1,250-HP Corvette Sets Record, $24,950 Slate, $2M Enzo
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Releases & Reviews
1250-HP Chevy Corvette ZR1X Is Now the Quickest Car We’ve Ever Tested
Car and Driver's retest confirms Chevy's claims: 0–60 mph in 1.8 seconds and an 8.9-second quarter-mile at 155 mph (249 km/h). Its twin-turbo V-8 and front motor combine for 1250 horsepower (932 kW), making it the first production car to break into the eights—quicker than a Bugatti Chiron.
Slate Pickup Price of $24,950 Appears to Leak Ahead of June 24 Reveal
A double slip-up in Slate's website code and FAQ page appears to have revealed the budget EV pickup's $24,950 starting price before its official June 24 debut. That undercuts Ford's roughly $30,000 electric truck by at least $3,000, betting that a bare-bones, mod-friendly design can keep the startup afloat.
Technology, Market Data & Analysis
The Last New Cars You Can Still Buy For Under $25,000
With cheap cars vanishing, just seven new vehicles sticker under $25,000 including destination—and not one under $20,000. The $22,150 Hyundai Venue leads the list, while the Chevrolet Trax ($23,495) is the only American entry. Most are compact sedans and subcompact SUVs returning roughly 30 mpg (8 L/100km).
Waymo is recalling almost 3,900 robotaxis over risk of driving into highway construction zones.
Waymo filed with NHTSA to recall nearly 3,900 robotaxis after the cars drove past ramp-closure signs in Arizona and into closed lanes in San Francisco. The company paused freeway service last month and is pushing a software update to fix the construction-zone behavior.
Car Culture
In 5 Months and 12 Miles, This Enzo Gained Almost $2M
A rare Rosso Dino Ferrari Enzo just sold online for $13,018,950—nearly $1.9 million more than the same car brought in January, despite adding only 12 miles (19 km). It's now the priciest car ever sold via an online auction, underscoring 2026's runaway Enzo frenzy.
Here’s Why Honda Prelude and Civic Type R Have Gas Caps While Others Don’t
Honda told The Drive the Prelude and Civic Type R are its only US models with gas caps because the low-volume pair share a single global spec, and some markets mandate a fuel cap. More notably, the hybrid Prelude rides on the Type R's platform, suspension, and Brembo brakes.
Miscellaneous
BMW Dealer Forced to Pay $5,000 Extra for Used X3 Over AI Chatbot Error
A BMW Toronto chatbot named "Quinn" offered a customer C$27,162.79 (~$19,400) to buy back his used X3—the exact amount he owed. A salesperson voided it as an error, but after CBC News got involved, the dealer honored the bot's price. In Canada, companies are liable for chatbot mistakes.
Want to Fool Tesla’s FSD and Grab Some Winks? Just Add a Doll Head and a Suction Cup
Tesla owners in China are reportedly defeating FSD (Supervised) driver-monitoring by mounting a doll head on a suction cup, fooling the cabin camera into seeing an attentive driver. A weight on the wheel beats the backup torque sensor. It's spawned a cottage industry—and exposes the limits of vision-only monitoring.
Quick Links
Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Just Blew Two Production-Car Speed Records to Smithereens
The rear-wheel-drive, 1600-horsepower (1194 kW) twin-turbo V8 hypercar ripped the quarter-mile in a reported 8.54 seconds at a staggering 190-mph (306 km/h) trap speed—40 mph (64 km/h) faster than a LaFerrari—all on a plain airstrip.
2027 Kia Telluride vs. 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander: A Battle of Two Hybrid Three-Row SUVs
Despite the Toyota's stronger 362-horsepower (270 kW) hybrid and bigger cargo hold, Car and Driver hands the win to the plusher, better-value Kia Telluride Hybrid, which counters with a luxurious cabin and 31-mpg (8 L/100km) efficiency.
2027 Ford Super Duty Proud to Honor First Look: Patriotic Workhorse
Ford Custom Garage's limited-edition package adds American flag graphics, blacked-out trim, and the Super Duty's first black forged aluminum wheels, with a portion of sales supporting military nonprofit Blue Star Families.
Maserati Debuts New Face, Power Bumps
The 2027 GranTurismo, GranCabrio, and Grecale ditch the oval grille for an upright face, while the Trofeo's Nettuno V6 jumps to 582 horsepower (434 kW)—and executives hint the Quattroporte sedan will return.
OMG! Someone Put a Ferrari V8 in a Porsche 911!
YouTuber Jimmy Oakes shoehorned a 400-horsepower (298 kW), Ferrari-built Maserati F136 V8 into a restored 1978 Porsche 911 SC—mating it to a 996 gearbox and widebody shell for an 8,000-rpm "Porrari."
2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE First Drive: A Compelling Argument to Bring Back the Minivan
Mercedes' all-electric VLE "grand limousine"—really a luxury minivan—wowed on first drive with rear-wheel steering that turns up to 7 degrees to crabwalk into tight spots; US sales begin in late 2027.
Why Aren't There More GTI And R Models In America? Volkswagen Explains
Volkswagen of America's product chief says the Golf monopolizes the GTI and R badges in the US because the company refuses to slap them on anything "insincere," though more fun-to-drive variants are reportedly in the works.