Those familiar with the story of the original Alpine A110 know it as a legend in the world of rallying. Today, the modern A110 and A110S are featherweight sports cars that trade on both that heritage and the fact that, well, they’re pretty darn good to drive. Now Alpine has released details of the A110 SportsX
Month: January 2020
Struggling luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin has announced plans to raise emergency funding worth £500m. The firm said a consortium led by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll would be putting in £182m. The remaining £318m would come from issuing fresh shares to existing investors. The announcement follows a board meeting held on Thursday night to discuss
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings’ 500 million-pound ($656 million) cash lifeline from Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll has a major casualty — the company’s push into electric cars. The launch of the all-electric Lagonda marque, due in 2022, has been stalled for three years, Aston said Friday, while development of the Rapide E, the main brand’s first
The new plug-in hybrid version of Mercedes-Benz’s GLC 4×4 is now on sale with prices starting at just under £50,000. Unlike many manufacturers, the three-pointed star will offer drivers a choice of plug-in hybrid models, with the option of Coupe or SUV body styles. The latter is the cheaper of the two, costing £49,687 while
Part 2 of Ultimate Adventure 2016. Participating in Ultimate Adventure definitely is not for the faint of heart. While UA always promises epic adventure, it can also test the limits of both man and machinery. No sleep, soaking rain, freezing mountain passes, and in this case, oven-like heat, are all part and parcel to the
Well, well, well—it turns out The Fast and The Furious lied to us. We know, it sounds crazy! After all, if we can’t trust blockbuster studios, then who can we trust? Hopefully, the film’s technical advisor Craig Lieberman. Now that he’s no longer under the influence of Big Cinema, Lieberman’s going out of his way to
Asbury Automotive Group has named a longtime employee who started as a management trainee as its next senior vice president of operations. Daniel Clara, 40, was appointed to the position effective Jan. 29, the public dealership group said late Thursday in a regulatory filing. Clara replaces John Hartman, a 30-year industry veteran who held the
By Nicole Arce Posted on January 30, 2020 Production of the Tesla Semi all-electric truck may be six months ahead of schedule, as Virginia-based JK Moving Services says it is expecting its first orders of the electric tractor-trailer by the second half of 2020 or earlier. Speaking to the Washington Business Journal, JK Moving founder
The all-new Audi RS Q3 comes in two shapes: regular and Sportback. Think of it as the same premium subcompact SUV, in the vein of the Mercedes GLA and GLB where one of them looks sportier but the other is more practical. If you’re into high-riding vehicles with a sloping roofline that have enough power
Automakers and suppliers suspended production and limited employee travel in China as the country grappled with a rapidly spreading SARS-like coronavirus that has killed 170 people and is threatening a key market for sales and profits. Fears over the flu-like virus are growing as the number of cases rises and countries warn citizens over travel
FRANKFURT — Germany’s VDA auto industry association will move the Frankfurt auto show to another city after visitor numbers plunged last year The next show is scheduled to be held in September 2021. It will take place in Berlin, Hamburg or Munich, three cities shortlisted by the VDA as potential locations. The show’s disappearance from
Jannarelly, the Dubai-based company behind the stunning Design-1 sports car, is preparing for a significant expansion this decade and has appointed a new CEO to oversee it. The company on Thursday named Alexander Lee as CEO and announced plans to establish manufacturing and R&D facilities in the United States by 2021. Jannarelly currently assembles the
The 2020 Audi Q7 takes the stylish Q8’s technology and inserts it in a more spacious, three-row crossover SUV package. The redesigned Q7 is set to go on sale in the U.S. during 2020 with seating for up to seven passengers. Front-seat riders will be treated to a feast of technology on some versions, including
If it wasn’t for engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, the mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette may have never come to fruition so it’s only fitting the car manufacturer has acknowledged the importance of Duntov on the new C8 Corvette with a small sticker featuring his face. The Chevrolet C8 Corvette prototype that was famously driven through New York City
When it came to picking a spokesman for the new Escalade, Cadillac decided to do the right thing. Spike Lee, the acclaimed director whose films include Malcolm X, 4 Little Girls and Do the Right Thing, will introduce the fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade with a short film called Anthem. The film showcases the Escalade’s curved, OLED
