3+ week, 4+ day ago (413+ words) Talos Vehicles, a British engineering firm that specializes in low-volume performance cars, has unveiled a new sports car after a lengthy two years of development. On the surface, it looks like a modified version of the Ferrari 599 GTB (because it is), but the so-called XXT is closer to a 599XX race car for the road. And yes, it is completely street legal. Each car comes with a modified 6.0-liter V-12 engine that produces 674 horsepower, 54 more than the original, and 460 pound-feet of torque. It has an F1 Superfast six-speed paddle-shift transmission with an optional manual gearbox. Talos claims the XXT can hit 62 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 205 mph." The XXT comes with a custom carbon-fiber body that mimics the styling of the 599XX. It also has 20-inch forged wheels, with Talos offering optional single-nut hubs. The car is also…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (524+ words) TVR is effectively dead. British businessman Les Edgar tried to revive the legendary sports car maker in 2017 with the stunning Griffith concept. But by 2023, Edgar and his team had lost the rights to the Ebbw Vale factory in Wales, where production was supposed to begin. We haven't heard a peep from the company since. That isn't stopping a few intrepid enthusiasts from keeping the TVR name alive'surprisingly, in the United States. A company called TVR Garage is opening a new showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada, dedicated to importing TVR models for fans to gawk over'and, hopefully, to purchase. Founded by Andi Hughes and Gavin Bristow, two lifelong TVR aficionados, TVR Garage aims to share their love of quirky British sports cars with a wider audience. While the business has existed for a few years already, it recently took a big…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (377+ words) Like its more-established rivals, the Aspark Owl is absurd in every metric. Its fully electric powertrain places it firmly within the ranks of electric hypercar greats, while its limited availability means it will be a collector's item for years to come. Now, Japan's first electric hypercar is set to become even more desirable. Meet the Aspark Owl Roadster'the world's quickest electric roadster. The droptop Owl makes 1,953 horsepower, has a "theoretical" top speed of 257 miles per hour (413 km/h), and it can sprint from 0 to 186 miles per hour (300 km/h) in less than 10 seconds. Those figures put it among the most extreme road-legal hypercars on the planet. Naturally, that kind of performance and rarity comes at a price. Early estimates place the Owl Roadster's base cost around $3.5 million (3 million), which means only a handful of very wealthy EV enthusiasts will ever be able…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (297+ words) Essentially a Golf in SUV format, the T-Roc is a huge deal for Volkswagen. Through the first ten months of the year, it's Europe's fourth best-selling model overall. Sales data from Dataforce shows the compact crossover racked up 170,931 units through October. It's an impressive feat considering that volume comes solely from the first-generation model introduced eight years ago. Up-close shots shared by Autocritica suggest angrier-looking bumpers and chunkier brakes, but the real highlight is under the hood. Predictably, it shares the turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine with the latest Golf R. Output is identical at 328 hp and 295 pound-feet (420 Newton-meters) of torque, but now with an electrified twist: the next T-Roc R will adopt a mild-hybrid setup. The T-Roc R isn't joining the U.S. lineup, just like what we consider the most complete car in VW's portfolio, the Golf R wagon. Meanwhile, the R…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago (367+ words) Chevrolet has updated its race car for the upcoming season, adopting the styling of the recently launched'Carbon Performance Package for sixth-generation Camaro ZL1 coupe owners. The NASCAR Camaro features a larger hood power dome, a revised grille, and more pronounced rocker panels." The new kit available for current Camaro owners includes the ZL1 1LE grille, a new splitter with carbon-fiber end caps, a carbon-fiber hood'insert, carbon-fiber rocker extensions, and a large carbon-fiber rear wing. Chevy also offers the package with optional Tech Bronze wheels, and the kit is functional." According to Chevy, the new kit brings the ZL1 close to'achieving'the same aerodynamic downforce as the 1LE, within 5 percent. The'upgraded aero'increases the'downforce'by 361 percent at 155 miles per hour." The updated NASCAR Camaro ZL1 race car will make its racing debut in February at the'Cook Out'Clash at Bowman Gray'Stadium'in'North