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2 weeks ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
About 100 miles north of Los Angeles, deep in the dustiest corner of the Mojave Desert, is an iconic ribbon of tarmac: Willow Springs International Raceway. Founded in 1953, then stewarded by the late Bill Huth from 1962 until his death in 2015, the track was home for road racers like Carroll Shelby and Bob Bondurant. The Ford GT40 spent test sessions there in ‘65 ahead of its iconic Le Mans win. Nigel Mansell set the longstanding track record in a Lotus 91 in ‘82.
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3 weeks ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
Carrera is an evocative word—Spanish for "race." Once upon a time, Porsche reserved that term for its most hardcore sports cars, ones that required specialist knowledge to operate. Famously, the Fuhrmann four-cam in the original 1955 Porsche 356A Carrera was essentially a race engine that would shake itself to death thanks to an astronomical (for 1955) 7,000 rpm redline. Legend says a complete rebuild took around 150 hours of labor. Truly metal as fuck.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Chris Rosales
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1 month ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
The bravery in offering a new, mass-market product like the Toyota Tacoma with a manual transmission cannot be understated. In a world where manuals have been slowly going extinct (save for some niche sports cars), a normie, home-grown, salt-of-the-earth pickup with a stick is an aberration. So I had to try it myself for our newest Youtube video. The self-shifted Tacoma can be best described as a mixed bag.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Chris Rosales
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1 month ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
We all dream of it. The ultimate tow rig. The truck that can simultaneously saunter along in luxury, clamber up a rugged, rocky trail, then haul a fully-loaded enclosed trailer with a race car and a weekend’s worth of gear. Some might argue that pickup trucks are the ultimate tow rigs, what with the added usability of a bed. But I contend that it’s actually an SUV–Something like the new, 9,000-pound towing capable, trail-hunting, luxo-tank Lexus GX550.
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1 month ago | 
msn.com | Chris Rosales
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1 month ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
There's nothing better than a pleasant surprise. Despite many years of meh from Audi's S and RS cars, most of the metal from that corner of Germany lately has been unexpectedly delightful. The facelifted RS3 is a banger, as are the RS6 and RS7 Performance models. The RS E-Tron GT is still solid, and the RSQ8 is officially faster and better to drive than a Lamborghini Urus. So, this facelifted and updated 2025 Audi S3 has stout shoulders to stand on.
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1 month ago | 
id.motor1.com | Chris Rosales
Foto oleh: Motor1.com G-Wagen listrik-hampir terdengar salah untuk dikatakan. Salah satu objek otomotif tradisional yang paling gigih memasuki era baru EV adalah sesuatu yang signifikan dan sangat kontroversial. Tak terkecuali bagi para pelanggan pencinta mesin V-8 dan V-12 G-Wagen. Saya senang melaporkan bahwa G580 baru tidak hanya mencapai sasaran sebagai off-roader. Mobil ini memenuhi apa yang seharusnya dimiliki oleh sebuah G-Wagen listrik. Off-road mobil listrik bukanlah hal yang baru.
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1 month ago | 
motor1.com | Chris Rosales
Electric G Wagen—it almost sounds wrong to say. One of the most staunchly traditional automotive objects entering the new era of EV is something significant, and highly controversial. Not least of which for the G-Wagen’s V-8 and V-12-loving customers. I’m happy to report that the new G580 not only hits the mark as an off-roader. It nails what an electric G-Wagen should be. EV off-roading isn’t new territory.
