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The UK will legalize plug-in solar on August 27

The UK has finally set a date for the legalization of plug-in solar panels.<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/the-uk-will-legalize-plug-in-solar-on-august-27/intro-1784645086.jpg" /></p>

New Tool Deals – Dewalt, Milwaukee, More (7/21/26)

<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="600" height="450" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Home-Depot-Tool-Deals-of-the-Day-7-21-26-with-Dewalt-and-Milwaukee.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1" alt="Home Depot Tool Deals of the Day 7-21-26 with Dewalt and Milwaukee" class="wp-image-145590"/></figure><p class="wp-block-paragraph">There are some new tool deals of the day that seemed worth sharing.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/dod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Home Depot Deals of the Day</strong></a> – Dewalt, Milwaukee, Ryobi, Ridgid, more.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here are some of the standouts:</p><p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/Milwaukee-M12-12V-Lithium-Ion-Cordless-PACKOUT-Flood-Light-W-USB-Charging-M18-FUEL-Hammer-Drill-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-2356-20-3697-22/328119220" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Milwaukee M18 FUEL Cordless 2-Tool Combo Kit with Packout LED Worklight</a> – $361 (fantastic price for the bundle!)</p><p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/DEWALT-20V-MAX-XR-POWERSTACK-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Starter-Kit-with-5-0Ah-and-1-7Ah-Batteries-and-Charger-DCBP315-2C/325110380" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dewalt XR PowerStack Starter Kit with Compact 1.7Ah and 5Ah Pouch Batteries</a> – $134</p><p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/Milwaukee-M12-12-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-Cordless-Subcompact-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-with-Jig-Saw-3-Tool-3494-22-2545-20/339217421" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Milwaukee M12 SubCompact Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit with M12 Fuel Jig Saw</a> – $284</p><p class="has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/Milwaukee-M12-FUEL-12V-Cordless-Hammer-Drill-Impact-2-Tool-Kit-M12-Compact-Spot-Blower-2-Pc-Wire-Stripper-Combo-Kit-3497-22-0852-20-48-32-6405/341585480" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Milwaukee M12 FUEL Cordless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit with M12 Blower and 2pc Wire Stripper Combo</a> – $259</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/acme/tool-deals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Acme Tool Deals</strong></a> – Extra 20% off select Dewalt clearance items, including FlexVolt table saw, cordless 12″ sliding miter saw, lots more.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deals-Tools-Hardware/b/?ie=UTF8&node=760330&ref_=sv_hg_2&discounts-widget=%2522%257B%255C%2522state%255C%2522%253A%257B%255C%2522refinementFilters%255C%2522%253A%257B%255C%2522departments%255C%2522%253A%255B%255C%2522468240%252F328182011%255C%2522%255D%257D%257D%252C%255C%2522version%255C%2522%253A1%257D%2522&tag=toolguyd-20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Amazon Tool Deals</strong></a> – no-name junk with brand name tools mixed in, such as Dewalt. They also have a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/CRAFTSMAN-BRUSHLESS-Compact-Variable-CMCD714D1/dp/B0FT94MJNN/?tag=toolguyd-20">Craftsman brushless drill kit</a> for $69.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/kctool/dod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>KC Tool Deal of the Day</strong></a> – <a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/kctool/products/hazet-762-26-grip-pliers-wrench-260-mm">Hazet 260mm Pliers Wrench</a> for $86.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/opt/tool-deals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Ohio Power Tool</strong></a> – Dewalt, Milwaukee, Flex free gear with select cordless power tool purchases.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://toolguyd.com/go/rockler/tools"><strong>Rockler (woodworking)</strong></a> – SawStop table saw deal – up to $450 in store credit with select table saw purchases.</p><div class='yarpp yarpp-related yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none yarpp-template-thumbnails'><h3>Related Posts:</h3><p>No related posts.</p></div>

