Porsche solely constructed 2,500 examples of the 911 Dakar. Hold it as an funding as a substitute of off-roading it like Porsche supposed, and it will maintain its worth ceaselessly. Fortunately, Nguyen Hoang Anh does not appear to be the kind of proprietor who is simply too involved with a return on funding. Inside weeks …
Mercedes Admits It ‘Misplaced Some Clients’ After Dropping V-8 in C63
In 2022, Mercedes-Benz determined to drop the much-loved twin-turbo V-8 in its AMG C63 in favor of a hybridized four-cylinder powertrain. Whereas the brand new setup is extra highly effective and extra technologically superior, it rightfully did not garner the identical pleasure because the outgoing automotive’s characterful eight-cylinder. The boss of AMG now admits the …
Lexus RC and RC F
It has been a decade since Lexus launched the “Radical Coupe.” As one of many firm’s oldest fashions, it is no marvel the RC is dealing with imminent retirement. Manufacturing will finish this November, however not earlier than a Ultimate Version waves goodbye to the sports activities coupe. Introduced right now in Japan, the particular model …
This Toyota Crown Is Cosplaying as a Ferrari Purosangue
Typically talking, no person errors a Toyota for a Ferrari. However at this yr’s Tokyo Auto Salon, an SUV with yellow shields, a daring face, and quad exhaust suggestions protruding of a slick decrease fascia appeared on the present ground. And it wasn’t a Purosangue. The fake Ferrari was created by Aero Over, a Japanese-based …
We Requested Each Automaker How Many Clients Went for Manuals in 2024
In what’s now an annual custom at Motor1, we’re kicking off 2025 by sending numerous emails to automakers to see what handbook transmission gross sales have been just like the earlier 12 months. This offers us a have a look at the state of the handbook in America, the place it’s actually not the dominant …
2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: This Is it
Aston Martin revealed the brand new Vantage practically a 12 months in the past. It is now increasing the lineup with the Vantage Roadster. Designed and engineered in parallel with the coupe, it allowed Aston to maintain the automobile’s weight beneath management with out dropping an excessive amount of structural rigidity. The convertible weighs simply …
We Are Baffled By This 1-Mile 2009 Dodge Challenger
With a paltry one mile exhibiting on its digital odometer, this 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 can possible declare the title of lowest-mile muscle automobile on the planet. The orange Challenger is at present up for public sale on Deliver a Trailer, packing a pre-Hellcat 6.1-liter Hemi V-8 and a six-speed guide transmission. Too dangerous no …