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DARK SECRETS: Cars - The Real Truth

The Real Reason Why Sally From 'Cars' Is A Porsche

The blue car from Radiator Springs has a surprisingly specific Porsche pedigree, but did you know why?

Motor1

Shane van Gisbergen set to make CARS Late Model debut; Connor Zilisch racing as well

Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch will be repping Red Bull at Florence in a CARS Late Model Stock Tour race this weekend

Motorsport

“Mutt said, ‘Give it a go, and if it doesn’t work get rid of the guy.’ And that’s exactly what we had to do, because Jim was less than useless!”: Why Def Leppard couldn’t make their monster hit Hysteria with Jim Steinman as producer

“The food budget for the Steinman sessions was probably as much money as The Dark Side Of The Moon cost to record”

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Why Don't Some Cars Have Rear Wipers?

The answer has less to do with cost and more to do with aerodynamics.

Motor1

YouTube TV quietly adds new channels to lineup for customers

The new channels offer programming focused on historically Black colleges and universities, cars, pets and more

The Independent UK

Porsche Turned Toy Story Characters Into Real Cars—And They're Incredible

Buzz, Jessie, and Woody each get their own custom 911s ahead of the premiere of Toy Story 5.

Motor1

“We opened for bands we really hated, like Styx. People were relating to us and not them. They got a little pissed”: the stellar rise and sudden fall of The Cars, the new wave band who soundtracked America

For nearly a decade in the late 70s and early 80s, The Cars were one of America’s most popular bands

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How to get Forza Horizon 6 Loyalty Rewards

There's six free cars for returning Forza fans, and here's how you can get them.

Dot Esports

Helmut Newton made cars look as good as models. Now his work will be exhibited at a prestigious Italian automotive festival

Luxurious cars helped define Helmut Newton’s fashion photography. Now, for the first time, an exhibition of his automotive-focused work is coming

Digital Camera World

UK Volvo drivers get Gemini at last – as part of their Android Automotive experience

Google's big push to get Gemini in more cars is forging ahead, with Volvo owners next in line

“It was the quickest song I ever wrote. I didn’t even write it on the keyboard, and it took about 10 minutes”: How to re-create the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars

We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW

MusicRadar

Porsche And Pixar Are Teaming Up Again

Remember Sally? Not the actual Cars character, but the real-life 911 that shared her name. Back in 2022, Porsche created a one-off inspired by Sally Carrera, finished in Sally Blue Metallic with custom wheels and even her signature "tattoo" on the back bumper.

Motor1

NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. announces next racing start

It's in the CARS Tour at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway

Motorsport

Disney's new Marvel poster mashups are hilariously unexpected

And for some reason, they work.

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“I do not think I have a talent for pop music. I’m much better if I slow it down a bit, make it a bit menacing, add a hint of mystery or oppression, I’m in my element at that point”: How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars

We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW

Motorsport

Where Brad Pitt’s F1 movie ranks among the biggest racing films at the US box office

'F1' has turned Brad Pitt into a motorsport box office record-breaker, sitting behind only the 'Cars' films in the US

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Drivers having a collective meltdown as cars have a secret feature that can turn the interior into a swamp

Hurry up and check your car, right now!

MusicRadar

"That's how the band took Ric's demos and turned them into Cars songs": The Cars are working on a new album using Ric Ocasek’s old recordings

New biography is out about the new wave band

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The Cars' surviving members working on new music started by late frontman Ric Ocasek

The Cars have been working on new music from demos left behind by late frontman Ric Ocasek.

The Guardian - US

‘Nobody is painted any worse than they actually were’: new book tells the true story of the Cars

In Let the Stories Be Told, the surviving members of the 80s band share the behind-the-scenes drama behind some of the decade’s biggest hits

Guitar World

“To surprise me, they put my name on the headstock in gold lettering – but they spelled it wrong”: The Cars’ Elliot Easton on the Flying V that Tim Shaw built him – a “gorgeous” guitar (even if Gibson slipped up on his name)

Easton’s 1982 Gibson Custom Shop left-handed Flying V was a much-loved guitar, but when someone offered "stupid money" for it he couldn’t turn it down. Still, it looked cool on the cover of GW

Guitar World

“I paid $2,800 for it at a vintage dealer. Now, I think the guitar would be worth six figures”: What was Elliot Easton’s greatest gear find? The Cars legend reveals all – and argues that today’s players have never had it better

The former Cars six-stringer talks early guitar exploits, the golden age of vintage-guitar buying, and why he’s not as jazzed about amps as he is about guitars themselves

Benzinga

Analyst Revs Up Cars.com, Hits The Brakes On 3 Others

Shares of auto retail ecosystem companies have outperformed year-to-date, despite the announcement of auto tariffs and industry fundamentals weakening "even before the impact of tariffs have flowed through to vehicle pricing," according to JPMorgan.

Guitar World

“The Epiphone and Squier guitars that you can get now, with a good setup, will play great and sound very close to more expensive versions”: Why The Cars' Elliot Easton believes a guitar's setup is more important than its price tag

Is it worth breaking the bank for a guitar? The Cars' six-stringer doesn't think so...

Motor1

Disney Releases More Details On Its New Cars-Themed Land

Last year, Disney announced an entire land dedicated to Pixar's Cars at its Magic Kingdom Park in Orlando. Aside from a few illustrations that, actually, looked pretty awesome, the details were otherwise scarce. But today, the company has revealed new information on its next big expansion—including a name.

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