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“New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior Podcast: My Week In Cars (Ep.106) | Giga Gears”

Fronterah Prior and Cropley talk the Grand Tour, Vauxhall Fronteras, racing Suzuki Swifts, special edition Morgans, having toast by a Duesenberg and much more

This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley catch up properly after a hectic few weeks by talking Morgan special editions, how the Vauxhall Frontera isn't a classic, the best-of-the-best concours, the end of the The Grand Tour, spotting one's old Ferrari, buying a Caterham, the new Toyota Prius and much more besides, including lots of your correspondence.

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Delta Flight Causes Eardrum Damage Due to Cabin Pressure Failure | Giga Gears

A Delta Air Lines flight on Sunday from Salt Lake City to Portland, Oregon immediately returned to Utah’s capital when the flight crew realized the Boeing 737-900 was suffering cabin pressurization issues. The 140 passengers onboard were met by paramedics at the gate when the plane landed and 10 people were either…

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Mercedes-AMG Celebrates F1 Triumph with Special GT | Giga Gears

Mercedes AMG GT Motorsport Edition front
Hits of aqua blue reference Mercedes' F1 sponsor Petronas
Motorsport Collectors Edition gets racing livery plus a host of optional kit as standard

Mercedes-AMG has unveiled a Formula 1-inspired version of the new GT.

Based on the track-focused AMG GT 63 Pro, its livery replicates that worn by the brand’s W14 and W15 F1 cars, from the 2023 and 2024 seasons respectively. It comprises Obsidian Black metallic paint, hand-painted Mercedes stars and contrasting stripes in title sponsor Petronas’s corporate colour.

Those hits of the petrochemical company’s aqua blue feature around the car’s skirting, shoulder line, 21in wheels and on the brake calipers.

The limited-run Motorsport Collectors Edition car also gets the AMG Night Package, which changes the finish of the standard car’s chrome elements – including the radiator grille and Mercedes star badges – to black. The panoramic glass roof and fixed rear spoiler, which are optional extras on the standard GT, complete the look.

Inside, the seats are finished in black nappa leather and microfibre cloth, with stitching in Petronas’s aqua. The door sills are lit in the Petronas colour.

All 200 examples of the Motorsport Collectors Edition GT 63 Pro will come with a special indoor car cover with a matching design.

AMG GT Motorsport Edition rear

Mercedes has yet to announce pricing, but it’s likely to extend well beyond the £180,905 asked for the fully loaded Launch Edition of the GT 63.

The Motorsport Collectors Edition is the second AMG GT to wear an F1-inspired livery, following the P One Edition of the previous-generation car. Although Mercedes never announced how many were built, it is said to have been a strictly limited proposition offered exclusively to people who ordered the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar.

Toyota’s V8-Powered Supra: Unavailable for Purchase | Giga Gears

Toyota Australia has announced that it will be joining Chevrolet and Ford in Australia’s Repco Supercars championship for the 2026 season with at least four A90-generation Supras. The manufacturer has tapped Walkinshaw Andretti United as its lead development team, and drivers Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood will pilot these…

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