I’m about to ask you to read a little over 1,500 words, so I’ll keep this introduction brief. Prior to spending a week with this Redline Red Tri-Coat Pearl Challenger Hellcat, I had only driven one at Willow Springs for all of 5 laps. I had just gotten out of Read more
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Ferraris are a mainstay at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but only in the GT classes now. You can’t blink at La Sarthe without accidentally nudging a 458 with an LMP1. (Sorry Jeff! ) Let’s ride on one of Ferrari’s older Le Mans prototypes at Road America, then: the Read more
After the launch of the Tesla Model X and the introduction of the hugely anticipated, and already successful, Model 3, Tesla released what amounted to be a mid-cycle refresh for the Model S. The primary draw was the new front fascia that resembled the rest of Tesla’s new lineup. The Read more
During a high-speed police pursuit on rural highway roads near Marijampolé, Lithuania, an unsuspecting police cruiser was subjected to tricks you might see in a James Bond movie. The video was captured by the cruiser’s dash cam, and was uploaded days after the incident. The Lithuanian police were in pursuit Read more
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Misc. Automakers,Green Automakers,Transportation Alternatives,Electric BYD sells EV buses to French operators, and begins a trial in Paris. Colorado’s new incentive law could accelerate EV sales. New website DrivingZEV tracks green car progress. Continue reading Recharge Wrap-up: BYD in France, automakers launch DrivingZEV Recharge Wrap-up: BYD in France, automakers Read more
Filed under: Celebrities,TV/Movies,UK Chris Evans will have a smaller role, while Rory Reid and Chris Harris will get more screen time. Will it be enough to reverse the sinking ship? Continue reading Chris Evans’s Top Gear role to shrink Chris Evans’s Top Gear role to shrink originally appeared on Autoblog Read more
There’s only three days and a handful of hours left until the lights go green at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Three days until the Ford GT, a car that hasn’t been back to the storied race in 50 years, returns to once again endeavor for a podium finish. Read more
Like many of our readers, I have an unhealthy fascination with rotary and other non-reciprocating piston engines. In fact, that very first sentence right there probably alienated most of our saner readers, but I don’t care, because a new type of rotary, non-reciprocating combustion engine was just tested on a Read more
The first preproduction body-in-white for the upcoming Volkswagen Tiguan long-wheelbase model has rolled off the assembly line at the automaker’s production plant in Puebla, Mexico. Although official production of the Tiguan LWB model isn’t slated until the first quarter of 2017, the early body-in-white allows the automaker “to check the Read more