This Week in Cars — Oct 11–12, 2026
Corey Day wins Charlotte NASCAR O'Reilly race with three-wide pass for the lead
Source: Motorsport.com
Corey Day took the lead with a bold three-wide pass on Jesse Love and Justin Allgaier with 10 laps left in Sunday's rain-delayed Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte, then held off Love for his second straight O'Reilly Series win and fourth of the season.
Christopher Bell reacts to photo finish: We're not teammates running to the line
Source: Motorsport.com
Chase Briscoe held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds in a photo finish at Charlotte's Bank of America 400, the second-closest Cup finish in track history and Briscoe's second straight playoff win.
Denny Hamlin loses more ground to Kyle Larson: We've got to execute better
Source: Motorsport.com
Denny Hamlin salvaged fifth at Charlotte but fell another nine points behind playoff leader Kyle Larson, blaming a lost long-run edge after dark and a pit-road penalty while admitting the team has to execute better.
Modern Turbo-Four Muscle Cars Are Still Better Than Old V6-Powered Base Models
Source: Jalopnik
A retro review of the 1993 base Camaro V6 — 8.8 seconds to 60, slower than a same-year Nissan Altima — makes the case that today's turbo-four muscle cars like the Mustang EcoBoost are vastly better performers than the old V6 base models.
Opel Is Keeping The Estate Alive With Its STX Concept
Source: Carscoops
Opel unveiled the STX Concept, an all-electric all-wheel-drive estate study shown in Paris, signaling that the wagon isn't dead in the EV era.
The Future Of DS Looks Very Bright Thanks To The F3VER Concept
Source: Carscoops
DS Automobiles revealed the F3VER, a two-tone blue electric hatchback concept at the Paris Motor Show that may preview the next-generation DS 3.
The Cuorerosso Proves Alfa Romeo Is Still A Master Of Design
Source: Carscoops
Alfa Romeo unveiled the Cuorerosso, a four-door 2+2 concept with rear suicide doors and a hybridized twin-turbo V6 borrowed from the Giulia Quadrifoglio, previewing the brand's new Bellezza Necessaria design philosophy.
5 Lexus Models Commonly Said To Be Nearly Indestructible
Source: Jalopnik
A roundup names five Lexus models — the ES 350, RX 350, LS 430, GX 470, and IS 350, spanning 2001 through today — as the ones owners and technicians consider nearly indestructible.
7 Of The Most Powerful 8-Cylinder Engines Ever Made
Source: Jalopnik
The list of the most powerful eight-cylinder engines ever made runs from the Ferrari 488 Pista's 710-hp turbo V8 up to the Hennessey Venom F5 Evolution's 2,031-hp twin-turbo 6.6-liter monster.
Using a 2010 Honda Pilot Backup Camera to Film a Concert Is Possible, Apparently
Source: The Drive
Videographer Jack Skelley shot a Chainsmokers concert through the in-mirror backup camera of a 2010 Honda Pilot on a gimbal, leaning into its 16-year-old lo-fi image for cinematic effect.
Building a Mountain Highway to Withstand a 500-Year Flood Is the Definition of a Big Job
Source: The Drive
A yearlong project is rebuilding the stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee-North Carolina border that Hurricane Helene washed into the Pigeon River in 2024, this time engineered to survive a 500-year flood.
Watch This Goofy Ford Super Duty Bro Truck Roll Over in a Normal Turn
Source: The Drive
A viral clip shows a massively lifted Ford Super Duty rolling over during an ordinary left turn after a burnout — physics 1, bro-dozer 0.