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2026-09-04
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Releases & Reviews
The new LS6 V-8 makes 535 horsepower and 520 lb-ft in the base coupe, which starts at about $73K. Chevrolet claims 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. The Z51 package cuts top speed to roughly 180 mph with shorter gearing, a trade Car and Driver says it would make anyway.
Edmunds rates the new Seltos 7.8 out of 10, ahead of the HR-V and Corolla Cross, citing cabin space, screens, and a longer warranty. The mid-grade EX tested costs about $32,000. Edmunds clocked it to 60 mph in 10.6 seconds, the slowest of any vehicle on sale it has tested.
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Technology, Market Data & Analysis
Tesla held the Austin event behind closed doors with no livestream or press and has not said when the two-seater goes on sale. EPA filings show a 219-horsepower front motor, a 48-kWh pack, and about 3,100 pounds. Robotaxi Tracker counts about 260 unsupervised Teslas in service against roughly 4,000 Waymos.
The Wall Street Journal reports Ford is targeting over 100,000 first-year sales, more than Porsche's entire US sales last year. Only Tesla has sold that many of one EV in a year, and the F-150 Lightning needed four years. The Autopian argues the goal hinges on high gas prices.
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Car Culture
Ford made the 5.8-liter V-10 by adding two cylinders to its modular V-8 and tested it in a 1999 Cobra R mule as a Ford GT proposal. It ran a 12.3-second quarter mile at 117 mph, quicker than the 2003 Cobra. Restarted in August, it dynoed 510 horsepower at the wheels.
Thomas Holland of Throttle House revealed a restored and modified Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior with a new engine, fresh suspension and steering parts, an updated interior, and rust repair. The episode is the first drive of the finished car, with co-host James Engelsman along to judge it.
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Miscellaneous
Jordan ordered the 1997 550 Maranello with longer seat rails and thinner padding for his 6-foot-6 frame and sold it in 2002. It resurfaced this year with under 19,000 miles and heads to auction via Pharrell Williams' collectibles platform Joopiter. A stock 550 set the model record at $650,000 last month.
The seven-figure commission recreates GTA's Nightshark, itself modeled on DARTZ's own Prombron from The Dictator. It uses a lengthened GM truck frame, an armored carbon-fiber body, and a 6.2-liter AMG V-8. The rear seat is a Lockheed Martin fighter-jet ejector seat that founder Leonard Yankelovich says still fires.
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The 721-horsepower hybrid replaces the E-Ray, borrows the ZR1X's electric front axle, starts at about $112,000, and Chevrolet claims 60 mph in 2.4 seconds.
Doug DeMuro is selling the 1999 G500 Cabriolet he has owned for seven years with no reserve, a Swiss import from a run of about 2,600 power-top G-Class convertibles never sold in the US.
The new season starts on Prime Video September 4 with Throttle House's James Engelsman and Thomas Holland alongside train enthusiast Francis Bourgeois, who passed 200 mph in the first episode's jet race.
Spy shots of the high-performance RX show wide fender flares, staggered 21-inch Michelins, and Brembo brakes, and reports point to a 600-horsepower hybrid built around a 2.0-liter turbo four.
The August filing covers a fold-out mattress platform over the rear seats, nightstand tables in the front seatbacks, a cargo shelf, and a heated air mattress for sleeping up to four.
Nikkei Asia reports the electric three-row has slipped another four to 12 months for pre-launch testing, so production now starts in January 2027 at the earliest and the gas and hybrid models stay on sale longer.
Kia Seltos sales rose over 65% in August and Hyundai's Elantra and Sonata gained, while EV sales fell across brands, led by the Mustang Mach-E down over 70% and the Subaru Solterra down nearly 90%.
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