Autos

Sweden’s X-Shore has just released its new flagship all-electric boat — the Eelex 8000. This 100% electric-powered boat lends itself to minimal design and is made with sustainable materials. Inspired by electric eels, the knifefish’s colors make their way onto the vessel as light brown, brown, olive, and turquoise. Materials like flax fiber, recycled plastic, and cork greatly reduce the Eelex’s impact on the environment and noise aboard the ship. The Eelex 8000 is powered by a 225-kilowatt engine and can reach speeds of 30 knots with a range of 100 nautical miles. Owners can also sync their Garmin MARQ watch with the X Shore app to not only use as a key but to display info like distance, speed, battery life, range, and warnings. Priced at $320,000 USD, X-Shore will ...

Yesterday, Collecting Cars announced “The Heselden Collection,” a 17-car auction that brought some rare models to the block, and now it has outdone itself with the launch of a new lot — a 2012 Koenigsegg Agera S. Said to be just one of five built between 2012 and 2014, this particular example is finished in green-tinted carbon fiber bodywork with glossy carbon fiber accents and neon green stripes, set upon the marque’s signature “Hollow Space Carbon Fiber Aircore” wheels that made their debut on this model. These rims — which are also detailed with green highlights and information — are 40% lighter than a comparative set of forged alloy wheels, making the car feel lighter on the steering to deliver a better driving experience. That driving fe...

The motorbike company Triumph is as much of a British icon as the James Bond film franchise is, and to mark the release of the upcoming film No Time to Die, the two have come together on this limited-edition Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Limited to just 250 units, each will come with a serial number on its handlebar section alongside James Bond and Triumph dual branding all over, as well as a certificate of authenticity. All 250 will be offered in matte “Sapphire Black” and come kitted out in 007 graphics, and will also feature a premium billet machined handlebar clamp which is where the aforementioned number will be found. Furthermore, the frame, headlight finishers, side panels, sump guard, pillion footrest hangers, auxiliary lamp shrouds and engine guards all appear in a special blac...

Modena-based coachbuilder ARES Design, which is most known for its restorations of the Porsche 964-gen 911 Turbo and the custom drop-top Tesla Model S, has put its hand to something more refined — delivering its take on the Porsche 992-gen 911 Targa. It’s unclear whether ARES Design has used the Targa 4 or Targa 4S as its base, but either way, it has given the flat-six engine a mild tune to deliver an extra 60 HP, which partly comes thanks to a new sports exhaust system. Aside from performance, ARES Design has done what it does best: perfection. To most, the 911 Targa is one of the most beautiful iterations available, littered with historical design features such as the Targa roof section and the huge rear glass covering, but for ARES Design this wasn’t enough. Its clean ...

Following a leak that prompted Toyota to fully unveil its 2022 Tundra truck, the Japanese automotive manufacturer has just released details for its full line of trims for the truck, more specifically — the TRD Pro version. One of the biggest upgrades is towing capacity and the updated transmission. Total towing capacity moves from 10,200 lbs to 12,000 lbs while payload increases from 1,730 lbs to 1,940 lbs. The transmission is now a 10-speed compared to the 6-speed in 2021. Power has also been improved upon as consumers can either choose from a twin-turbo 3.5L V6 (389 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque) or a hybrid engine (437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque). “Our design goal from the beginning was to create the most powerful, rugged and sophisticated looking full-size pickup that will tak...

Collecting Cars has announced “The Heselden Collection,” offering 17 unique, rare, and well-kept cars that are all at auction. Each model is a low-mileage example, but it’s the cars’ provenance and one-off attributes that make this collection one-of-a-kind — as seldom do you find a 1-of-50 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Miura Homage in the same pack as a 1993 Ford Escort RS Cosworth. Elsewhere, “The Heselden Collection” presents one of the very few Targa 911 models produced by Singer Vehicle Design, coming packed with an Ed Pink Racing Engines four-liter naturally aspirated flat-six that produces 390 HP and 315lb-ft of torque, making it one hell of a driver’s car. For fans of tiny but fun driving experiences, a 1984 Renault 5 Turbo 2 — ...

