10:58 PM ET Australian Grand Prix boss Andrew Westacott has dismissed a report the Formula One race could end up in Sydney, saying Melbourne wants to keep it after its contract expires in 2025. 1 Related Australian broadcaster Seven Network said the New South Wales state government was having “high level talks” about a possible
Month: October 2021
What kind of car is the 2022 Ford Escape? What does it compare to? The 2022 Escape five-seat compact crossover SUV takes on bestsellers such as the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson, and Honda CR-V, not to mention Ford’s own Bronco Sport. Is the 2022 Ford Escape a good SUV? Review continues below The Escape posts
A 23-year-old from Ludwigsburg, Germany, near Stuttgart, has been ordered to pay several fines and go without a license for a full year, and has also been given three months to sell the BMW 440i with which he attempted to flee the police in April. The driver of the BMW was hanging out with friends
Elon Musk confirmed that owners of Tesla vehicles who bought the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package on cars with Autopilot 2.0 are going to need a camera upgrade before they get access to the “FSD Beta.” Starting with the introduction of its Autopilot 2.0 suite of sensors in 2016, Tesla started selling all of its cars
In this article GM 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X (left) and Denali Ultimate GM DETROIT – General Motors is rolling out two new high-end GMC Sierra 1500 pickups, including one called the Denali Ultimate, that will start at more than $80,000 – making it the most expensive full-size, half-ton pickup on the market. The new
The Denali trim of the GMC Sierra 1500 pickup sells for 24% above the average pickup price. With two new high-end trims for the 2022 model year, GMC should see even higher transaction prices. On Thursday, GMC revealed the 2022 Sierra 1500, which will include the luxurious Denali Ultimate and the off-road-focused AT4X. Sierra Denali
If you’re a car enthusiast, off-road aficionado, or have any knowledge of British motoring, you probably have a good idea of how significant the new generation Defender is. The most powerful variant is the P525 with its massive 518 hp supercharged V8, while the more subtle P400e 2.0 plug-in hybrid makes do with 398 hp.
Already beset by delays caused by supply shortages and a global pandemic, automakers face another hurdle in getting their cars to Australian customers: stink bugs. Cars arriving in Australia on container ships may be delayed even further due to the invasive species as the container ships they’re on must be fumigated, reports ABC News. The
It’s time for an update about Tesla‘s manufacturing infrastructure, which includes two electric car plants (one in California and one in China). Two new plants (in Germany and in Texas) are under construction and should start production by the end of the year or in early 2022. The currently installed potential manufacturing capacity exceeds 1 million
The remains of a Tesla vehicle are seen after it crashed in The Woodlands, Texas, April 17, 2021, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Scott J. Engle | via Reuters The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published an update Thursday on its investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla on
What kind of car is the 2022 Honda Ridgeline? What does it compare to? The 2022 Honda Ridgeline finds familiar footing in a resurgent mid-size pickup segment that attracts shoppers from crossover SUVs as well as utilitarian trucks. Sharing a platform with the Honda Pilot three-row SUV, the Ridgeline squares off against traditional pickups such
Self-driving tech might be marching ahead, but for some residents in a quiet dead-end street in San Francisco, the price of progress involves up to 50 Jaguar I-Paces descending upon the lane every day. The cars in question belong to Waymo, Google’s self-driving-tech sibling company. San Francisco was only the second city where the firm
By Simon Alvarez Posted on October 21, 2021 Tesla’s Q3 2021 Update Letter included several critical tidbits about the company’s ongoing projects across the globe. But amidst the wealth of information provided in the document, Tesla also included a small yet notable update of sorts from the Gigafactory Shanghai complex. The R&D center, where the
In this article TSLA Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Tesla reported third-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, and it’s a beat on both the top and bottom lines. Here are the results. Earnings per share
A new American hero is preparing to emerge, and it sounds like it hails from Italy. In September, General Motors released the first official image of the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ahead of the car’s full reveal on October 26. The image reveals new body work with larger intakes for cooling the flat-plane crank V-8
