The new Porsche 911 Targa 4 and Targa 4S models are perfect for anyone undecided on whether to purchase a new Porsche 911 as a Coupe or as a Cabriolet. However, it is not just the cool looks and versatility of the new 911 Targa models that make them so appealing, as Jason from Engineering
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DETROIT — General Motors’ effort to revive its racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was denied in a Friday ruling by a federal judge, who said new evidence the automaker presented was “too speculative.” U.S. District Judge Paul Borman dismissed the case with prejudice in July after calling it a distraction for the companies and
The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX was teased; we spied the 2022 Subaru BRZ; and we took a spin in the 2021 Porsche 911 Targa 4. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. Ram teased the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX in a video ahead of its Aug. 17 debut. The supercharged Hellcat pickup
Pert and perky, the 2021 Honda HR-V is no lumbering SUV; it’s hardly a crossover, though its front-wheel-drive hatchback essentials can be fortified with all-wheel drive. The 2021 HR-V carries over from the year before unchanged, but it’s alone at the bottom of the Honda lineup now that the Fit has been canceled. With the
A young man in Mesa, Arizona has been lucky to escape serious injury after a car jack reportedly failed when he was under the vehicle. Bodycam footage shared online by PoliceActivity shows police officers arriving on scene at roughly 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11. They are presented with the man lying under the side
Rolls-Royce confirmed that the upcoming redesign of the Ghost sedan will feature standard all-wheel drive. The Ghost, which will also move to Rolls-Royce’s aluminum architecture, follows the redesigned Phantom, which went on sale in 2018, and the addition of the Cullinan SUV late the same year. The sedan, which is slotted below the larger Phantom
Former Tesla Inc. technician Martin Tripp acknowledged that he intentionally violated a protective order when he announced on Twitter that he’d fired his attorneys and posted court documents and depositions online. Not long after an online hearing Friday, Tripp posted a thread of contrition on Twitter, apologizing to the judge for publicly maligning her and
A California judge on Thursday refused to give Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. more time to appeal his decision forcing them to classify drivers in that state as employees, which they have said would necessitate restructuring their businesses. At a hearing in San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Ethan Schulman said he found no reason
Felix Stellmaszek is a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy; he says it’s just part of his personality. So when the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle owner was prepping for a cross-country move from Atlanta to California, he went from thinking “maybe I’ll just ride my LiveWire all the way there” to hitting the road just a couple
BMW is aggressively growing its range of electrified models and the new 545e xDrive Sedan is the latest in the plug-in hybrid 5-Series family. By the end of this year, there will be no less than five plug-in hybrid options in the 5-Series range. This range will consist of the 530e Sedan, 530e xDrive Sedan,
BERLIN — Daimler reached an agreement to settle U.S. proceedings relating to investigations into software to cheat diesel emissions tests that will result in costs of about $1.5 billion, the German carmaker said Thursday. The maker of Mercedes-Benz cars said it expects an impact on its free cash flow over the next three years as
DETROIT — No auto show? No problem. The coronavirus pandemic is prohibiting consumers from getting an in-person look at Ford Motor Co.’s newest vehicles through elaborate show displays, so the automaker decided to take one product directly to their homes. Ford on Thursday announced an augmented reality feature called “driveway dealership.” It allows users to
A 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe will serve as the pace car for the 2020 Indianapolis 500, which will be held Aug. 23, Chevy announced in a press release Wednesday. General Motors president Mark Reuss will drive it. Chevy and the Corvette have become fixtures at the Indy 500. No other brand and vehicle, respectively,
The 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser is a full-time four-wheel-drive icon with a handful of luxury touches. The Toyota Land Cruiser SUV is an icon. Its go-anywhere, haul-anything attitude is a direct link between utility vehicles from the past and modern luxury SUVs of today. It’s nostalgic and useful in all the right ways, but it’s
A Bugatti Chiron and a Porsche 911 Cabriolet have been badly damaged in a crash along the scenic Gotthard Pass in Switzerland. It is believed that the Chiron and the 911 were driving behind a Mercedes-Benz C-Class up the pass which itself was stuck behind a slow-moving motorhome. The driver of the Bugatti reportedly pulled