The Simple Wasp Traps That Let You Enjoy Your Garden Again

There really is a special kind of misery that comes from eating ice cream on a warm summer day, only to have a wasp start attacking your hand. Or, you’re setting up the perfect little outdoor table full of cold drinks and your garden is actually looking stunning, only to spend the whole afternoon flinching every time something black and yellow buzzes past your ear. Wasps have a real talent for ruining a lovely afternoon. Fortunately, trapping them has become significa

Acura Plans A Bigger SUV Than The MDX And Is Calling It The XL

<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Frorvfs-c-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></div><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Acura plans a flagship hybrid SUV above the MDX, due in 2029.</li><li>The larger model is expected to take on the roomier Lexus TX head-on.</li><li>It would finally give the brand a contender in a key family SUV segment.</li></ul></div></div><p>Some brands end up watching from the sidelines because they don’t have a car to fill a particularly profitable segment. That’s what <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/acura/" type="post_tag" id="550">Acura</a> has been up to for years when it comes to larger three-row SUVs. While the MDX remains one of the brand’s best sellers, its relatively cramped third row has become harder to justify as buyers increasingly prioritize genuine family-hauling capability. If a new report is accurate, Acura is finally preparing to address that weakness in a big way.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); } }); </script></div><p>According to <a href="https://www.autonews.com/honda/acura/an-acura-plans-3-row-flagship-in-2029-0721/">Autonews</a>, Acura is developing a new three-row flagship SUV that will slot above the MDX, with production reportedly scheduled to begin in September 2029 at Honda’s Lincoln, Alabama, plant. Internal documents reportedly refer to the model as the “Acura XL.” That’s not a joke. Annual production could evidently reach as many as 40,000 units.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/acura-mdx-type-s-overland-concept/" type="post" id="3411726">A 355 HP Acura MDX Type S With A Rooftop Tent Is Either Brilliant Or A Complete Contradiction</a></strong></p><p>While plenty of American SUVs lean on large-displacement engines to move their considerable bulk, Acura will reportedly take a far more conventionally Japanese route with the XL. The big SUV is set to receive an all-new, large-vehicle hybrid powertrain, one expected to balance premium performance with improved efficiency, though for now there is no word on cylinder count or output.</p><div class="ad-placement extra__ad_tbl"><div id="ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform === "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a"); } }); </script></div><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-2048x1152.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Acura Plans A Bigger SUV Than The MDX And Is Calling It The XL" width="2560" height="1440" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-wallpaper-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Acura Precision Concept</figcaption></figure></a><p>Not a surprise, given where Honda stands. The automaker <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/acura-backs-away-from-ev-commitment-and-turns-to-hybrids/">scaled back its EV plans</a> after a brutal 2025, and those cuts could leave Acura with just three U.S. nameplates. That did not stop the brand from passing Cadillac and Audi in the first half of the year to become the country’s fourth-largest luxury marque, and a shift toward hybrids, particularly the big ones that carry fat margins, should help.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/honda-acura-hybrid-strategy/">Acura Is Going All-In On Hybrids, Honda Is Keeping Gas Cars Affordable</a></strong></p><p>Large premium three-row crossovers continue to gain momentum, with the segment reaching nearly 195,000 U.S. sales last year. Much of that growth has been driven by vehicles like the longer <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/lexus-tx/" type="post_tag" id="3434">Lexus TX</a>, which has won over buyers with a genuinely usable third row and generous cargo space. That’s an area where even Acura supporters acknowledge the current MDX trails its newest competitors.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-400x247.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-1024x631.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-768x473.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-1536x947.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-2048x1262.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-400x247.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-768x473.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-1536x947.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-2048x1262.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Acura Plans A Bigger SUV Than The MDX And Is Calling It The XL" width="2560" height="1578" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_Lexus_TX_500h_FSPORT_Luxury_006-copy-1024x631.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Interestingly, Autonews reports that dealers are also pushing for something more substantial than another slightly stretched crossover. An unnamed Acura retailer told the publication that he hopes it’s a “full-fledged large SUV” able to take on the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and Cadillac Escalade, arguing that a body-on-frame platform or an extended wheelbase would deliver both a proper third row and more cargo room. “It’s a missed opportunity if they don’t do it,” the retailer said. “I fully endorse the concept.”</p><p><strong>Also: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/honda-hybrid-strategy-shift/">Honda Previews New Fastback Sedan And Next Acura RDX, And Neither Is An EV</a></strong></p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><p>The reported newcomer would also give Acura an alternative to larger luxury SUVs such as the Mercedes-Benz GLS and <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/bmw-armored-protection-models/" type="post" id="3446327">BMW X7</a>, as well as the upcoming Audi Q9, without matching their premium price tags. It would also revive a plan Acura shelved more than a decade ago. In the mid-to-late 2000s, the brand explored V8s, rear-wheel-drive platforms, and a flagship SUV before the global financial crisis abruptly ended those plans.</p><p>Honda, to this point at least, has refused to comment on the report. Here’s to hoping the brand sticks with the XL name. It probably won’t, but it would be kind of funny if it did, just for simplicity’s sake.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047.webp 2135w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-2048x1152.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047.jpg 2135w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Acura Plans A Bigger SUV Than The MDX And Is Calling It The XL" width="2135" height="1201" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Acura-Precision_EV_Concept-2022-Rear_Three-Quarter.51e9c047-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Acura Precision Concept</figcaption></figure></a><h4 class="wp-block-heading"></h4></body></html></p>

