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The Manual Insurgency: Monterey’s New Analog Guard

While the industry chases digital perfection, Hennessey and Gordon Murray are leading a high-octane retreat to the three-pedal gospel.

Monterey Car Week has long been a theatre for the theatrical, but the 2026 edition at The Quail shifted the script from silicon to steel.

Leading the charge was Hennessey Special Vehicles, which unveiled what is now the world’s most powerful manual production hypercar: the Venom F5 Revolution LF.

Not to be outdone in the pursuit of pure engineering, Gordon Murray Automotive (GMSV) used the platform to reveal the S1 LM and the Le Mans GTR.

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While the industry chases digital perfection, Hennessey and Gordon Murray are leading a high-octane retreat to the three-pedal gospel.

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