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Video: This Ram TRX Owner Drag Racing A Ford Flex Was In For Quite A Surprise

The Ford Flex is regarded by many as just an ordinary people-mover, but this stealthy tuned example moves so quickly the 700 hp Ram doesn’t stand a chance.

2022 Honda Civic Fully Detailed, Gets Buttoned-Down Design, Promises More Premium Feel

The Civic gets all sensible for the 2022MY, but underneath the sober new body is a better quality interior featuring digital instruments, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a Bose audio option.

The C5 Corvette Is An Even Bigger Performance Bargain Than Most Corvettes

Jay Leno is no stranger to rare, exotic and hugely expensive machinery, but in this video he gives a whole lot of love to an underrated sports car you don’t have to be a multimillionaire celebrity to buy.

Michelle Rodriguez To Star In Standalone Fast & Furious Spin-Off

Just as we’re gearing up for June’s F9 release, news comes in that The Fast & Furious’ Letty, played by Michelle Rodriguez, is getting her own film. Allegedly called simply ‘Letty’ it will be a spin-off in the vein of 2019’s Hobbs and Shaw.

Hyundai Kona N Debuts As A Track-Capable Crossover With Up To 286 HP

Hyundai’s i20 N, i30 N and Veloster N have been a hit with fans and critics, but crossovers is where it’s at these days, meaning the hot Kona is the most important N-car yet. Despite the tough look, the Kona N is front-wheel drive, but it takes just 5.5 seconds to reach 62mph.

QOTD: Is The Ares Panther’s “Fake Manual” DCT Almost The Perfect Transmission?

The Lamborghini-based retro supercar now comes with a DCT whose shift quadrant looks like an old-school gated manual. Is Ares onto something here now that real manual transmissions are so hard to come by, or did it not go far enough?

VW ID.4 GTX Is A Performance EV With 295 HP And AWD That Hits 62 MPH In 6.2 Sec

An extra motor, an additional 91 hp, and all-wheel drive make the new GTX the driver’s pick of the ID.4 range. But you’ll need to choose one of the optional Sport chassis packs to maximize your enjoyment of those performance gains.

Would You Pay $30k For A 2K-Mile 2006 Lexus GS 430?

We’re not sure why this Lexus has only covered 2175 miles, or what kind of person would pay $30k to take it to 2176. But if you are the one person on planet Earth who’s looking for a virtually showroom-fresh 2006 GS, this is your car, and there probably isn’t another.

What Else Is Making The News

Next Week’s Fortnite Trial Could Upend Apple’s App Store Model — Even If Epic Loses

Apple and Epic are locked in a legal row over Apple’s insistence on routing all digital purchases through its store, which enables it to skim 30 per cent of the revenue. Even if Fortnite’s creator loses, The Verge reckons Apple’s celebrations might be shortlived.

Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Think People Will Buy Wired VR

Sony’s next VR headset cuts the spaghetti of wires down to just one. But according to Push Square, Zuckerberg, whose company owns VR headset maker Oculus, thinks people would rather accept an inferior quality picture for wire-free immersion.