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Back in 2010, Google co-founder Larry Page started Kitty Hawk with the aim to develop affordable, efficient, and relatively quiet personal aircraft that could be used to cross major cities in minutes, instead of hours that the same traffic-filled routes would take by car. Kitty Hawk has presented a number of concepts over the years,

Porsche announced Thursday it will end its participation in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship after 2020. The automaker cited the economic effects of the Covid-19 coronavirus for the decision and hinted a return might be possible in the future. “With a view to the current corporate situation in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, it is only

Apparently the world needs another Batman movie as a new one is coming, this time starring Robert Pattinson of “Twilight” fame as the Caped Crusader. Naturally, any new Batman production is going to need a new Batmobile, and the film’s director Matt Reeves took to Twitter on Sunday to post up fresh photos of the

BMW on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned 4-Series coupe. It’s the first member of a redesigned 4-Series family that has adopted a bold new look and will eventually spawn a battery-electric member dubbed the i4. The new coupe reaches dealers later this year as a 2021 model and with a starting price of ‭$46,595‬. That’s for

Dartz is famous for its big, hulking SUVs, although some may only know the company for offering the world’s most expensive vodka. In the future, the Dartz name could come to be synonymous with electric cars. The company has teamed up with a major Chinese automaker to revive historic Russian brand Freze as a player

The recipe is familiar. Take a front-wheel-drive economy and add some spice. That’s how the Volkswagen Golf GTI reinvented the affordable performance car. With the eighth-generation GTI on the way, VW delved into the car’s origin story. In 1974, a handful of staffers hatched a plan (no pun intended) for a sporty Golf model, with

Bugatti has just launched the Chiron Pur Sport and describes it as the company’s most extreme hypercar yet. The $3.6 million heavy hitter has been designed for the track, and comes with enough leeway in its stability control that steering via the throttle is possible. 2021 Acura TLX Acura unveiled its redesigned 2021 TLX this

Buick on Friday provided a first look at its redesigned 2021 Envision arriving at dealerships early next year. The small crossover SUV features a bolder, more expressive look than its somewhat staid predecessor which has been on sale since 2016 and never managed to really excite the market. Sales in the United States have averaged

Nissan has given us a first look at its next-generation Z sports car. Tipped to be called a 400Z, the new car looks to have retro-inspired styling and a smaller footprint that the current 370Z. Formula One organizers have agreed to new rules affecting the next three seasons. Key among them is a stricter budget

A delightful story arrived in my inbox recently. Headlined “The six weirdest places F1 has raced,” it was written by Ben Miles and published by Goodwood Road & Racing, and if you haven’t signed up for the British circuit’s newsletter, you’re missing some great (oh-how-I-hate-the-word) content. Those six weirdest places in Miles’ mind were a

Honda’s next-generation Civic is coming up shortly, and a prototype for the Type R variant has just been spotted. Judging by the prototype, Honda is going with a more mature look for the next Civic range. Mercedes-Benz’s GLC looks to be growing in size for its next generation. New proportions should also result in a

The Honda S2000s driven by Johnny Tran and Suki in “The Fast and the Furious” and “2 Fast 2 Furious,” respectively, may look different, but don’t let the paint jobs fool you. They were actually the same car, Craig Lieberman, a technical advisor on both films, has revealed. Like many of the cars in “The

The modern Ford GT is sold through a special application process that requires buyers to promise not to sell their cars for at least two years so that speculators don’t make out like bandits, but as time passes on we’re starting to see more and more of the cars wind up for sale. The latest

A redesigned Genesis G80 boasting a new platform, new powertrains, and a very alluring design is headed to showrooms soon. Prices have risen but the G80 still undercuts its German alternatives. 2021 BMW 5-Series facelift spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien One of those German alternatives is BMW’s 5-Series, the current version of which

Mazda unveiled a racing version of its stunning RX-Vision concept from 2015, but this one is for the virtual world only. The new race car is currently available for download in “Gran Turismo Sport” for the Sony PlayStation 4. An updated BMW 5-Series boasting a fresh look and new tech is due to be unveiled

