Welcome to our weekly round-up of the biggest breaking stories on Driving.ca from this past week. Get caught up and ready to get on with the weekend, because it’s hard keeping pace in a digital traffic jam.Here’s what you missed while you were away.Tesla thieves fool key fob system to make away with vehicleIt looks ridiculously simple. Two men walk into the yard of a home in a town near London, England, one holding a home-made wire antenna above his head, the other standing near the driver’s door of the Tesla. Less than 35 seconds later the two are off the property with the car. So what kind of top-secret hacker voodoo did these two employ to pull off this efficient heist? Actually, thanks to the fact Tesla and many other vehicles rely on key fob tech that actively transmits a signal that can be picked up by the right antenna in the right place, they probably didn’t use anything you couldn’t pick up at your local electronics store.Learn more about why you should always store your key fob in a safe space. Report suggests next-gen Subaru WRX STI will arrive fall 2020 with new 315-hp engineAccording to reports by a Japanese car site, Subaru plans to have the 2021 WRX on streets by next fall. The fifth-gen sedan will allegedly ride on a new platform – the same to be used on all Subaru vehicles moving forward, including the upcoming WRX STI, Japan’s WRX S4 and the Levorg wagon – and use a new direct-injected FA20 four-cylinder with 315 horsepower in place of the current turbo-four EJ25 in North America. A reveal has yet to be announced.Hennessey’s latest kit for the 2020 Mustang GT500 makes 1,200 horsepower The 2020 Ford Mustang isn’t even out yet and Hennessey Performance Engineering has already come up with three aftermarket kits to make the pony buck with a little extra spunk. The Hennessey GT500 Venomis the latest kit announced by the famous, horsepower-crazed tuning brand. It slaps twin turbos to the Mustang engine, bringing the total output up to 1,200 horsepower, some 200 more than Hennessey’s previous kits. It also get the appropriate “Hennessey” and “Venom 1200” badges, an improved intercooler system, upgraded transmission and other internal bits and bolts. New Lamborghini hybrid Sián is the brand’s most powerful piece to dateMeet the Lamborghini Sián, the famed Italian automaker’s juiciest vehicle ever, at least in terms of outright power. Using a combination of a V12 engine alongside a 48-volt e-motor tucked into the gearbox, the Sián promises 819 horsepower, which will push it to 96 km/h in 2.8 seconds.Lamborghini claims the car is the first to use a supercapacitor in a hybrid powertrain. Look for more of the Sián at the 2019 Frankfurt IAA Motor Show.Toyota Canada still won’t explain its sometimes months-long parts delayCanadian Toyota drivers who have been waiting for weeks or sometimes months for parts for their vehicles are getting fed up with the brand. The delay, which Toyota claims is the result of “Systems Transformation,” has meant that some Toyota owners have had their vehicles in the shop for far longer than they anticipated. In a report by the CBC, drivers from Nova Scotia to Ontario to B.C. sound off on the frustrations of being left in the lurch by one of the world’s largest automakers.
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Watch two thieves effortlessly steal a Tesla using a homemade antenna
Gone in 33 seconds! A video of two men apparently stealing a Tesla from a driveway in a town near London demonstrates just how simple it may be to fool a car’s electronic security system. From the time the man with the backpack antenna-transmitter walks through the front gate to the time the Tesla backs out off the driveway, about 33 seconds pass.The video was shot by a doorbell camera and allegedly shows the two men stepping onto the property, one walking toward the door carrying a bag on his chest and holding a wire above his head, the other standing next to the drivers side of the electric car.The process they use to get the Tesla open and running in seconds is known as a Signal Amplification Relay Attack (SARA). It’s pretty simple and works the same on any car with a fob key, not just Teslas. Basically, the makeshift antenna (the wire) grabs the signal being emitted by the key fob, which likely sits inside the door, transmits it to a transceiver probably concealed in the bag on his chest, which spits it over to a second receiver being held by the accomplice next to the car.When the Tesla senses the signal, which it thinks is coming from the fob, being broadcast near the door, it pops open. Then the pair drives off with their shiny new EV, probably headed to a chop shop to remove all the pieces that won’t signal the car’s whereabouts back to Tesla and the authorities. Theres a lesson here, and were pretty sure its this: park in the garage whenever
Origin: Watch two thieves effortlessly steal a Tesla using a homemade antenna
Thieves steal 124 wheels in a single night at a Louisiana dealership
A row of vehicles with stolen wheels at Matt Bowers Chevrolet in Slidell, LouisianaSlidell Police Department Thieves stole the wheels from 31 vehicles as they sat on a car dealer’s lot in Slidell, Louisiana. Police reported that 124 tires and rims were taken, valued at some US$120,000. The stripped vehicles were discovered on the morning of April 27 by a manager when he arrived to open the store. The theft took place at Matt Bowers Chevrolet, where many of the cars and trucks were propped up on blocks following the theft – although the thieves were kind enough to leave the lug nuts on the ground beside most of them. Dealership owner Matt Bowers had recently been in the news for buying billboards that criticized the NFL when referees didn’t call a penalty during a championship game, resulting in the New Orleans Saints losing to the Los Angeles Rams and a shot at the Super Bowl. A Chevrolet Tahoe with stolen wheels at Matt Bowers Chevrolet in Slidell, Louisiana Slidell Police Department However, police didn’t make any connection between the billboards and the theft. Instead, they suspect it’s the work of a professional theft ring, especially since the thieves got past alarms and surveillance video, and “went as far as manipulating the exterior lights in the parking lot so nobody could see them working during the darkness,” said Slidell Police chief Randy Fandal. Similar thefts had been previously reported at dealerships in Denton, Texas, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Security video captured footage of two men cutting the entrance locks at 3 a.m., and driving a U-Haul truck into the rear parking lot. The truck left about 40 minutes later, although police suspect that it took several hours to remove all the tires, and that the truck had only been brought in at the end to load up the stolen goods. Surprisingly, while wheels were stolen off some trucks and sport-utilities, most of the vehicles hit were Malibus that weren’t equipped with higher-end rims. At a news conference, Matt Bowers announced he was putting up a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and
Origin: Thieves steal 124 wheels in a single night at a Louisiana dealership
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