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The V8 Muscle Truck Isn’t Dead—Ram 5.7 Hemi Rumble Bee Sold Out Through March 2027 in 24 Hours: TDS (opens the original)
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Good morning, and welcome to The Downshift, which is a lap of today’s top stories from around the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive‘s editorial team. Each story gets summarized into a sentence or two accompanied by a link to the source for those seeking more information. Senior Editor Adam Ismail is still out on assignment and I’ll be your driver today. Here’s what firing on Thursday, October 1, 2026 as
Ford Is Returning to WRC as Full Factory Team in 2028 (opens the original)
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Perhaps Ford has some spare time, money, and personnel despite its Formula 1 involvement, because it has now decided to launch a full factory racing effort in the World Rally Championship starting in 2028. High five, Ford. Ford has been involved in WRC in one way, shape, or form for decades, and it has the cars and hardware to show for it. From the famous Micheli
We Drifted the 2026 Ford Mustang RTR. Its Old-School Handbrake Is the Star (opens the original)
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The 2026 Ford Mustang RTR is a lot of things. It’s turbocharged, loaded with performance-package goodies, and tuned to let you have as much fun as possible before its electronic babysitters kick in. But despite its badge and all that implies, the Mustang RTR is not actually
This Kit Can Convert Your Dual-Clutch Gearbox to a Rev-Matching Stickshift (opens the original)
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Do you own a fun car with a dual-clutch automatic transmission and sometimes wish you would have gotten a stick? These days, it may not even be your fault. Plenty of fun cars are sold exclusively with paddle-shifted automatics, and they’re probably faster (and safer) in the hands of mortal drivers as a result. But driving enjoyment doesn’t always come from being quick, and the art of opera
Your Car Is Sharing More Private Data Than Your Smartphone. Who’s Getting It? (opens the original)
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Modern vehicles, like every other technology device we own, from smartphones to fridges and even dog collars, are connected to the internet 24/7. They learn from us, know things about us, and most of the time use that information to make our lives easier. Cars, specifically, collect vital driving and behavior data that is borderline impossible to opt out of if you want to use your vehicle’s modern convenience features. And a new study recently found that
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