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The Mission S previews a mid-engined successor to the 918 Spyder that will sit above the 911. Porsche says it will be a new model line with a gas engine, not a one-off. MotorTrend expects a roadster and other variants to follow.
The Lobo pairs a 400-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8 with a crew cab and four-wheel drive. Car and Driver's truck hit 60 mph in 5.7 seconds, about half a second behind the 2001 SVT Lightning. The magazine calls the interior a penalty box at the roughly $60K base price.
Underbody fans held the demo car to an upside-down ramp, while thrusters borrowed from SpaceX and fed by about 550 pounds of compressed air let it fly. Musk says production starts in 2028, and Tesla is taking $50,000 deposits. Full flight capability is reserved for an invitation-only Rocket version.
The 2027 Camry carries over unchanged and starts at about $31,000 with destination, $100 more than before. Every trim keeps the hybrid powertrain, with up to 232 horsepower and 51 mpg combined, and all-wheel drive remains optional. Toyota builds it in Georgetown, Kentucky.
After Saab's 2011 bankruptcy, its museum was bought by aerospace firm Saab, the Wallenberg family foundation and the city of Trollhättan. Jack Swansey's visit covers prototypes the carmaker kept, including a twin-engine rally car nicknamed Monstret that hit 122 mph. He credits the museum with showing Saab's failures openly.
Kirk Seaman rides in one of the two road-going Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cars, now at Michigan's Stahls Automotive Foundation. Bond production designer Ken Adam drew the car, and Alan Mann Racing built it in 1967 around a Ford Zephyr V-6. The other road car belongs to director Peter Jackson.
The recall covers 2015–2016 Hyundai Genesis and 2017–2020 Genesis G80 sedans, whose power-seat control can stick on and overheat the seat motor. Hyundai has no fix yet and estimates about 1% of the cars are at risk. Warning signs include seat controls that stop working or a burning smell.
BMW quoted David Tracy $576.83 for a second key to his 2014 i3, which came with only one. A copy for his 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee cost about $6 at a hardware store. Tracy plans to put an Apple AirTag on his single fob instead.
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