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This Wild Mercedes Restomod Shares Its Engine With A Supercar

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Renntech has modified the Mercedes M120 V12 to 7.5 liters. The upgraded engine delivers 660 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. Just 12 examples of the SEC V12 will be produced worldwide. In the often rarefied world of Mercedes-Benz tuning, few brands do it better than Renntech . For more than 35 years, the American brand has been building and upgrading Mercs, and it has just previewed one of its most ambitious projects to date. Read: RENNTech Gives Us All The Details On The S76R’s Bored And Stroked 7.6-Liter V12 This new creation is called the Renntech SEC V12 Sledgehammer, a nod to the Hammer moniker applied to numerous AMG-modified Mercedes-Benz models of the mid to late 1980s. The car will be based on the iconic C126 SEC and built as an homage to the Mercedes M120 naturally aspirated V12, the engine famously used in the CLK GTR and Pagani Zonda . Renntech has reengineered this powerplant, increasing its displacement to 7.5 liters, which allows it to produce 660 hp and 65...
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Quick Car Wash Left Her Trapped In An Endless Spin Cycle

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A Pennsylvania woman got trapped in a car wash for an hour. After a few attempts to escape, the woman called the police. They freed her, and the car wash’s owner gave gift cards. Salt and winter weather wreak havoc on vehicles, so one Pennsylvania woman decided to stop for a car wash in Waynesboro. Little did she know, it was about to be the longest car wash in her life. Upon entering the automatic car wash, the doors apparently closed, and a cleaning cycle began. However, partway through, the system reportedly malfunctioned. More: How Often Do You Wash Your Car In The Winter? This left Felicia Sullivan in a bit of a pickle as she couldn’t open the doors manually. The emergency open button reportedly didn’t work either, and she couldn’t attract the attention of other car wash users by banging on the doors. ABC7 implies she was trapped in the car wash for approximately 15 minutes before she finally called the police for help. They arrived 45 minutes later and were a...
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BMW’s Gas X1 Wants In On The Neue Klasse Action

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Facelifted X1 adopts Neue Klasse front end from electric iX3 SUV. Interior gets new iDrive display and minimalist BMW cabin layout. Same engines expected, including 241 hp and 312 hp for the US. BMW’s slick new design language is too good to reserve for EVs. We’ve already spied the next combustion 3-series dressed in Neue Klasse threads, and now the X1 SUV is getting some of the same visual tricks for this year’s mid-life facelift . Up front, the familiar traditional grille and separate headlights are gone, replaced by the new visor-style front end that debuted on BMW’s Neue Klasse iX3. It connects the headlights and kidneys with one smooth, wide panel that gives the brand’s smallest ICE SUV a harder, more digital look. Related: BMW’s First Neue Klasse Sedan Is One Big Step Closer To Your Driveway Around the back, the changes are more subtle. The overall shape of the taillights looks largely unchanged, but the lower bumper now features vertical reflectors at each corne...
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3 Out Of 4 Car Buyers In This EV-Loving Country Wouldn’t Touch This Brand

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75 percent of Germans say they probably won’t buy a Tesla. Politics now shape how Germans view EV brands and buyers. Domestic brands are gaining as Tesla’s appeal declines. Tesla might be providing employment for thousands of Germans at its Berlin Gigafactory, but the nation’s car buyers have no interest in returning the favor by getting a Tesla of their own. A new survey suggests most Germans aren’t just hesitant about buying a Tesla, they’re actively swiping left on the idea. Related: Tesla’s Budget Model Y Gets Grip And Grit For $2K More, But Don’t Call It Standard According to research from the German Economic Institute, more than three quarters of Germans say buying a Tesla is off the table. Around 60 percent called it completely out of the question, while another 16 percent polled in the study said they probably wouldn’t buy one. That’s not a minor wobble in brand appeal, it’s a serious collapse, and helps makes sense of Tesla’s 27 percent sales decline in Euro...
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GM Switches Oils Again On Lawsuit-Plagued V8

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GM is replacing Supercar oil with FS 0W-40 in recalled L87 V8. Both oils share viscosity but differ in chemistry and purpose. FS may slightly boost wear protection over cleaning power. General Motors just made a small but interesting change regarding its problematic L87 V8, an engine at the center of several lawsuits. Last year, it recalled some 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. over the motor, and now, we’re learning about a new bulletin sent to dealers addressing it. That recall itself followed a federal investigation triggered by tens of thousands of owner complaints, which helps explain why even minor updates are now getting close attention. More: GM’s V8 Is Fueling Lawsuits Faster Than Ford Can Issue Recalls Up until now, part of the recall remedy was to use Mobil 1 Supercar 0W-40 oil. Now, dealers will switch to Mobil 1 FS 0W-40. Yes, that change is significant. Mobil 1 FS 0W-40 The issue with these engines is that they might have rod bearing contamination a...
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Toyota’s New Century Coupe May Get A Surprise V12

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Century Coupe may debut with a V12 hybrid making 800 hp. Toyota aims to rival Bentley and Rolls-Royce with new model. Production may begin in 2027 for Century’s 60th anniversary Toyota’s dramatic Century Coupe, unveiled a few months ago, is headed for production, and it might do so with a surprising engine. According to a new report coming out of Japan, the flagship from Toyota’s Century brand could skip the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 from the GR GT. Instead, it’s rumored to debut with a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 plug-in hybrid setup. Read: Toyota’s Century Coupe Refuses To Join The Electric Luxury Crowd Such a powertrain would align with Toyota’s grand ambitions for the Century nameplate ,now that it has been spun off into a standalone brand. What’s still unclear is whether the rumored twin-turbo V12, expected to produce over 800 horsepower, will be a bespoke engine or derived from an existing design It wouldn’t be the first time the Century has used a V12 of its own ...
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