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What Orchids Need in July to Trigger Blooms – and the Heatwave Mistake That Quietly Stops Flowering
Orchids have a reputation for being fussy, but most of what they need in July is simple – it just has to actually happen. Summer is a growth season, even when they're not flowering. Behind the scenes, the plant is banking energy for its next flower spike months down the line. Get the summer care right, and that spike comes in strong. Get one thing badly wrong, and you can quietly cancel next season's show before it starts.Good orchid care in summer comes down to a han
The BBC and Channel 4 are in talks to merge streaming services... yet again
The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007... and again in 2017... will the third time be the charm?<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/the-bbc-and-channel-4-are-in-talks-to-merge-streaming-services-yet-again/intro-1783591824.jpg" /></p>
Hilti SL 5-22 Cordless Work Light Review
Table of ContentsIntroductionAdjustable Head and Powerful LEDsMagnetic BaseFAQFinal ThoughtsIntroductionIf you've been following Tools in Action for a while, you know I'm a big fan of Hilti. They don't cut corners, and every tool they put out is built to handle real job site conditions. I'm working with Hilti on this article, and trust me, that's […]<p><a href="https://toolsinaction.com/hilti-sl-5-22-cordless-work-light-review/">Source</a></p>
Ruf Reveals New 1000-Plus-HP Twin-Turbo Flat-Eight Engine
<p>Revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the B8 engine currently lives in a CTR3 prototype, but should find its way into a production car soon.</p>
Porsche Never Put An 8-Cylinder Boxer In A Road Car. RUF Just Did
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bertfsgdv-xc-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/bertfsgdv-xc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bertfsgdv-xc-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bertfsgdv-xc-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bertfsgdv-xc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bertfsgdv-xc-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>The new engine makes over 1,000 hp with no hybrid help at all.</li><li>A six-speed manual, also built in-house, backs the new motor.</li><li>Tanner Foust drives the CTR3 prototype up Goodwood this weekend.</li></ul></div></div><p>With emissions rules tightening year after year and so many manufacturers pledging their futures to hybrid and battery-electric power, it has grown increasingly rare to see an automaker roll out a genuinely new engine, never mind a high-performance one. RUF has done just that, and the result is an engine with no direct rival on the road.</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>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/ruf-ctr3-clubsport-auction/" type="post" id="3459527">Porsche Never Built A Mid-Engined 911, But Ruf Came Close</a></strong></p><p>Making its debut at this week’s <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/goodwood/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/goodwood/">Goodwood Festival of Speed</a> is the company’s new B8, a 4.8-liter twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder boxer destined for a future model. For now it lives in the body of a modified CTR3 prototype, which marries a reworked Porsche 911 front structure to a bespoke Multimatic tubular steel rear chassis, and it will run up the hill all weekend in the hands of race driver and former Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5.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/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-1024x682.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-2048x1365.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/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-2048x1365.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=" Porsche Never Put An 8-Cylinder Boxer In A Road Car. RUF Just Did" width="2560" height="1706" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-5-1024x682.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Very few car manufacturers have ever experimented with flat-eight or boxer-eight engines, let alone offered them in a production car. Porsche is perhaps most famous for its flat-eight engines, but they were used exclusively in race cars and never in a road car. RUF’s eight-cylinder has been developed to produce over 1,000 hp and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque, giving it power to rival that of a <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/lamborghini-revuelto-sv/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/lamborghini-revuelto-sv/">Lamborghini Revuelto</a> without the need for hybrid assistance.</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>Bolted to the new 4.8-liter engine is a six-speed manual, another piece built in-house by the German brand.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa.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/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-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/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-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=" Porsche Never Put An 8-Cylinder Boxer In A Road Car. RUF Just Did" width="2560" height="1440" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Ruf_8-Zylinder_03aaa-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Ruf</figcaption></figure></a><p>The prototype being tested by <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/ruf/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/ruf/">RUF</a> has been stretched by 3.93 inches (100 mm) over a standard CTR3 to accommodate the new engine. Visually, there’s not much to distinguish this prototype from customer-spec CTR3 models, though it does have a custom black-and-yellow livery inspired by <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/only-one-ruf-ctr-yellowbird-has-this-interior-and-its-headed-to-auction/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2025/04/only-one-ruf-ctr-yellowbird-has-this-interior-and-its-headed-to-auction/">the legendary CTR Yellowbird</a>.</p><p>The supercar’s bodywork is largely shared with <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/ruf-ctr3-evo-mid-engined-supercar-debuts-with-789-hp-and-porsche-bits/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/ruf-ctr3-evo-mid-engined-supercar-debuts-with-789-hp-and-porsche-bits/">the CTR3 Evo</a> that RUF revealed three years ago, powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six. It carries the same engine cover, bumpers, and tailpipes, and it looks every bit as exotic as a car packing a boxer-eight ought to.