Skipping soda now may help kids avoid high blood pressure later

A recent study found that kids who drink sodas or other sugar-sweetened beverages daily have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure as they get older. Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Toronto looked at health data from over 25,000 people, including more than 1,600 who, after 25 years of observation, had […]The post Skipping soda now may help kids avoid high blood pressure later appeared first on Safety+Health Magazine.

Taking steps to stay positive may do your heart good

Making efforts to have a positive outlook can be good not just for your mental health, but for your heart, too, results of a recent study suggest. Researchers from four universities looked at data from 18 “randomized controlled trials.” Each trial involved between 50 to 200 people who were assigned “structured positive psychology programs” that […]The post Taking steps to stay positive may do your heart good appeared first on Safety+Health Magazine.

Eddie Sorrells, DSI Security Services and ASIS International: Best Advice

Our Best Advice Q&A series continues with Eddie Sorrells, chief executive officer at DSI Security Services and president of ASIS International. He shares the best advice he’s ever gotten, gives tips to security industry pros on the rise and names the person to whom all others in the sector should always listen.Security Sales & Integration: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?Eddie Sorrells: The best advice I’ve ever received is simple, but it’s shaped my entire car

Your CD and Blu-Ray collection won't last forever

It's important to be aware of disc rot, but there's no need to be afraid.<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/your-cd-and-blu-ray-collection-wont-last-forever/intro-1784137249.jpg" /></p>

