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Kuhl Racing is working on a tuning kit for the Nissan Murano. The SUV gains lowered suspension and aftermarket wheels. Tuner will also offer a custom aero kit and stronger brakes. The Nissan Murano is heading back to Japan , only this time as a U.S.-built import slipped through on a new trade deal that waives local testing. Deliveries are still penciled in for early 2027, yet the tuning scene has already clocked in. Kuhl Racing has wasted no time, sketching a low-slung, street-first take on the SUV. The teaser renderings released by Kuhl lean hard into a low-down look, achieved through an adjustable suspension setup. Ride height drops by roughly 60–70 mm, putting the Murano on a similar footing to a stock R35 GT-R . Yes, a family SUV sitting with GT-R clearance. Make of that what you will. More: Who Needs A WRX When Your GR86 And BRZ Have Boost And Dirty Intentions Another highlight is the selection of aftermarket forged alloy wheels , which will be available in 21- or...

Mustang owner own shows off Porsche-colored GTD on YouTube. Rubystar Neo is a bright magenta paint usually seen on GT3s. GTD was also ordered with the $50k aero Performance Package. The Ford Mustang GTD is closer to a Porsche 911 GT3 RS than a regular Blue Oval pony car, but one owner decided to blur the lines even more with a cheeky Porsche-inspired configurator decision. Instead of sticking with a traditional Mustang palette, entrepreneur Pejman Ghadimi went straight into Porsche territory and picked Rubystar Neo . It’s that unmistakable magenta shade you sometimes see lighting up GT3 and RS cars from Stuttgart, not something you expect splashed across America’s most extreme pony car. Related: Good News, You Can Apply For A $325K Mustang GTD Again. Bad News, So Can Everyone Else Ghadimi, who controversially describes the the GT3 RS as “the biggest piece of sh**,” explained his color choice as a “direct (explicit) you” to Porsche, and having waited seven months for t...

Nissan says tariffs on Mexico-built cars add roughly $2,500 to $3,000 each. Sentra and Kicks both start under $23,000, among few affordable new cars left. Shifting production to the US would raise costs it says it simply cannot absorb. Nissan is warning that tariffs on Mexican-built vehicles could soon push prices higher for some of its most affordable models in the States. The automaker says that if it is forced to shift production to the US, costs will rise and those increases will likely be passed on to buyers. The company currently produces popular models like the Sentra and Kicks in Mexico, where lower labor costs help keep prices within reach. The Sentra starts at $22,600, while the Kicks begins at $22,430 . According to Nissan officials, tariffs on these models add roughly $2,500 to $3,000 per vehicle. Cars built in Mexico accounted for more than one-third of Nissan’s US sales volume last year. Before it was discontinued in the US, Nissan also built the Versa t...

Some automakers ignored hybrids to bet big on EVs. That bet went bad and could get worse as gas prices soar. Toyota and Hyundai stand to benefit from diverse lineup. A few years ago, automakers faced a tough choice. They could eschew hybrids and plug-in hybrids to go all-in on EVs, or adopt a more balanced, but expensive approach that saw them invest in multiple technologies. A number of companies went the electric route and that ended up costing them greatly as adoption was slower than they anticipated. If that wasn’t bad enough, the United States eliminated the federal tax credit and governments rolled back overly ambitious green agendas. More: Gas Was $2.98 A Month Ago. It Just Crossed $4 For The First Time Since 2022 This has pushed automakers to cancel EVs and abandon plans to go electric-only. Companies have posted huge losses and now they’re suddenly playing catch-up with rivals that took a more nuanced approach. Expensive Gas Is Going To Make Things Even...

Aston Martin is recalling over 5,000 DBX crossovers. Rear suspension can fail and has resulted in one crash. Software issue impacts tire pressure monitoring system. Aston Martin has issued two new recalls that impact 5,028 vehicles. While the problems are distinct, both campaigns involve the popular DBX . The first recall involves 3,937 vehicles including the 2021-2024 DBX, 2023-2026 DBX 707, and 2026 DBX S. The crossovers have a torque reaction link pin that can “slide out of the rear lower suspension arm, causing the rear lower suspension arm casting to crack or shear.” More: Aston DBX S Uses Valhalla Tricks To Give You 717 Reasons To Skip Ferrari’s SUV The problem goes back to the crossover’s development, when the company decided to use a bolt that had a smaller diameter shank. Due to the change, the smaller shank could allow for pin slip. This means the rear lower suspension arm could fail under extreme conditions. The bolt change occurred in November of 2019 ...