John Neff

Cleveland

Editor-in-Chief at duPont REGISTRY DAILY

Editor at Large at Motor1.com

Articles

Abstraction: Good for Art, Bad for Compounding

1 week ago | advisorperspectives.com | John Neff

Thoughts on Our Favorite Subject: Compounding“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.
Shaq Traded His Cybertrucks For A Trio Of Cadillac Escalade IQs

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Four-time NBA champion Shaquile O'Neal revealed on his podcast recently that he has swapped out the Tesla Cybertruck in his personal fleet of vehicles for three of the Cadillac Escalade IQ. On The Big Podcast w/ Shaq, he stated, "I was into the Cybertrucks, but they don’t get enough… I want to say, what’s the word I’m looking for?
Mansory-Tuned Rolls-Royce Cullinan Joins Dubai Police Fleet

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

If you get pulled over in the U.S. these days, it will probably be by a Ford Explorer – in particular, the Explorer Police Interceptor. Dubai, however, is not the U.S., and has never used such common vehicles in its police fleet. The city in the United Arab Emirates, a country awash in oil money, has an extremely high-end fleet of pursuit vehicles, and it's just welcomed a new member: a bespoke Rolls-Royce Cullinan modified by those crazy folks at Mansory.
Mattel Launches Lego Competitor With Car-Themed Brick Sets

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

If ever there were a fairly earned monopoly, it's the one Lego has over all other brick-based building toys. In fact, even the name 'Lego' has earned Kleenex status; it generally refers now to all toys made of interconnecting bricks, not just the famous ones from Denmark. A new competitor has emerged, though, that might just have what it takes to threaten Lego's dominance, and it's starting with cars.
Someone Made A Porsche 959 Speedster, And It's For Sale

1 week ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

We love seeing a Porsche 959 for sale in any color or condition, but we've never seen one for sale like this. This is a 1988 Porsche 959 Komfort that was converted into a speedster by Porsche mechanic Karl-Heinz 'Charlie' Feustal in 1989. It will soon be up for auction by RM Sotheby's in Milan, Italy and is expected to fetch up to $1.7 million. This one-off 959 Speedster is finished in Grand Prix White and has a blue soft-top roof over a blue leather interior.
Slate Announces Location Where $20,000 Truck Will Be Built

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Slate Auto has announced it will build its sub-$20,000 electric pickup truck in the town of Warsaw, Indiana. Located in Kosciusko County, Warsaw is known as The City of Lakes, as well as The Orthopedic Capital due to the large cluster of orthopedic medical device companies that call it home. Slate has chosen a 1.4-million-square-foot factory in this small town that lies halfway between South Bend and Fort Wayne.
Slate's Truck Can Receive Over-The-Air Updates

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

We had a few questions after watching the public debut of Slate Auto and its game-changing electric truck, chief among them being whether it could receive over-the-air (OTA) updates. Many vehicles today, especially pure electric vehicles, are capable of OTA updates that allow them to receive fixes, new features, and upgrades digitally via a download.
There's A Cheaper Alternative To The Slate Truck You Can Buy Right Now

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

You have no doubt been inundated with information about Slate Auto and its new electric pickup truck with a price tag below $20,000 (after federal incentives, that is). The Slate truck deserves attention; it's introducing a paradigm shift in how we buy vehicles, how much they cost, and to what extent we can personalize them. That's an exciting proposal we can't wait to see play out. Unfortunately, that won't happen until sometime in late 2026.
The McLaren W1 Performs Just As Well On Snow And Ice In The Arctic

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

Most vehicles go through extensive cold-weather testing before they go on sale. The McLaren W1, however, is not most cars. It's a hybrid hypercar of the highest order, the successor to the iconic McLaren F1 and brutal P1, and its owners will probably never let theirs touch a flake of snow or a shard of ice. Nevertheless, McLaren decided the W1 must perform as well in extreme conditions as it does on a warm track in southern California. Where's the best place to do that?
Rolls-Royce Built A Daisy-Themed Cullinan For One Owner

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | John Neff

It is often the case that when a wealthy person approaches a company such as Rolls-Royce to build a bespoke version of one of its vehicles, the results can be hard to appreciate if you're not the one who ordered it. The saying, "A face only a mother could love," comes to mind. This is not one of those cases. Rolls-Royce has designed a bespoke version of its Black Badge Cullinan Series II SUV for a customer with obviously good taste and an interesting story.