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Auto Blog
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
Car Trek Season 11 is Here With Three Sports Cars for the Price of a Plane Ticket
Time to rejoice, Car Trek is back! We may have lost Clarkson, May, and Hammond in Top Gear and most recently The Grand Tour, but we can at least rely on Ed Bolian of VINWiki, Freddy 'Tavarish' Hernandez, and Tyler Hoover of Hoovie's Garage to bring us another season of Car Trek. This YouTuber-special series just dropped its 11th season, and with the third and final episode of the season coming tomorrow, it seems we're in for several treats. What is CarTrek? If you're familiar with the concept of the two aforementioned shows, then you'll understand and love Car Trek. Three friends, who in this case happen to be rather popular automotive YouTubers, purchase three questionable cars for far too little or too much money and proceed to take them on adventures that those cars have no right embarking on. Each season has a different goal and concept that puts everyone to the test, with AutoTempest and Ticket Clinic usually being the main sponsors of the series. 'The Car Trek audience seems to enjoy our content the most when we are miserable and breaking down in truly terrible cars,' Ed Bolian told me. 'Our 11th series delivers that in an order of magnitude greater than anything we have suffered through before.' default So, what did the trio buy from series sponsor AutoTempest? Ed went German with a 2022 Audi TT Quattro, Freddy stuck to his JDM roots with a 1990 Toyota Supra Turbo, and Tyler followed in Ed's footsteps with a 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class. Neither car is as good as it was when it rolled off the factory floor, and all cost the same as a cancelled flight. If that doesn't spell disaster, then perhaps the questionable modifications they made to each other's cars for a dirt track race in episode #2 might. Will the cars last throughout all three episodes? Probably not, but it'll be fun for sure. Autoblog Newsletter Autoblog brings you car news; expert reviews and exciting pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, too. Sign up or sign in with Google Facebook Microsoft Apple By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. Final thoughts Between endless car revival videos, the return of Finnegan and Freiburger of Roadkill fame, and now a new Car Trek season, it seems there is never a bad day for automotive enthusiasts seeking content on YouTube. If you haven't yet, catch episode #1 of Car Trek Season 11 below and then binge the second episode too in preparation for the third one on Friday. If the show's past seasons are anything to go by, then this one's finale is sure not to disappoint either. About the Author Gabriel Ionica View Profile
Car and Driver
24-06-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
The McLaren P1 Evo Is a Redesigned One-Off of the Iconic Hypercar
Frank Stephenson, the original designer of the McLaren P1, is revisiting his design to create a one-of-one McLaren P1 Evo. The car in question is being built from YouTuber Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez's personal P1, which was flooded during Hurricane Ian in 2022. The P1 Evo will be Stephenson's return to the automotive industry after moving to other sectors in 2018. It's not like the McLaren P1 needed a redesign. The 903-hp hybrid hypercar already resembles something out of a George Lucas fever dream. But when disaster strikes and you're left with a million-plus-dollar hypercar that lost a water balloon fight to a hurricane, well, then a redesign might be your best course of action. Frank Stephenson Design Frank Stephenson Design That's where Frank Stephenson comes in. He's the original designer of the P1, along with a slew of other cars—ever heard of the Ferrari F430 or the Maserati MC12? After YouTuber Freddy "Tavarish" Hernadez's personal P1 was flooded in Hurricane Ian back in 2022, he reached out to Stephenson to redesign