All stateside final version 2022 Acura NSX Type S sportscars have now been spoken for. It has been reported that all 300 that were designated for the U.S. were reserved in under 24 hours — with another 100 on a waitlist. Starting at around $170,000 USD, it was expected that this version would be in high demand granted its celebrated history as one of Honda‘s icons. Said to be the “quickest, most powerful and best-handling production NSX ever,” the final NSX Type S supercar boasts a 3.5-liter twin-turbo engine that makes about 600 horsepower and 492lb-ft of torque. Aside from the 300 going to the United States, 30 units will go to Japan with another 20 divvied up to the rest of the world. In other automotive news, Qatari Royal Family-owned Porsche 959 Komfort heads t...

Rolls-Royce completed the first flight of its all-electric “Spirit of Innovation” aircraft, marking a milestone as the aviation industry moves toward more sustainable flight solutions. “We are focused on producing the technology breakthroughs society needs to decarbonize transport across air, land and sea, and capture the economic opportunity of the transition to net-zero,” said Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East in a press release. The plane took off on an approximately 15-minute journey at around 3 p.m. BST from the UK Ministry of Defense’s Boscombe Down site on Wednesday, propelled by its 400kW (500+hp) electric powertrain that is said to contain the most power-dense battery pack used in an aircraft. The aircraft’s test is part of the ACCEL program, short for R...

The Porsche 911 GT2 Clubsport is one of the rarest 993-generation models in existence, with a rumored number of just 20 ever being made, and now a very clean example has been listed by RM Sotheby’s for its upcoming St. Moritz auction. 993-generation 911s hold a special place in a Porsche fanatic’s heart, as it marked the end of the air-cooled “Mezger” engine era before the German marque moved to water-cooling. Its DNA is intrinsically connected to the ethos of Porsche: a six-cylinder, air-cooled boxer layout with twin overhead cams that featured in Porsches since the ’60s. Porsche created the GT2 Clubsport because of ’90s homologation rules, meaning it had to produce a certain number of road-going cars derived from its FIA GT2 turbocharged 911 race car. ...

Hoonigan has just released a video documenting its newest build in partnership with Microsoft and the release of Halo Infinite. Choosing to build one of the game franchise’s most memorable vehicles — the Warthog — this build sees over 1,000 horsepower thanks to a Ford Windsor 438ci V8 engine and Garrett Motion twin turbos. The engine is matched with a Gearstar Supermatic80 transmission, while 4×4 racing suspension and active 4-wheel steering make this an off-roading dream. Check out the introductory video above and watch the build process below. In other automotive news, Rolls-Royce’s newest vehicle is actually a massive hybrid MTU mining haul truck. Read more at HYPEBEAST

Following on from the just-seen 1996 Porsche 911 GT2 Clubsport that’s heading to auction at today’s RM Sotheby’s St. Moritz showcase comes yet another, and even rarer, Porsche: the 959 Komfort. This particular example is finished in “Wine Red Metallic” over a “Burgundy” interior, produced under the Porsche Exclusive division known for granting requests under the “Special Wishes” program. Not any old customer could access this program, and not any old person could buy a 959 as it was pipped alongside the likes of the Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari F40 back in the ’80s and ’90s, making it part of a then-holy trinity of exotic supercars. Owned by a sheik of the Qatari Royal Family, this 959 Komfort was ordered alongside s...

Prior to March 2021, seeing a Ford RS200 up for sale was as rare as a unicorn, and now Bring a Trailer has a non-Evolution spec iteration up for grabs. As touched upon, the last RS200 we saw for sale was an Evolution model, meaning it was one of the 24 to be converted to an even more hardcore specification that made it closer to a road-going version of the Group B ’80s rally icon. Nevertheless, this standard RS200 is still quite the spectacle, and is just one of 140 ever built as per ’80s homologation regulations. The car is powered by a turbocharged 1.8-liter Cosworth DOHC inline-four that sends 250 HP and 215 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels, making good use of a five-speed manual gearbox and three limited-slip differentials. Aside from the engine, you’re also getting...