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On the next episode of Inside Track, our friends at Road & Track will be chatting with the founder of one of the most iconic websites in the world of cars: Bring a Trailer.
Head on over to our dedicated sign-up page here to access episode two of Inside Track on Thursday, Nov. 12 , 5:00 p.m. EST.
Next Thursday, Hearst Autos chief brand officer Eddie Alterman and Bring a Trailer founder Randy Nonnenberg will be coming together to talk about the classic-car market, the site’s mission, and how it became an iconic stop for vintage-car sales.
To join in on the chat, head over to our dedicated sign-up page here. See you there.
Disclaimer: Bring a Trailer is also owned by Road & Track’s parent company, Hearst Autos.

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Toyota teamed up with 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine to build this Tacoma TRD Pro overlanding rig.
It’s equipped with CBI Offroad heavy-duty bumpers, 33-inch mud-terrain tires, a rooftop tent, and more.
The team also installed a supercharger to give the V-6 engine more power to account for all the added weight.
The overlanding community has been blowing up in recent years with people modifying Jeeps, Toyotas, and really anything with four-wheel drive with beefed-up suspensions, big all-terrain tires, roof racks, rooftop tents, onboard refrigerators, and everything else needed to survive off-road and off the grid for days at a time. Toyotas are the vehicle of choice for some overlanders because of their reliability, and Toyota, in partnership with 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine, is showing off this Tacoma TRD Pro at virtual SEMA fully kitted out for overland adventures.

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The build starts off with a 2020 Tacoma TRD Pro, which comes factory-equipped with Fox shocks, protective skid plates, and a hood-mounted snorkel intake, and then it adds all the necessary accessories needed for overlanding. They swapped out the factory shocks with ToyTec coilovers on the front axle, new dampers, and added a leaf spring to the rear as well as CBI Offroad lower control arms and Camburg Engineering upper control arms.

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It sits on 16-inch matte black Method Racing wheels wrapped in 33-inch BFGoodrich mud-terrain KM3 tires, and for protection they added aluminum and steel skid plates and rock sliders. A CBI Offroad aluminum front bumper with a ComeUp winch and a steel dual swing-out rear bumper are also installed along with a Prinsu roof rack with LED light bars installed in all three. And it wouldn’t be complete without a Yakima rooftop tent and extra fuel and water storage.

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The Tacoma TRD Pro is powered by a 278-hp 3.5-liter V-6, but the team added a Magnuson supercharger to add more power to account for all of the extra weight added to the truck. The blower ups the six’s output to 370 horsepower and 330 lb-ft of torque, so it’ll be ready to conquer all sorts of off-road terrain.
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After an absence of several months, Luc Donckerwolke rejoins the Hyundai Group.
The highly regarded designer, who had been with the group since 2016, will return in a new and global, Europe-based position overseeing design.
Donckerwolke is expected to focus particularly on Genesis and the Ioniq sub-brand.

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After a break of just over half a year, Luc Donckerwolke is returning to Hyundai. The star designer had left in April at his own request, but his relationship with the Hyundai Group, where he continued to be deeply admired, was apparently never broken.
Donckerwolke returns on the executive vice president level, but in a new position that will allow him to spend more time in Europe: Located in Hyundai Motor Europe’s Technical Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany, he will assume the title of chief creative officer (CCO) and head design communications for the Hyundai Group.

Luc Donckerwolke (L) and Genesis CEO Manfred Fitzgerald with Genesis Essentia concept, 2018.
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Donckerwolke had worked for the Hyundai Group since 2016 and had most recently taken over from Peter Schreyer as global chief designer. There, he shaped the design language of the Group’s various brands decisively. Among his most important cars there are the new Genesis G80 and Hyundai Tucson as well as the Hyundai Prophecy and Genesis Essentia concept cars.
Before joining Hyundai, Donckerwolke held various positions in the Volkswagen Group, including as chief designer for Lamborghini, Seat, and Bentley. Some of his most remarkable cars there are the Lamborghini Murciélago and the current Bentley Continental GT.
Going forward, he will put particular emphasis on the luxury brand Genesis, in whose rise he played a decisive role, as well as the EV brand Ioniq and models powered by hydrogen fuel-cell technology. At the same time, he is expected to initiate joint projects with leading industry designers and conceive new concept cars.
The global design department of Hyundai and Genesis will continue to be led by SangYup Lee, while Karim Habib remains responsible for Kia. Six months ago, we wrote that Donckerwolke left Hyundai “on very amicable terms.” His return is proof of how much he was missed at Hyundai, and how much potential still lies in the Korean auto industry.
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Captured images of the upcoming Ferrari Purosangue SUV confirm a four-door layout and a coupelike roofline.
The production car is set to go on sale in 2022.
It’s expected to be substantially more expensive than the Lamborghini Urus, which is priced in the $220,000 range.
Enzo Ferrari understood that many Ferrari customers want to be able to share the thrills of driving the company’s products with more than one friend at a time. The 1960 250 GT/E was the first production Ferrari two-plus-two, and the brand has offered at least one model with rear seats pretty much continuously since then. But Enzo always refused to countenance the creation of a Ferrari with rear doors, something he regarded as reserved for vulgar sedans. Which is why the forthcoming Purosangue is set to be doubly radical, both as Ferrari’s first SUV and as the first works-produced model to have four doors.

