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Porsche 911 GT3 Touring: Lean, focused, and unapologetically engaging
automotive42 minutes ago

Porsche 911 GT3 Touring: Lean, focused, and unapologetically engaging

The 992.2 GT3 Touring preserves the GT3’s core ethos—no fixed wing, a 4.0L flat-six with 502 hp and a 9,000 rpm redline, and a chassis tuned for pure driver feedback—augmented by weight-saving measures and RS-derived parts to offset emissions-driven exhaust changes. It emphasizes real-world acceleration and canyon-ride precision, with tire and seat options to balance livability and track performance, while remaining a visceral driver’s machine. Yet its price has surged (starting near $230k and testing at about $289k, rising further in 2026), reflecting regulatory costs and premium positioning, making its standout engagement a premium proposition.

via Ars Technica|
#automotive#driver-engagement#gt3-touring
NHTSA Probes Post-Recall Failures in GM's 6.2L V8
automotive7 hours ago

NHTSA Probes Post-Recall Failures in GM's 6.2L V8

GM’s recall of nearly 600,000 L87 6.2L V8 engines included thicker oil and other fixes, but hundreds of engines have failed after the repair, prompting a NHTSA Engineering Analysis that now covers almost 1 million engines through 2026. Reports show 499 post-recall failures (473 after thicker oil, 26 replacement engines) and 6,953 post-recall GM reports, raising questions about the fix’s effectiveness as GM moves to a 6.6L engine for 2027 models.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#engine-failure#gm
Flames, Shaker Hood, and a $25K Gamble on a 2010 Challenger R/T
automotive2 days ago

Flames, Shaker Hood, and a $25K Gamble on a 2010 Challenger R/T

A low-mileage 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T with a 5.7L Hemi and a six-speed manual, just 23,000 miles, is listed for $25,000 in North New Jersey. It features a bold flame-painted exterior, a shaker hood with a Cervinis cold-air intake (claimed to add up to 15 hp), aftermarket wheels, a large rear wing, extra gauges, and a largely stock interior with modern amenities. The piece calls it a turnkey, well-kept package but questions whether the aftermarket mods and the price justify the value, noting that the $25K tag sits near the price of newer, more powerful Challengers.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#customization#manual-transmission
Wish-I-Bought-It: Cars Readers Wish They’d Snapped Up When Cheap
automotive2 days ago

Wish-I-Bought-It: Cars Readers Wish They’d Snapped Up When Cheap

A Jalopnik round-up of reader-submitted memories about cars people wish they'd bought when they were cheap, featuring classics like the Porsche 944, DeTomaso Pantera, air‑cooled 911, MR2 Turbo, Honda S2000, Dodge Challenger, Porsche 928 GTS, Mazda RX-7, Hemi Cuda, and Acura NSX, and opening with a reflection on soaring new-car prices and the lasting regret of missed opportunities.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#cars#classic-cars
Final Manual Murcielago SV Heads to Auction at RM Sotheby’s
automotive2 days ago

Final Manual Murcielago SV Heads to Auction at RM Sotheby’s

A 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 Superveloce with a six-speed manual is headed to RM Sotheby’s auction, one of just five SVs with a manual and likely the last Murcielago—and therefore the final V12 Lamborghini—ever built. It features Marrone Eklipsis paint, Ad Personam two-tone interior, gold wheels, and SV aero/tuning with a low-drag rear wing that could push top speed to about 212 mph, marking the end of Lamborghini’s V12 era before the Aventador and Revuelto.

via The Drive|
#ad-personam#automotive#lamborghini-murcielago
Secret Car Crushes: Readers Reveal Their Guilty Dream Rides
automotive2 days ago

Secret Car Crushes: Readers Reveal Their Guilty Dream Rides

Jalopnik runs a QOTD asking readers to confess a secret dream car they’re afraid to admit wanting. The author shares a personal confession about loving the Ram 1500 Rebel for its surprising comfort and suitability for a smaller driver, even though owning one feels unlikely, and readers are invited to anonymously reveal their own guilty car pleasures and why they keep them secret.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#confession#jalopnik
NHTSA Probes Nearly 1 Million GM L87 V-8 Vehicles Over Post-Repair Engine Failures
automotive4 days ago

NHTSA Probes Nearly 1 Million GM L87 V-8 Vehicles Over Post-Repair Engine Failures