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4.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/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-1024x682.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-2048x1365.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/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-2048x1365.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=" Porsche Never Put An 8-Cylinder Boxer In A Road Car. RUF Just Did" width="2560" height="1706" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RUF-Boxer-Eight-Debut-4-1024x682.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Ruf</figcaption></figure></a><p>“There are moments in a company’s history that define the future,” said company founder Alois Ruf. “For RUF, the Boxer 8is one of those moments. A boxer-eight has never been part of our story, or anyone else’s in this form, so we decided to write a new chapter in automotive history. We look forward to letting the engine speak for itself at Goodwood.”</p><p>The company has yet to announce when the boxer-eight will premiere in a new production vehicle.</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"><img class="lazy " data-src="" width="150" height="150" alt="\" src="" data-type="inarticle-image"></section><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Ruf</h4></body></html></p>
McLaren Gives The 720S Bloodline A Hardcore Sendoff With The 788HS
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-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/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-copy-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/18151-ns-mclaren-788hs-shot03-final-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>McLaren has turned the 750S into a high-downforce, limited edition 788HS.</li><li>Body gets new aerodynamic package and 4.0-liter V8 is boosted to 777 hp.</li><li>200 cars will be built, split evenly between 788HS coupes and roofless Spiders.</li></ul></div></div><p>Every great performance car deserves a proper farewell, and McLaren clearly wasn’t about to let the 720S bloodline quietly slip into retirement. Enter the new 788HS, the final and most extreme evolution of a family that began almost a decade ago and eventually spawned the 765LT and today’s <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2023/04/new-2024-mclaren-750s-debuts-as-lightest-and-most-powerful-production-supercar-from-brand/">750S</a>.</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>The recipe won’t surprise anyone, but the numbers certainly impress. McLaren has tuned the 750S’s 740 hp (750 PS) twin turbocharged 4.0 litre V8 to produce 778 hp (788 PS), while keeping dry weight to just 1,265 kg (2,790 lbs). That translates into a punchy 615 hp (623 PS) per tonne – or 1.6 lbs per hp – the highest figure achieved by any member of this supercar generation.</p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/mclaren-m6gt-supercar/">McLaren Just Recreated The Lost Supercar That Came Before The Legendary F1</a></strong></p><p>Straight line performance is predictably savage, if not exactly night and day better than what you get from a regular 750S. <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/mclaren/">McLaren</a> quotes the same 2.8 seconds to 100 kmh, but the 7.0 seconds to 124 mph (200 kmh) time is 0.2 seconds faster. More importantly, engineers say the revised engine mounts, titanium quad-exit exhaust, and induction tuning create an even stronger sense of power and response.</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>When it comes to top speed, the 788HS is fractionally slower, its 205 mph (330 kmh) VMAX dropping 1.3 mph (2 kmh) from the 750S’s. But that’s due to some trick new aero parts that generate 10 percent more downforce than even the old hardcore <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2020/03/mclaren-765lt-is-a-lightweight-heart-throb-with-755-hp-and-an-active-rear-wing/">765LT</a> could create.</p><p><strong>Center-lock Wheels And Roof Snorkel</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"></section><p>A completely new carbon fiber aerodynamic package adds a multi section front splitter, an S-duct hood that eats the frunk space, taller active rear wing, and a <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/f1/">Formula One</a> inspired diffuser. Plus, go for the coupe version and you get a low-rise roof snorkel intake.</p><p>The chassis gets plenty of attention, too. Ride height drops by 5 mm (0.2 inches) at the front, the linked hydraulic suspension receives a bespoke tune, Senna derived carbon ceramic brakes are fitted, and, for the first time on this platform, buyers get center-lock wheels. Inside, the cabin remains driver focused with lightweight carbon trim and exclusive HS detailing.</p><p>Just 200 examples will be built, evenly divided between Coupe and Spider models, with every car individually commissioned through McLaren Special Operations (<a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/mso/">MSO</a>) and sure to cost well over $400,000.</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"><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">McLaren</h4></body></html></p>
NHTSA calls out autonomous cars for interfering with first responders
The NHTSA says it identified a 'pattern of driverless AVs' interfering with first responders. It's now demanding a solution from AV makers.<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/nhtsa-calls-out-autonomous-cars-for-interfering-with-first-responders/intro-1783585672.jpg" /></p>
Geely’s New SUV Looks Like One Defender, Punches Like Two
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-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/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-copy-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-2_result22aa-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>Geely’s Galaxy Cruiser 700 borrows a few cues from the Defender.</li><li>A 70-kWh battery gives the plug-in hybrid 217 miles of range.</li><li>Party tricks include crab walking and full tank turns</li></ul></div></div><p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/geely/" type="post_tag" id="184">Geely’s </a>new Galaxy Cruiser 700 may read as the company’s own riff on the Land Rover Defender, but it has one thing even that legendary off-roader cannot claim, and that is insane amounts of power. Amid the flood of wild, rugged SUVs pouring out of China, machines like this are quickly becoming the new normal.