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2026-09-03

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Releases & Reviews

Here’s our first look—and drive—of the 2027 Range Rover Electric (2 minute read)

The electric Range Rover starts at $138,000 and makes 542 horsepower and 627 lb-ft. Removing the differentials and driveshafts leaves it only about 165 pounds heavier than the V8. Jaguar Land Rover says 80,000 buyers have registered interest, 70% of them new to the brand.

Driving the 400-HP, lightweight Morgan Supersport 400 | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat (19 minute watch)

The Supersport 400 uses a turbocharged BMW straight-six for 402 horsepower and 369 lb-ft in a car weighing about 2,580 pounds. It reaches 62 mph in 3.6 seconds. Hagerty's Henry Catchpole calls it the best Morgan he has driven, and objects to the plastic shift paddles.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

Elon Musk’s heterodox robotaxi philosophy gets put to the test (10 minute read)

Tesla's two-seat Cybercab enters Austin robotaxi service with no steering wheel or pedals, running camera-only Full Self-Driving overseen by remote operators. Waymo, which also uses lidar and radar, has roughly 4,000 driverless vehicles in up to 14 US cities. The Verge notes Tesla now bears legal responsibility for crashes.

The Subaru WRX Is Making A Huge Sales Comeback (3 minute read)

Subaru sold 1,778 WRX sedans in August, up over 190% on last year, and is on pace to beat its 2025 total. January's returning base trim cut over $5,000 from the entry price. Motor1 says the WRX still contributes little to overall brand volume, where crossovers dominate.

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Car Culture

I Bought a Toyota Supra! (26 minute watch)

Doug DeMuro paid about $130K for a one-owner 1994 Supra Turbo in Renaissance Red with 31,000 miles, a factory six-speed manual, and no modifications. The twin-turbocharged 2JZ straight-six makes 320 horsepower. He plans to use it for school runs alongside his 993-generation 911 Turbo.

Bristol Cars Is Back from the Dead with Five V10 Fighters (4 minute read)

The revived company finished one car from a chassis left unused when Bristol collapsed in 2011, with four more to come. The Viper-derived V10 is quoted at 525 or 600 horsepower, with a claimed 210 mph top speed. Around 15 original Fighters exist.

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Miscellaneous

Porsche May Tap Audi Nuvolari for 918 Successor (2 minute read)

Automotive News reports Porsche will decide this summer whether to build a successor to the 918, which ended production in 2015. Hagerty expects it would follow the Audi Nuvolari route, using the Lamborghini Temerario's twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors for 1,001 horsepower.

Finally: A New Car With Crotch Vents (2 minute read)

REO Industries has teased a lower-dash vent aimed at the driver's thighs on the Runabout, a $21,500 gasoline pickup it says will be body-on-frame, built in Texas, engineered for 500,000 miles, and sold direct. The Drive's Andrew Collins reports thousands of reservations and calls the startup's odds long.

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Quick Links

2027 Mitsubishi Pajero Returns to Take on the Toyota Land Cruiser (4 minute read)

The fifth-generation Pajero seats seven on a new ladder frame with a five-link solid rear axle and dual 14.3-inch screens, and Car and Driver expects it to stay out of the US.

This Is Our Best Look Yet at Ford’s $30K Fathom Electric Truck (3 minute read)

Ford CEO Jim Farley posted staged photos of the roughly $30,000 Fathom after hot-weather testing in Nevada, showing a crew cab with a short bed and a body closer in size to the Maverick than the Ranger.

The 2027 Lexus NX Goes All-Hybrid, Gets a Massive Update (3 minute read)

Lexus drops the turbocharged 2.4-liter gas-only NX, making the 350h hybrid the base model and the 450h+ plug-in the range-topper, with a new integrated e-Axle and silicon-carbide semiconductors.

Ford Recalls Nearly 149,000 Mustangs Due to Possible Loss of Power (1 minute read)

Ford is recalling nearly 149,000 Mustangs from the 2024 to 2026 model years whose engine-bay wiring harness ground terminals can fracture, potentially cutting motive power, headlights, or the cooling fan, with no crashes reported and free dealer repairs.

Ferrari Purosangue v Lotus Eletre X v Lambo Huracán Perf: DRAG RACE (14 minute watch)

Carwow lines up the 952-horsepower Lotus Eletre X hybrid against the 725-horsepower Ferrari Purosangue V12 and a 640-horsepower Lamborghini Huracán Performante over the quarter mile.

Brembo Wants You To Wear Its Brake Calipers (3 minute read)

Brembo's first lifestyle line, Colors of Speed, puts its caliper design on T-shirts in 11 colors, designed and printed in Italy, with pre-orders running September 4 to September 18.

This 7-Seat Electric SUV Just Went 581 Miles on One Charge (3 minute read)

Skoda's seven-seat Peaq 90 covered 581 miles from the Czech Republic to the Netherlands on one charge under TÜV SÜD supervision, about 45% beyond its 400-mile WLTP rating.