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The Porsche 911 Turbo S is a very quick machine indeed, and in its most recent iteration, it also is one of the best-driving 911s you can buy. We even pitted the mightiest 911 against the also-mighty McLaren 720s Spider and Mercedes AMG GT-R Roadster, and the new 911 Turbo S Cabriolet came out on top in that comparison test. Now, Porsche has partnered with the Embraer Group—that Embraer Group, that makes planes—to build 10 unique aeronautically themed versions of their newest super 911. There is a catch, and it’s expensive: The only way to get your hands on the beautiful, two-tone, Embraer-themed 911 Turbo S models is to also buy one of the ten matching special Embraer Phenom 300E business jets. Just for reference, an Embraer Phenom 300E will cost you just under $...

Before it came to mean a fuel-saving technology that married electric and internal combustion power, “hybrid” in some contexts meant a sophisticated European car motivated by a powerful American engine. The DeTomaso Pantera is arguably the most memorable of all these creations, but there were many running the gamut from the Franco-American Facel Vegas to the British oddities like the Gordon Keeble. Zagato’s newest creation, the Iso Rivolta GTZ, is an homage to an early 1960s classic hybrid: the stunning Iso Rivolta Grifo A3 cars, particularly the sharp A3/C cars bodied by Drogo. See all 12 photos That car’s wild lines came courtesy of Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone, with thin slit-like intakes that gave the Grifo such a distinctive face that Zagato’s homage rei...

Bentley today announced an aggressive transformation, from a company that has seen great success selling vehicles powered by massive internal combustion engines to one that will not sell any—all in slightly less than a decade. This will happen in two steps: a phase-in of electrification, and a few years later, a complete phase-out of internal combustion engines. Bentley will be a fully battery-electric vehicle company by 2030. No more W-12 engines, no more V-8s or turbos—just the silent thrust provided by flowing electrons. The company, like many others, has hinted at an electric direction for years. In 2017, for example, the company showed off the slinky but ponderously-named EXP 12 Speed 6e convertible concept. And more poignantly, the EXP 100 GT concept was revealed last year for the co...

The Aznom Palladium is likely one of the strangest “cars” you’ve never heard of until now. Just released, it’s a follow-up to an earlier—and more bizarre—attempt at the same concept, the Atulux, seen below. That $300,000+ creation—yes, three-hundred thousand dollars—transformed a last-generation Ram pickup into a sedan-like luxury vehicle with an opulent interior, but its truck roots were obvious from every angle. The Palladium aims to perfect the formula. See all 13 photos Aznom is based in Monza, Italy, and that’s where the Palladium was designed and will be produced. Italy is home to some of the world’s most iconic design houses, automotive or otherwise, but few coachbuilders have produced a project this idiosyncratic. The company is the pet project o...

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe—and its longer counterpart, the 2021 Suburban—isn’t what we would call a performance SUV. Especially when you consider just how capable SUVs like the BMW X5 M and Porsche Cayenne Turbo are. Still, there’s nothing wrong with trying to make the big Tahoe and Suburban perform better. Cue a new catalog of performance parts for the full-size SUVs, straight from Chevy itself. Among these upgrades is a $625 performance air intake. The intake is available for the SUVs’ 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter V-8 engines and, according to GM Authority, reduces air restriction by 13 percent and 17 percent for each engine, respectively. There’s no word on if that translates to more horsepower, but ensuring your engine can breathe a little easier is never a bad th...

It’s only a matter of time until owners of lower-end Ford Mustang and Mustang GT models try to turn their four-, six, or eight-cylinder pony cars into knockoff Shelby GT350s. How, then, do you convince future Mustang fans your GT350 is the real deal and not just some clone? Well, you can fork over $129.95 to the Blue Oval’s performance arm for a Certificate of Authenticity package for your 2015-2019 GT350 or GT350R.  See all 17 photos The kit nets an official certificate of authenticity with accompanying sleeve, a VIN decoder, a poster, a brochure, a production summary chart, a duplicate of the original window sticker, a cobra-logo keychain, and a kitschy business-card holder that looks like a brake disc and caliper. Yes, some of these things originally came with the GT350...

Way before the best-selling Ford F-150 pickup truck, there was the now classic F-1. The postwar pickup was in production from 1948 to 1952 and sported an egg-shaped cab with a toothy grille, plus a short but functional bed. In 1951, FoMoCo gave it a refresh: The gearshift was relocated from the floor to the steering column and the single-bar grille now featured three bigger teeth. It already looks pretty mean to us, but that’s where Dave Kindig’s vision for the truck starts on the “Thank You for Your Service” episode of Bitchin’ Rides. Our goateed designer and host plans to offset the front grille 3 inches, stretch and shave the cramped cab, and add an hourglass bed. Kindig wants to make every last line look like it’s going fast for the clients, Mark and...