</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>Beneath the very Land Rover-like skin sits a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, joined by one electric motor up front and two out back. The three-motor setup and engine combine for an extraordinary 1,113 hp, within a whisker of the equally unhinged YangWang U8 from a few years ago. For perspective, the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/land-rover-defender-octa-update/">hottest Defender you can buy, the 2027 Octa, </a>makes 533 hp, so the Geely packs more than double the muscle of Land Rover’s own flagship. That is hypercar territory in a body shaped like a garden shed.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/ford-geely-valencia-plant/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/ford-geely-valencia-plant/">Ford Reportedly Selling A European Assembly Line To China’s Geely</a></strong></p><p>While the Galaxy Cruiser 700 is a <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/phev/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/phev/">plug-in hybrid</a>, it has an impressive all-electric driving range of up to 217 miles (350 km). This is possible thanks to the sizeable 70-kWh Golden Short Blade battery pack developed by Geely, which works alongside a 900-volt electrical architecture. We don’t yet know what charging speeds the vehicle will support, but they should be fast.</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>Off-Road Tech</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22.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/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22.webp 1600w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-1536x864.webp 1536w" 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/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22.jpg 1600w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-1536x864.jpg 1536w" 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=" Geely’s New SUV Looks Like One Defender, Punches Like Two" width="1600" height="900" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Geely-Galaxy-Cruiser-700-China-11_result22-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture><figcaption>Geely</figcaption></figure></a><p>The absurd power figure is only part of what should make <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/geely-australia-expansion/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/geely-australia-expansion/">Geely’s latest creation</a> quite an impressive performer. It includes an intelligent, AI-powered four-wheel drive system that offers front-, rear-, and all-wheel drive modes. There’s also active torque vectoring, a crab walking function, and the ability to perform tank turns.</p><p>Obviously, the design of the model will draw comparisons to the likes of the Land Rover Defender and Toyota Land Cruiser, but overall, it does a solid job of mixing ruggedness with classiness. Key elements at the front include the illuminated Geely emblem, bright red tow hooks, and a blacked-out bumper.</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"></section><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Geely</h4><p>Elsewhere, the Galaxy Cruiser 700 includes black wheel arches and side skirts, a roof-mounted LiDAR, and a spare-wheel carrier at the rear, positioned between the LED taillights.</p><p>The vehicle’s cabin also has plenty going for it. Like pretty much all other new cars, there’s a tablet-like infotainment screen in the dashboard, but perhaps the highlight is the chunky shifting mechanism, knurled metal dials for various modes, and a slew of switches on the console.</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"><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><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Geely</h4></body></html></p>
Trump Admin Promotes Mysterious Freedom Fuel Network Selling Cheap Gas
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-2.jpg 1920w" sizes="(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>The White House is promoting the mysterious Freedom Fuel Network.</li><li>A station opened in Philadelphia yesterday with suspiciously cheap gas.</li><li>Priced from $3.47 per gallon, fuel costs 41 cents below the state average.</li></ul></div></div><p>The shaky truce between the United States and Iran has seemingly fallen apart as the American military struck over 80 targets in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Additional strikes are occurring as of this writing, and President Trump has said the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-launches-new-attacks-iran-retaliation-attacks-commercial-ships-us-m-rcna353411">ceasefire is “over.”</a></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>Oil prices have jumped in response to renewed hostilities, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 600 points. The <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">national average price of gasoline</a> has also ticked up to $3.78 per gallon.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/trump-gas-price-gouging/">After Causing Gas Prices To Spike, Trump Is Now Furious They Aren’t Falling Faster</a></strong></p><p>Amid this background, the White House has announced the mysterious “Freedom Fuel Network.” The first station opened in Philadelphia recently and is selling gas for $3.47 per gallon to honor the 47th President.</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>The accompanying video comes off as state-sponsored propaganda, complete with praise for President Trump and a reference to “fake news,” but the Freedom Fuel Network lists 25 gas stations on the East Coast. Many of them are in Pennsylvania, but five are located in New Jersey.</p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FREEDOM FUEL HAS ARRIVED. ⛽️🇺🇸<br><br>The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President.<br><br>President Trump is leading the charge to lower gas prices this summer – putting more money in your pocket. 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/lcrCuioQv5">pic.twitter.com/lcrCuioQv5</a></p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2074499867989123417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></figure><p>The website doesn’t say who is behind the Freedom Fuel Network or how they’re able to sell gas so cheap, but a White House spokesperson told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/freedom-fuel-gas-station-trump/">CBS News</a> that the company is a private entity. They went on to claim the Trump administration is not involved with the Freedom Fuel Network and say they’re not subsidizing low gasoline prices.</p><p>Instead, the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/donald-trump/">White House</a> suggested the group was able to lower prices by reducing their profit margin. That still leaves plenty of questions, but the cheap gas likely won’t last long given the war in Iran is back on.</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/Freedom-Fuel-Network-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/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3.webp 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-1536x864.webp 1536w" 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/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3.jpg 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w" 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=" Trump Admin Promotes Mysterious Freedom Fuel Network Selling Cheap Gas" width="1920" height="1080" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Freedom-Fuel-Network-3-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><h4 class="wp-block-heading">White House</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>
