When watching this crash from the Pirelli World Challenge weekend at Virginia International Raceway, it’s hard to decide what’s wilder: how violently this race car tumbled off of the track, or the fact that the driver climbed right out of the car and was released from a nearby medical center. Read more
The 2018 McLaren 720S is either a masterpiece of automotive design, or a weird Hot Wheels-y flying fish thing, depending on whom you ask. I’m crazy about the look myself, and when I got closer I found even more amazing details to freak out over. Read more…
California has approved a bill that will increase gas taxes and vehicle fees to fund transportation projects across the state. On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a bill that will raise $5.2 billion a year for mass transit initiatives as well as road and bridge repairs. The Read more
Filed under: Green,Tesla,Green Automakers,Safety,Electric Automatic braking currently only works at speeds up to 28 miles per hour. Continue reading Tesla revives automatic braking in response to lower review scores Tesla revives automatic braking in response to lower review scores originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 30 Apr 2017 09:25:00 EDT. Read more
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Government/Legal,Green,Fuel Efficiency The average California motorist will see transportation costs rise by about $10 a month. Continue reading California enacts $52 billion fuel tax hike for road, bridge repairs California enacts $52 billion fuel tax hike for road, bridge repairs originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 29 Apr Read more
The 2017 Kia Cadenza has received a Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Redesigned for the 2017 model year, the Cadenza earned “Good” scores in all five crash categories, including the difficult small overlap test. IIHS never ran the previous Cadenza through the small overlap Read more
Look, this is a little uncomfortable for me to just come right out and say, but I seem to rather frequently perspire on the palms when I drive around, and it makes me uncomfortable. Anybody else? Is there an easy fix for this? Read more…
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating a 2013 deal which gave the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile $5 million U.S. and a one percent stake in Formula One, reports the BBC. The SFO wants to know if F1 and the FIA violated the Bribery Act with the payment. Read Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased the automaker’s upcoming semi-truck ahead of its debut in September. The teaser, revealed during a TED Talk featuring Musk, shows the front end of a very upright-looking truck with a striking set of headlights. According to Electrek, Musk confirmed at the talk that a Read more
The 2017 Honda Civic Si offers a host of improvements over the previous model, including a new turbo engine with more torque and a lighter and more rigid body with an upgraded suspension. But in terms of looks, does the Civic Si live up to its legacy? Compare for yourself Read more