$700K Audi Nuvolari driven, new GT350 nears, A8 axed
PLUS: Cybertruck refunds, $312K Rolls rival, Moab mystery
Releases & Reviews
We Drove the 2028 Audi Nuvolari Hard, and the 987-HP Supercar Redefines Audi’s Future
Audi will build 499 examples at an expected base price of about $700,000. MotorTrend drove two carbon-bodied prototypes at Spain's Jarama circuit. Chief technical officer Rouven Mohr says the mid-engine coupe previews the design direction and a new Quattro all-wheel-drive system for future Audis.
Nissan Armada Patrol PRO-4X Plays the Heritage Card
The Patrol name returns to the US for its 75th anniversary on an off-road trim with a locking rear differential, adaptive air suspension, and a skid plate. The twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 makes 425 horsepower and 516 lb-ft. Pricing starts at about $81,000 with destination.
Technology, Market Data & Analysis
Audi Has Officially Ended Production of the A8 Flagship Sedan
Production stopped last month after a run that began in 1994, according to Auto Motor und Sport, and no direct replacement is planned. The Neckarsulm plant now builds the A5. Audi points to the three-row Q9 SUV as its new flagship.
Ford: Mustang Mach-E Batteries Age Better Than Expected
Ford examined about 36,000 Mach-Es from the 2021 model year and found the average battery retained over 90% of its original health. More than 2,000 of those cars have passed 100,000 miles and also average above 90%, the level Ford designs its packs to hold at that mileage.
Car Culture
A 2010 Camry Six-Speed Manual?!
Hagerty columnist Rob Siegel inspects a four-cylinder Camry LE with about 130,000 miles, listed at $4,200. Toyota offered the manual through 2011, and its take rate is estimated at well under 1%. After a test drive, Siegel calls the car soft and numb and declines to make an offer.
My Lamborghini Countach's paintwork is being stripped back to bare metal & it's painful to watch!
Harry's Garage visits Cheshire Prestige Paintworks, where the channel's 1987 Countach is being stripped for a repaint with its engine and gearbox removed. The work has exposed a rusted steel floor, cracks in the aluminum body, and a corroded rear wing. The shop aims to return the car by year-end.
Miscellaneous
Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Successor Reportedly Around the Corner
Ford Authority reports the car will slot between the Dark Horse and the Dark Horse SC as a track-focused, wide-body 2027 model, likely without the Shelby name. A naturally aspirated V8 and a six-speed Tremec manual are expected. The retired 5.2-liter Voodoo engine made 526 horsepower.
Top Gear's US Car of the Year is… an EV wagon?
The Subaru Trailseeker takes the award over the Nissan Sentra and Lexus ES. The dual-motor electric wagon makes 375 horsepower and offers about 280 miles of range. Top Gear says it out-wagons the Outback and faults the interior's gauge layout.
Quick Links
Tesla Will Have To Refund Cybertruck Deposits, Musk Says
Elon Musk says Cybertruck orders exceed what Tesla can build before the line shuts down in about eight months, and the company has sold about 71,000 trucks since deliveries began in late 2023.
Honda Invests $3 Billion in Ohio Hybrid Plant, New Models, and Engines
A new Ohio assembly plant will build hybrids along with their engines and drive units, raising the state's hybrid powertrain output by 250%, and plants in Alabama and Georgia will be retooled.
Yangwang’s Altior Luxury EV Sedan Aims for Rolls-Royce’s Throne
BYD's luxury brand is taking pre-orders in China at about $312,000 for a quad-motor sedan with coach doors, two refrigerators, and a claimed range of about 620 miles, with Europe planned and no US sales.
Someone Caught This SUV Testing In Moab. What Is It?
Reddit photos show a camouflaged prototype with short overhangs, no visible tailpipe, and wheels resembling Ford Bronco designs, and commenters suggest it could be a US-bound Ford Everest.
Jeep Recon SUVOTY Review: Great Jeep Character, Disappointing Execution
MotorTrend praises the removable doors and Jeep styling and faults the 670-horsepower EV's underdamped ride, its 166 miles in the outlet's road-trip range test, and slow charging.
Aston Martin Just Built A More Extreme Valkyrie! | 4K
Top Gear drives the track-only AMR Pro and the Le Mans-derived Valkyrie LM at Monza, where racer Darren Turner's data show the LM, limited to about 670 horsepower, carrying roughly 10 mph more through Parabolica.
This AMC Spirit Is Not Your Average Restomod
GM clay sculptor Miranda Rumfelt and partner Brandon Tregembo rebuilt the 1983 Spirit GT in her home garage over two and a half years, keeping its Chevy 383 stroker V8 and showing it at SEMA.