Stellantis Brings China’s Leapmotors To North America, But You Won’t See One In The US
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-1024x576.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/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Mexico-LEapB10-lead-Jul72611-2048x1151.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>Leapmotor officially enters Mexico with Stellantis and Mopar support.</li><li>Range-extended B10 SUV claims nearly 620 miles between fuel stops.</li><li>100% tariffs and anti-Chinese software regs currently prevent US entry. </li></ul></div></div><p>Chinese automakers have spent the past few years expanding almost everywhere they can. Now <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/leapmotor/">Leapmotor</a> has finally reached North America, although not quite in the way some expected. Its first stop isn’t Canada but Mexico, where the Stellantis-backed brand has officially launched the B10 SUV.</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>The <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/leapmotor-b10/">B10</a> has spent more than a year being adapted for local conditions before reaching showrooms, where it’s priced at MX$575,000 (US$33,000). Engineers fine tuned it to cope with everything from high altitude roads to desert heat and tropical humidity, while also completing the certification process required for the Mexican market. More models, including the larger C10 and C16 SUVs, are expected to arrive later.</p><p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/05/stellantis-chinese-evs-brampton/">The Plant That Built Dodge’s Last Hellcat Muscle Cars Could Make Chinese EVs Next</a></strong></p><p>Mexico doesn’t get the fully <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2024/10/3087972/">electric B10s sold in Europe</a>, instead focusing only on the range-extender powertrain. A 1.5-liter combustion engine never drives the wheels directly, but acts as a generator for an 18.8 kWh battery that feeds a 215 hp (218 PS / 160 kW) electric motor. Leapmotor claims a combined driving range of up to 615 miles (990 km) before you’ll need to refuel and recharge.</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><p>The rollout has been made possible by Stellantis, which owns roughly 20 percent of Leapmotor and controls the international joint venture responsible for selling the brand outside China. Rather than starting from scratch, Leapmotor is using Stellantis dealerships, with more than 40 sales outlets already open in Mexico. Service and parts support come through Mopar’s existing nationwide network.</p><p><strong>First Mexico, Then Canada</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262.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/B10-MEx-Jul6262.webp 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-400x211.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-1024x541.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-768x406.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-1536x812.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-2048x1082.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/B10-MEx-Jul6262.jpg 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-400x211.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-768x406.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-2048x1082.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=" Stellantis Brings China’s Leapmotors To North America, But You Won’t See One In The US" width="2250" height="1189" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MEx-Jul6262-1024x541.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Canada, which recently agreed to take up to 49,000 Chinese cars each year in exchange for lower tariffs on its canola exports, could eventually become the next piece of the puzzle, particularly as <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/stellantis/">Stellantis</a> considers future manufacturing options there. Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa has previously said there’s room for the brand in Mexico and possibly Canada, but “no space” in the United States for now, <a href="https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/leapmotor-enters-mexico-in-first-north-america-move/">Automotive World</a> reports.</p><p>Between steep tariffs on Chinese built EVs and restrictions surrounding connected vehicle technology which recently forced <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/06/polestar-us-sales-ban/">Polestar out of the US</a>, the American market remains effectively closed. But for now, Mexico marks an important milestone for Leapmotor as it pushes toward an ambitious target of delivering one million vehicles worldwide this year.</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/B10-MX-Jul7267.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/B10-MX-Jul7267.webp 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-1536x864.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-2048x1151.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/B10-MX-Jul7267.jpg 2250w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-2048x1151.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=" Stellantis Brings China’s Leapmotors To North America, But You Won’t See One In The US" width="2250" height="1265" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/B10-MX-Jul7267-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Leapmotor/Stellantis/Wikimedia Commons</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>
Volkswagen is employing 100 sheep at a solar farm in Poland
It's more of a baa-ter arrangement.<p><img src="https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/volkswagen-brings-100-sheep-to-its-poland-solar-farm/intro-1783551980.jpg" /></p>
Genesis’ Entry-Level Crossover Is Getting A Hybrid Makeover
