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Novitec’s Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider Is Here To Treat Your Manuale Blues

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Novitec reveals tuning package for the open-top Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider. The model gains forged Vossen wheels, carbon aero and sports springs. The louder Inconel exhaust is offered with optional 999 gold plating. Ferrari recently launched the “Manuale” variant of the 12Cilindri, fitting it with a modified dual-clutch automatic that runs three pedals and a gated shifter. Owners of the standard car left feeling shortchanged can get their own fix from Novitec, which has assembled a round of aero, chassis, interior and exhaust work to keep things fresh without wandering into vulgar territory. More: Ferrari’s New 12Cilindri Manuale Has A Gated Shifter And A Clutch. It’s Also An Automatic Following its earlier work on the coupe , Novitec has turned to the open-top Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider. The aero package is mild by tuner standards and, the company claims, actually functional. It brings a front splitter, garnish for ...
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Jeep Reportedly Wants Another Compass That Could Phone China For Its Electric Tech

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A new Jeep Compass is reportedly under development for South America. It could retain the old FCA Small Wide platform with Leapmotor EREV tech. Design and tech will reportedly mirror the European STLA Medium model. Stellantis introduced the third generation of the Jeep Compass in 2025, but so far only Europeans can actually buy one, with the North American launch pushed back. Now a new report out of South America suggests Jeep is cooking up yet another Compass for that region, pairing familiar underpinnings with fresh styling and electrified tech borrowed from Chinese partner Leapmotor. More: Jeep’s Next Flagship SUV For Europe Comes From China, Not America Jeep currently produces the South American Compass and Commander SUVs at the Goiana Assembly Complex in Pernambuco, Brazil. According to CNN Brazil , that same plant could churn out the new Compass, with a debut penciled in for 2028. Familiar Bones Underneath ...
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Ferrari F80 Convertible Spied Wearing A Cap To Hide Its Roof

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The twin-turbo, V6-powered Ferrari F80 is getting a limited-run Aperta model. Global production of the F80 Aperta could be capped at just 399 examples. New model will inevitably come at a price premium over the regular hardtop F80. Just like Ferrari did with the hybrid LaFerrari hypercar , a drop-top version of the new F80 is in the works. Recently spied testing in Maranello for the first time, the new F80 Aperta is expected to be even more strictly limited than the Coupe and will inevitably be even more expensive. This F80 prototype, covered in camouflage, looks nearly identical to the version we’re familiar with. It includes the same front fascia with sharp headlights and large air intakes, as well as the large, motorsport-inspired intakes and vents on the sides. Take a close look at the roof, however, and you may notice it looks a little different. Read: Ferrari’s $4 Million F80 Nearly Came As A Single-Seater While the e...
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This Prelude Convertible Render Answers A Question Honda Never Asked

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Independent designer Theophilus Chin is behind the drop-top concept. Making room for the folding mechanism forced the rear seats out. Honda has never sold a factory drop-top version of the Prelude. The much-anticipated return of the Honda Prelude has sparked plenty of debate among sports car enthusiasts, and a year after the hybrid coupe made its debut, that conversation has taken an unofficial detour. Independent digital artist Theophilus Chin decided to reimagine the car, and the result answers a question Honda never asked: what would a modern Prelude look like as a two-seat convertible? More: Honda’s 2027 Prelude Gets A New $39K Limited Edition, But Only In Japan For Now The digital concept keeps the basic silhouette of the Prelude coupe, but Chin chopped off the fixed roof structure and swapped in a retractable fabric top. To make room for the folding mechanism, the cramped rear seats of the standard model had to go, turning it ...
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