Portland Reopened IndyCar's Oldest Argument: What a Lapped Car Owes the Leader
Felix Rosenqvist and Will Power came off the podium asking for a real blue-flag rule. Alex Palou, who won the race, and his strategist made the case that the rule is fine as long as everyone lives under the same one.
The XSR900 GP Is Finally Coming to America, and a Smog Filing Gave It Away
A California Air Resources Board executive order dated August 3 certifies Yamaha's half-faired, clip-on-barred 890cc triple as a 2027 model — two years after Europe got it and with no announcement from Yamaha yet.
Ford Is Recalling 86,543 Mach-Es Because a Faster Jig Didn't Let the Glue Cure
The rear side quarter window trim on 2023–2025 Mustang Mach-Es can work loose and come off in traffic. Ford traced it to a supplier fixture that cut the installation time — and, with it, the primer's cure time.
Ford Reportedly Showed Dealers a Four-Door Mustang
At a dealer meeting in Las Vegas, Ford is said to have put an image of a Mustang sedan on the screen — gas-powered, possibly hybrid, aimed at the Charger, and due before the decade is out.
Jaguar Split the Type 01's Cabin Down the Middle
The first interior images of Jaguar's electric four-door GT show a brass-finished spine running end to end, four separate seats, and a dashboard designed to hide most of its technology.
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