.67 percent—though, like most bills, it faces long odds of passing.

Exclusive: Uber's commitment to self-driving startup Nuro is close to $500 mln, sources say (3 minute read)

Uber has quietly committed nearly $500 million to autonomous-tech startup Nuro, part of a three-way plan with Lucid to deploy 35,000 robotaxis built on Lucid's Gravity SUV.

2027 Nissan Z: The 5 Coolest Retro Styling Cues Found on Nissan's Latest Sports Car (1 minute read)

The refreshed 2027 Z digs deeper into the original S30-generation playbook, with five subtle nostalgia-driven design details that nod to Nissan's classic Z-car heritage.

The Lovely Volvo XC60 Could Finally Fix The Biggest Problem With Most Plug-In Hybrids (3 minute read)

A reported 2028 update could more than double the XC60 plug-in hybrid's electric range from 35 to around 70 miles (56–113 km), while U.S. production would help it sidestep tariffs.

Holy Crap An International Scout Project Just Sold On Bring A Trailer For Less Than Two Gallons Of Gas (4 minute read)

A no-reserve Bring a Trailer lot bundling a 1980 Scout II project frame with a complete, rusty 1976 Scout—345-cubic-inch V8 and four-speed included—hammered for an almost unbelievable $10, likely the site's cheapest sale ever.