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Gravel Notes Podcast: Dissecting WRC’s Sardinia sprint experiment

Tanak defeated eight-time world champion Ogier by 0.2s after a puncture in the final stage cost the Frenchman a likely win. The winning margin equalled the closest-ever finish in WRC history set in 2011, when Ogier beat his now Toyota boss Jari-Matti Latvala at Rally Jordan.

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10 Non-Hybrid Cars With the Best MPG for 2025

While a hybrid may be a better bet if fuel economy is your top concern, they still have notable upfront price premiums over their gas-only counterparts, often in the form of more expensive trims. Case in point: Nine out of the 10 cars on the list still have a base…

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Toyota Chairman Apologizes For Massive Certification Test Cheating

Toyota, Mazda, and Honda face certification test cheating scandals affecting production and safety assurance.

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Honda Sold 22 Models in Japan with Improper Certification, Including the NSX

There were issues with another mid-engine model, the S660 kei car.

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Major Japanese carmakers admit to cheating on certification tests

Japanese carmakers Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Suzuki and Yamaha have admitted to cutting corners or providing false data in safety tests needed to get vehicle models certified. The disclosures come as a result of internal investigations ordered by Japan's transport ministry in the wake of massive test rigging at Daihatsu, a…

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Subaru Solterra U.S. Sales Tripled To A New Record In May 2024

Subaru continues to increase sales of all-electric cars, setting new records. Last month Subaru EV sales, more than tripled to 1,546 (up 255% year-over-year).

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Peugeot receives biggest BoP break for Le Mans in WEC Hypercar class

The revised Peugeot 9X8 2024 Le Mans Hypercar introduced at the Imola WEC in April has received an 18kg weight break down to 1047kg while retaining the maximum power of 508kW (681bhp) at which it raced last time out at Spa in May.

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Sordo’s WRC future unknown after Sardinia podium

The 41-year-old capped his 191st WRC start by coming through to finish third behind Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier - the top two were separated by just by 0.2s.

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Toyota apologizes for cheating on vehicle testing and halts production of three models

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models

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Toyota Halts Sales of Three JDM Models Over Crash Test Irregularities

Four discontinued models are affected as well.

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Nissan Has Stopped Spending Money on New Gas Engines

It's going all-in on EVs.

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NASCAR Cup Gateway: Cindric earns shock win as Blaney runs out of fuel

Blaney, the reigning Cup champion, looked primed to pick up his first win of the 2024 season after surviving a wild duel with the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Christopher Bell.

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Ogier: “S*** happens” after losing WRC Sardinia victory with final stage puncture

The eight-time world champion appeared on course to score 61st WRC win having started the final stage with a 6.2s lead, but a puncture three kilometres from the finish handed the victory to Hyundai’s Ott Tanak by the equal-smallest margin in WRC history.

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Tanak: Surprise Sardinia WRC win “really cruel” on Ogier

Tanak took a surprise victory by 0.2s from eight-time world champion Ogier after the Toyota driver picked up a puncture three kilometres from completing the new 16-stage shorter 266.12km rally.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Tanak snatches stunning win from Ogier in final stage thriller

Hyundai’s Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja were involved in rally-long battle with Toyota’s Ogier and Vincent Landais, as the WRC trialled a new shorter 48-hour format for the first time on Sardinia’s rough gravel roads.

Autosport

Hyundai explains Tanak’s “be safe, not push it” WRC Sardinia call

Tanak was embroiled in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Ogier across Saturday’s rough gravel stages.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Tanak slashes Ogier's lead, Neuville tops Sunday standings

Tanak started the morning trailing Ogier’s Toyota by 17.1s but a strong run through the morning’s two stages reduced the deficit to 6.6s with two stages remaining.

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"Going full attack" nets Ed Jones his first top-five in NASCAR

Jones, who lined up a three-race deal this season in the Xfinity Series with Sam Hunt Racing, was helped by a pair of chaotic late-race restarts on Saturday to finish fifth at Portland International Raceway.

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Gateway NASCAR Trucks: Corey Heim cruises to victory over Eckes

It was the ninth victory of Heim's career and his fourth of the 2024 season. He now has 24 playoff points (most of any driver) and closed the gap in the battle for the regular season title. Heim also earned a $50,000 bonus for the win.

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Toyota: Evans "thinking too much" about WRC title race

Evans has cut a frustrated figure throughout this week’s Rally Sardinia, having been unable to find the confidence to extract the ultimate pace from his Toyota GR Yaris on the gravel stages.

Autosport

WRC Rally Sardinia: Ogier reclaims lead as team order slows Tanak

Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s.

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This Is the Angriest You'll Ever See a Toyota Sequoia Get Driven

Anything can be a rally car if you're brave enough.

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Gateway NASCAR Cup: McDowell beats Cindric to pole position

McDowell set a new track qualifying record in the first round, then was still fastest in the final round in Saturday’s qualifying to win the pole for Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

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Gateway NASCAR Cup: Penske drivers top Saturday practice

Due to the impending bad weather, NASCAR had all cars participate in one 30-minute practice session, which was interupted once due to drizzle.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Points leader Neuville crashes out, Tanak leads Ogier

Tanak became embroiled in an intense fight with overnight leader Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) across the morning’s rough gravel stages with the lead changing hands twice, before Tanak ended the loop with a 3.5s lead.

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