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Surprise at Ferrari’s bold new direction has faded since the initial shock of learning the company is developing a sport-ute. Former boss Sergio Marchionne famously told financial analysts, “You’d have to shoot me first,” when asked about such a direction. But times have definitely changed; Marchionne died in 2018, and the galloping success of the Bentley Bentayga, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, and Lamborghini Urus has proved that ultra-luxury consumers are as keen on a raised ride height and taller seating position as buyers of cheaper cars are.

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These latest spy shots confirm that development work is continuing, as we would expect given our expectation of seeing the production Purosangue—Italian for “thoroughbred”—as soon as 2022. Distant images of a heavily disguised prototype reveal little about the finished form of the final version, but the lowered driver’s window effectively confirms the presence of four doors and a B-pillar. Beyond that, we can see a low, coupe-ish roofline and sizable brake discs—doubtless carbon-ceramic—and quad exhaust tailpipes we would expect from any Ferrari.
The Purosangue will be based on Ferrari’s modular front-engined platform, one that has been designed to maximize dimensional freedom and accommodate different powertrains. With a rear-mounted transaxle, it is likely that the production car will use an electrically powered front axle rather than a mechanical connection, probably a two-motor system similar to the one on the recently launched SF90. Similarly, we expect the production Purosangue to use a hybridized V-8 like the supercar’s, with some amount of plug-in range. Ferrari has also acknowledged it is working on a hybrid V-6, although that seems like a less likely choice of powerplant given the Lamborghini Urus’s V-8. Ferrari may also choose to follow Rolls-Royce’s example with the option of V-12 power, although likely only in less emissions-conscious parts of the world.
We will have to wait until closer to the Purosangue’s launch in 2022 for more details and to find out how Ferrari’s designers have handled the challenge of combining the brand’s styling cues with an SUV. But we can already tell you that it won’t be cheap, with an anticipated price that will almost certainly be closer to the $335,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan than the $222,000 Lamborghini Urus.
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Toyota has shown more photos of the production 2021 Mirai, a hydrogen-powered sedan.
It will come in XLE and Limited trim levels and a choice of four exterior colors.
The Mirai will arrive in the U.S. in late December, Toyota says.
The second generation of Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car, the Mirai, is remarkably different than its predecessor, adopting a new rear-wheel drive layout and a much more luxurious interior than before. Toyota has now shown more photos of the production version of the 2021 Mirai after first previewing the new model with a thinly veiled concept last year.
Toyota also now says that the Mirai will be offered in two trim levels: XLE and Limited. The XLE is pictured here in Supersonic Red and the Limited in Hydro Blue. Oxygen White and Heavy Metal (which we assume is grey) will round out the exterior color options.

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We already knew that the new Mirai is significantly larger than the old one, and that it will offer new features such as a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system, heated and cooled seats front and rear. Its larger hydrogen fuel cell promises around 30 percent more range, meaning it should go around 400 miles on a tank, and its electric motor now powers the rear wheels rather than the fronts.

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We don’t know about pricing for the new Mirai yet, but we assume it will be more expensive than the current car, which starts at $59,545. Most customers will likely lease the Mirai rather than purchasing it outright, and it’s likely to be offered only on the West coast in areas where hydrogen fueling stations exist. Toyota offers $15,000 or 3 years of free hydrogen with the current car, and we’d expect a program like this to continue for the new Mirai.
Further details should be available soon, as the Mirai is scheduled to go on sale in December.
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