Nissan Skyline GT-Rs from the R32, R33 and R34 generations are true Japanese icons and are becoming hugely desirable among enthusiasts throughout the United States. Matt Farah recently had the opportunity to test an R33 model. This Skyline GT-R is owned by none other than Rutledge Wood, one of the former hosts of Top Gear
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MILAN — Fiat Chrysler expects the costs of launching full-electric and plug-in hybrid cars to negatively affect its money-losing European business even more in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter. That is because the industrial costs associated with the automaker’s electrification program will increase, FCA Chief Financial Officer Richard Palmer told analysts during
The SSC Tuatara is not the fastest production vehicle on the planet, at least not yet, officially. After much controversy, the world will get to find out what the Washington-based automaker’s Tuatara supercar can do, again. On Friday night, SSC CEO Jerod Shelby released a video on the company’s YouTube channel stating the Tuatara will
TurboZentrum’s heavily-modded Toyota Supra A80 crashed earlier this month during the TTT half-mile drag racing event held at the Lausitzring racetrack in Germany. According the company, Yalcin Belen, who was driving the 1,500-horsepower dragster, had to swerve to avoid an obstacle while doing around 220 km/h (137 mph) in fourth gear. Watch Also: Which Sounds
DETROIT — See if this sounds familiar: A start-up EV company is basically gifted a modern plant chock-full of world-class production equipment. To reduce product-development costs and time, its first vehicle uses thousands of proven off-the-shelf parts from major suppliers and established automakers. Lordstown Motors is closely following Tesla’s early playbook as it gears up
Scott Painter, who founded used-vehicle subscription service Fair, said he is working to launch a new software-as-a-service platform to help subscription providers achieve scale and become profitable. Painter, who stepped aside as Fair’s CEO last year, said he has been quietly working since March on a new entity, NextCar Inc. NextCar will not be a
10 years after the brand was put to rest – Hummer is back as an EV. The newly unveiled Hummer EV has 1000 horsepower, around 1000 lb-ft of torque and 0-62mph or 0-100kmh in less than three seconds. Numbers that would make any other pickup weep at the tailpipe. Let’s take a look. And remember
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said on Friday it expects to sell 100,000 cars and trucks equipped with the company’s new hands-free driving system in the first full year of availability. The catch is, only the system hardware will be installed. The software will not be ready for nearly another year, Ford said. The automaker’s
By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 30, 2020 His messages of support to Andrew Yang’s (and Kanye West’s) presidential bids aside, Elon Musk has remained rather silent about his stance on the upcoming 2020 US Presidential Elections as of late. Musk did note during his appearance at Kara Swisher’s Sway podcast in September that he would be
The new Cadillac Escalade has a lot going for it and, shortly after we had the opportunity to test it out in ESV Premium Luxury Platinum guise, Throttle House has tested out the massive SUV in ESV Sport trim. In the United States, prices for the new Escalade ESV Sport start at $85,595. It is
Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart is stepping down amid a push by the supplier to overhaul management and speed up structural changes. Degenhart, 61, is resigning his post “for reasons of immediately necessary preventive health care,” Continental said in a statement on Thursday. The company did not name Degenhart’s successor. It said its supervisory board will
An early tester for Ferrari’s Purosangue SUV has been spotted within the confines of the Italian firm’s Maranello headquarters. It may look like a Maserati Levante that’s been slammed, but there are a number of clues that reveal it as a test mule. For instance, the rear doors are dramatically shorter than on the Levante.
The driver of a Mini Cooper drove onto the Interlagos circuit in Brazil over the weekend during an official Sao Paulo Automobile Championship race. The race, made up exclusively of Mercedes-Benz models, was proceeding as normal until a white Mini Cooper found its way onto the circuit, forcing race officials to deploy the safety car.
