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Rolls-Royce Was Winning Races 120 Years Ago, This Ghost Black Badge Pays Tribute

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Rolls-Royce has introduced the new Ghost Black Badge Tourist Trophy. It pays tribute to the car that won the 1906 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race. Sports a Dark Emerald exterior and two-tone interior with special accents. 120 years ago, Charles Rolls raced the Rolls-Royce Light 20 H.P. to victory at the 1906 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. The company is now celebrating that milestone by unveiling the Ghost Black Badge Tourist Trophy. Drawing inspiration from the original race car, the model has a Dark Emerald exterior with a contrasting Tan coachline. The latter incorporates an Arctic White accent revealing the number 4 on the front fenders. It references Rolls’ starting position as well as the four laps he completed in four hours and six minutes. More: 5 Must-Know Details About The New Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Bigger changes occur inside, which features a mix of Black and Tan leather. They’re accompanied by Black Badge Tec...
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Slate’s Website May Have Spilled The $24,950 Price It Was Hiding

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Slate’s website code seemingly revealed entry-level truck pricing before launch. Lineup apparently starts at $24,950 for an entry-level, no-frills, “Blank Slate” pickup. Rival electric pickup currently being teased by Ford is expected to cost around $30k. Slate Auto is promising to deliver America’s most bare-bones electric pickup while so far keeping one crucial detail under wraps. Now it looks like the internet may have done what the company wouldn’t and uncovered the price ahead of the production truck’s official June 24 debut . According to a report from The Autopian , eagle-eyed readers digging through the source code of Slate’s preorder website discovered text apparently referencing a starting price of $24,950. Related: Slate’s EV Pickup Is So Cheap It’ll Make You Wrap It At Home The figure wasn’t displayed publicly on the page itself, but was reportedly buried within m...
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Corvette Owners Say The ZR1’s Wing Is Cracking Its Own Paint Past 180 MPH

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Paint damage may stem from the ZTK wing during high-speed runs. Only a few cases exist, yet each shows damage in similar areas. Owners should inspect beneath the wing uprights, where damage can hide. There’s little doubt that the Chevrolet Corvette C8 is one of the most well-engineered performance vehicles on the planet. The ZR1 is the non-electrified pinnacle of that platform, but if new reports are correct, the designers might have a little more work to do. According to one owner, the rear wing can cause paint chipping when the car routinely travels at over 180 mph (290 km/h). That owner is Christian Wheeler, who first documented the problem after a Daytona track session. The damage develops directly beneath the wing uprights, and in many cases the wing itself obscures the affected area, meaning drivers may not notice anything unless they’re specifically looking for it. Read: Chevy Made The C6 ZR1 Too Subtle, Black Manta Add...
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Bentley Embraces Annual Product Drops With New Bespoke Series

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Bentley has introduced the new Bespoke Series by Mulliner. It’s a collection of special editions that will be released annually. First product drop includes 100 GT S variants with unique paint. Bentley is launching a collection of special editions, which will be released annually. It’s known as the Bespoke Series by Mulliner and the first batch includes 100 units based on the Continental GT S and GT S Convertible. Billed as “highly curated limited-edition cars,” the Bespoke Series is embracing a seasonal release schedule to drum up sales and mimic a “luxury fashion house.” While the latter sounds like marketing hyperbole, the brand said designers will analyze emerging cultural trends as well as forecast color preferences. More: Bentley’s New GT S Can Drift, Roar, And Drive 50 Miles Without Gas Despite being known for personalization , the first Bespoke Series will be offered in six colors. Thes...
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Ram’s 9-Speed Is Really A 7-Speed, Lawsuit Claims

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Lawsuit alleges Ram ProMaster never uses its highest two gear ratios. Plaintiffs claim buyers paid thousands extra for unusable hardware. Stellantis and Ram have yet to respond to the lawsuit’s allegations. Most non-enthusiast drivers never think about how many gears their transmission has. But if you paid a premium for a nine-speed gearbox and later discovered your vehicle only ever used seven of those gears, you’d probably be annoyed and feel cheated. That’s the situation that led Stellantis owners to file a class action lawsuit relating to 2022 and 2023 Ram ProMaster vans. The complaint claims the commercial van’s advertised nine-speed automatic transmission is, in practice, little more than a seven-speeder. Related: Stellantis Just Teased A Self-Driving Box That Wants To Replace Your Delivery Van According to the lawsuit, Stellantis’s Ram division promoted the updated ProMaster as featuring a new nine...
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Lucid’s Sub-$50K Cosmos EV Revealed In Patent Drawings

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Patent drawings show Lucid’s upcoming Cosmos design. The EV will ride on Lucid’s new midsize platform. Lucid aims to push below the $50,000 price point. Lucid has spent years building some of the most efficient luxury EVs on the road, but its next chapter won’t be written with six-figure sedans and SUVs. New patent drawings appear to reveal, based on the company’s own teasers, the upcoming Lucid Cosmos, one of three more affordable vehicles destined to ride on the company’s new midsize architecture. More importantly, these sketches may offer the clearest look yet at the vehicle Lucid hopes can carry the brand into the mainstream, where the Tesla Model Y and new Rivian R2 are already waiting. More: Gravity Finally Gets What Lucid Drivers Have Been Asking For The drawings from the patent office show not just the general shape of the Cosmos but potentially different trims and unique details both inside and ou...
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