The NHTSA has opened an engineering analysis into up to 997,743 GM vehicles powered by the 6.2L L87 V-8 after 499 reports of post-remedy engine failures following Recall 25V-274, spanning 2021–2026 models such as the Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, Escalade, Sierra and Yukon. ODI expanded the investigation to engines built from March 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024 and GM’s oil-viscosity change or engine replacement remedies appear not to have fully resolved the issue, signaling a broader safety probe that could influence GM’s future use of the L87 engine in its top-selling trucks and SUVs.

via Road & Track|
#automotive#engine-failure#gm
China’s Market Reset Tests U.S. Brands
business5 days ago

China’s Market Reset Tests U.S. Brands

American brands that once rode China’s growth are losing ground as domestic competitors surge, consumers become price-sensitive, and locals adapt faster. Nike’s China business has deteriorated, Starbucks faces fierce discount competition from Luckin Coffee, and GM’s China operations have weakened amid a rising wave of local automakers and a shift toward new energy vehicles. Brands that localize, offer genuine value, and optimize distribution—like Lululemon and Ralph Lauren—are faring better, underscoring the need for more local capability rather than simply exporting global models.

via CNBC|
#automotive#business#china
Lamborghini’s Revuelto SV limited run sold out, locking future revenue
automotive8 days ago

Lamborghini’s Revuelto SV limited run sold out, locking future revenue

Lamborghini capped the Revuelto SV at 1,963 units with a starting price around $741,172, pre-selling globally before public reveal and booking forward revenue even as half-year deliveries fell. The move highlights scarcity as a margin strategy in a challenging market (tariffs in the U.S., weaker demand there) and signals how the brand plans to sustain profitability by limiting supply ahead of a U.S. market-wide refresh and the next generation of models.

via Yahoo Finance Singapore|
#automotive#lamborghini#limited-edition
Jeep Sets 2029 Cherokee Replacement; Porsche Hints at Hybrid/Manual Future; Ferrari Luce Hits $40M
automotive8 days ago

Jeep Sets 2029 Cherokee Replacement; Porsche Hints at Hybrid/Manual Future; Ferrari Luce Hits $40M

Stellantis plans a 2029 replacement for the sixth‑gen Jeep Cherokee at Belvidere with the STLA One architecture; Porsche North America chief Timo Resch hints a manual or hybrid solution may come someday, though not yet ready; Lamborghini has no plans for a manual; Toyota recalls its bZ Woodland over a fault risk that could disengage ESC and brake lights; Ferrari Luce Chassis 0 sold for $40 million at a Monterey charity auction; weekend race winners are listed.

via The Drive|
#automotive#cherokee#ferrari-luce
Pop-Art McLaren F1 GTR Sets Monterey Auction Record
automotive8 days ago

Pop-Art McLaren F1 GTR Sets Monterey Auction Record

RM Sotheby's Monterey saw chassis 10R, a 1996 McLaren F1 GTR developed for Le Mans and later road-converted, sell for $34,655,000 to set a new public record as the most expensive McLaren and British-built car at auction; its distinctive single-run Pop Art livery and Nick Mason ownership amplify its provenance, underscoring growing demand for prototype, uniquely liveried, road-legal race cars.

via Motor1.com|
#auction#automotive#mclaren-f1-gtr
Road-Legal Defender Dakar Brings Rally Power to the Street
automotive9 days ago

Road-Legal Defender Dakar Brings Rally Power to the Street

The 2027 Land Rover Defender Dakar is a limited, road-legal evolution of the Dakar-winning D7X-R, packing a derestricted 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 with 626 hp and 553 lb-ft, rally-style coil suspension with Bilstein dampers, 35-inch tires, and a Flight Mode for big jumps. Production numbers and pricing will be announced after a Monterey preview and the 2027 Dakar Rally reveal in January, with reservations opening in early 2027.

via Motor1.com|
#automotive#d7x-r#dakar-rally
Aston Martin Valen Rewrites Front-Engined Speed Records
automotive10 days ago

Aston Martin Valen Rewrites Front-Engined Speed Records

Aston Martin debuts the 150‑unit Valen, the brand’s most powerful front‑engined production car yet, powered by a tuned 5.2L twin‑turbo V12 delivering 838 hp and 738 lb-ft, enabling 0–60 mph in 3 seconds and a 214 mph top speed; significant weight savings come from carbon fiber, aluminum, titanium and magnesium, with an optional lightweight pack, upgraded exhaust, and bespoke interior options, making it the most aggressive front‑engined model in the lineup.

via Carscoops|
#aston-martin#automotive#front-engined