Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Emissions,Diesel Six months on, VW has made significant progress in buying back cars affected by the diesel emissions scandal. Continue reading VW says it has bought, fixed more than half of polluting 2.0-liter diesels in US VW says it has bought, fixed more than half of polluting 2.0-liter Read more
Perhaps Apple will join the automotive industry after all? In the clearest sign yet that Apple is preparing self-driving car systems, the tech giant has been granted a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California. Apple is now listed on the California DMV’s website as having a permit to test Read more
The thing about this fix is that I can almost see how it seemed like a good idea at the time. This person’s ratty old ‘80s-era Mercedes-Benz SL must have had a big hole in the convertible top, so the owner thought ‘what keeps out rain?’ An umbrella! Problem solved! Read more
The level of engineering in pro drift cars these days is utterly fascinating. Here is, for instance, Chris Forsberg’s twin-turbo, anti-lag Nissan VQ V6 putting down four-figure horsepower numbers while sounding like the whole world is ending. Read more…
The S60 might not be the obvious choice as the first vehicle Volvo builds at a new plant under construction outside Charleston, S.C. And some might question the Swedish automaker’s decision to pick the U.S. over lower-cost Mexico for a $500 million North American assembly plant. But those are the Read more
Hyundai announced the enhanced availability of its Blue Link system at the New York auto show this week. The feature, which offers emergency assistance and remote vehicle services, will be available at no charge for three years on all 2018 Hyundai models and 2017 Ioniq cars. The deal includes the Read more
The FT-4X is a playful generalist. Don’t pigeonhole it. Continue reading Toyota’s FT-4X concept learned the wrong lessons from the Honda Element experiment Toyota’s FT-4X concept learned the wrong lessons from the Honda Element experiment originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms Read more
Filed under: Green,Tesla,United States,Sedan,Truck,Commercial Vehicles,Electric Tesla chief Elon Musk says the company will stage its final Model 3 reveal in July and its first semi-truck unveiling in September. Continue reading Tesla Model 3 will have ‘final’ reveal in July before a truck launches in September Tesla Model 3 will have Read more
Our Project Modified Engine Build presented by World Products and Erson Cams continues with the dry assembly process Imagine you’re putting together your own engine. You’ve gone through the process of picking out the best products and start putting them together to build an awesome power plant. But then you Read more
90-Degree Dreams and Quarter Mile Sideshow In the golden age of drag racing the variety of surrealistic machines was challenged only by one’s ability to process the cornucopia of crazy contraptions and beautiful blitzers unleashed on the quarter mile. It was a mind game for builders, but also for fans. Read more