Pros: Car-of-the-future interior Clever regen braking system Gotta-have-it looks Cons: Less range than a 2013 Tesla Jittery ride It’s just plain heavy Although electric vehicles have twice won our coveted Car of the Year award, electric SUVs continue to come tantalizingly close while falling just short. And whereas the Audi E-Tron is beautifully rendered and
Month: November 2019
DETROIT — General Motors plans to build four electric vehicles at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly by the end of 2023, including battery-powered versions of the GMC Sierra and Cadillac Escalade, according to a prominent forecasting firm. The plant, which had been scheduled to close in January, will remain open under the automaker’s newly ratified contract with the
We head out to the test track in Audi’s race track ready R8 GT to see if it has what it takes to battle the world’s top supercars. Read the full story here: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1106_2012_audi_r8_gt_test/index.html Also find Motor Trend on: Tweets by MotorTrend http://facebook.com/MotorTrendMag Shot by: Jim Gleason, Gordon Green & Corey Denomy Edited by: Jim
Volkswagen and Kia may not be premium brands, but some of their models clearly aspire to punch above their weight. VW’s current flagship is the Arteon, a Passat-based four-door coupe that serves as the replacement to the CC. Kia has a very similar model in its lineup, the Stinger GT – although the Korean brand
Daimler has taken a “reality check” on self-driving taxis, acknowledging that making them safe is proving harder than first thought amid questions over their future earnings potential. Daimler will “rightsize” its spending level on robotaxis and self-driving technology will more likely be applied to commercial vehicles for freight companies on long haul routes, CEO Ola
Genesis parent company Hyundai Motor Group has developed new a new system that can reduce unwanted outside noise, leapfrogging the industry and setting a new bar for using technology to improve cabin comfort the company announced on Tuesday. Noise-cancellation technology has become commonplace in the automotive universe, but its current applications are limited to reducing
We appreciate the ease of the 2020 Honda CR-V’s lineup: any pick is a good pick. With a newly standard turbo engine, good base features, and standard active safety features across the board, any 2020 CR-V is a good deal. With that kind of freedom to find a good deal comes opportunity—an opportunity to pick
The Ferrari Roma, revealed just yesterday as the brand’s new entry-level front-engine GT, is also the first model to feature a new comfort access key, which has a pretty simple -and unmissable- design: it’s just a palm-sized badge. Top Gear’s Deputy Editor Jack Rix got hold of the new key during the official presentation of
Over the last month, I, along with the rest of the world, have watched as fires rage across California. Even after California utilities implemented “public safety power shutoffs,” prevailing high winds continue to push fires throughout multiple counties in the state, prompting utilities to enforce the third round of power shutoffs this month. On the
The million-plus-dollar roadster club just got its newest member; meet the McLaren Elva. Named after the McLaren-Elva sports cars designed by Bruce McLaren himself in the 1960s, the new Elva will be a two-seat, open-top hypercar powered by a 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8 similar to the one found in the Senna. McLaren says the Elva is
Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz is to cut jobs with the aim of making more than €1bn (£840m) in savings by the end of 2022, its owner Daimler has said. The cuts – which reports say will lead to more than 1,000 jobs being lost – come as the carmaker faces challenges from new, tougher emissions targets.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK — Chicago’s mayor rejected an alternative proposal by Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to tax ride-hailing services, accusing Uber of trying to resist any type of regulation by stirring up racial tensions. Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month proposed raising $40 million from a traffic congestion tax on certain ride-hailing trips, a move
Tesla is going to have to cut down part of a forest near Berlin in order to build Gigafactory 4. BMW ran into some similar issues when it tried to do the same almost two decades ago. Interestingly, the announcement comes just as Tesla CEO Elon Musk helped plant 1 million trees. Earlier this week,
The Toyota Avalon has always been something of a stealthy, value-priced luxo-barge. But it’s never been a vehicle with the means to confidently take on wet or slick conditions—until now. That’s thanks to the new availability of all-wheel drive on this previously front-drive-only flagship sedan. The addition of Toyota‘s Dynamic Torque Control AWD system promises