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid-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/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2028-Genesis-GV70-Hybrid.jpg 1920w" 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>Genesis is working on a new GV70 Hybrid.</li><li>It will feature a new grille and other updates.</li><li>Could have a 2.5-liter turbo with 329+ hp.</li></ul></div></div><p>Genesis recently introduced the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/2027-genesis-gv70/">2027 GV70 with minor updates</a>, but bigger changes are in store for next year. That’s pretty clear from the latest batch of spy photos, which show a performance-focused hybrid being tested on the Nürburgring.</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>Looking notably more aggressive, the prototype has been equipped with a new grille that echoes the one from the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2024/08/2025-genesis-g80-combines-fresh-styling-with-higher-price-tags/">facelifted G80</a> and GV80. As a result, it has a thicker and more pronounced diamond mesh pattern.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/genesis-g80-hybrid-spied/">After EV Flop, Genesis G80 Goes Hybrid</a></strong></p><p>The front bumper appears to carryover from existing Sport variants, but the extensive camouflage suggests some changes could be hiding underneath. Regardless, we can see a familiar mesh pattern as well as split lighting units up top.</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>The performance theme is echoed further back as there are lightweight wheels and a braking system with red calipers. A closer inspection also reveals a ‘hidden’ dual exhaust system as well as what appears to be a familiar bumper. However, the latter will presumably be changed for production.</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><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Baldauf</h4><p>While the prototype features Recaro seats and a roll cage, the road-going model will focus on luxury. The interior is camouflaged, so the extent of the changes remains unclear. However, the current 27-inch display could give way to a Genesis-ified version of <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/hyundai-pleos-connect-infotainment/">Hyundai’s new Pleos Connect infotainment system</a>.</p><p>Powertrain details remain limited, but the Hyundai Motor Group recently introduced a hybrid powertrain on the Palisade and Telluride. In those models, it combines a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with a 1.65 kWh battery and a six-speed automatic transmission with integrated electric motors. This gives the crossovers 329 hp (245 kW / 334 PS) and 339 lb-ft (459 Nm) of torque.</p><p>A version of that powertrain will likely be found in the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/genesis-gv70/">GV70</a>, but it could have more oomph. While that remains to be seen, the current model offers a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 300 hp (224 kW / 304 PS) as well as a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 developing 375 hp (280 kW / 380 PS).</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"><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><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Baldauf</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>
11,000 Licensed California Drivers Have 30 Days To Retake A Test They Already Passed
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc-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/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/4f23rwcvedsc-efdc.jpg 1936w" 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>California notified 11,000 drivers to retake their written license test.</li><li>Drivers have 30 days before their licenses face cancellation.</li><li>The DMV has not publicly detailed the reported testing irregularities.</li></ul></div></div><p>California is putting thousands of licensed drivers back in the classroom after identifying what it describes as “irregularities” in its written driver’s license testing process. Roughly 11,000 motorists have now been told to retake the knowledge exam within 30 days or risk having their licenses canceled. </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>That’s a strange demand for anyone who believed they had already cleared the state’s licensing requirements, but one major question remains unanswered. What exactly went wrong?</p><p>According to reports from <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-dmv-written-test-retake-letter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CBS Sacramento</a>, the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/california/" type="post_tag" id="3427">California</a> Department of Motor Vehicles sent letters to drivers who took written exams between July 2025 and April 2026. The notices state that the recipients’ test results showed “non-compliance with the driver testing criteria required by state law,” requiring them to retake the written exam to keep their driving privileges.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/04/california-dmv-auction-surplus-bill/" type="post" id="3414850">California’s DMV Auctioned 5,300 Cars To Cover Debts, Then Kept The Change</a></strong></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>The DMV says the move is intended to protect the integrity of California’s licensing process. “Ensuring the integrity of our testing process is essential,” the agency said in a statement. “Knowledge tests play a critical role in confirming that drivers understand the rules of the road before they are licensed to drive in California.” For recipients, though, the letters have raised more questions than answers.</p><p><strong>One Driver’s Story</strong></p><p>Sacramento resident David Specht told CBS Sacramento he was blindsided by the notice and insists he did nothing wrong during his exam. After contacting the DMV for clarification, he says he was simply told many other drivers had received the same letter, but no one could explain the specific issue with his test.</p><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Thousands of California drivers must retake written exam, DMV says" width="500" height="281" src="" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen class="lazy" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CUU4Sxayhog?feature=oembed" onload="resizeIframe(this,this.parentElement);"></iframe></div></figure><p>“I know I didn’t cheat,” Specht said, adding that he believes many of the other affected drivers are likely in the same position.</p><p><strong>Still No Explanation</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>Without additional details from the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/dmv/" type="post_tag" id="3835">DMV</a>, some recipients have speculated whether the issue stems from alleged cheating, a testing center problem, or even a broader administrative or data-processing error. The agency has not publicly identified the nature of the “irregularities” or whether they were tied to specific testing locations, software, or procedures. We’ve reached out to some who allege they’re in the “irregularity” pool and will update this story if we learn more.</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><figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Many California drivers receive DMV letter saying their license will be canceled. Here's why." width="500" height="281" src="" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen class="lazy" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xtqhuFYwZYs?feature=oembed" onload="resizeIframe(this,this.parentElement);"></iframe></div></figure><h4 class="wp-block-heading"></h4></body></html></p>
