Hi there, I know it's been a while, but I’ve been busy. This time last week I was sliding Lamborghini's latest around a racetrack, which made it a little hard to draft an update for y'all.

But this week I was at home, getting caught up on things, riding a two-wheeled machine from the future, and enjoying the remains of the fall foliage. It was a lovely season this year. The morning air is crisp as an apple, and there have been plenty of those to be had lately too. It's a great time to be in the Northeast, a real reminder of why I keep coming back to here even though my work pulls me in every direction but.

Lots to update everyone on, so let's start with that Lamborghini.

There's a long history of ultra-desirable SV models coming out of Lamborghini's Italian factory, and the latest is the Revuelto SV. Its predecessors usually got some engine tweaks to make more power, more revs, and more noise from their mid-mounted V12s. Interestingly, the Revuelto SV does none of that, though it does make more power.

This time, Lamborghini upped the size and output of the onboard battery (this is a PHEV, remember) and used that to create a V12 supersports machine that feels even more manic than the decidedly bonkers base Revuelto. Brakes, suspension, and stability software were updated to match, creating a machine that was utterly charming around the track. That track? Fair Vallelunga, where we lay our scene.

Until recently, if you wanted a mid-sized, gas-powered SUV from BMW, you bought the X5, and if you wanted a battery-powered one, you bought the iX. For 2027, that changes somewhat. BMW now brings things together with the new X5 and iX5, which look nigh indistinguishable from the outside, though the driving experience is quite different should you get yourself inside behind the wheel.

It's an interesting way to do it, really breaking down the difference between gas and electric and, hopefully, encouraging more people to make the switch. That said, though I myself am somewhat fond of it, I don't think the styling here is going to win many would-be buyers over. Likewise, the significant drop in cargo capacity out back is a real shame for what's meant to be a bit of a family hauler.

In my last visit to your inbox I told you about the new Dark Horse SC, Ford's new midway point between the already excellent Dark Horse and the wild but generally unattainable GTD. But that wasn't the only new trim Ford launched this year. There's also the RTR, named after their tame drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr's Ready To Rock tuning house. Upgrades here are decidedly more mild. The RTR is more like an attitude shift than a new performance tier. It’s a few visual and control tweaks to make the Mustang just a bit edgier and, hopefully, more appealing to the youths. Will it succeed? I'm not so sure, but it was awful fun to slide one around.

That's enough for this week, but I have a fair few other publications to share with you when I have a little more time for the typing. Will endeavor to make the next mailing arrive a little sooner, though I myself am departing again tomorrow. This week I'm headed out to Tucson to sample Chevrolet's latest updates to its Silverado lineup. I do love a good session of doin’ truck stuff, and by the sound of things there'll be plenty of that ahead.

All the details on that and whatever else I find to blather on about in the next update. Until then, do well and be good.