Let’s put our differences aside for a minute; because whether you’re rooting for the San Francisco 49ers or the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV, we can all come together to appreciate a quality Super Bowl commercial. Especially if it includes cars. That’s why we’ve gathered every automotive ad from the 2020 Big Game for your
UK car production sank to its lowest in almost a decade in 2019, with output forecast to continue falling this year. Factories produced 1.3 million units last year, down 14.2% on 2018 and the third consecutive year of decline, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturing and Traders. Structural changes in the industry,
Both Volkswagen of America and Audi of America have suspended monthly U.S. sales reporting and instead will report sales only quarterly, the two brands said in a statement Thursday. They will not report January sales on Monday, but instead will report first-quarter sales in April. “The U.S. auto industry has long seen itself in 30-day
Part 2 of Ultimate Adventure 2017. The standard Ultimate Adventure formula has typically been one hardcore off-road day followed by a long, slogging road day to get to the next trail system. However, for UA2017 even our road days required low-range. With another incredibly hot day in store, we began Day Two high-tailing it out
Every time I see the letters TRD stuck onto the side of a Tacoma, Tundra, or 4Runner, I wince a little. Not because they’re bad cars—just the opposite is true—but because TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development. None of those off-road warriors strike me as particularly racy (unless you live in Baja). So in an
Tesla Inc. reported its second-consecutive quarterly profit and said plans for the Model Y crossover launch are ahead of schedule. The electric-vehicle maker said it earned a net profit of $105 million in the final three months of 2019, which followed a surprise third-quarter profit that kick-started a meteoric rise in the company’s shares. Net
In a call with investors, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the Cybertruck, Tesla’s new electric pickup truck, is “better than people realize” and there’s some information that the public doesn’t have yet. When Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck in November of last year, it created a lot of talk, mostly about its design, but many people focused
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive CEO Ralf Speth will step down from his position September, the Financial Times reported, citing two unidentified sources. The announcement will be made on Thursday, the newspaper said. Speth will remain as an adviser and stay on the board of Tata Sons, the holding company for the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, the FT
Used-vehicle retailer CarMax Inc. is investing $50 million to buy a minority stake in Edmunds, the automotive retail research and vehicle-listing company. CarMax said Wednesday the move is mean to bolster its omnichannel retail strategy designed to meet and interact with shoppers wherever and however they’re shopping, across multiple channels, online and in store. “Edmunds’
Mercedes-Benz’s may tell Formula One next month that it plans to leave the sport, according to a report Wednesday from Autocar. Autocar and Racefans broke the news, and sources told the publications that the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport team may be rebranded as an Aston Martin team and its lead driver and six-time world champion Lewis
All-electric driving is hardly what it used to be. The 2020 Nissan Leaf was among the first electric cars to enter the mainstream consciousness, but not for all the right reasons. Now two years removed from the bulbous hatchback with limited range, the new Leaf looks like a regular car—and it has a regular range.
The future of farming will be filled with autonomous electric tractors silently plowing in fields, according to Kubota, a Japanese tractor maker, which celebrated its 130th anniversary with the reveal of the smart X Tractor concept. The Kubota X Tractor debuted at an exhibition in Kyoto City, Japan this month providing a glimpse at the
SAN FRANCISCO — What would transportation look like without the Model T? Cruise CEO Dan Ammann and his team pondered that question, and they envisioned a service that would get consumers around in a convenient, inexpensive and climate-friendly way.The result: “It’s self-driven. It’s all-electric. It’s shared. And it’s our answer to the question about what
The 2021 Ford Bronco has the Jeep Wrangler in its crosshairs, and this mule packing serious-looking off-road gear further proves it. Unlike the Bronco we caught playing in the snow a few weeks back, which wore relatively dinky tires and such, this variant of the Blue Oval’s upcoming SUV has tougher flared fenders, a raised suspension,
DETROIT — The electric vehicle that Ford Motor Co. is developing with startup Rivian will be badged as a Lincoln, the luxury brand said Wednesday. The vehicle, built on Rivian’s flexible skateboard platform, will be Lincoln’s first EV. The brand did not say what type of vehicle it will be, where it will be assembled
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