Milwaukee Launched 2 New Hammers
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="600" height="473" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Milwaukee-Hickory-Hammer-Driving-Nails.jpg?resize=600%2C473&ssl=1" alt="Milwaukee Hickory Hammer Driving Nails" class="wp-image-145374"/></figure><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Milwaukee Tool has launched 2 new hickory handle hammers, expanding their selection.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">This launch includes a 16oz smooth face hammer, and a 23oz milled face hammer.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Milwaukee-16oz-Smooth-Face-Hickory-Handle-Hammer.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Milwaukee 16oz Smooth Face Hickory Handle Hammer" class="wp-image-145375"/></figure><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here’s a look at the new 16oz hammer, model 48-22-9517.</p><figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Milwaukee-23oz-Milled-Face-Hickory-Handle-Framing-Hammer.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Milwaukee 23oz Milled Face Hickory Handle Framing Hammer" class="wp-image-145376"/></figure><p class="wp-block-paragraph">And here’s the 23oz milled face framing hammer, model 48-22-9418.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Both feature rip claws, a magnetic nail set in the steel head, and axe-style curved handles.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph">A lot of users prefer hickory-handled hammers for the feel, shock absorption, and price. This expansion gives you 2 new size options.</p><p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Price: $27 for the 16oz smooth face hammer, $36 for the 23oz milled face hammer</strong><br><strong>ETA: August 2026</strong></p><div class="wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-button blockbuybutton blockdealbutton"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="https://toolguyd.com/go/acme/milwaukee-16-oz-smooth-face-hickory-handle-hammer-48-22-9517/S0000000128526" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the 16oz at Acme Tools</a></div><div class="wp-block-button blockbuybutton blockdealbutton"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="https://toolguyd.com/go/acme/milwaukee-23-oz-milled-face-hickory-handle-framing-hammer-48-22-9418/S0000000128525" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the 23oz at Acme Tools</a></div></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Not quite what you want? Milwaukee also has a 19oz hickory-handled hammer with smooth and milled face options.</p><div class="wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"><div class="wp-block-button blockbuybutton blockdealbutton"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/Milwaukee-19-oz-Smooth-Face-Hickory-Wood-Framing-Hammer-48-22-9519/307571796" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the 19oz Smooth Face at Home Depot</a></div><div class="wp-block-button blockbuybutton blockdealbutton"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="https://toolguyd.com/go/home-depot/p/Milwaukee-19-oz-Wood-Milled-Face-Hickory-Framing-Hammer-48-22-9419/306283873" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy the 19oz Smooth Face at Home Depot</a></div></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Milwaukee covers these hammers with a limited lifetime warranty.</p><div class='yarpp yarpp-related yarpp-related-rss yarpp-template-thumbnails'><!-- YARPP Thumbnails --><h3>Related Posts:</h3><div class="yarpp-thumbnails-horizontal"><a class='yarpp-thumbnail' rel='norewrite' href='https://toolguyd.com/skil-auto-hammer/' title='It’s Cordless Hammer Time'><img width="120" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Skil-Autohammer-Kit.jpg?resize=120%2C120&ssl=1" class="attachment-yarpp-thumbnail size-yarpp-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Skil-Autohammer-Kit" data-pin-nopin="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><span class="yarpp-thumbnail-title">It’s Cordless Hammer Time</span></a><a class='yarpp-thumbnail' rel='norewrite' href='https://toolguyd.com/tekton-usa-flat-steel-dead-blow-hammers/' title='New Tekton Made in USA Dead Blow Hammers'><img width="120" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tekton-Made-in-USA-Steel-Flat-Face-Dead-Blow-Hammer-Components-Hero.jpg?resize=120%2C120&ssl=1" class="attachment-yarpp-thumbnail size-yarpp-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Tekton Made in USA Steel Flat Face Dead Blow Hammer Components Hero" data-pin-nopin="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><span class="yarpp-thumbnail-title">New Tekton Made in USA Dead Blow Hammers</span></a><a class='yarpp-thumbnail' rel='norewrite' href='https://toolguyd.com/estwing-titanium-hammers/' title='Estwing takes on Stiletto and Martinez with New Titanium Hammers'><img width="120" height="120" src="https://i0.wp.com/toolguyd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Estwing-Titanium-Hammer.jpg?resize=120%2C120&ssl=1" class="attachment-yarpp-thumbnail size-yarpp-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Estwing Titanium Hammer" data-pin-nopin="true" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><span class="yarpp-thumbnail-title">Estwing takes on Stiletto and Martinez with New Titanium Hammers</span></a></div></div>
Elon Musk says X will DM you about posts that receive a Community Note
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Audi’s Aging A8 Lives Into 2027, While Other Models See Small Updates
