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Bugatti Says The Tourbillon’s V16 Needs To Sound A Little ‘Dirty And Raw’

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Bugatti deliberately gave the Tourbillon’s V16 a slightly dirty and raw soundtrack. Thousands of simulations helped engineers tune its exhaust and intake systems. No artificial engine noise is pumped through the Tourbillon’s speakers. For more than 20 years, Bugatti’s soundtrack came courtesy of one of the strangest production engines ever conceived. Now, the quad-turbo W16 is gone , replaced by an equally unusual naturally aspirated V16 capable of screaming to 9,000 rpm. That presented Bugatti with a surprisingly complicated problem. Namely, how do you make an entirely different engine still sound like a Bugatti? Apparently, you just make sure it isn’t too perfect. Read: Bugatti’s 137-Inch TV Disappears Into A Sideboard In 45 Seconds The automaker has detailed the acoustic development behind the new Tourbillon, revealing that engineers deliberately retained some of the rougher characteristics associated with ...
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Scout’s Latest Concepts Embrace Adventure And Luxury

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Scout has introduced the new Traveler Mountainside and Trail-Ready concepts. The Mountainside embraces luxury with a minimalist exterior and a classy cabin. Trail-Ready concept sports clearance maximizing bumpers, a winch, and off-road tires. Scout is scheduled to begin production next year and the company has been trying to keep excitement alive by introducing a string of concepts . Two more have been added to the fleet as they’ve introduced the new Traveler Mountainside and Trail-Ready concepts. The Traveler Mountainside highlights the “softer side of Scout” and embraces “quiet luxury.” It features a Morning Dusk paint job with golden metallic highlights as it’s inspired by the sun rising over the mountains in the morning. More: Scout’s Spirit Of ’26 Is A Retro-Inspired Throwback Besides the unique paint job, designers went for a minimalist appearance as the concept eschews a roof rack a...
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London’s First Robotaxi Is A Ford Mustang EV, And Only 15 Exist

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London ride-hail users can now get autonomous trips from Wayve through Uber. More than 140,000 Londoners have already opted into autonomous ride matching. Wayve’s AI learns from experience without depending on detailed maps or rules. London’s iconic black cabs have some new high-tech competition. Uber and British autonomous driving specialist Wayve have launched the UK’s first autonomous ride-hailing service, putting self-driving cars onto the capital’s famously busy streets . Starting today, passengers ordering UberX, Uber Electric or Uber Comfort could find a Wayve-equipped Ford Mustang Mach-E turning up instead. There’s no additional charge, and anyone who’d rather leave the driving to an actual person can reject the autonomous option before it arrives. Related: A Tesla Robotaxi Got Boxed In By Bollards, So It Bulldozed Its Way Out Calling these robotaxis completely driverless is getting slightly...
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London Ticketed UAE Supercar Drivers 13,423 Times, Only 1% Ever Paid

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Wealthy tourists are shipping supercars to London and treating parking fines like optional fees. Qatar-registered vehicles alone received 2,570 Westminster tickets last year. The real problem is enforcement, as foreign owners can be extraordinarily difficult to pursue. If you can afford to spend $68,000 flying your Ferrari halfway around the world for summer vacation, a $200 parking ticket probably isn’t keeping you awake at night. That appears to be part of London’s increasingly expensive problem with foreign-registered supercars. Wealthy visitors are parking wherever they please, collecting tickets, and, in many cases, apparently leaving the country without paying them. According to a new Wall Street Journal report, London’s wealthier neighborhoods fill up each summer with Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Bentleys and other high-end machinery carrying plates from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and elsewhere in the Gulf...
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Ford’s Missteps Continue To Bite As August Sales Fall Over 10%, With EVs Down Nearly 80%

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Combined Ford sales fell 10.3% last month and they’re down 9.8% year-to-date. A number of models posted declines including the Bronco, F-Series, and Mach-E. All three surviving Lincolns were up, but Corsair’s temporary hiatus is still being felt. Another month, another disappointment for Ford as combined sales plummeted 10.3% in August to 170,681 units. That’s a decline of nearly 20,000 vehicles and this can largely be chalked up to the elimination of the Escape . Electric vehicle sales plunged 79.4% and this was partly due to the axing of the F-150 Lightning . Dealers only sold 148 of them last month, which was down 95.4% from a year ago. More: Ford Showed Dealers Its Cheapest New Car Yet, A Boxy $25,000 SUV The aging Mustang Mach-E didn’t do much better as sales tumbled 72.5% to a disappointing 1,989. However, it’s important to note last year’s sales were elevated as there was a mad dash to buy vehi...
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Toyota’s Third Best-Selling Vehicle Has A Supercar-Style Waiting List

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RAV4 supply issues are causing headaches for Toyota and its dealers. Dealers have long, supercar-style waiting lists for the hybrid-only SUV. Despite inventory problems, Toyota’s US sales are up this year overall. Months after we first reported that dealers were measuring RAV4 supplies in hours rather than days, the situation still hasn’t returned to normal. Some customers are waiting months for Toyota’s redesigned hybrid SUV, while dealers are staring at spaces where shiny new RAV4s should be sitting. CNBC visited Colonial Toyota in Milford, Connecticut, where owner Bobby Crabtree said his lot has room for another 250 vehicles and is currently only around one-third full. Not every empty spot would normally contain a RAV4 , but there ought to be more of them, and Crabtree would certainly like more. Read: Toyota Admits The New RAV4 Went Too Far On Screens, And Even China Agrees ...
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