Aston Martin has revealed the Valen, which is derived from the Vanquish.
It has the same twin-turbo V-12 engine, but the engine makes 838 horsepower in this application compared with 823 horses in the Vanquish.
Aston says the special titanium exhaust system in the Valen is 50 percent louder.
Aston Martin’s front-engined V-12 grand tourers have typically been among the brand’s classiest models, but that’s not the case with the new Valen. This limited-production spinoff is derived from the Vanquish, but it introduces an entirely new, more aggressive personality thanks to its radically different styling and numerous performance upgrades that are meant to deliver a louder and more engaging driving experience.
There’s the adorable, bouncy, fiberglass shell, finished in a metallic orange that boasts more glitter than a bass lure. At the front, cheerful fender-mounted headlights make eyes at all the passing cuties, and you, in your open-air buggy, are a cutie yourself. Beneath its familiar, friendly exterior, though, this Manx has a secret. It’s one you’ll discover as soon as it wooshes by with no Volkswagen clatter or shouty flat-six, just the giggles of the driver and passenger over the whirr of an electric motor.
Brembo's new six-piston fixed Boldika front brake calipers are designed for heavy-duty trucks and big SUVs.
Their first application is the Chevy Silverado EV Stars and Steel Edition, which is already on sale.
The new mega calipers are designed to fit under 20-inch wheels and will show up on more large EVs and internal-combustion applications soon.
With brakes, it's business in front and slightly less business in back. Under braking, weight shifts to the front axle, so those clampers have to be the strongest, and that's particularly true when there's a lot of mass to transfer. Few consumer-grade vehicles have more weight to contend with than heavy-duty trucks and large SUVs, especially those with a massive battery in their belly, so Brembo has a new solution in its latest six-piston fixed front caliper called Boldika.
Have you ever watched grown adults fight over a baseball hat? That’s just one of many fascinating vignettes of the human condition that surrounds the glitz and glamor of Monterey Car Week, and we here at Car and Driver are ready to bring you all the hits as they happen.
The 2027 Lincoln Nautilus receives a facelift and minor styling upgrades as part of its mid-cycle refresh.
New Nautilus models now have a more rigid grille, geometric wheels, a simpler back end, and more interior options.
The refreshed lineup starts at around $55,000, and the mid-size luxury SUVs are now available to order; models will reach dealers early next year.
The Lincoln Nautilus is rolling into 2027 with a fresh face and familiar features. Its mid-cycle update introduces a new grille and updated details, but the makeover keeps the Nautilus’s traditional design language and appearance.
Ford announced plans to phase out the importation of Chinese-built Lincoln vehicles beginning in 2030.
The Nautilus is currently imported from China, and Lincoln is expected to start importing the Corsair from China for the 2027 model year.
It’s unclear if Ford will eventually discontinue the Corsair and Nautilus or move them into an existing U.S. assembly plant.
Beginning in 2030, Ford plans to phase out Chinese manufacturing for Lincoln models and bring all of its Lincoln production back to the United States in a move it says will “further strengthen Ford’s position as America’s No. 1 auto producer.”
Volkswagen is just rubbing it in by showing off all the cool camper-van options we can’t get in the United States. That’s right, plural, as in we get no VW campers in the States while folks in Europe have two options—ironically, named California and Grand California—with more to follow.
Ready for the Dodge Hornet 2.0? Well, too bad. Back in May, Dodge announced that it is bringing what it calls a "hot hatch" to the U.S. market, because those do so well here. And when it does, it'll bring back a name I completely forgot about: GLH. Back in the '80s, the Omni GLH (Go Like Hell) was an econobox hatchback full of Carroll Shelby magic. This time, according to Stellantis' head of North American brands Tim Kuniskis, is most likely going to be a Hornet-like crossover with a punchy turbo four-cylinder.
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