Three Taycans Weren’t Enough, So He Had Porsche Build Him A Special Fourth

<div><img width="1024" height="590" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy-1024x590.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy-400x230.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy-768x442.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/337622_6000x3376-copy.jpg 1828w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></div><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>This special Taycan Turbo GT is finished in Paint-to-Sample Nordic Gold Metallic.</li><li>Contrasting the gorgeous shade of gold are high-gloss black accents.</li><li>Custom touches were made to the cabin, including leather, fabric, and Race-Tex.</li></ul></div></div><p>Ordinarily, we see Porsche promoting wild 911 models built through its exclusive <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/porsche-911-gt3-rs-sonderwunsch/">Sonderwunsch program</a>, but as it happens, even buyers of the all-electric Taycan can pay extra to make their EV a true one-off. That’s exactly what the owner of this one has done.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); } }); </script></div><p>Porsche says the Swiss commissioner already had, not one, not two, but three <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/porsche-taycan/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/porsche-taycan/">Taycans</a> in the garage before ordering this flagship Turbo GT. That is enough Taycans to run a small fleet, and the fourth now arrives as the flagship of the set. Why one person needs four is between the buyer and their accountant, not us.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/porsche-taycan-wagon-discontinued/" type="post" id="3450952">Porsche Killed A Body Style It Spent Years Convincing America To Buy</a></strong></p><p>Working with the Porsche Centre Lugano in Switzerland, and across several meetings with Sonderwunsch experts, the owner opted to have their sleek sedan finished in a stunning color known as Nordic Gold Metallic from the Paint to Sample program. This color was first launched with the 997-generation 911 and was inspired by a warm gold hue that Porsche had offered in the early 1970s.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="f25825bd-1260-4574-84ce-2b26e315fad8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="89c65a14-4682-4807-a4bb-5436c5361bee" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("89c65a14-4682-4807-a4bb-5436c5361bee"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("f25825bd-1260-4574-84ce-2b26e315fad8"); } }); </script></div><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>It suits the Taycan exceptionally well, highlighting the gorgeous shapes that make up its body, including the wide rear hips and the aggressive hood. Contrasting the golden hue is gloss black on the wing mirrors, B-pillars, and the small lip spoiler. Satin black wheels can be hit and miss on a car, but the 21-inch forged units of this Porsche won’t be.</p><p>Compared to some projects we’ve seen from <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/porsche/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/porsche/">Porsche’s</a> Special Wishes department, including a trio recently made to celebrate <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/porsche-911-toy-story/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/porsche-911-toy-story/">the release of Toy Story 5</a>, the cabin of this Taycan is quite restrained. The seats are finished in a combination of Black/Slate Grey Pepita fabric with Pebble Grey leather and black Race-Tex, contrasted by Crayon-colored contrast stitching and embroidered Turbo GT lettering.</p><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>Some flashes of color are present, including the outer ring of the Sport Chrono clock finished in the same Nordic Gold Metallic as the exterior. Light beige seat belts have also been fitted, while the steering wheel’s 12 o’clock marker also has a Mojave Beige finish.</p><p>“For many years, <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/porsche-911-gt3-touring-moldova/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/porsche-911-gt3-touring-moldova/">the Sonderwunsch programme</a> has been the spearhead of our individualisation offering,” vice president of product and individualisation offering at Porsche Alexander Fabig said. “However, customising a Taycan to such an extensive degree at the customer’s request was new territory even for us.”</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Photos Porsche</h4></body></html></p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div>

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This Lancia Was Built For Italian Politicians, Now It Sleeps Two In A Field