11:46 AM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Christian Lundgaard will leave European racing and switch to IndyCar next season in a third seat for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The Danish driver is a member of the Alpine Formula One team’s junior program and made his IndyCar debut in August on the road course at Indianapolis
What kind of car is the 2022 Kia K5? What does it compare to? A five-seat sedan with a new face and a new name (formerly, it was the Optima), the 2022 Kia K5 competes with cars like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and Hyundai Sonata. Is the 2022 Kia K5 a good car? Review
Lamborghinis are known for being thirsty, but this one wasn’t interested in gasoline. According to police in Austria, the incident occurred last night at approximately 10:50 p.m. when the 31 year old driver and a 40 year old passenger pulled into a parking lot alongside the Mondsee lake. After the passenger exited the vehicle, the
In this article TSLA Close up of Tesla logo on a charger at a Supercharger rapid battery charging station for the electric vehicle company Tesla Motors, in the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, August 24, 2016. Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Tesla is changing the battery chemistry it uses in
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Jeep Compass? What does it compare to? The 2022 Jeep Compass is a five-seat crossover SUV slotting between the slightly smaller Renegade and larger Cherokee. Its rivals include small crossovers such as the Subaru Crosstrek, Hyundai Kona, and Kia Seltos. Is the 2022 Jeep Compass a good car? Review
If you were one of the people who complained they’d have to be paid to watch Top Gear episodes featuring Chris Evans, you’re in luck as one company is willing to do that. However, you won’t just be watching a handful of episodes, but rather 236 episodes from the modern era of Top Gear. In
Tesla Model X buyers are left in the dark as deliveries start and some people who have placed an order a year ago still don’t know when they will get their car. Electrek has learned that Tesla expects more clarity on Model X delivery timelines next month. Tesla didn’t produce the Model X for about
In this article TSLA Dane Hardware (right), Ford design and release engineer, and Mary Fredrick, Ford battery validation engineer, measure the voltage of a battery using a digital multimeter at Ford’s Battery Benchmarking and Test Laboratory in Allen Park, Michigan. Ford As supply chains remain in distress across the globe, automakers are spending billions to
David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich build the Super Sammy—a junkyard-rescued Suzuki Samurai that they crammed a 440 Chrysler big-block into right where it sat in the middle of the junkyard. Then they take it out onto the road, complete with Roadkill style fires. #Roadkill #MotorTrend #EngineSwap MotorTrend is the ultimate streaming destination for gearheads coupled
This 1960 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet is a rare artifact from what was arguably Maranello’s golden age. It was recently restored by Black Horse Motors of Los Angeles, and owner Carl Steuer brought it by Jay Leno’s Garage to show it off. While mid-engine supercars are the most prestigious Ferraris today, the automaker was once
While many sedans are facing an existential crisis these days, there’s one sub-segment that’s been quietly thriving with new entries. Until recently, your only choice for a small executive sedan in the USA were Audi’s elegant A3 and Mercedes’ swoopier CLA. Now, aside from those two, BMW offers its FWD-based 2-Series Gran Coupe and Mercedes
A few days ago, drivers on the Interstate 75 in Miami witnessed what could be the slowest police pursuit ever to be caught on camera: a woman walking on foot trying to escape from two police cars. The incident took place on October 11 during bright daylight when the woman was seen walking barefoot on
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. (Geely) today (October 19, 2021) officially started the production of its all-new, all-electric Zeekr 001 model – the first of the new Zeekr premium brand. The production takes place at the new, highly-automated Zeekr Intelligent Factory in Ningbo, China, which according to the Chinese manufacturer, is the world’s most advanced
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images You may want to get used to higher prices at the pump, at least for now. As of Monday, the average cost of a gallon of gas was $3.30, up 7.5 cents from a month ago and $1.08 higher than a year ago, according to fuel savings app GasBuddy. By
Coldplay is going on a world tour with its new album, “Music Of The Spheres,” and the power for its shows will be supplied by recycled BMW i3 batteries. “We’re proud to partner with BMW to create the world’s first tourable, rechargeable show battery, which will allow us to power our concerts almost entirely from
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