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この記事は Road & Track の June - July 2024 版に掲載されています。
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この記事は Road & Track の June - July 2024 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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MYTH BUSTING
Judging by past speculatory magazine articles, a mic-engine Corvette had been in the works nearly as long as the car has had a V-8. Road & Track’s role in this fantastical vision goes back to at least 1967. Inside GM, though, not so much.

RIDE HEIGHT
“YOU CAN SEE FROM MILES AWAY that it’s a Bentley,” says Jai Bolar, the automaker’s head of design strategy and innovation.

WINGMAN ONE MAN'S QUEST TO REUNITE A 300SL WITH ITS PAST AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING.
GOOSE BUMPS. “I couldn’t believe I was sitting in this seat, in this car, about to throttle onto the track at Sebring,” says Juan J. Escalante.
END OF THE ROAD
TO SKIRT THE TEDIUM OF THE L.A.-TO-VEGAS SLOG, LEAVE THE PAVEMENT BEHIND.

Magical Realism
Singer conjures up a fantastical take on the 911 Turbo.

OUT OF REACH - THE MOST ASPIRATIONAL WATCH IS ONE YOU CAN'T HAVE.
THE BUCKET-LIST WATCH is a dangerous game. It’s good to have a motivating goal, no doubt. But the problem is what happens when you reach that goal. Years, months, or even days later, you need a new holy grail to chase—bigger, pricier, and harder to get than the one you just got.

FAST PARADE - EXCESSIVE SPEEDING IN SERVICE TO THE NATION.
“ARE YOU FREE ON SATURDAY?” my friend Larry asked on the phone. “We need drivers for the motorcade.”
GRAND TOUR
THERE'S NO QUICKER WAY TO FULFILL ITALIAN DREAMS THAN IN A V-12 FERRARI.

LEARNING TO FLY COMING DOWN IS THE HARDEST THING.
SEPARATING A CAR from the ground is simple physics. Drive over an incline at a high-enough velocity, and momentum will briefly relieve your tires of their primary function. The higher the velocity or ramp angle, the higher or longer the flight.

THE KIMI SPECIAL
A NIGHT CAROUSING WITH THE ICEMAN REMAINS MEMORABLE, DESPITE THE COPIOUS AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL.