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Apple Exec Says Cars Are “The Ultimate Mobile Device”

Tech news outlet Re/code is hosting The Code Conference this week, a gathering of important tech people talking about important tech things. GM CEO Mary Barra was there, touting Chevy’s biggest-in-the-industry-so-far commitment to both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Apple senior VP Jeff Williams was there, too—and while he didn’t outright say that the tech giant is heading into the auto industry, he dropped about as big a hint as a

Video: A 1340-hp Koenigsegg One:1 Rips Around Suzuka Circuit

-The Koenigsegg One:1 is astonishing. – Named for its one-to-one power-to-weight ratio—1340 horsepower moving an identical number of kilograms, no baloney—you know this thing is going to be a jaw-dropper. Hell, it’s got carbon-fiber wheels that weigh a mere 13 pounds, and it’ll blast to 220 mph in the space of an airport runway on the way to a 273.4-mph top speed. – But although it’s got plenty of straight-line speed,

Retro as Heck: Porsche Pilfers the Past For 2015 Le Mans Liveries

-Like many young men, recently deposed Volkswagen Group supremo Ferdinand Piëch began his career at the family business. The difference between Piëch and other young men was that the family business happened to be Porsche. During his tenure in Zuffenhausen, he shepherded a program meant to finally bring the company an overall Le Mans victory by exploiting a loophole for 5-liter sports cars. The result was the all-conquering 917. –

Rare Rally Master: Check Out this Ford Escort RS Cosworth on eBay

– If you love rally racing, there’s a good chance that the Ford Escort RS Cosworth holds a special place in your heart. These things are very rare in North America (a small number of ’94s and ’95s were legally imported by Sun International), but there’s a 1992 model for sale in Ontario, Canada, right now. – So what’s the deal? Due to U.S. federal regulations, a car must be