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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Today's Top 10 Automotive Stories
Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
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🤖 Automated Edition — Thursday, August 6, 2026. Top 10 stories algorithmically curated from across the automotive web. The Daily Hoon links to original sources and is not responsible for third-party content. News sourced from NewsData.io, Currents API, World News API, TheNewsAPI, GNews, Mediastack, New York Times & select RSS feeds (Motor Trend, Car and Driver, The Drive, Autosport, Road & Track).
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Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
A police department in Parker, Colorado, pulled over a Tesla going 64 mph in a 45 mph zone whose driver insisted they weren’t responsible, because the car was running “Full Self-Driving.” Of course, Tesla will never t...
Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45
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How Mad Mike Used a Tamiya RC F1 Car to Solve His F1 Drift Car’s Steering Problem
When New Zealand drifting icon Mike Whiddett – known to the motorsport world as Mad Mike – announced he was converting a Leyton House March 87P Formula 1 chassis into a rotary-powered drift car, most people’s first qu...
How Mad Mike Used a Tamiya RC F1 Car to Solve His F1 Drift Car’s Steering Problem
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IndyCar returning to Phoenix next March
Set for the weekend of March 12-14, IndyCar and its 25-deep roster of cars and drivers will entertain the Arizonan audience on the 12th and 13th, ahead of NASCAR's Cup Series race on Sunday.
IndyCar returning to Phoenix next March
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Bugatti Destrier: New W16 hypercar inspired by 'most beautiful car ever'
Firm's latest Solitaire one-off uses Bolide underpinnings to allow strikingly elegant, low-rise design Bugatti has unwrapped the Destrier as its tribute to "the most beautiful car ever built", using the underpinnings...
Bugatti Destrier: New W16 hypercar inspired by 'most beautiful car ever'
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HSR IMSA Classic Exhibition Race returns at the 65th Rolex 24 At Daytona
The annual Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) IMSA Classic will be held for the third-straight year during the 2027 Rolex 24 At Daytona next January. HSR and IMSA announced today that the featured era for the popular exh...
HSR IMSA Classic Exhibition Race returns at the 65th Rolex 24 At Daytona
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The Mercedes-AMG GT 53 4-Door Coupe EV Seems Like A Questionable Deal
It seems that whenever a marque launches a flagship model these days, it’s quickly followed up by a variant designed to draw people into showrooms with a cheaper asking price. Something less potent, less feature-rich,...
The Mercedes-AMG GT 53 4-Door Coupe EV Seems Like A Questionable Deal
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‘Lightning McQueen’ C7 Corvette Winds Up Towed Away After Doing Burnouts at Car Meet: Cops
Police issued 105 citations and towed three vehicles after authorities say a car meet devolved into burnouts, a fight, and a shopping center shutdown.
‘Lightning McQueen’ C7 Corvette Winds Up Towed Away After Doing Burnouts at Car Meet: Cops
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Porsche 911 Turbo S Land Down Under is an unmistakably Australian version of an iconic German sports car
Porsche Australia’s 75th anniversary celebrations roll on with a wild one-off 911 Turbo S featuring colour-shifting paint and Aussie Easter eggs.
Porsche 911 Turbo S Land Down Under is an unmistakably Australian version of an iconic German sports car
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These Race Car Drivers Deserve Their Own Movie According To Our Readers
In honor of this week's news that we will be getting another new Formula 1 movie, but set in the 1970s this time, we asked you to share which race car driver you believe deserves their own movie next. Maybe Brad Pitt ...
These Race Car Drivers Deserve Their Own Movie According To Our Readers
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Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar Race and President Trump's Events
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar race, scheduled for Aug. 22 and 23, features vehicles that typically reach street-course speeds approaching 200 mph and have enough torque to tear off manhole covers. The race is the...
Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar Race and President Trump's Events
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Today's top automotive stories on The Daily Hoon: Watch Tesla driver plea with police after FSD drove 64 mph in a 45; How Mad Mike Used a Tamiya RC F1 Car to Solve His F1 Drift Car’s Steering Problem; IndyCar returning to Phoenix next March; Bugatti Destrier: New W16 hypercar inspired by 'most beautiful car ever'; HSR IMSA Classic Exhibition Race returns at the 65th Rolex 24 At Daytona. Updated every day at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
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