If the Greatest Spectacle in Racing happens and no one is there to see it, does it make a sound? Roger Penske, the new owner of the 111-year-old Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is about to find out. After vowing in June that his first Indianapolis 500 as the man in charge would happen only if fans
General Motors plans to hand off ventilator production at its Indiana parts facility to Ventec Life Systems by the end of the month as it completes its government contract to build 30,000 ventilators to help treat coronavirus patients. GM has delivered more than 20,000 ventilators to the National Stockpile and expects to send the remaining
The PSA Group briefly announced that from 2023 its new cars will be equipped with infotainment systems with Android Automotive OS, Google’s open-source platform for vehicles. As the partnership just begins, PSA will need some time to implement Android on its cars (including Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel/Vauxhall brands). The first with on-board Android is
LOS ANGELES — Hyundai giveth and Hyundai taketh away with the next-generation Elantra for the 2021 model year. Last week, it announced the discontinuation of the Elantra GT hatchback and its sporty N Line trim. This week, the Korean automaker confirmed that the new N Line version of the Elantra sedan will be equipped with
By Joey Klender Posted on August 12, 2020 German automaker Volkswagen has announced that its first EV production facility in the United States will be located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The facility will be an expansion of the company’s current vehicle production plant located in the landlocked U.S. state. In a press release on August 12,
The new Aston Martin DBX is a true “make-or-break” moment for the British carmaker and as such, it has to be really rather good. That’s a pretty tall order for any new model, let alone for the first Aston Martin SUV. Aston Martin’s DBX is also based on a new aluminum platform and is produced
Electric commercial truck maker Nikola tried unsuccessfully to raise $1 billion in the private markets and only turned to a merger with a so-called blank-check company to go public as a way to raise the needed funds, its CFO said. Nikola quickly raised a $250 million commitment from lead investor CNH International last summer, but
BMW has teased enthusiasts with a combination to make them salivate: an M3 wagon. The glimpse of this halo combination was posted by BMW’s M division Wednesday on Instagram, captioned only: “Mic Drop.” The automaker added hashtags including #M3 and #Touring, the latter being BMW-speak for wagon. But before anyone in the U.S. opens their
If the DOT hadn’t invented double-yellow lines, the Honda CR-V would have been a great marker for the middle of the road. Honda fits the CR-V crossover with either a 1.5-liter turbo-4, a continuously variable automatic transmission, and front- or all-wheel drive—or a hybridized version, with electric motor and battery grafted on to a non-turbo-4.
If you were born without the gift of sight and suddenly became able to see, what would you do first? Canadian Mike Schickerowski, who was born blind 44 years ago, had only one thing in mind: buying a Corvette. Schickerowski came into this world with nystagmus, a disease that had rendered him blind for his
Automaker captives acted quickly in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic to assist their customers and dealership partners. Lenders granted payment deferrals and lease extensions on a mass scale for existing customers and fielded an influx of consumer calls and messages during a time of uncertainty. Most of this work was done from employees’
The Cadillac Lyriq will start at less than $60,000 when it debuts in late 2022 or early 2023, Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors North America, said Wednesday. Cadillac won’t announce official pricing anytime soon, but as the brand transitions to an all-electric portfolio, the Lyriq midsize crossover and other EVs have to be able
Tesla Inc. is splitting its elevated shares in a 5-for-1 exchange, a move timed to make the stock price less expensive for individual investors after becoming the world’s most valuable automaker. Its shares surged on the news in aftermarket trading. Each shareholder of record on Aug. 21 will receive a dividend of four additional shares
Tesla has announced a 5 for 1 stock split after market close today – sending its stock (TSLA) jumping as much as 8% in after hours trading. The automaker made the announcement via its investor website on Tuesday: “Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) announced today that the Board of Directors has approved and declared a five-for-one split of
Anyone who can afford to blow a six-figure sum on a car is most certainly well-off, but say you have that kind of money lying around, should you want to go electric and buy something like a Porsche Taycan? A rival to the Tesla Model S, the range counts the 4S, Turbo and Turbo S,
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