Bugatti Tourbillon Specs, A Moon-Colored Rolls-Royce Spectre And Fastest Nürburgring Laps In This Week's Car Culture Roundup (2024)

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Here’s Why Saltwater Can Cause EVs To Burst Into Flames

Here’s Why Saltwater Can Cause EVs To Burst Into Flames

Electric vehicle fires have made headlines for years now, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the Category 4 hurricane that caused record devastation from wind, rain, and storm surge, EVs are spontaneously combusting and saltwater is a main culprit. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged EV owners to get their vehicles to higher ground before Helene hit to prevent submersion and minimize the likelihood of fires. Tesla advises owners to avoid letting its vehicles become submerged, but if it happens to tow the vehicle at least 50-feet away from anything combustible until it can be inspected by a mechanic. - Logan Carter Read More

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Is This Porsche 911 GT3 RS Without A Rear Wing Blasphemous?

Is This Porsche 911 GT3 RS Without A Rear Wing Blasphemous?

Bugatti Tourbillon Specs, A Moon-Colored Rolls-Royce Spectre And Fastest Nürburgring Laps In This Week's Car Culture Roundup (2)

Every new generation of Porsche 911 GT3 RS is more outrageous than the last, with increasingly race car–like aerodynamic packages designed specifically to extract the fastest lap times and best performance possible. The current 992-gen GT3 RS is no different, with wild fender cut-outs, fins on the roof, a deep diffuser, large hood intakes and a truly ginormous rear wing that has F1-style DRS. That wing isn’t for everyone, though, as evidenced by this brand new GT3 RS I spotted that had its wing taken off. - Daniel Golson Read More

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These Iconic Designs From Bruno Sacco Completely Transformed Mercedes-Benz

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The Italian design legend who helped shape Mercedes-Benz automobiles from the 1950s through the 2000s, Bruno Sacco, died last week at age 90. He helped usher in an era of iconic and stately designs which Mercedes-Benz quite clearly no longer employs. He wanted to ensure that his designs did not age, and he largely succeeded. He made the car you think of whenever you think of Mercedes. Yeah, that one. The guy clearly had an eye for design, and the world is a little less bold and cohesive without him around. - Bradley Brownell Read More

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Rolls-Royce Spectre Lunaflair Has Rainbow Holographic Paint That Mimics The Moon’s Halo

Rolls-Royce Spectre Lunaflair Has Rainbow Holographic Paint That Mimics The Moon’s Halo

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I’ve always had a fascination with space, especially with a dad who does astral photography in his free time, and it’s always cool to see cars that take extraterrestrial inspiration whether it be an economy car’s design or an ultra-luxury car with trim made from moon rocks. The latest in the latter category is the one-off Rolls-Royce Spectre Lunaflair. - Daniel Golson Read More

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Take A Look At Some Of The Wild Engineering Behind The V16 Bugatti Tourbillon

Take A Look At Some Of The Wild Engineering Behind The V16 Bugatti Tourbillon

Bugatti Tourbillon Specs, A Moon-Colored Rolls-Royce Spectre And Fastest Nürburgring Laps In This Week's Car Culture Roundup (5)

When Bugatti revealed the V16-powered Tourbillon hybrid over the summer, we gawked at its gorgeous design, timeless interior and mind-bending performance numbers, but we hadn’t seen much about what it looked like under the skin. Now, thanks to Harry Metcalfe of the Harry’s Garage YouTube channel, we’re getting a closer look at some of the engineering that is going into Bugatti’s latest hypercar. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

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Tesla’s Cheapest Model 3 Is The First Victim Of Chinese Tariffs

Tesla’s Cheapest Model 3 Is The First Victim Of Chinese Tariffs

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Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 3, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. - Owen Bellwood Read More

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These Are the Fastest Production Cars To Lap The Nürburgring

These Are the Fastest Production Cars To Lap The Nürburgring

Bugatti Tourbillon Specs, A Moon-Colored Rolls-Royce Spectre And Fastest Nürburgring Laps In This Week's Car Culture Roundup (7)

Ah, the Nürburgring. For better or worse, a 12.94-mile lap around the iconic circuit is pretty much the universal benchmark for any automaker that who builds a sports car. Every year it seems some company (usually based in Germany) has a brand new car that’ll make it around the loop incrementally faster than the car that preceded it. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

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Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

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Good morning! It’s Monday, September 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. - Owen Bellwood Read More

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Actor Olly Sholotan’s First Car Went Up In Flames

Actor Olly Sholotan’s First Car Went Up In Flames

Olly Sholotan's First Car Went Up In Flames

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The star of Peacock’s ‘Bel Air’ recalls the time his Toyota Camry exploded on the side of the road.

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Kevin Smith Embraces 80s Nostalgia in His New Film ‘The 4:30 Movie’

Kevin Smith Embraces 80s Nostalgia in His New Film ‘The 4:30 Movie’

Kevin Smith Embraces 80s Nostalgia in His New Film "The 4:30 Movie"

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The filmmaker chats with Jalopnik about his first car and the challenges of making a film set in the 1980s.

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Bugatti Tourbillon Specs, A Moon-Colored Rolls-Royce Spectre And Fastest Nürburgring Laps In This Week's Car Culture Roundup (2024)

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