Carolina." There's'still no word'about'a seventh-generation Camaro. Earlier this year, General…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago (455+ words) The Toyota Hilux has earned its reputation as one of the toughest vehicles on the planet. You typically don't think of them as quick vehicles, though. The team at Mighty Car Mods is working to change that. Their third-generation Hilux is a tire-smoking, turbo-fluttering monster. Mighty Car Mods found the truck for sale online. The previous owner already added the rather wonderful paintwork. All Mighty Car Mods needed to do was" change a whole lot of stuff. If you want to destroy tires the fun way, you need power. From the factory, the engine in this Hilux likely produced under 100 horsepower. Marty and Moog swapped in a 2.7-liter four-cylinder 2TR engine from a later-model Hilux. On its own, that mill is good for around 160 hp. This one, however, breathes easier through the added turbocharger. From there, the boys went a bit…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (535+ words) The Volkswagen Group has been riding the gravy train in China for decades, but the days of dominance are over. The rise of domestic automakers with affordable, tech-laden cars is putting a serious dent in the balance sheets of legacy brands, forcing them to rethink their strategies. As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them. Audi recently inked a deal with SAIC to expand their existing partnership by creating a new localized AUDI brand that forgoes the iconic four rings. Just as the ringless E5 Sportback looks vastly different from Audi's global lineup, Volkswagen's new ID. Unyx 08, co-developed with Xpeng, is visually unrelated to VW's global models. The EV represents a fresh design start for Volkswagen in China, introducing a styling language developed specifically for the world's largest car market. While beauty is in the eye of the beholder,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) Porsche's next electric vehicle launches in less than 24 hours. It's the Cayenne Electric, which the automaker will offer alongside its current-generation, gas-powered model." " While Porsche will fully reveal the new electric SUV tomorrow morning, the company has been eager to tease it. We know it'll ride on Volkswagen Group's Premium Platform Electric architecture. The SUV will make over 1,000 horsepower in its Turbo trim, becoming the brand's most powerful production car ever, surpassing the 1,019-hp Taycan Turbo GT." " 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric Prototype The Cayenne will be able to hit 60 miles per hour in under three seconds and 124 mph in under eight. It also features an oil-cooled rear motor for the Turbo trim, a reworked infotainment system, and a cabin packed with screens, although Porsche retained lots of physical controls, too." " The Cayenne Electric will also feature a new battery design, which…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (441+ words) Mazda, though a much smaller company, shares a similar philosophy. It's not ready to abandon combustion engines, believing they can still be made significantly cleaner. The Vision X-Coupe, unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show, made headlines for its sleek design and rotary engine, but there was more to it than that. The swoopy show car was engineered to accommodate Mazda's so-called "Mobile Carbon Capture" system, a device that literally sucks back up to 20 percent of the exhaust gases. While it may sound like Mazda is grasping at straws to save the combustion engine, the company insists it's more than just a pipe dream. Ichikawa admits "there are still some issues to be resolved," but the goal remains clear: to put the carbon-capture device into production cars. The captured exhaust gases are dried, and the carbon is bound to a crystalline…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) Renault is on a roll when it comes to attractive retro-modern designs. The 5 E-Tech Electric is an excellent throwback to the original model Americans know as the Le Car, while the 4 E-Tech Electric has superbly captured the spirit of the more utilitarian 4. For 2026, another fabled name returns to the portfolio with a modern twist: the Twingo. While the Renault 4 and 5 had been axed long before their revival, the Twingo was only discontinued last year. Its successor is an entirely different car, and for the first time, it will be sold exclusively as an EV. Developed in just two years, the new entry-level electric hatchback harks back to the first-generation model sold from 1992 all the way through 2012. The gear selector sits behind the steering wheel, and it's reassuring to see that some physical controls have survived. The center console accommodates three…...