Links We Like November 6 2024

Today we have a pretty awesome Maserati revival, a Tesla stuck between a rock and a hard place, crushing disappointment for GR86 fans and Tesla running out of buyers for its worst model.

The really rather excellent Keith Adams at CAR has news of a Maserati restomod that I was instantly charmed by. Better be given it's €500,000...

Modena MA-01: the half-a-million euro Biturbo

CAR magazine UK takes a look at the new Modena MA-01 Project - a restomod version of the Maserati Shamal

Bauer MediaKeith Adams

Over at Electrek, they have the story of a bricked Tesla stuck in a very narrow parking space. Writer Jameson Dow has the details on a dodgy over-the-air update mixed with an ambitiously parked car. He does talk a bit of nonsense about full-self driving capability but the story itself is amusing.

I kind of feel sorry for the owner but I'd trust Kia's keyfob-based roll-forward/roll-back solution anyday.

Tesla updated its summon feature. Now this owner can’t get to his car.

Tesla recently sent out an update to its vehicle “summon” feature – which it calls Actually Smart Summon – and as…

ElectrekJameson Dow

M'colleague Alex Misoyannis at Drive.com.au has some good news and some bad news about a Toyota GR86.

Toyota GR86 turbo revealed with all-wheel drive, but you can’t buy one

Turbo power and all-wheel drive have come to the Toyota GR86, but it is not destined for showrooms.

DriveAlex Misoyannis

Torque News' Tinsae Aregay has an interesting story about Tesla running out of Cybertruck buyers. This is fairly predictable really, but the headline figure of how many people actually bought the thing compared to the number of reservations.

I am not sad about this. The fewer of these things on the road the better.

Tesla Only Has 10 Days of Cybertruck Order Backlog Before Being Forced to Halt the Production Line

The wait time to buy a Cybertruck has shrunk from months to weeks to days. It now takes Tesla less than 10 days to build and deliver a brand new $79,990 Cybertruck. This raises concerns that Tesla might soon run out of Cybertruck buyers.

Torque NewsTinsae Aregay

And that's Links We Like for today. Normal service is slowly resuming after a couple of weeks on the road. Don't forget to sign up for the email list so you don't miss a thing.