This week is SEMA, which means everyone is showing off their sick mods and special editions of cars you can barely buy stock. Or, if youβre Ford, the first manufacturer-backed crate EV motor. This Hudson Jet with two of those motors and a handful of batteries would be quite the thingβ¦
Reads:
βοΈ Ford makes a 281-hp electric crate motor, and celebrates by stuffing two of them into a 1978 F-100 pickup unveiled at SEMA. Ford is on an absolute tear. [The Drive, Car & Driver]
π Porsche on why 100kWh is all you need from a battery. From an environmental and dynamic perspective, hard to argue with their findings. Especially as charging times come down. [Road Show]
π Will Toyota partner with Lotus on a new MR2-style mid-engined car? Or Porsche? Is there a wrong answer? [Forbes, Gear Patrol]
π The story behind Team Schirmer β the BMW track specialists behind some of the most hardcore M cars on the Nurburgring [Car Buzz]
π€ Car shortages might bring down the economy. βThe shock waves from the semiconductor crisis, which is forcing virtually all carmakers to eliminate shifts or temporarily shut down assembly lines, could be strong enough to push some countries into recession.β [NYT]
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The best car ever made on the Autobahn. Quick one ^
This edition of Icons from Hagerty is good, and visually perfect, but I kind of got lost as to who wins this comparison.
Auction Finds of the Week:
1954 Hudson Jet. Even without my EV swap, this thing is prettyyyyyy
Not sure if this basic-spec 2015 BMW M3 is going to sell for big money or okay money. Everyone thinks every car is a collectible, this one might be nice to, idk, drive.
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet G50
Which wagon? 2010 BMW 535i xDrive Sports Wagon or 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon
1989 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 β that blue!