<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-40-copy-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></div><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>A neglected Lancia Thesis served as a base for a wild camper project.</li><li>Owner resolved electrical and mechanical faults using 3D-printed parts.</li><li>Flagship sedan was fitted with a custom roof rack and a hard-shell tent.</li></ul></div></div><p>Few executive saloons of the early 2000s divided a room like the Lancia Thesis. Retro-futuristic on the outside, properly plush on the inside, and aimed at the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/BMW-5-Series">BMW 5 Series</a>. Which is where the trouble starts, because a car built to ferry Italian politicians between meetings is not where you go looking for a camper. Allar, an Estonian, went looking anyway. He found a neglected one and built exactly that.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); } }); </script></div><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/lancia-gamma-debut/">The Lancia Gamma Returns As A Fastback Crossover, Not A Sedan</a></strong></p><p>The story of this quirky build began on Allar’s daily commute. For about a year, he drove past a dark green <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/lancia-thesis/">Lancia Thesis</a> that looked abandoned. Then he came across a classified ad listing that exact car for spares, with the scrapyard as the only other option.</p><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>Feeling sorry for the Italian sedan, Allar went to inspect it. Unfortunately, the old <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/lancia/">Lancia</a> was in bad shape, carrying dents, scratches, mismatched wheels, and underbody rust. It refused to start, the gear lever mechanism was broken, several vital electronic modules had gone missing, and various trim pieces were shattered.</p><div class="ad-placement extra__ad_tbl"><div id="ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform === "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a"); } }); </script></div><p><strong>3D-Printed Parts And Italian Electrics</strong></p><p>While most people would be discouraged, Allar bought the car anyway and began <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2022/02/two-faced-holden-ute-might-be-the-best-running-classic-car-restoration-ad-ever/" class="underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current">the painstaking process of resurrection</a>. After swapping out numerous engine parts, he found the 2.4-liter JTD five-cylinder turbodiesel in surprisingly good condition. The gear lever was a bigger hurdle, because replacement parts for the rare sedan are close to impossible to find.</p><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>Undeterred, Allar utilized 3D-printing to manufacture the necessary gear selector components himself. He then tackled the notoriously complex Italian electrical system, sourcing used modules to clear the dashboard faults until every system worked properly. He also massaged out the body dents as best as he could.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/lancia-delta-cancellation/">Has Stellantis Cancelled The Return Of Lancia’s Delta?</a></strong></p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><p>Once the Lancia was roadworthy, registered, and inspected, Allar realized he had no practical daily use for it, given his existing fleet. The collection includes a <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/bmw-7-series/">BMW 760Li,</a> a Volvo 960, a Porsche 944, and an Opel Corsa OPC alongside two Honda CBR motorcycles.</p><p><strong>From Executive Sedan To Camper</strong></p><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>Rather than sell the Thesis, Allar decided to fulfill a long-held dream of owning a camper. He ordered a hard-shell roof <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/accessories">tent</a> that expands to 4 square meters (43 square feet) when opened. To support its weight, he designed and fabricated a low-profile roof rack that follows the lines of the Thesis’s roofline and rear deck.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/bushwakka-land-cruiser-camper/">This Land Cruiser Camper Sleeps Four And Hides A Shower Cubicle</a></strong></p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("b25ecba7-3bbb-4ea7-a3a8-dbea91695c07"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("e46c436a-adeb-4b5e-a2c7-56bc36561c10"); } }); </script></div><p>The sedan also received rear spring height adjusters to cope with the extra load. Allar also fitted a new set of 19-inch multi-spoke wheels sourced from a <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/jaguar-xf/">Jaguar XF</a>, using spacers and custom-machined wheel nut adapters. A dual-battery system was installed to power all auxiliary equipment and the electronics inside the rooftop tent. Inside, the old ashtray gave way to a custom phone charger.</p><p><strong>Enthusiasts Get It, Everyone Else Doesn’t</strong></p><section class="type:slideshow"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><p>What is probably the only Thesis <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/camper">camper</a> in the world is not a garage queen, as Allar has been using it for road trips in Europe. He reports that the flagship remains a remarkably comfortable cruiser, and that despite the rooftop tent and the custom rack, it holds 140 km/h (87 mph) without wind noise.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/vw-id-buzz-camper-kit/">VW’s $3K ID.Buzz Camping Kit Adds A Bed And Runs The A/C For Two Full Days</a></strong></p><p>There are downsides. Allar told us the 2.4-liter <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/diesel">turbodiesel</a> feels old-school at low speeds, which he suspects comes down to a sticky variable geometry turbo and a struggling boost solenoid that delays power delivery.</p><p>As for reactions, Allar admits that untrained eyes might still dismiss his Thesis as a neglected car. Enthusiasts, on the other hand, love the project, and this rough-around-the-edges machine commands respect wherever it goes. It proves that with enough determination and work, even a forgotten Italian flagship can find a second life in the great outdoors.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44.webp 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-2048x1153.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44.jpg 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-2048x1153.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" This Lancia Was Built For Italian Politicians, Now It Sleeps Two In A Field" width="2500" height="1407" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lancia-Thesis-Camper-Allar-Satsmotors-44-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p><em>We would like to thank Allar for sharing his project with us. You can follow his adventures on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/satsmotors/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SATSMotors">YouTube</a> where he goes under the name Sats Motors.</em></p></body></html></p>

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Honda Is Running Its North American Factories So Hard It May Need A New One

