Random Car News Thread

[therumblewagon]

 

[bboypuertoroc]

Boostin just nabbed the fastest 4 banger stick shift record with the Red Demon. What a time to be alive.

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

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Tesla Raises Prices Significantly Across Model Lineup​

The price of some Teslas increased between $2,000 and $6,000.​

Jalopnik.com​

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Ford Just Put Over 5,000 Historical Items From its Vault Online​

Materials from 1903 to 2003 are available to view online in the new Ford Heritage Vault.​

Jalopnik.com​

Direct link: Ford Heritage Vault​

 

[supraboi]

 

[therumblewagon]

Wonder how long until we see these, alongside that Submarine C8, on the market advertised as "low mileage, gently used" - https://www.thedrive.com/news/miami-flooding-drowned-this-entire-garage-of-supercars

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

$1 Million of Ford Raptors Were Stolen from One Ford Plant. One Week Later, 6 Mustangs Were Stolen at Another​

Ford's plant security looks like it might need some improvement.​

Jalopnik.com​

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Ferrari Says Never to Self-Driving​

The Italian supercar maker might be about to release its first SUV, but says you’ll never see a self-driving Ferrari.​

Jalopnik.com​

I'd take that second one with a massive hill of salt ... Ferrari has previously said they'd never make an electric car and would never make an SUV, yet they do/are going to both.

 

[jdm-rhd]

Wonder how long until we see these, alongside that Submarine C8, on the market advertised as "low mileage, gently used" - https://www.thedrive.com/news/miami-flooding-drowned-this-entire-garage-of-supercars

i see the curse of the c8 continues...

 

[therumblewagon]

 

[Zboy]

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

^ The biggest flaw with Tesla is Elon Musk and his over-bloated ego.

I wouldn't touch a Tesla even if they were giving them away for free.

 

[West Aussie]

Toyota is Aus in a spot of trouble…losing a huge class action
https://7news.com.au/business/finan...to-class-action-over-court-findings-c-7215344

 

[takemorepills]

Just not going to get better any time soon......

https://wolfstreet.com/2022/06/17/n...-from-trucks-to-economical-cars-which-vanish/

 

[Zboy]

 

[jdm-rhd]

Just not going to get better any time soon......

https://wolfstreet.com/2022/06/17/n...-from-trucks-to-economical-cars-which-vanish/

i knew this would come back to haunt them...

When you go to a dealer with a brand that still sells compact cars and mid-size cars – Ford and GM killed their models in recent years, and the import brands are loving it – you will essentially see none on the lot.

 

[supraboi]

Classic Cars Less Harmful To The Environment Than EVs, Study Finds

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/classic-cars-less-harmful-to-the-environment-than-evs-study-finds/