With Ford putting all its hot cars under one roof with the Ford Performance line, we’ve got lots to look forward to. We’re already excited for car like the Focus RS, the new F-150 Raptor, and of course, the stunning Ford GT. With these promised out of the gate, fans can’t help but speculate what could come next, leading one such enthusiast to whip up what they think the Taurus would look like if given the RS treatment.
X-Tomi Design takes the latest version of Ford’s full size sedan, revealed at the Shanghai Auto Show, and gives it an aggressive makeover heavily inspired by the Focus RS. This is most apparent with the largely flared out front lip and facia apertures. They even manages to clean incorporate the lower front floodlights from the RS as well.
Around back, the bit we can see reveals a more aero-focused rear bumper with more aggressive contours to match the sporty side skirts. The Taurus looks even meaner and lower with its regular wheels swapped out for some impressive black alloys. A diminutive RS-badged rear wing tops off the whole package.
Is such a corn-fed Taurus in the works? Probably not, we’re sad to say. While the mighty sedan is the basis for law enforcement’s beloved Ford interceptor, the rest of its customers aren’t really looking for something so overtly mean.
The key word here is “overtly.” Taurus buyers so love having the SHO as their sleeper sports car, and the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6 saddled in the current iteration cooks up a very satisfying 365 horsepower. The latest generation Taurus will offer the 2.7-liter Ecoboost V6 exclusively in China. We’ve yet to hear news of a U.S. version, but when we do, we expect some stealth SHO muscle to accompany it, not the in-your-face RS version you see before you.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.
Missing out on the self-driving future is a tough pill to swallow, especially as a car enthusiast. But that is what Tesla handed us on Wednesday, without a hint of mercy.
During its October 21, 2026 earnings call, Elon Musk told investors the Cybercab is meant mainly as a ride service. Further, nearly all of them will be owned and managed by Tesla.