John Neff

2 days ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

The world of hypercars is heating up, especially with the new Corvette ZR1X on the scene boasting mega horsepower and what will likely be a price that vastly undercuts the exotic competition. That competition includes Lamborghini, which duPont REGISTRY is reporting will have an answer for the ZR1X in the form of a new model called the Fenomeno that promises to be the most powerful, most expensive, and rarest car the company has ever sold.

3 days ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

It's one thing to miss a speed bump and catch some daylight between your rubber and the road. It's another thing entirely when the road transforms into a massive jump before you have time to slow down, and you're launched, Dukes of Hazzard-style, into the air. That's what happened to a hapless driver in Cape Girardeau, Missouri this past weekend when a section of Siemers Drive suddenly buckled and heaved in front of them.

4 days ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

As we all know, the United States has gone crazy for tariffs. We've slapped them on almost every country in the world, even ones without people. Japan, in particular, is facing a stiff tariff of 24 percent on all products imported into the U.S., which is currently on hold until July 9, when, well, who knows what will happen.

6 days ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

RM Sotheby's is auctioning a very special Porsche 911 GT3 RS that was built to honor the people and country of Canada. The car debuted at the 2024 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto as a tribute to the opening of the Porsche Experience Center Toronto (PECTO). As such, it showcases what the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur "Sonderwunsch" (special wishes) program can do when given the mandate to go off-book for a one-of-a-kind creation.

6 days ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Fiat has introduced battery-swapping to the 500e in Europe. The technology is limited to a fleet of vehicles in Madrid, Spain that are used in the automaker's Free2Move car-sharing program. The first battery-swapping station is currently operational, and 40 vehicles are already in the fleet. According to Motor Trade News, Fiat intends to have 100 vehicles in the fleet with battery-swapping capabilities by mid-2025.