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8-1024x576.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/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-A8.jpg 1920w" 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>Audi has introduced a number of 2027 models.</li><li>Most offer a single trim and revised packages.</li><li>A8 survives another year, but e-tron GT line shrinks.</li></ul></div></div><p>Earlier this year, reports suggested the <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/audi-a8-flagship-sedan-future/">Audi A8 was all but dead</a>. However, that’s not the case as the flagship sedan is returning to America for 2027.</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 five years have passed since the last facelift, the $95,100 A8 L carries over largely untouched. The only change is the addition of two newly optional 21-inch wheels for the Black Optic package. They feature a Y-spoke design in either matte neodymium gold or a darkened bicolor finish.</p><p><strong>More: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/audi-a6-q6-etron-2027/">2027 Audi A6 e-tron And Q6 e-tron Bring New Tech And Physical Controls</a></strong></p><p>The $130,000 S8 goes a step further as it now comes standard with heated rear seats. Buyers will also find a new wheel option for the Black Optic package.</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>A5 / S5</strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5.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-Audi-A5.webp 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-1536x864.webp 1536w" 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/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5.jpg 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-1536x864.jpg 1536w" 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=" Audi’s Aging A8 Lives Into 2027, While Other Models See Small Updates" width="1920" height="1080" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-A5-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>The <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/audi-a5/">A5 lineup</a> has been slashed to a single trim for 2027 to “simplify ordering.” That isn’t the only change as there’s a new Sport Plus package that adds an S Line exterior, an adaptive sport suspension, red brake calipers, and 20-inch wheels wrapped in summer tires.</p><p>The package also includes an S Line interior with diamond quilted front sport seats wrapped in leather and Dinamica upholstery. Buyers will also find a flat-bottom steering wheel, stainless steel pedals, and matte brushed aluminum trim. They’re joined by Express Red stitching and red edging on the seat belts.</p><p>The 2027 A5 gains a handful of new standalone options including a panoramic glass roof with variable light control and an S sport suspension. The latter lowers the ride height by 0.8 inches (20 mm).</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/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5.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-Audi-S5.webp 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-400x225.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-1536x864.webp 1536w" 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/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5.jpg 1920w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-1536x864.jpg 1536w" 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=" Audi’s Aging A8 Lives Into 2027, While Other Models See Small Updates" width="1920" height="1080" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-Audi-S5-1024x576.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Changes to the S5 are similar and there’s a new Vorsprung package, which adds digital OLED taillights and an adaptive sport suspension. Other extras include a 10.9-inch front passenger display, heated rear seats, rear side sunshades, park assist pro, and a surround view camera system with a 3D view.</p><p>Pricing for the A5 climbs $200 to begin at $50,400, while the S5 jumps $300 to start at $63,600.</p><p><strong>A6</strong></p><p>The 2027 Audi A6 will set you back $64,900 and it now comes standard with a heated steering wheel and a surround view camera system. Buyers will also find “newly configured headliner pairings, including a black headliner for black and brown interiors while a gray headliner is retained for beige interiors.” There are also revamped packages, but that’s about it.</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><strong>Q3</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"></section><p>Since the Q3 was <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2025/06/we-asked-for-more-buttons-so-audis-q3-took-away-the-stalks/">redesigned for 2026</a>, changes are minor and include additional standard equipment. Key among them is a “direct tire pressure monitoring system for improved awareness” as well as Adaptive Rear Assist, which can automatically apply the brakes if a rear-end collision is imminent.</p><p>Buyers will also find a “newly configurated” Convenience package, which groups several popular items together. They include a heated steering wheel, an auto-dimming rearview mirror with HomeLink, and a 3-month trial of SiriusXM. The package also includes Park Assist and a surround view camera system.</p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6.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/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6.webp 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-1024x683.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-2048x1366.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/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6.jpg 2500w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-2048x1366.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=" Audi’s Aging A8 Lives Into 2027, While Other Models See Small Updates" width="2500" height="1667" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Audi-Q3-708-6-1024x683.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Furthermore, the Driver Assistance package gains a head-up display and park assist pro with a remote function as well as trained parking.</p><p>Pricing starts at $44,400, which is an increase of $700.</p><p><strong>Q8 / SQ8 / RS Q8</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"></section><p>Getting back to aging models, the 2027 Q8 now comes standard with an S Line exterior and new 21-inch wheels. Customers will also find a Black Optic package that can now be had with new 22-inch wheels featuring a matte neodymium gold finish.</p><p>The SQ8 offers newly optional 23-inch wheels with a black metallic finish when ordered in conjunction with the Black Optic package. The RS Q8 performance, on the other hand, simply gains newly standard dual-pane acoustic side glass.</p><p>Pricing starts at $76,900 and climbs to $139,700 for the range-topping variant.</p><p><strong>e-tron GT</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"></section><p>Last but not least, <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/audi/">Audi</a> appears to have dropped the entry-level S e-tron GT for 2027. As a result, the only model is the $170,500 RS e-tron GT performance.</p><p>It “carries forward nearly unchanged, save a high-gloss black Singleframe grille being added to the Forged carbon package.”</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"></section></body></html></p>
