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2026-09-02

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Releases & Reviews

2027 Bentley Supersports First-Drive Review: The Lightweight Sports Car Bentley Should’ve Built All Along (8 minute read)

Bentley's skunkworks team stripped the hybrid system and front driveline out of the Continental, leaving a rear drive coupe over 1,000 pounds (453 kg) lighter that makes 657 horsepower (490 kW). At Laguna Seca it proved genuinely track capable, but all 500 cars are already sold out at $490,150.

EVERYONE wants a Volvo EX60 – are they wrong? (19 minute watch)

Carwow finds the EX60's 800 volt system charges at up to 370 kW, going 10 to 80 percent in 16 minutes, with the top P12 claiming over 500 miles (805 km). The 510 horsepower (380 kW) P10 hit 60 mph in 4.27 seconds, but every control lives in the touchscreen.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Honda and Nissan Still Plan to Collaborate After Failed Merger (2 minute read)

Six months after Honda's bid to take full control collapsed the merger, the two automakers have finalized a deal to jointly develop standardized electronic control units and the operating systems to run them, with parts due in showroom cars by 2029. Batteries, e-axles, and procurement could follow.

Cell Phone Use Before Crashes Much Higher Than Previously Thought (4 minute read)

Telematics data from 17,000 crashes shows drivers using phones in the 30 seconds before impact in 7 percent of single vehicle and 8 percent of two vehicle wrecks, while police reports logged under 1 percent. The IIHS calls that a sevenfold undercount; only 21 states ban holding a phone.

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Car Culture

Steve McQueen’s 1942 Chevy Pickup: Can We Bring It Back to Life? | Driveway Finds (22 minute watch)

Hagerty's Driveway Finds crew gets one day to wake a 1942 Chevy half ton that sat 15 years, bought in 1979 by an owner who had no idea it was Steve McQueen's. The 216.5 cubic inch (3.5 liter) straight six fired on the gas still in its tank.

20 Years of Fault-Free Miles with a Wankel Underhood (7 minute read)

Rotaries are famous for grenading themselves, but this owner covered 70,000 miles (112,630 km) in 14 years with a Series 2 RX-7 without a failure. His formula: annual service from a rotary specialist, respecting the 7,000 rpm limit, and high rev runs to burn carbon off the rotor seals.

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Miscellaneous

Ford’s Mustang Family Could Get Even Wilder With a Reported Off-Road Baja Model (3 minute read)

Ford has reportedly shown dealers an off road Mustang called Baja, a lifted, all terrain take on the pony car in the mold of Porsche's 911 Dakar. CEO Jim Farley wants Ford to become the "Porsche of off-road," though there is no production timeline yet.

Those Sketchy ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations Were Selling Stolen Fuel: Lawsuit (3 minute read)

A lawsuit says the chain's gas ran 30 cents a gallon under the national average because it was stolen: Mansfield Oil claims distributor KRSM never paid for 1.1 million gallons (4.2 million liters) worth $4 million, then resold it cheap. KRSM calls it an accounting dispute.

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Quick Links

Lewis Hamilton Scored a Huge Ferrari F40 Barn Find (3 minute read)

The seven time champion found his dream car buried under 30 years of dust in a garage, then sent it to Maranello, where Ferrari Classiche spent weeks reviving the Rosso Corsa icon.

Waymo kicks off public rides in Tampa, Denver, and San Diego. (1 minute read)

Riders get invited on a rolling basis in all three metros, marking Waymo's Colorado debut and pushing its commercial fleet past 4,000 vehicles across 14 cities.

The 2027 Lexus IS Special Appearance Package Is Shameless Millennial Bait (3 minute read)

Envious Green paint and black 19 inch BBS wheels dress up an IS350 F Sport with zero mechanical changes, the 311 horsepower (232 kW) V6 carries over, and only 350 will reach North America.

Maximum-Strength Dose: 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Tested (8 minute read)

Electric turbochargers help the hybrid 3.6 liter flat six deliver 701 horsepower (523 kW), enough for a 10.0 second quarter mile at 138 mph (222 km/h) despite this being the first 911 tested to top two tons.

There’s a ‘CRX Farm’ in Kansas With a Huge Hoard of Classic Honda Parts for Sale (4 minute read)

Registered nurse Jeremiah Freeman's Rossville field holds roughly 275 Hondas, 116 of them CRXs and Del Sols, and he ships hard to find parts worldwide rather than selling cars whole.

The Defender Dakar Concept Previews a Production-Ready, Street-Legal Rally Racer (3 minute read)

The production version arrives next year with the Octa's full 626 horsepower (467 kW) BMW V8, coil springs and Bilstein dampers replacing the air suspension, and 14.6 inches (37 cm) of ground clearance.

Porsche Cayenne Electric | Necessary Excess (16 minute watch)

Savagegeese details the over 110 kWh PPE platform SUV, whose Turbo trim makes over 800 horsepower (597 kW) and well past 1,000 (746 kW) on overboost, making it the quickest Porsche on sale.