Profitability among Toyota and Lexus dealers year-to-date is up almost a third to near-record results, and is tracking even higher as the automaker works to climb back to pre-COVID production levels. “We’re in a completely different place” from six months ago, said Bob Carter, Toyota Motor North America’s head of sales, during a teleconference last
Fisker Inc. said Thursday it completed a deal to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, with the proceeds funding operations and development of its first electric vehicle through the start of production in late 2022. Shares of the combined company are expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange starting Friday
Tesla Inc. plans to add at least one new service center every week in 2021, website Electrek reported on Thursday, citing a source familiar with the matter. The report doesn’t specify which regions are targeted for the expansion, but the EV maker has been expanding its network of service centers and recharging network to keep
Tesla has told staff that it is preparing a massive push to expand service capacity as it attempts to catch up to its rapid growth in sales. Over the last few years, Tesla has been growing at a ferocious pace with deliveries and production capacity seeing important increases. Now the Tesla customer fleet has reached
Just a few days after the Brabus Rocket was unveiled to the world, a handful of automotive journalists have had the opportunity to put it through its paces. Priced from €427,000 ($504,000), the Brabus Rocket is not cheap. In fact, its price makes other fast sedans like the BMW M5 Competition seem like a bargain
MILAN — Italy’s biggest auto show has been postponed for a second time because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Milano Monza Open-Air Motor Show is now scheduled to take place next spring, with the exact dates yet to be announced. Italian businessman and classic car enthusiast Andrea Levy, the show’s director, said the country’s auto
Even a pandemic can’t stop the Wienermobile. Oscar Mayer briefly sidelined its 300-hp frankfurters in the spring, but the company “decided that being a source of frivolity during trying times is part of its DNA,” The New York Times reported last week. So all six Wienermobiles, most of which ride on a Chevrolet chassis with
Ferrari engineers have been spotted with a test mule near the automaker’s Maranello headquarters, which is likely to be for the successor to the LaFerrari hypercar. Ferrari tends to launch a new limited-edition flagship every decade in what has become to be known as the Special Series, with previous entries including the 288 GTO, F40,
Swiss designer Philipp Plein has lost a legal battle against Ferrari and been ordered to pay €300,000 ($352,000) in compensation to the Italian car manufacturer. The case relates to a spring 2018 runway show that Plein held in Milan in June 2017. During this event, Plein featured a host of exotics, including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and
DETROIT — General Motors has only one electric vehicle on sale in the U.S. today, but within a few years it’s expected to have a North American EV manufacturing footprint comprising four plants, including one in Mexico. GM last week said it would spend $2 billion to renovate its assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tenn.,
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $2.4 billion and raised its full-year forecast even as it readies for a number of major product launches in the coming months. The automaker’s adjusted earnings before interest and taxes in the quarter more than doubled from the same period a year ago
Nissan started to sell the Leaf in the US in December 2010. That’s the moment PartCatalog.com picked to develop the interesting interactive trend chart that is embedded in this article and also the video above, which you only get to pause and rewind for more details. Rich in information, the chart shows almost a million
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Wednesday posted net income of $1.4 billion in the third quarter, including a record profit in North America even as sales declined. The automaker, in one of its final earnings reports before its merger with PSA Group is scheduled to close early next year, said it earned an adjusted $3 billion
By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 28, 2020 The Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) in Odessa, Texas has announced that dozens of families residing in the area will be receiving free internet service from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system. The families are expected to get internet access from Starlink sometime in early 2021. In
The Audi RSQ8-R from ABT is one heck of a performance SUV and, as this POV review reveals, it is so fast it can go up against quite a few supercars. ABT will build just 125 examples of its RSQ8-R. Each unit has an ABT Engine Control system and a unique intercooler that increases the
MUNICH — Volkswagen Group’s heavy truck maker, Traton, is partnering with Toyota’s Hino Motors on electric trucks. Traton and Hino have signed a joint venture agreement to develop full-electric and fuel cell trucks, VW said in a statement on Wednesday. The partnership will shorten development times for vehicles with battery and fuel cell technology, the
J.D. Power’s 2020 Q3 Mobility Confidence Index found that North American vehicle owners have not changed their opinions on battery-electric vehicles or self-driving technologies. The study, fueled by SurveyMonkey and released Tuesday, said “consumers remain skeptical because of their lack of firsthand experience with these technologies and lack of education about how and why these
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