<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/41-2023-Honda-HR-V-Sport-copy-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></div><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Honda is weighing an eighth assembly plant across North America.</li><li>Its seven current plants are near their production ceiling of 1.67 million.</li><li>North America now drives more than 40 percent of Honda’s global sales.</li></ul></div></div><p>Honda’s manufacturing footprint in North America may not be done growing. Company boss Toshihiro Mibe says <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/honda/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/honda/">Honda</a> is weighing an eighth assembly plant in the region, a move that would deepen its local commitment at a moment when its existing sites are running low on room to grow.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); } }); </script></div><p>While <a href="https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20260717-GYT1T00317/">speaking</a> with Japanese publication Yomiuri Shimbun earlier this week, Mibe noted that the seven plants Honda operates in <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/canada/">Canada</a>, the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/usa/">US</a>, and Mexico have an annual total production capacity of 1.67 million vehicles. With output nearing that ceiling, he said it’s important to build out a “buffer” that gives the company room to raise production when it needs to.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/honda-took-a-16-billion-bath-on-evs-so-now-its-building-a-platform-that-can-switch-sides/" type="post" id="3435583">Honda Took A $16 Billion Bath On EVs, So Now Wants More EVs On A Platform That Can Switch Sides</a></strong></p><p>“It’s almost in full production,” Mibe said. “If you don’t have a buffer, you can’t recover production.” According to GlobalData, Honda’s US factories in Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama run at 85 percent of their combined 1.2 million-vehicle capacity. Its overall North American utilization rate sits around 90 percent of a maximum 1.8 million units, reports Autonews.</p><div class="ad-placement extra__ad_tbl"><div id="ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform === "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a"); } }); </script></div><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-1024x683.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-2048x1366.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Honda Is Running Its North American Factories So Hard It May Need A New One" width="2560" height="1707" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18-2026-Accord-Production-1024x683.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>According to Mibe, ongoing tariffs have made it difficult for the company to turn a profit in the United States, and the best way forward “is to produce where there is demand.” As it stands, North America accounts for more than 40 percent of Honda’s global sales, and Mibe says he wants to “build up quite a bit” of sales across the region, without specifying how many more sales he’d like to see.</p><p>American Honda is targeting more than 9 percent US market share in 2026 and expects to outperform the industry.</p><p><strong>Honda’s EV Reversal</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-2048x1152.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Honda Is Running Its North American Factories So Hard It May Need A New One" width="2560" height="1440" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/38-2026-Honda-CR-V-Sport-Touring-Hybridjjj-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Honda’s commitment to North America comes despite its costly decision earlier this year to <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/honda-0-alpha-suv-india/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/honda-0-alpha-suv-india/">scrap its 0 Series of EVs</a> and end its <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/sony-honda-afeela-cancellation/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/sony-honda-afeela-cancellation/">joint venture with Sony</a> to launch the Afeela brand. Mibe says canceling the development of these new models was “right overall” and says he will “try to incorporate the findings” made through the Sony partnership into future Honda products. Two months ago, Honda also walked back plans for a $15 billion EV and battery production hub in Ontario, Canada.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3.webp 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-2048x1366.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3.jpg 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Honda Is Running Its North American Factories So Hard It May Need A New One" width="2500" height="1668" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Honda-Prologue-716-3-1024x683.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>“The possibility of a capacity increase is always a consideration for the future growth of our automobile business in North America,” a Honda spokesperson added to <a href="https://www.autonews.com/honda/an-honda-eyes-new-north-america-factory-0718/" type="link" id="https://www.autonews.com/honda/an-honda-eyes-new-north-america-factory-0718/">Auto News</a>. “However, no decisions have been made regarding a new U.S. plant.”</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><p><strong>Also: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/honda-prologue-ev-dead/">Honda Just Killed Its Only Remaining EV After A Brutal Sales Collapse</a></strong></p><p>Included in the future plans for North America is a large hybrid SUV, expected to launch in 2029. Despite retreating from many of its EV plans, Honda isn’t abandoning the technology entirely, confirming work on a flexible new architecture that will support both hybrids and EVs. <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/honda-accord-facelift/">Several next-generation hybrid models</a> are planned, and the company intends to shift much of its Ohio capacity toward gasoline and hybrid production.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid.webp 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-400x211.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-1024x540.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-768x405.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-1536x810.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-2048x1080.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid.jpg 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-400x211.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-768x405.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-2048x1080.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" Honda Is Running Its North American Factories So Hard It May Need A New One" width="2250" height="1187" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/09-2025-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Sport-Touring-Hybrid-1024x540.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a></body></html></p>

