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Thieves steal six sports cars from dealership in 40 seconds
Gone in 40 seconds. That’s roughly how long the manager of *** Kentucky dealership says it took *** group of thieves to make off with six high performance sports cars, four of which were driven right off the showroom floor. The manager says he believes the rip roaring hot Rod rip off may have been an inside job as the suspects knew where to find the keys and how the security system worked. It takes 60 seconds before it starts alerting. So they were gone 20 seconds before the alarm went off. Although the heist was quick and slick netting the Perp’s six challenger Hellcats worth nearly 600 grand. Five…
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10 Cheap Sports Cars That Are More Reliable Than A Porsche 911
To be clear, the quest for the best budget alternative to a Porsche 911 is an impossible quest, no matter the angle you come from. Whether you want a cheaper sports car more reliable than a Porsche 911 or a cheaper sports car better than a Porsche 911, you may have to look forever. In October last year, Porsche proudly announced that the 911 got ranked the Most Dependable Vehicle by J.D. Power. In other words, the Porsche 911 is the highest-ranking model for trouble-free ownership in the 2022 J.D. Power US Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), making it the second year in a row the iconic sports car ranked that…
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Ask Nathan: Modular EV Truck, Using Tires for Disaster Recovery, and Wrenching on Our Own Cars?
Images: XBUS In this week’s Ask Nathan: Will this cool, modular EV truck come to the United States? Can we used recycled tires for disaster recovery? Why don’t you do videos like engine teardowns? The first question comes from a fan who spotted a modular EV truck called the XBUS, and wants to know if it will sell here. Q: (Via: AskNathan@TFLcar.com) RE: Modular EV truck “XBUS.” Okay Nathan I have one more question! I came across this totally modular EV truck and I think its called the Xbus when I was looking at other EV pickup trucks. This thing is so cool because it can be configured a ton of…
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This 2023 Toyota Sports 800 Concept Brings Back The Soul In Sports Cars
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These European Sports Cars Used To Be Status Symbols… Now They’re Dirt Cheap
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