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Like Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson, flamboyant colors and white-wall tires just go well together. Although “Grease” did not hit theaters until 1978, the movie was set in 1958, which is a year after our Pick of the Day was introduced. This 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 convertible offered for sale on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, appears to be the perfect companion for a leather jacket or poodle skirt. Advertised as “”57’s action star”, the Super 88 showed off Oldsmobile’s new “wide stance” chassis that incorporated a wider frame and improved suspension from the previous model year. The 1957 model year also introduced the Rocket T-400 engine, a 371ci V-8 with 400 lb-ft of torque. It produced 277 horsepower in standard form with a four-barrel carburetor, while a 300-horse J-2 with 3×2 carburetion was introduced in January. A version with a solid-lifter camshaft added another 12 horsepower.

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been the Vavel.com F1 Editor. He studied Journalism at university to combine his love of writing and cars. Michal's love for cars started when he couldn't sleep as a baby. His father would watch the only thing on TV to help them relax - Formula 1. Since then, he's felt like he's had a V10 ringing in his mind.

On today’s numerically-infused episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at all the latest product and delivery delays from Tesla’s Q3 earnings call before changing lanes and recapping some of the biggest developments in the world of EV charging innovation. You read that right: after years of broken promises and delays unsupervised Full Self Driving remains at least six months away for what certainly feels like the ninth year in a row, while the humanoid Optimus robot does its best Ricky Bobby impression and Porsche, BMW, and Liebherr show up with some genuine innovations to speed up EV charging and eliminate range anxiety once and for all.

Chery has announced a 1.44 megawatt charging system, able to deliver 500km (311 miles) in 5 minutes. And it’s not even the fastest system available in China. It’s become common knowledge at this point that Chinese EVs are the world’s state of the art, but the country isn’t sitting on its laurels, it’s still racing to compete with newer and better technology.

Joel was previously an editor at Autoblog for nearly a decade, covering cars from humble economy hatchbacks to high-end sports cars. He has extensive driving experience with plenty of track time, and even dabbles in motorcycling. Joel has shared his experiences in the car world not just in text, but also on podcasts and web videos.

Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles for Vehicle History, focusing on practical insights and detailed automotive analysis. We wouldn't exactly call this a shocker, but if you want proof we're officially living in the future, WardsAuto didn't pick out a single gas-only engine for 2026. We saw it coming last year when the Chevy Corvette ZR1 was the only ICE model included on its Wards 10 Best Engines list. It was easy to read the writing on the wall back in 2020 when the name was officially changed to Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems. Here's what the latest round-up tells us about the automotive industry in 2026.