the wrecked hypercar. The pair has now teamed up to create what they're calling the McLaren P1 Evo—Stephenson's reimagination of his old design. The overall look of the car isn't a huge leap from the designer's first draft. The front lip is larger, and there's a new dorsal fin that starts on the lip, extends onto the hood, and continues back through the new roof scoop and giant shark fin at the rear. The redesign also adds vents to the front fenders, new doors, and some incredible-looking aerodisks on the wheels. Frank Stephenson Design Frank Stephenson Design According to Stephenson's website, the duo is targeting to make the P1 Evo the fastest P1 ever built. The whole project is planned to be documented on Tavarish's YouTube channel and marks Stephenson's return to the automotive world after several years away. Jack Fitzgerald Associate News Editor Jack Fitzgerald's love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn't afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Read full bio
The Drive
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Drive
2007's Fastest Car Was Just Crushed by Monster Trucks and Fed to Mecha Godzilla
The latest car news, reviews, and features. Twenty years ago, Bugatti set the world production car top speed record with the then-new Veyron, at 253.81 mph. Just two years later, Washington-based SSC—a company which hadn't even been around a decade by that point—claimed the honor for itself, notching 256.14 mph with its Ultimate Aero supercar. Fast forward to today, and the very car that set that record is a tangle of scrap metal and carbon fiber. Last week, it was demolished by a monster truck, before a fire-breathing robot dinosaur on tank treads ripped it apart and torched the remains. What happened? This all went down during the 'Thunder at the Mountain' monster truck event at Richland, Washington's Tri-City Raceway over the weekend. Images on social media show the former record holder being lined up for destruction, as well as the aftermath. Freddy 'Tavarish' Hernandez was among the first to share the news on Saturday and, according to his Facebook post, 'Apparently the owner was so displeased with SSC that he donated the historic car to the racetrack, as long as it was thoroughly destroyed with no exceptions.' We can't speak on that, but The Drive was able to get in touch with SSC North America founder and CEO Jerod Shelby, who told us that SSC 'hasn't owned that particular car in over 10 years,' and the company 'certainly didn't have anything to do with this monster truck event.' Shelby called it 'a shame.' You can see footage of the mechanical T-Rex feasting on the supercar below. 'That car was part of automotive history and also had an amazing story behind its lead up to the 2007 Guinness World Record and the amazing gentleman, Chuck Bigelow (who has since passed away), who piloted the car back then for that amazing record,' Shelby told The Drive . Bigelow died in a plane crash just a year after his SSC top speed run; he was 72. The Ultimate Aero destroyed last weekend wasn't a running machine, Shelby said. 'That car had been a non-functioning museum piece for the last several years, but I can't imagine why anyone would want to destroy a vehicle of that stature. But, even with the knowledge of this unfortunate news, it still can never take away the amazing memories that particular car created for us in the early days of the SSC journey!' Seen here around the time of its record run, the SSC Ultimate Aero used a 6.3-liter, twin-turbo Chevy V8 that made 1,183 horsepower and 961 lb-ft of torque. SSC There's still undoubtedly more to this story than what we know, so if the final owner of the record-setting Ultimate Aero would like to tell us why they chose to donate it to a monster truck rally, drop us a note at tips@ In the meantime, we're going to be a little sad that this piece of automotive history has met its end in one of the least dignified manners imaginable, though at least it gave kids smiles and laughter on the way out.