VW’s Secret Amarok SUV Refuses To Stay Buried

<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-44r3fedc-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></div><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:100%"><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Volkswagen secretly built an Amarok SUV prototype years ago, executives recalled.</li><li>Project stalled repeatedly because expected sales volumes didn’t justify development.</li><li>Third-generation Amarok plans could revive SUV idea through future partnerships.</li></ul></div></div><p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/vw/">Volkswagen</a> has spent years watching rivals cash in on rugged, ladder-frame pickup-based SUVs without offering one of its own. But behind the scenes, some Wolfsburg bosses have been pushing hard to green light just such a project, and it sounds like they haven’t given up on the idea of getting it to the showroom.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f"); } }); </script></div><p>We previously reported how Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles developed a one-off seven-seat SUV <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Acarscoops.com+Amarok+SUV&sca_esv=dcf9c7310e527f23&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB873GB873&sxsrf=APpeQnvS9YJCLzExTIq5mxyn2uOO4vJwGA%3A1784629759728&ei=_0lfaqn6K-OEhbIPuIXH-Qw&biw=889&bih=655&ved=0ahUKEwjp9Yj3x-OVAxVjQkEAHbjCMc8Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=site%3Acarscoops.com+Amarok+SUV&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHXNpdGU6Y2Fyc2Nvb3BzLmNvbSBBbWFyb2sgU1VWSNsXUJYGWNkVcAF4AJABAJgBngGgAfgIqgEDOC40uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoAeQAbIHALgHAMIHAMgHAIAIAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#sv=CAMSZxowKg54c3NwNy1ZTDNTX1ZBTTIOeHNzcDctWUwzU19WQU06DlBVcGEzVkF2VkQxaWhNIAQqLwobX0NVcGZhdS1fUEtDQ2hiSVBsOGk1NkE0XzU0Eg54c3NwNy1ZTDNTX1ZBTRgAMAEYByC1teD3CEoIEAEYASABKAE">based on the Amarok pickup</a>, the body-on-frame midsize truck that’s sold in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America, but not the US. The vehicle never made it beyond the prototype stage, but it apparently still survives somewhere within Volkswagen’s internal collection, quietly reminding executives of what might have been.</p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/vws-making-a-pickup-that-corners-better-than-it-crawls/">VW’s Performance Amarok W600 Got Everything But The Performance</a></strong></p><p>The concept itself isn’t hard to understand. Take a rugged body-on-frame pickup, replace the cargo bed with an enclosed passenger cabin, add a third row, and suddenly you’ve got a rival for vehicles like the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/ford-everest/">Ford Everest</a>, Toyota’s 4Runner and Land Cruiser Prado, and Isuzu MU-X.</p><div class="ad-placement extra__ad_tbl"><div id="ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform === "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("ea4d4b5a-f8e5-4d5d-9d9a-53a3b956b6cd"); } else{ adpushup.triggerAd("44c0a4dc-e25b-4ba5-ac64-2c510461b92a"); } }); </script></div><p><strong>Why It Kept Stalling</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-400x253.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-1024x646.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-768x485.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-1536x970.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-2048x1293.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-400x253.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-768x485.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-2048x1293.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" VW’s Secret Amarok SUV Refuses To Stay Buried" width="2560" height="1616" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Volkswagen_Amarok_PanAmericana_and_Aventura_supply_enhanced_popular_Style_now_offers_leading_value_-_PanAmericana_pictured-copy-1024x646.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>The current VW Amarok pickup truck. </figcaption></figure></a><p>The problem wasn’t engineering it. VW reportedly advanced the project far enough to establish its overall shape and proportions, VWCV head of design Albert Kirzinger even sharing an image of the creation on LinkedIn in 2024 years after it was nixed. The real hurdle was money. Building a dedicated SUV derivative only makes sense if enough buyers show up, and Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg chiefs couldn’t make the numbers work.</p><p>That’s especially true when a vehicle is aimed at a limited number of markets. While ladder-frame, pickup-based SUVs are hugely popular in places like Australia, Thailand, South Africa, and parts of South America, they aren’t necessarily volume sellers everywhere else. Without broader global demand, the business case kept falling apart. Now, though, the idea could be back under consideration.