The 2024 Ford Mustang broke cowl, we drove the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla, and the 2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata started testing. It is the Week in Reverse, proper right here at Motor Authority.
The 2024 Ford Mustang debuted with an expanded mannequin vary and a renewed deal with racing. A brand new Darkish Horse mannequin will convey an estimated 500 hp and track-focused suspension to the lineup, together with monitor and race variants. Ford additionally confirmed the Mustang will race within the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and lots of different races because it heads to NASCAR, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and Australia’s Supercars collection, in addition to in numerous GT3 and GT4 competitions across the globe.
The 2023 Chrysler 300C rolled into the limelight in Detroit because the automaker offers the nameplate one final hurrah for 2023. Manufacturing of the 300 will finish after the 2023 mannequin yr, however Chrysler will construct 2,200 models of the brand new 300C with a 485-hp 6.4-liter V-8 shoved beneath the hood. Chrysler mentioned the 300C will price $55,000 and deliveries are set to start within the spring.
We drove the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla and marveled at how the Japanese automaker took the financial system automotive hatchback from boring rental automotive standing to a turbocharged pocket rocket. With a complicated all-wheel-drive system, a turbo-3, and a 6-speed handbook, the GR Corolla is a real riot. It is all concerning the willpower with this small sizzling hatch.
The Ferrari Purosangue turned official with a naturally aspirated V-12 rated at 715 hp. The Prancing Horse’s first crossover SUV, which actually seems to be like a big lifted hatchback, options suicide doorways and can price practically $400,000 when it arrives late in 2024.
A check mule for the redesigned Mazda MX-5 Miata started testing on public roads. The early mule used the present MX-5 Miata’s physique with refined modifications to cover the up to date working gear. A debut is anticipated in 2023 or presumably 2024.
