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Toyota Unveils GR GT Prototype, a 641-HP Hybrid Supercar Built to Take On Mercedes-AMG
Gazoo Racing Reveals Its New Flagship Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division has pulled the cover off the GR GT, a hybrid supercar prototype positioned as its new flagship, aimed squarely at rivals like the Mercedes-AMG GT. Friday’s reveal wasn’t a minor update to the GR Supra lineup — it’s a standalone halo car meant to put…
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Attempted Truck Theft at Huntsville Dealership Ends in Shootout and Woods Manhunt
Ski-Masked Suspects Open Fire on Dealership Security Guard Two Memphis, Tennessee men were arrested after an attempted vehicle theft at a Huntsville, Alabama dealership escalated into a shooting, a multi-county pursuit, and a manhunt through the woods of Jackson County, according to authorities. The incident began at Lifted Trucks on University Drive, where investigators say…
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Aussie Dealership Claims Customer Traded Rare R34 GT-R for a New Nissan Leaf
An Unlikely Trade-In Story An Australian Nissan dealership is generating buzz after claiming a customer swapped one of the most desirable Japanese performance cars ever built for a brand-new electric hatchback. According to the dealership, a customer identified only as Barry traded his Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec II for a fully electric Nissan Leaf in…
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Ford Recalls 45,047 Mustang Mach-E EVs Over Exterior Lighting Failure
What’s Being Recalled Ford Motor Company is recalling 45,047 model-year 2025 and 2026 Mustang Mach-E vehicles after identifying a potential failure in the Light Driver Control Module B, a component that manages several exterior lighting functions. If the module fails, the turn signals, daytime running lights, low-beam headlights, and high-beam headlights may not illuminate. The…
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GM Patent Filing May Reveal Redesigned 2027 Chevrolet Silverado Early
A Patent Filing Instead of a Spy Shot A newly surfaced patent filing may have revealed the next-generation Chevrolet Silverado ahead of its official debut. General Motors filed the patent on Dec. 9, and it includes detailed drawings of a full-size pickup shown from multiple angles. The filing doesn’t name the vehicle, model year, or…
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BMW Patents a Roundel-Shaped Screw That Blocks Standard Tools From Repairs
A Fastener Shaped Like BMW’s Own Logo BMW has filed a patent for a new fastener design shaped like the company’s roundel emblem, creating a proprietary screw head that standard tools can’t turn. It’s a small detail, but one that fits BMW’s long pattern of doing things its own way, even when that approach makes…
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Clay County Man, 63, Arrested After Road Rage Shooting Wounds Teen Driver
Road Rage Confrontation Turns Into Gunfire A 63-year-old man was arrested after a road rage confrontation on Blanding Boulevard in Clay County, Florida, ended with gunshots fired at a car carrying three teenagers, according to an arrest report. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office took Ruben Rodriguez into custody Wednesday evening and charged him with three…
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German Police Turn Frosted Patrol Car Windows Into a Winter Safety Lesson
A Frosty Canvas With a Serious Message As heavy snow blanketed Germany during the holiday season, officers in Kaiserslautern turned their own frost-covered patrol cars into a visibility lesson for other drivers. Rather than simply scraping their windshields, officers sketched stick-figure drivers onto the frosted glass, using the doodles to illustrate exactly why partial de-icing…
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Stolen Ferrari Purosangue Wrecked After Slamming Patrol Car and Light Pole in Brickell
A Reported Theft Turns Into a Short, Violent Chase A stolen Ferrari Purosangue was left severely damaged this week after a brief police pursuit through Miami’s Brickell neighborhood ended in a crash, according to authorities and footage that circulated widely online. Miami Police say the chain of events began when a woman reported her SUV…
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Video Evidence Ties Two Men to Fatal Indianapolis Street Racing Crash, Court Records Show
A Fatal Crash on the West Side Newly released court records detail how Indianapolis investigators say they tracked down two men accused of causing a deadly crash earlier this month while allegedly street racing. According to a probable cause affidavit, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers were dispatched around 8:12 a.m. on Dec. 11 to the intersection…
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California Threatens to Suspend Tesla’s Sales License Over Autopilot Marketing
A Rare Regulatory Warning California regulators have issued an unusual warning to Tesla, telling the automaker it risks losing its ability to sell vehicles in the state if it doesn’t change how it markets its driver-assistance systems. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has ordered Tesla to revise advertising language tied to its “Autopilot” and…
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Stolen Dump Truck Leads Police on 45-Minute Chase Across Three Sacramento-Area Freeways
A Traffic Stop That Didn’t Go as Planned Police in Northern California ended an unusual pursuit Monday after a stolen Mack dump truck led officers across multiple freeways before crashing in a Sacramento construction zone. The chase began around 4 p.m. Pacific time when Roseville officers attempted to stop the stolen truck, but the driver…
