Good morning and welcome to our daily digest of automotive news from around the globe, starting with…
Prices For Some Used Cars Are Now Higher Than When They Were New
A shortage of used cars has caused prices to jump 30 per cent over the last year, and some dealers are even paying above MSRP for pre-owned vehicles.
New Ferrari 296 GTB Brings Back V6 With A Turbocharged Hybrid Twist And 819-HP
Ferrari’s first V6 sports car since the Dino 246 of the 1970s is an 819 hp hybrid that can travel almost 16 miles on battery power, or rocket to 62mph in 2.9 seconds when the gas and electric motors are working together. Is that quick enough for a modern supercar? These EVs say it isn’t.
Watch Randy Pobst Rip The Unplugged Performance Tesla Model S Plaid Up Pikes Peak
As if wrestling a 1000+ hp race car up an unfeasibly dangerous mountain road wasn’t complicated enough, poor old Randy Pobst has to do it while being assaulted by the police siren necessary to warn spectators he’s coming. But on this evidence it doesn’t seem to be slowing him down.
Manhart’s DP 500 Land Rover Defender Adds Power And Badass Looks
German tuning house Manhart has given the latest Defender a mean and moody makeover. The 3.0-liter diesel gets a 112 hp boost to 512 hp, but the 30-profile tires painted onto those 24-inch rims means you can forget any notion of hitting the trails.
Does The 2022 Honda Civic Hatch Look More Stylish Than Its 10th-Gen Predecessor?
While hot hatch fans are getting excited at the prospect of the next Type R, Honda Canada confirmed its Si little brother will only be available as a sedan. And we asked you if the new mature-look Civic was an improvement on the old one.
Nissan Imagines What A Rally-Spec Juke Would Look Like In Tribute To 240Z
50 years ago the 240Z sports car surprised everyone by taking second place in the car-killing East African Safari Rally. Clearly Nissan should have commemorated the achievement with a rally-ised Proto Z to whip up interest in the upcoming production Z, but this Juke Rally Tribute Concept we got instead looks pretty fun.
Watch And Hear The Aston Martin Valkyrie Being Tested On Public Roads
Aston’s Valkyrie hypercar could be that last great ICE hypercar thanks to its 1000 hp Cosworth-developed 6.5-liter V12. The next generation of hypercars will be electric, and none will sound as good as the Valkyrie sounds here while testing in Spain.
What Else Is Making The News
Would You Pay $125,000 To Take a Balloon Ride Into Space?
Florida-based Space Perspective is now taking reservations for its inaugural ride to the Earth’s upper atmosphere in 2024, Gizmodo says. Passengers spend the six-hour flight in a luxury capsule suspended beneath a balloon that grows to the size of a football stadium.
Hellcat Head-To-Head: 702 HP Ram 1500 TRX Vs 797 HP Dodge Charger Redeye
Two Hellcat motors and two very different handicaps. Can the Ram’s four-wheel drive traction give it enough of an advantage coming off the line to beat the lighter and more powerful, but two-wheel drive Charger? The guys at The Fast Lane Truck headed to the strip to find out.