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov. 20 hearing on the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles that will include top U.S. safety officials, as Congress has struggled to pass legislation on autonomous vehicles. The hearing will come one day after the National Transportation Safety Board meets to determine the probable
Lightweighting taken to the extreme. And then some. This video features the craziest Tesla Model S we’ve ever seen. It lacks a body and has virtually no interior, yet it still drives and maintains the old school Tesla nosecone. See it in motion right here. Ray4Tesla asks: “What’s this guy done to his Tesla
This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams explains how the center axle disconnect works, why it’s used, and how to upgrade it to a solid axle in your Jeep Wrangler or Dodge truck. https://www.motortrendondemand.com/subscribe/freetrial/?bnr=organic:bnr:yt:dede:ep277_fr_de:link:na:mtod
If you’ve got $250,000 laying around and you want a supercar that can also provide you with added comfort when it comes to long journeys, the McLaren GT should probably make your shortlist. Then again, maybe not. This latest review, courtesy of Doug DeMuro, portrays the GT as a sort of imperfect Jack of all
MILAN — Ferrari is rolling out the Roma, the fifth new model this year for the ‘Prancing Horse,” as it expands its stable to help sustain its profit and share price growth. The Roma will be a 2+2 coupe, meaning it has two small rear-seats, Ferrari said on Wednesday, without disclosing its price. The Roma
After Ford Motor Co. and General Motors ended production of compact cars, many former car owners continued to purchase sedans instead of switching to crossovers and SUVs, according to an Edmunds analysis. So far in 2019, 23 percent of former Chevy Cruze owners and 31 percent of former Ford Focus owners bought a car from
The mystery Ferrari coupe spotted testing in October has been revealed as the Roma—a new front-engine, fixed-roof, 2+2 grand tourer based on the same underpinnings as the Portofino convertible. Revealed Wednesday at a private event in Rome, appropriately, the new coupe boasts clean, sleek lines and a fixed roof. Up front, the Roma features a
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Two young men were killed over the weekend when the 2010 Porsche Boxster they were in flew into the second floor of a commercial building in New Jersey. ABC News reports that at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning at Hooper Avenue in Toms River, the Porsche Boxster being driven by 22-year-old Braden DeMartin flew
FCA’s planned merger with PSA Group is a risky move, but it’s probably less risky than not doing it. For PSA, the deal looks like a no-brainer: It diversifies the company’s geographic portfolio — giving it entree to the lucrative U.S. market and a well-established dealer network — as it adds a strong brand in
Pros: Phenomenal powertrains Responsive steering Good pulling power Cons: Lazy interior Seats not comfortable Horrible backup camera The powertrain is the beating heart of a full-size pickup. A functional bed, interior accoutrements, and ease of pairing a phone all impact how livable a truck is. But if the key criteria are how the truck accelerates,
Toyota will test how much of the consumer shift away from sedans is because of the added security of all-wheel-drive systems found on most crossovers as the Japanese automaker adds an optional fuel-efficient awd system to its Camry and Avalon sedans next year. The awd version of the midsize Camry will be the model’s first
By Simon Alvarez Posted on November 13, 2019 Tesla has received a formal permit to begin the mass production of the Model 3 at its Gigafactory 3 site in Shanghai, China. The final clearance for Tesla’s mass production activities was announced by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on its official website Wednesday. With
During its last day in our care, we put the C8 Corvette on a dynamometer and got some eye-opening results. It was a Mustang dyno we’ve used in the past that has generally provided reasonable results and which provided thoroughly believable numbers on a 2020 Ram 2500 with a Cummins later the same day. We
BERLIN – Elon Musk told an award ceremony crowd that Tesla Inc. plans to build its next factory near the German capital of Berlin, sending a stark message to some of the world’s most prestigious automakers that he’s headed for their home turf. The electric-car maker also will establish an engineering and design center in Berlin
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2015 Best Driver’s Car. The Porsche Cayman GT4 is one of 10 contenders competing for the title of 2015 Best Driver’s Car. The winner will be announced on Thursday, October 1st on the Motor Trend Channel
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