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Abstraction: Good for Art, Bad for Compounding

5 days ago | advisorpedia.com | John Neff

Written by: John Neff | Akre Capital Management “Compounding” is a word often used among investors to describe what they hope to achieve for their capital. Compounding is invoked so frequently that one would think it was the standard aim and practice among investors. Aim? Perhaps. Practice? We are less sure. The uncertainty stems from our long-held view that compounding capital is a distinct discipline with distinguishing characteristics rarely found in practice.
Lamborghini Makes So Much More Profit Than Audi It's Silly

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Have you ever wondered how supercar manufacturers stay in business? It would seem that selling hundreds or, at best, a few thousand cars per quarter would make it difficult to survive, but it turns out the opposite is true.
GM Commits Nearly $1 Billion To Next-Gen V8 Development

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Reports of the demise of the V8 engine have been greatly exaggerated. Despite the inconsistent yet persistent transition to electrification the industry is undergoing, V8 engines are still needed, and definitely wanted, in certain applications such as trucks and SUVs. That's why General Motors has announced an $888 million investment in its Tonowanda Propulsion plant to support production of the company's sixth-generation small-block V8 engine.
Cameras Catch Box Truck Go Boom In Sleepy Suburb

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Ever get angry when someone is mowing their lawn on a Saturday morning while you're trying to sleep in? The residents of a sleepy suburban street in Addison, Illinois were awoken last Saturday morning by something much louder than a mower: a box truck traveling down their street that violently exploded. A home security camera captured the explosion, which sent debris flying at incredible speeds towards houses.
Watch The World's First 8-Car Crash Test

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

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AirCar Is Finally Ending Our Wait For A Real Flying Car

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

The flying car is one of the great unfulfilled promises of modern technology. That disappointment ends today as Klein Vision, developers of the AirCar, have announced its flying car is entering production soon with deliveries to start in 2026. The production prototype of the AirCar was recently unveiled at the 2025 Living Legends of Aviation Awards Ceremony in Beverly Hills.
Stretchable Screens Are Coming To Your Car's Interior

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

The consensus lately is that screens in cars are bad and physical controls, such as buttons and dials, are good. Proponents of this claim believe screens are more distracting because you can't use them without taking your eyes off the road, while buttons can be felt without the aid of sight. Regardless of whether you agree or not, tech giant LG may have found a solution with its new Stretchable automotive display technology. The Stretchable display has two unique qualities.
This Sixth-Gen VW Jetta Pickup Truck Conversion Is Slick

3 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff
Is The New Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series Worth An Extra $140K?

3 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Where does the value lie in a Maybach version of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle? One could make the argument that these cars are nothing more than rebadged versions of basic Mercedes vehicles. On the other hand, Mercedes keeps making them and the wealthy keep buying them, which suggests there's something there we proletariat may have trouble seeing.
Slate's Little Truck That Could Reaches 100K Reservations

3 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

TechCrunch has revealed that Slate Autos has received 100,000 reservations so far for its affordable, simple, and highly customizable electric pickup truck. The milestone was reached last weekend, just over two weeks after the company and its truck made their public debut and opened reservations. Reservation holders have to pay a $50 refundable fee for their place in line to buy a Slate truck, which will cost under $20,000 after the federal government's $7,500 incentive is factored in.