Non-Existent Tesla Roadster Described as 'Ultimate Driver's Car': TDS
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🚘 What I'm driving: I recently enjoyed a long weekend with the 2025 Lexus LC 500 Convertible, which produces the most delightful sounds.
🔋 At the X Takeover 2025 event, Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Lars Moravy, asserted that the forthcoming Tesla Roadster, first unveiled in 2017, will be the “final best driver’s car.”
💰 Audi faced a “challenging” first half of the year due to “tariffs and expenses,” leading to what the automaker describes as a “fundamental realignment of Audi.”
⚙️ Santo Ficili, CEO of Maserati and Alfa Romeo, mentioned that a “limited” series of cars could emerge from the Trident brand, and the manual transmission might be reintroduced.
🌎 While the Midwest contends with extreme heat and storms, the EPA has reportedly developed a plan to abolish its capacity to combat climate change and eliminate restrictions on tailpipe emissions.
🏎️ Following the F1 Belgian Grand Prix results over the weekend, it appears Max Verstappen may no longer be able to activate his supposed exit clause with Red Bull for the 2026 season, if that was part of his intentions.
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