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RAFA Racing has locked in its driver lineup for the 2024 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, bringing Porto and Choksey into the fold for Toyota GT4 duty. The GT4 class remains the proving ground for drivers serious about climbing the motorsport ladder—tight, competitive, and unforgiving. Toyota's platform continues to deliver solid reliability in a field where consistency often beats raw pace.

Three-way comparison of the segment's actual contenders—KTM's RC 160, Yamaha's perennially solid R15, and Hero's genuinely underrated Karizma XMR 210. The spreadsheet specs matter less than real-world ergonomics and what you're actually getting for the money in a market where 160cc and 210cc bikes occupy completely different headspace.

After 28 years of the EJ20 flat-four running Super GT, Subaru's swapping in a new boxer six for the 2026 BRZ GT300. The move signals a serious commitment to staying competitive in Japan's premier racing series, though details on displacement and output are still locked down. This is the first major powertrain shift for Subaru's GT300 program since 1998.

Toyota dropped the TDS—a mid-engine, two-seat concept that signals the company might actually care about driving again. Mid-mounted engine architecture, lightweight chassis philosophy, pure driver-focused layout. This isn't another EV marketing exercise; it's Toyota remembering why the S800 and 2000GT mattered.

Car and Driver ran their longest-range battery-electric cars through real-world testing. The gap between EPA estimates and actual highway miles keeps widening—mostly because cold weather, highway speeds, and real driving conditions don't care about your window sticker. Knowing which EVs actually deliver matters when you're counting on that battery.

Kia dropped the E-GMP-based EV2 at Brussels—their sixth electric crossover and the smallest yet. It's positioned against the Renault 4 and peers, but in a segment where affordability matters more than driving dynamics, it's basically a spreadsheet made of steel and electrons.

Bottegafuoriserie's first commission is a yacht-inspired Quadrifoglio that sold out before most people knew it existed. The 592-hp 2.9L twin-turbo V6 gets carbon aero and a one-off livery pulled from Luna Rossa racing aesthetics. This is what happens when exclusivity and Italian bespoke actually mean something.

KTM pushed the 1390cc LC8 V-twin past 148 hp and kept it in the Super Adventure R, making this the heaviest, most powerful bike in its category. The displacement jump from the 1190 isn't just marketing—it's a real difference in midrange torque and highway stability, though you're paying for that extra 25 pounds and complexity.

BHPian logs a Bangalore-Vizag-Bhubaneswar round trip with granular route breakdown and actual fog/visibility data. Lexus IS as daily long-distance machine. Route intel matters when you're spending 12+ hours on NH42 and CE roads.

The 1100 Industriale was Fiat's answer to the question nobody asked but everyone needed: what if your work truck could also be decent. This particular dropside bed example represents the overlooked utility variant that kept Italian commerce moving while coachbuilders were busy making berlinas look sharp. The 1100 chassis was so competent it became the foundation for everything from rally specials to racing prototypes.

Nissan's quietly prepping a mid-cycle refresh for the Z—the 2027 model year will reportedly dig deeper into its S30 DNA with visual tweaks meant to satisfy purists who've already made up their minds. Don't expect power bumps from the 3.0L twin-turbo; this is cosmetics and infotainment shuffling masquerading as evolution. The Z's already seen values stabilize after the initial hype cycle, and a facelift rarely moves the needle for a niche car that knows exactly what it is.

A BHPian pushes back on complaints about middle and rear row legroom in Toyota's three-row family hauler. Photos reveal thigh support and leg space that contradict online griping—the kind of real-world data that matters more than spec sheets.

Mugen—Honda's factory tuner arm—dropped a limited run of BB6 Prelude upgrades capped at just 16 examples worldwide. This wasn't mall crawler stuff: we're talking suspension geometry work, engine management, and the kind of restraint that separates actual engineers from parts-bin poseurs. If you didn't know about it last week, the allocation's already distributed.

Mazda's promised new EV platform, originally due in 2025, has slipped again. The company still hasn't detailed specs, pricing, or which model leads the charge. For a maker that built its reputation on driving dynamics, the silence is getting louder than the electric motors they're not shipping.

Mazda's dropping the CX-6e as its EV counterpart to the CX-60, signaling a harder design pivot than the brand's typical playbook. The tech-forward cabin—anchored by a 26-inch display—hints at where Mazda wants to position itself in the crowded electric SUV space. UK launch this year puts it squarely against Audi's Q6 e-tron.

The Chevrolet Corvair (1960-1969) beat the 911 to market with a rear-mounted flat-six, but Chevy's engineering gamble came with a steering behavior that made it genuinely dangerous in untrained hands. While Porsche refined the concept into something manageable, the Corvair became a cautionary tale about how good ideas can get weaponized by poor execution.

F1 fast isn't one thing—it's usually ten things at once. But one incoming driver has already shown something specific: the ability to read a car's aggression and match it without flinching. Same trait that separates Max from the field.

Renault is retrofitting its next mid-sized EV platform to accept a small petrol range-extender—essentially admitting that pure battery architecture still has range anxiety problems the market won't accept. The move mirrors BMW's i3 strategy from a decade ago, except this time it's not about being clever, it's about hedging bets on charging infrastructure that still doesn't exist at scale.

KTM's recycling its 160cc Duke engine into the RC 200's fairing—a smart move that undercuts the R15 on price while borrowing chassis DNA from its larger sibling. The rider triangle gets sharper, the bodywork gets sportier, and the entry fee to KTM's RC family drops accordingly. Indian market street bike buyers now have a legitimate alternative to Yamaha's long-standing playbook.

Buick's Nailhead V8 earned its name from a specific technical detail, not marketing fluff or folk wisdom. Understanding the naming reveals how mid-century Buick engineers thought about valve train design—and why the engine became a staple in hot rods and custom builds for decades.