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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

The Truth About Cars

The challenge is to create a rally raid car and then sorta-kinda follow the route of the old Paris-Dakar rally, the challenging race that you might think has run from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal since its inception in 1977. This special is now half over, but already long out of juice. Did you know there’s no alcohol here?

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Formula E , the FIA’s offshoot of the global spectacle that is Formula 1 , has gone from awkward baby steps to sprint-level speed in just eight years. Flip a switch, and the Porsche can spool up 1,073 horsepower—more juice than an F1 car—for roughly 18 minutes. Dial back to 402 horsepower, and stamina grows to more than 45 minutes.

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