Good morning fellow enthusiast!

Ford is celebrating 60 years since the Mustang went into production.

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Now onto our weekly scheduled stories.

The Roadmap:

1. World’s first supercharged Corvette E-Ray

2. Ford Mustang gets 1965-style digital gauges

3. RIP supercars in Dubai

4. Used car salesman sets fire to Lamborghini

5. Fails

6. Electrifying Updates

   • Lucid Air Sapphire sets the 1/4 mile production sedan record

   • Cybertruck deliveries halted due to a loose gas pedal

   • POTUS urged to ban Chinese EVs

   • Is your EV spying on you?

7. Meme Corner

Read Time: 5 minutes

World’s first supercharged Corvette E-Ray

If you’re into the car tuning scene, you’d know that the name Lingenfelter is synonymous with modded Corvettes.

But tuning the latest hybrid Corvette was a software nightmare, so they teamed up with Paragon Performance and Trifecta for help.

Lingenfelter strengthened the internal bits of the car, allowing the 6.2-liter V8 to produce:

• 734 hp (+161)

• 792 lb-ft (+162) 

  (with the hybrid system)

It goes from 0-60 mph in 2 seconds flat, 0.5 seconds faster than the stock car.

Click here for more details about the Supercharger Package.

Ford Mustang gets 1965-style digital gauges

The Ford Mustang just turned 60, and to celebrate the 2025 Mustang 60th Anniversary Edition will get a retro gauge cluster styled after the original 1965 model.

Only 1,965 editions are on sale, and feature Wimbledon White paint, 1965 GT-inspired badges and graphics.

Ford Product Communications Director Mike Levine gives us a walkaround.

RIP supercars in Dubai

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the people affected by the flood that happened a few days ago.

Sadly, a ton of supercars were left stranded, including high-riding SUVs like the Cullinan and Urus.

Complex & delicate wiring to blame?🤔

Using AI, someone came up with a rather brilliant solution for getting around in a supercar - even through the flood.

Used car salesman sets fire to Lamborghini

The incident took place in Hyderabad, India, after a dispute between 2 salesmen.

They argued about splitting a commission from a previous sale, which turned violent, and one of them set his colleague’s car (the Gallardo) on fire.

The perpetrator is still absconding.

1. Car understeers, flies, crashes into garage

The accident was caught by a neighbor’s doorbell camera, showing the driver taking a turn at high speed, thus understeering and losing control.

2. Showing off gone wrong

A McLaren 650s leaving a Malibu car meet lost control and crashed into 3 parked cars.

3. Classic car falls into lake as owner was taking photos

The owner parked his 1939 Packard Business Coupe on the boat ramp to take some photos. I’m guessing the brakes failed because the car rolled into the lake and had to be fished out.

Lucid Air Sapphire sets the 1/4 mile production sedan record

1.77 seconds.

By the time you finish reading that sentence, the Sapphire has crossed 60 mph.

The DragTimes YouTube channel took a customer owner Lucid to the drag strip and set the record for the World’s Quickest 1/4 Mile Production Sedan.

The time: 8.930 seconds with an exit speed of 154 mph

For reference, the Tesla Model S Plaid takes 9.34 seconds at 152.2 mph.

Sale of the Cybertruck halted due to a loose accelerator pedal

A few days ago, Tesla issued a stop-sale for the Cybertruck due to an undisclosed problem with its accelerator pedal.

An owner then posted on a Cybertruck forum that the faceplate slid off his accelerator pedal, lodging itself in a small gap between the floor and another interior panel.

This led to the pedal becoming stuck and the truck unintentionally accelerating. Fortunately, he was able to stop the vehicle using the brakes.

POTUS urged to ban Chinese EVs, while China wants BYD to crush Tesla

In 2022 alone, BYD received $2.26 billion in direct subsidies from China.

The company has risen to become the world’s largest EV manufacturer, surpassing Tesla in the last quarter of 2023.

 “Stop them now, before it’s too late,” is the message an Ohio senator sent to President Joe Biden.

President Biden is yet to take a call. Until then, what’s your take?

Is your EV spying on you?

The EU seems to think so and has introduced new cybersecurity rules. 

• Sensors on modern cars monitor the surrounding environment and send data to their manufacturers

• This tech can potentially be used by hackers and for cyber attacks

The UN and EU introduced strict rules, keeping this in mind, which state that vehicle management software is updated to protect from cybersecurity threats.