The production version of the $1.1 million Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign has been revealed. Just 50 of the 710-horsepower special editions are being built and a few build slots are still up for grabs. McLaren is now building the last of its 600LT sports cars. The last examples bound for the United States are 600LT

Acura will unveil a new generation of its TLX on May 28, and to build excitement the automaker on Wednesday released this single teaser shot. The teaser shot is of the TLX Type S, a new performance variant to sit at the top of the redesigned TLX family. 2021 Acura TLX spy shots – Photo

Alpina has entered the full-size SUV segment for the first time by unveiling on Tuesday the new XB7 based on the BMW X7. Confirmed to start deliveries in the United States this September, the arrival of the XB7 will also mark the first time Alpina offers an SUV in these parts. 2021 BMW Alpina XB7

The modern Mini’s third-generation family is in the process of being updated. The first members off the line were the Hardtop and Convertible, and we’ve since seen the Clubman updated. That leaves us with the Countryman as the final member to be updated. The recent sighting of a prototype suggests the update should happen soon.

The Bloodhound Land Speed Record project is aiming for 1,000 mph, and so far the car has hit 628 mph in a test conducted in November 2019 on the Hakskeenpan in South Africa’s Kalahari Desert. That speed may be far off from Bloodhound’s goal, but reaching it was far from easy, as this video from Top

Volkswagen this week finally revealed when its redesigned Mk8 Golf will reach the United States. The new hatch is due here in the second half of 2021, and it’s coming exclusively in the Golf GTI and Golf R performance variants. Vector open-top 2+2 lifestyle vehicle with an El Camino-like bed sketch by Michael Santoro American

With annual sales in the United States averaging less than 2,000 units over the past five years, Acura’s RLX was already on its last legs and now the automaker has decided to put it to rest. Automotive News (subscription required) reported Thursday that dealers were told the RLX will be dropped after the 2020 model

Aston Martin is almost ready to launch the next creation from its longstanding partnership with Italian design house Zagato. The car is a bespoke version of the DBS Superleggera, which goes by the name DBS GT Zagato. Its design was shown late last year to mark Zagato’s centennial, and now the first prototype example has

The Meyer-Drake Offenhauser engine of the 1950s was robust, powerful and reliable. After all, the 252 ci. DOHC inline four-cylinder engine had not only won the Indianapolis 500 every year from 1950 – 1960, but also captured the next two positions in each race as well. The Offy also set the pole winning time 10

The current Lexus IS has been on sale since the 2014 model year and is due to be renewed shortly. Motor Trend reported on Monday that a redesigned IS is coming for the 2021 and that the car will be based on an updated version of the current generation’s rear-wheel-drive platform instead of being a

Toyota has finally confirmed it is bringing a hot hatchback to the United States. Under the “Upcoming Vehicles” tab on the automaker’s local website is a placeholder for a “GR Hot Hatch.” Clicking on a link for “View More Info” under the placeholder brings you to a landing page showing a hot hatch based on

Most Porsche Cayennes spend their lives in shopping mall parking lots and Starbucks drive-thrus, but they were built for more. The Cayenne has serious off-road potential, as this build from E-Motion Engineering demonstrates. Detailed in a video from Hoonigan AutoFocus (via Motor1), this Cayenne is a second-generation model with the turbodiesel engine. The engine is

The rumor mill has been going into overdrive with news that a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS is coming. Giving some credence to the rumors is a prototype spied this week of a Cayman even more hardcore than the GT4. 2021 BMW M5 CS spy shots – Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Another prototype we spied

BMW is working on an updated version of its its 5-Series, which is due out later this year as a 2021 model. The high-performance M5 variant is also due to be updated and included in the range this time will be a new performance flagship positioned above the current M5 Competition and likely carrying the

Lamborghini’s Huracan Evo received a rear-wheel-drive option in January, and for true driving enthusiasts this is the one to get. Not only does it deliver a purer driving experience than the all-wheel-drive Huracan Evo, it has a lower price to boot. On Thursday, Lamborghini introduced the Spyder convertible version of the Huracan Evo Rear-Wheel Drive.