Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 7, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
I’m beginning to realize I have an... eclectic definition of dopeness. Most people would say that a Yamaha R1 is dope, or an E36 M3, or even a Volvo 240 wagon. I certainly agree with all those sentiments, but I think they’re missing something. There’s a hole in most lists of dope cars, and it’s shaped like a weed…
Happy Friday, everybody. The days are really starting to feel shorter now — I can look out my office window right now on a city darkened by shadows, as the sun nestles behind buildings on its way down to meet the horizon. The midday heat has cooled from the blistering mid-90s to a more pleasant mid-80s. Fall is…