New For '96‪!‬ Kevin McCauley & Chris Nguyen

Volvo S80 Personal Car Communicator 

https://www.theautopian.com/how-the-volvo-s80-could-let-you-know-if-a-murderer-was-in-your-car-inspired-by-nuclear-security-measures/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20headline%20features,was%20hiding%20inside%20your%20car



Best Fake Law & Order Websites

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-fake-websites-from-law-and-order-svu/whitneyvanlaningham



Macan EV:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049607/porsche-macan-ev-specs-price-photos





Porsche 911 Backdates Are Bad And Need To Be Stopped – Bradley Brownell:

https://jalopnik.com/porsche-911-backdates-are-bad-and-need-to-be-stopped-1851260679



The RML Ferrari 250 SWB is a hate crime:

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/rml-ferrari-250-swb-first-drive-review/



1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.8 RSR

https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-911-carrera-2-8-rsr-1973-2625789/



Garbage Diablo Restomod:

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/why-lamborghini-diablo-restomod-best-thing-youve-seen-year



Rally Ready Driving School

https://rallyready.com



Throttle House Cybertruck Review (YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNE-NyaYBcg



New For 96! is on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@newfor96

A new addition to the New For 96! family, and a distressingly deep dive into the Ford Five Hundred (2005-2007).

Mack Hogan (https://www.instagram.com/macklinhogan/) joins us after a recent visit to Houston to discuss the capable offroad vehicle that’s been dominating all the headlines: the 1998 Ford Ranger EV.



Ferrari 550 Maranello on Road & Track:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a44813723/ferrari-550-maranello-review/



Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster on Road & Track: 

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a44904148/pink-lamborghini-diablo-vt-driving-supercars-silly/



New Land Cruiser on R&T: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a44704158/2024-toyota-land-cruiser-is-no-longer-a-luxury-truck/



Toyota Land Cruiser 300-Series assembly line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPWM0DGqbY



My $2500 Tahoe Convinced Me I Like Trucks More Than Sports Cars:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a44473982/2500-tahoe-convinced-me-i-like-trucks-more-than-sports-cars/



“THOT Patrol” Raptor

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-man-with-look-alike-border-patrol-truck/509-1d7bdd08-508e-43f8-b23d-6bde8578bd36



Fuch, Marry, Kill: Cars Introduced in 1997 / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cars_introduced_in_1997

1998 Ford Ranger EV on Wikipedia: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-ford-ranger-8/



Kevin’s Substack: https://capturingthemachine.substack.com

Kevin’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/capturingthemachine

Check out our Instagram: http://instagram.com/newfor96

Email us questions or comments: newforninetysix@gmail.com

Everyone has a dream. Chris’ dream is for someone to buy a used German V10 based on his recommendation.




911 Classic Club Coupe ttps://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesandservices/classic/factoryrestoration/reference/911classicclubcoupe/#:~:text=The%20911%20Sport%20Classic%20(type,be%20created%20for%20the%20USA.
Singer DLS Turbo https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44347905/porsche-911-reimagined-singer-dls-turbo-revealed/


Toyota Harrier Zagato video https://youtu.be/EA45lllEFvY


Porsche Is Having Second Thoughts About Replacing Its Hottest Seller With An EV https://jalopnik.com/porsche-is-having-second-thoughts-about-replacing-its-h-1850594720


What Makes A Wagon A Wagon? https://jalopnik.com/what-makes-a-wagon-a-wagon-5872562


These Are The New Rules Of What Makes A Car A Station Wagon https://www.theautopian.com/the-rules-of-what-makes-a-car-a-station-wagon-need-to-be-restated-and-updated/


Cars that were not designed for the US market (or were not intended for sale here) but were sold here. In-period, by the manufacturer, not gray market or anything (It’s not only first models, but those are the more dramatic examples, where everyone, including the manufacturer, seems surprised that it was sold here.)


(Some are probably bogus)
Acura TSX
Mitsubishi Evo 8
Infiniti M45 (Nissan Gloria)
LR Defender D90
Monaro/GTO
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
BMW E36 Ti
1st Gen Prius
Cadillac Catera
BMW 1-series
Scion iQ
Nissan Armada
2014 Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive
996 GT3
Mazda2
Scion iA, Toyota Yaris Sedan – this was a third-gun Mazda2 sedan, which was not sold here except under Scion and later Toyota.
New Fiat 500, Fiat 500L
Ford Fiesta?
Every Suzuki?
Ford Cortina
Merkur XR4Ti
the Geo cars
Plymouth Sapporo 
Dodge colts of various kinds
Plymouth cricket
Saturn Astra 
Chevy Aveo
Smart
Buick Regal and TourX
Buick Cascada
Buick Regal
Ford EcoSport
Ford C-Max
Ram ProMaster, Transit Connect, Chevy City Express, Nissan NV200
Scion XB
Current Ford Ranger
Yugo
Merc Capri
Pontiac Le Mans
Renault LeCar
Eagle Medallion
Ford Festiva

In this topic-filled Special Millennium Edition, Kevin and Chris discuss cars that no longer exist, attend Radwood Austin, co-review a New For ’16 daily driver, and gloss over new performance hatches, including a $52,000 Acura. 




Bailout Garage (the Sportcross buyer!) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bailoutgarage1249


Bad E91 auction on BaT: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2010-bmw-328i-xdrive-sports-wagon/


Rediscovering The BMW SMG Transmission: A Hidden Gem Or Obsolete Relic? https://blog.fcpeuro.com/revisiting-the-bmw-smg-transmission



Check out our Instagram: http://instagram.com/newfor96

Email us questions or comments: newforninetysix@gmail.com

The task of finding Kevin a new daily driver has provided an all-too-brief respite for Chris from his own daily driver search, which he relives, over and over, perpetually, à la Groundhog Day. 

Kevin has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/capturingthemachine

We’re on Twitter, apparently: http://twitter.com/newfor96

Check out our Instagram: http://instagram.com/newfor96

Email us questions or comments: newforninetysix@gmail.com