<br><br>“To extend the model range is a long-desired wish,” Mecha told Australia’s <a href="https://www.goauto.com.au/news/volkswagen/amarok/volkswagen-revives-secret-amarok-suv-ambition/2026-07-21/99877.html#!prettyPhoto">Go Auto</a>. “In particular, this rugged or closed pickup, for instance, as we would call it, where you have the same platform as the pickup.”</p><p><strong>New Amarok Under Development</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-2048x1152.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" VW’s Secret Amarok SUV Refuses To Stay Buried" width="2560" height="1440" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/VW-Amarok-SUV-Sketch-main-2048x0003-1-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Volkswagen has already confirmed that a third-generation <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/vw-amarok/">Amarok</a> is coming to replace the gen-two launched in 2022, and discussions are underway regarding who will help develop and build it.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><p>One obvious route would be continuing the company’s relationship with Ford. The current Amarok shares much of its DNA with the Ranger, which already has the Everest SUV (shown below) as a close relative. Creating a VW-branded counterpart would seem like a straightforward solution, though VW must also be considering leveraging its Chinese operations – it’s already working on an all-new hybrid Amarok for South America <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/vws-new-pickup-shares-dna-with-a-chinese-pickup-youve-never-heard-of/">based on Chinese tech</a>.</p><p>For American buyers, this is mostly an interesting what-if since the current Amarok isn’t sold in the US, in large part because the chicken tax makes it too expensive to import. But given the success of body-on-frame trucks like the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/ford-ranger/">Ford Ranger</a> and Toyota Tacoma in America, maybe VW would consider US production. </p><p>Regardless of whether that happens, the thought of a Volkswagen alternative to the Everest, Prado, and other rugged <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/suv/">SUV</a>s is intriguing. The prototype may have spent years gathering dust, but it sounds like the dream isn’t dead just yet.</p><div class="ad-placement"><div id="9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="306"></div><div id="bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c" class="_ap_apex_ad" max-height="600"></div><script> var adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; adpushup.que.push(function() { if (adpushup.config.platform !== "DESKTOP"){ adpushup.triggerAd("bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c"); } else { adpushup.triggerAd("9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751"); } }); </script></div><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-scaled.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image-block"><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-400x243.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-1024x622.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-768x467.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-1536x933.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-2048x1244.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px"></source><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="lazy " src="" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-400x243.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-768x467.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-1536x933.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-2048x1244.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, (max-width: 1535px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 1000px, (max-width: 300px) 600px, (max-width: 200px) 200px" alt=" VW’s Secret Amarok SUV Refuses To Stay Buried" width="2560" height="1555" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Popular_Ford_Everest_Wildtrak_returns_to_Australia_after_sell-out_success-copy-1024x622.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Ford’s Everest is based on the Ranger pickup.</figcaption></figure></a><h4 class="wp-block-heading"></h4></body></html></p>

Sony files another lawsuit against AI music generator Udio

Sony, the only major music label that has yet to sign a deal with Udio, has sued the AI music generator again.<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/sony-files-another-lawsuit-against-ai-music-generator-udio/intro-1784631264.jpg" /></p>