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SEMA delivers with a 900-hp stick-shift electric Mustang, Challenger Drag Pak strip slayer and more; Audi RS5 Sportback is a weird fit in the RS line; how the Penske/IMS deal came together

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Wednesday, November 06, 2019
SEMA Show

Ford just showed an electric Mustang with 1,000 lb-ft of torque … and a six-speed manual

While we were all waiting for the reveal of Ford’s upcoming “Mustang-inspired” SUV on Nov. 17, the automaker sneaked something into the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas: the Mustang Lithium, a fully electric pony car packing over 900 hp and a tire-shredding 1,000 lb-ft of torque.

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IndyCar

Here's how the Penske deal to purchase IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway came together

Next May, when Roger Penske tries for a staggering 19th win in the Indianapolis 500, he’ll do it at a track he owns, in a series he owns.

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Car Reviews

The 2019 Audi RS5 Sportback is a high-speed techno-cocoon

How it was supposed to work was this: I line up the RS5 Sportback for a work trip from Detroit to New York City, point it more or less eastward once I get south of Toledo and let its 444-hp twin-turbocharged V6 cut the roughly 10-hour drive in half. How it actually worked out was a bit different ... though no fault of the Audi.

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Car News

Ford Bronco Baja 1000 racer debuts, giving strong hints at the 2021 production Bronco

The upcoming Ford Bronco R made its debut as a Baja 1000 racer this week, unveiled in video and photos released by the automaker weeks ahead of the actual race. This is our first unobstructed look at some version of the model, due early next year.

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SEMA Show

The 2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak is ready to become Mopar's quarter-mile hero

If you thought the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon was the king of Dodge’s hill, you’d be wrong ... at least if you include the not-legal-for-road-use Dodge Challenger Drag Pak. This purpose-built drag machine competes against Chevrolet COPO Camaros and Ford Mustang Cobra Jets at drag strips around the country, and Gen 4 was just unveiled.

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Los Angeles Auto Show

2020 BMW M2 CS sheds weight with a healthy dose of carbon fiber and keeps the stick shift

Following the path laid by the recent M4 CS, and a handful of other BMW models since the E9-era, the M2 is joining the exclusive CS club. Shedding weight and bumping power, the BMW M2 CS is the range-topping variant of the popular 2-Series lineup and will make its official debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month.

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Car News

Mazda is finally bringing the Miata restoration parts program to North America

Mazda North America is now supporting first-gen Miatas with a catalog of more than 1,100 “new and legacy parts."

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DIY

You can now properly maintain your Jaguar E-Type with this meticulous reproduction toolkit

If you’re anything like us, you absolutely refuse to work on your high-dollar classic with anything other than the tools originally supplied by the manufacturer. In fact, we’ve got a pristine, low-mile Jaguar E-Type languishing in the back corner of the barn simply because the car’s tool roll went missing a few decades ago and we refuse to use non-Jaguar feeler gauges to set the spark plug gap.

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Auctions

This Range Rover limo oozes Bond villain energy, and it can be yours

The Range Rover that Silverstone Auctions will offer in a few days looks like nothing short of a private jet for the road or a Bond villain's ride from the Roger Moore or Timothy Dalton era. And that's before you even get inside.

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Junked British cars photographed with junky British camera
Car Life

Very cheap 1920s British camera photographs not-so-cheap modern British junkyard vehicles

A 1920s Houghton Ensign box camera documents discarded British cars in Denver.

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IndyCar

Roger Penske making moves to avoid conflicts of interest as IndyCar, IMS operator

'The Captain' emphasized his credibility with rival team owners supporting his new role.

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F1

Mercedes F1 boss says team could survive in 2021 without Lewis Hamilton

"Red is like the sun in Formula 1," Toto Wolff told media outlet Sky Italia about Ferrari being an attractive target for Lewis Hamilton in the near future. 

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Formula One

Robert Kubica remains on Haas F1 team’s wish list

Kubica, who has been told he won’t be back for Williams in 2020, might accept a development driver role for 2020. Kubica has been linked with two teams -- Haas and Racing Point.

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IMSA

Kyle Busch to race in the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona with AIM Vasser Sullivan

Busch, the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, will drive a Lexus RC F GT3 in the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona for AIM Vasser Sullivan Racing.

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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series

Dirt Late Model champion Mike Marlar eyes NASCAR return in 2020

The 2018 World of Outlaws Late Model champion enjoyed his brief NASCAR Trucks and Xfinity divisions debuts over the summer.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup

Riley Herbst to compete for NASCAR Xfinity championship with Joe Gibbs Racing

The 20-year-old has raced for Gibbs across several divisions since 2017.

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