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35% Of 2027 Corvettes Built So Far Are The Pricier Grand Sport
<div><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-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/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-400x225.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Chevy-Corvette-production-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>Chevrolet kicked off production of the 2027 Corvette in early June.</li><li>Of all 2027 C8s built over recent weeks, more than a third are Grand Sports.</li><li>Both the new Stingray and Grand Sport use Chevy’s 6.7-liter V8 with 535 hp.</li></ul></div></div><p>Long before <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/chevrolet/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/chevrolet/">Chevy</a> pulled the wraps off the much-anticipated 2027 Corvette Grand Sport, the smart money said this new addition to the C8 range would shoot up the popularity charts in a hurry. Freshly released production data backs that up. After just three weeks, the Grand Sport is running only narrowly behind the upgraded Stingray, which is a remarkable showing for a car that only just reached the line.</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><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/production/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/production/">Production </a>figures shared online through the C8 Corvette Owners Group on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10233778921920831" type="link" id="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10233778921920831">Facebook</a> show that Chevy began building 2027 Corvettes on June 8, before pausing work at the Bowling Green site last week and through this week for its usual summer shutdown. That gave the tally a fairly short window to accumulate, which makes the Grand Sport’s early standing all the more telling.</p><p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/07/2027-corvette-stingray-top-speed/" type="post" id="3457899">The Cheapest New 200-MPH Car You Can Buy Now Is A $73,495 Chevy</a></strong></p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-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/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-400x267.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-1024x683.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-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/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-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=" 35% Of 2027 Corvettes Built So Far Are The Pricier Grand Sport" width="2560" height="1708" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MY27_Chevrolet_Corvette_GS_Interior-Wide-1024x683.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a><p>Across the three weeks that 2027 <a href="https://www.carscoops.com/tag/corvette/">Corvette</a> production was underway, 1,689 cars rolled off the line, <a href="https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2026/07/06/new-2027-corvette-grand-sport-has-a-35-share-of-all-corvettes-produced-so-far/">Corvette Blogger</a> reports. Of those, 590 were the new Grand Sport, a 34.9 percent share of all C8 models built during the period. The Stingray remains the highest volume model with 719 units in total, or 42.5 percent. As for the Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X, a total of 241 Z06s, 91 ZR1s, and 48 ZR1X models have been built for 2027 so far.</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>Chevrolet has yet to start production of the Corvette Grand Sport X, which serves as a replacement for the all-wheel drive Corvette E-Ray hybrid. It’ll be interesting to see how popular this model proves to be, but it is unlikely to match either the Stingray or the regular Grand Sport for volume.</p><p><strong>To Buy A Stingray Or A Grand Sport?</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"></section><p><a href="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/corvette-grand-sport-x-debut/" type="link" id="https://www.carscoops.com/2026/03/corvette-grand-sport-x-debut/">The new Corvette Grand Sport</a>, equipped with the GM’s exciting new 6.7-liter naturally-aspirated V8 and the same widebody design as the Z06 and the old E-Ray, starts at $86,000 in the US. By comparison, the 2027 Corvette Stingray starts at $73,495. The engine of both versions is identical, meaning the Stingray and Grand Sport both deliver an equal 535 hp and 520 lb-ft (705 Nm) of torque.</p><p>Given this, there will probably be plenty of buyers happy to get a Stingray and save over $12,000 from a Grand Sport, but as we can tell from production numbers, Chevy expects many to prefer the wide body and more planted stance of the GS. In any case, its been reported that the first customer deliveries of 2027 Corvette models could start this week.</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/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22.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/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22.webp 2000w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-400x200.webp 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-1024x512.webp 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-768x384.webp 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/webp/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-1536x768.webp 1536w" 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/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22.jpg 2000w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-400x200.jpg 400w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-768x384.jpg 768w, https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-1536x768.jpg 1536w" 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=" 35% Of 2027 Corvettes Built So Far Are The Pricier Grand Sport" width="2000" height="1000" data-src="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2027-Corvette-Grand-Sport-xxx_result22-1024x512.jpg" data-type="inarticle-image"></picture></figure></a></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>
Honda Recalls 325K Odyssey Minivans Due to Rearview Camera Issue
<p>Recall documents show that despite a previous recall, water can get into the rearview camera of some Odyssey models, potentially ruining the camera system.</p>