The Aventador, no matter how fast you’ve gone, is Italian. It’s not part of the normal world. The moment the average human straps into a Lamborghini Aventador, checks all the controls, and hits that first turn off the driveway, their inner Will Smith starts hollering “I’ve got to get me one of these!” Your buddy’s Camaro […]
A pair of Ford GT race cars will begin the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours from the first two pole positions this weekend. Dirk Müller set the fastest lap time during qualifying for the LM GTE Pro class behind the wheel of the No. 68 Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT. The German racer lapped the […]
As Reuters reports, Atieva is headed by Bernard Tse, an ex-Tesla Vice President and board member, as well as Peter Rawlinson, the former chief engineer of the Tesla Model S. They don’t have a factory yet, but they do have a van nicknamed Edna. Chinese-funded startups and companies claiming to be building the next great electric car […]
Parents are constantly warning their teens about the dangers of driving, including texting, calling, and now, car surfing. In Omaha, Neb., a woman took a video of teens car surfing around her neighborhood, and it later gained the attention of the local police. “I was going for a walk Sunday night, and I heard tires […]
If you are one of the very few individuals who are looking to purchase a Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid S-Class, and cannot be bothered to take the time to plug your fancy executive sedan in, listen up. According to a report from Autocar, the refreshed 2017 S500 (called the S550 in the States) plug-in hybrid will include wireless charging. […]
As a flagship sedan, it’s important for the 2017 Maserati Quattroporte to stay current with its segment, both in the U.S. and abroad. The Quattroporte in our market will receive a much-needed facelift, and in Europe, it even gets two new trim levels. Changes to the interior and exterior are rather minimal, but they’re enough […]
In an interview in Toronto, Chief Executive Officer Linda Hasenfratz declined to give specifics about the discussions but said she was excited about the potential to work with new players in the auto industry. Linamar Corp., a Canadian auto-parts maker, has talked with Apple Inc. and Google about potentially supplying the technology giants if they […]
Doesn’t matter if that happened last week or for your 10th birthday, the experience in the U.S. hasn’t changed all that much since the days of the Wright brothers: Walk into your nearest shop, test ride one of the few options in stock, walk out an hour later with a new bike and perhaps a helmet. The role of […]
Sooner or later, most battery-electric car owners will want a 240-volt Level 2 charging station that can recharge the car as much as four times faster. Electric cars all come with a 120-volt charging cable that can charge the battery from a household socket if there are no other options. Owners of plug-in hybrids with […]
After honoring hot rods and muscle cars with a series of Forever stamps (not to mention domestic cars of the 1950s with a variety of first-class stamps), the USPS’s latest line of Forever stamps will pay tribute to the most American vehicle of all, the pickup truck. The United States Postal Service has a thing […]
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