Top Gear
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
The designer of the McLaren P1 has reimagined it into this glorious P1 EVO
The designer of the McLaren P1 has reimagined it into this glorious P1 EVO Frank Stephenson teams up with YouTuber Tavarish to give new life to his hybrid hypercar Skip 5 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 5 In recent years, former Jag and Aston Martin designer Ian Callum has been diving into his back catalogue and reimagining the cars he first penned decades earlier. Must be seriously satisfying to finally create the car you had always imagined before the bean counters got involved. And now ex-BMW, Ford, Fiat and Ferrari designer Frank Stephenson is getting in on the act too. He's going big with his first redesign too, teaming up with YouTuber Freddy 'Tavarish' Hernandez to create a McLaren P1 EVO. Oh yes. Advertisement - Page continues below Stephenson joined McLaren Automotive as Design Director in 2008 and penned the stunning P1 hybrid hypercar, but his new-look EVO adds a giant shark fin, a new roof scoop, new doors and a fresh front end with a slim new spine that runs from the splitter right up through to the vent on the bonnet. Should be pretty incredible in that tinted burgundy carbon too, especially with those excellent aerodiscs on the wheels. Tavarish is rebuilding the P1 after it was flooded in Florida during Hurricane Ian back in 2022, and Stephenson is using the project to relaunch Frank Stephenson Design into the automotive world after a period of working in different design sectors. Advertisement - Page continues below Stephenson, who also penned the production version of the 2007 Fiat 500 and the modern Mini, will now be working on 'bespoke commissions, limited-production vehicles and full-service OEM support'. 'From one-off builds to low-volume runs, the studio is now fully open for business in the automotive space,' reads the press release. Will be tough to top this P1 though, won't it? Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email*
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
YouTuber Tavarish and Frank Stephenson Team Up To Build Wild McLaren P1
YouTuber Tavarish and Frank Stephenson Team Up To Build Wild McLaren P1 originally appeared on Autoblog. When the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder hypercar holy trinity descended on the earth, nobody could have foreseen that one day, a heathen with a YouTube channel would be rewriting the theology of one of them with a completely new design and much more power. But that's what the YouTuber known as Tavarish is now setting out to do with one of 375 P1 hypercars ever made, and he's doing it with the help of the man who was in charge of McLaren design back then: Frank Stephenson. Together, they want to create a one-off they're calling the P1 Evo, but it'll be fundamentally different from the hybrid hypercar on which it's based, particularly when it comes to total output. On the surface, Tavarish might seem like a villainous devil, but he's saving a damned soul that was halfway to hell already. View the 3 images of this gallery on the original article The original P1 powertrain comprised the M838TQ 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (the descendant of which swelled to 4.0 liters and became the M840T) and a single electric motor to produce a combined 903 horsepower. But with such an extreme exterior makeover for the P1 Evo, Tavarish intends to do some surgery beneath the skin, too, ensuring the bite matches the bark. He's fitting the bigger and more easily attainable M840T, likely salvaging it from a wrecked 720S or 750S. The turbochargers will retain their original frames, but larger wheels will help develop much more power, despite the loss of the electric motor. Tavarish is aiming for 1,400 hp, an increase of more than 50% over the original hypercar being channeled here. The idea is to make it faster than the 217-mph P1 or even the super slippery Speedtail, which has achieved 250 mph, and local resident Tavarish will prove it at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The design of the project has not yet been finalized, and it won't be the last such project by Stephenson, who says more custom car and motorcycle projects will be revealed later this year. frankstephenson Design (that's how it's stylized) has come up with several takes on a reimagined and much more hardcore P1, several of which have wings that appear as if they may hinder straight-line speed, but we don't know which will be settled upon. If all goes according to plan, the finished product will be revealed in November to the sound of angels singing in the church of tuners, the SEMA Show, before the record attempt sometime in 2026. However, things have not gone smoothly so far, and Tavarish has almost been brought to his knees many "Tavarish" Hernandez has been working on this P1 for years now, and understandably hasn't made much progress. He bought it on the cheap (if a price of a little over half a million dollars can be considered a bargain) after McLaren P1 #348 was caught in the corrosive waters carried inland by Hurricane Ian in early 2022. This is why the hybrid powertrain has finally been given up on, along with any hopes of trying to restore this flooded hypercar to its former value (between $1.35 million and $2 million). On the one hand, pious purists will preach that such a rare technological marvel being repurposed into something that will keep company with Liberty Walk Lambos is blasphemous, but on the other, Tavarish is keeping this P1 alive when others would have pulled the plug long ago, and with the original designer's blessing, no less. Moreover, he's setting real performance goals that will exceed (some of) those of the original car, so he's doing it as authentically as anyone could expect. Mad Mike certainly wasn't quite so faithful to the brand with his P1 drift demon, and McLaren didn't denounce his unholy hypercar, did it? YouTuber Tavarish and Frank Stephenson Team Up To Build Wild McLaren P1 first appeared on Autoblog on Jun 20, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
