Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Daniel Golson)

Rivian Inspired by morning light Rivian Rivian developed a brand new color called Monterey Silver only for this R1S, which it says captures “the soft, golden, and quietly powerful light of a morning over Monterey Bay.” The corporate says the paint is meticulously applied in a four-stage process, and that it “shimmers with the depth that evokes the reflective qualities of liquid metal.” I do think the paint looks quite nice — I own a gold automotive myself, so I’ve gotta be a fan of beige — and it looks like the colour shifts lots depending on the sunshine conditions. Cooler…

Renault At the top of last yr Renault showed off its electric 5 Turbo 3E, a wild-looking prototype evocative of the old mid-engined 5 Turbo and Group B rally cars. Though it shares styling with the smash hit 5 E-Tech, the Turbo 3E is more of a bespoke rear-wheel-drive EV that just looks prefer it’s based on the 5 — Renault describes it as a “mini-supercar,” which I believe is apt. Renault promised that the 5 Turbo 3E was going to turn out to be a production automotive, which seemed kinda ludicrous, but now the production 5 Turbo 3E has…