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Wataru Kato’s LB-Works Ferrari F40 Remains His Favorite Road Weapon

By Bill Smith November 8, 2026

Wataru Kato, the man behind Liberty Walk, has called this white LB-Works Ferrari F40 his favorite car. Built around one of the last machines Enzo Ferrari approved before his death, the project takes a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V8 berlinetta that once delivered 471 horsepower and 426 lb-ft of torque and reshapes it with the company’s signature wide-body approach. Factory cars already ran 0-62 mph in 4.1 seconds and topped out near 201 mph. Kato’s version keeps that mechanical foundation while changing nearly everything you see and feel.

Automotive

Cybertruck Production Ends Mid-2027 as Tesla Shifts Focus to Cybercab

By Jackson Chung November 7, 2026

Elon Musk confirmed the news in a short post on X Friday morning. Tesla will wind down production of the Cybertruck at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to free up space for more Cybercab vehicles. The angular electric pickup, built only at the Austin plant, has less than two years left on the line.

Automotive

This 1300 Horsepower C6 Corvette Z06 Hits 200 MPH in Fourth Gear

By Bill Smith November 6, 2026

Arizona-based auto enthusiast Anoeil Atenousazar bought a blue 2007 Corvette Z06 already fitted with a ProCharger supercharger and an ice box. He preferred exhaust-driven boost, so he asked longtime friend Rudy Romero at Street Life Performance to remove the blower and build a single-turbo street car meant for highway rolling races. The result sits outside most expectations for a C6.

Automotive

Kia Builds a Life-Sized EV4 GT From Tennis Court Clay for Rafael Nadal

By Jackson Chung November 5, 2026

Rafael Nadal stepped onto the courts at his academy in Manacor, Mallorca, and found a full-size Kia EV4 GT waiting for him. This one is not for driving. Designers mixed the same industrial modeling clay used in car studios with actual earth taken from the courts in Monte Carlo, Paris, Rome and Madrid where he collected a record 63 singles titles. The result is a solid orange-red sculpture that matches the production hatchback’s proportions and sits on real wheels and tires.

Automotive

Jeep Scrambler SRT Concept Delivers Open Air Desert Speed in Classic Pickup Form

By Bill Smith November 4, 2026

Jeep and its SRT Performance division rolled out the Wrangler Scrambler SRT Concept at SEMA 2026 in Las Vegas as a modern take on the old CJ-8 Scrambler. Built on a Wrangler chassis, this two-door open-air pickup blends the original’s free-spirited utility with serious high-speed desert capability. It stands as the first high-speed desert-performance Jeep concept to carry an SRT badge, aimed at running hard across open country rather than crawling over rocks.