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1 Feb 2024, 21:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / February 1, 2024 will never be forgotten by the Formula 1 community. After winning six drivers' titles with Mercedes-AMG, the one and only Lewis Hamilton confirmed that he's leaving the German team from Brackley for Maranello's favor...
1 Feb 2024, 20:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The single most important supercar of the 1990s was the BMW V12-powered McLaren F1, which is credited to the one and only Gordon Murray, Peter Stevens, and Paul Rosche. A decade later, the Volkswagen Group flexed its proverbial muscles with the man...
1 Feb 2024, 19:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As you're well aware, the C 63 is a plug-in hybrid with turbo four-cylinder muscle nowadays. The 205 series, by comparison, used to sport a twin-turbocharged V8 and no hybrid nonsense whatever. The 204 was even simpler, with Mercedes-Benz gift...
1 Feb 2024, 17:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Japanese automaker Mazda discontinued its trademark pistonless rotary engine in 2012. That's also when the RX-8 quad coupe was canned with no successor in sight. Everyone and their dog hoped that the bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful RX-Vis...
31 Jan 2024, 21:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Serving as the spiritual successor to the Elise, the Lotus Type 135 will be revealed late 2026 for the 2027 model year. An Emira-replacing model is also expected to join the lineup by decade's end. The 135 will be priced at circa 75,000 pou...
31 Jan 2024, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / CSL AutoTime has uploaded a spicy video starring three M cars, of which a single M is completely stock. All three of them clocked 12 seconds in the quarter mile, but alas, the most powerful of the bunch finished last due to a broken water pump. ...
31 Jan 2024, 19:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Kai Grunitz, the member of the board of management responsible for technical development at the Volkswagen brand, has stopped short of confirming that the ID.3 will be phased out in favor of the Golf. The Mk9 is expected to arrive in 2028 on the Sc...
31 Jan 2024, 19:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / An investigation was opened into the facelifted Model 3 at the beginning of January 2024 by federal regulators in Australia due to a potential breach of motor vehicle regulations. Under Australian Design Rule 34/03, five-seat vehicles must be equip...
31 Jan 2024, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At the 2021 Los Angeles Motor Show, the Hyundai Motor Group unleashed the SEVEN concept. Said concept previews the all-new Ioniq 7, which is expected to enter series production in July 2024. In the first instance, Hyundai will assemble the Kia E...
31 Jan 2024, 16:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Electric vehicles are less complex than internal combustion-engined vehicles. But when it comes to software, pretty much every vehicle on sale today is tremendously more complex than new cars, trucks, and crossovers from merely a decade ago. Ba...
31 Jan 2024, 16:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Building on the mid-range trim level, the 2024 Volkswagen Taos SE is now available to configure stateside. Pricing starts at $30,365 with front-wheel drive, whereas 4MOTIOn adds $1,650 to the tally. New for 2024, the SE upgrades to standard Clim...
31 Jan 2024, 15:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Japanese automaker Mazda sells no fewer than four rear-biased vehicles in Australia, beginning with the MX-5 soft top and its RF sibling. The other two are utility vehicles based on the manufacturer's new Large Product Architecture, and both o...
31 Jan 2024, 14:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the full-size truck segment, the Big Three in Detroit offer three distinct V8 turbo diesels. At the very top of the spectrum, the Ford Scorpion 6.7-liter Power Stroke develops up to 500 horsepower and 1,200 pound-feet (1,627 Nm) of torque, where...
31 Jan 2024, 04:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Similar to the 4 Series, the M4 has also been treated to a mid-cycle refresh. The 2025 model year brings forth a plethora of small changes that make a tremendous difference, including 20 additional ponies from the M4 Competition xDrive's engin...
31 Jan 2024, 03:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Twinned with the 3 Series, the 4er has been refreshed – both visually and technically – for model year 2025. To be launched worldwide in March 2024, the Life Cycle Impulse comes exclusively as a mild hybrid in the US and Europe. Over...
31 Jan 2024, 01:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unleashed in August 2018, the G29-series BMW Z4 offers a manual transmission since July 2019. But alas, the stick shift in question is available exclusively on the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder sDrive20i. Come March 2024, the 3.0-liter six-cylinder...
31 Jan 2024, 01:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A few years back, Mitsubishi Motors got in hot water due to discrepancies between declared and actual fuel consumption figures. Mitsubishi partner Nissan discovered these discrepancies in early 2016, and not surprising anyone, Nissan eventually acq...
31 Jan 2024, 00:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Technically similar to the fourth-generation Tucson, the Santa Cruz entered series production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in June 2021 for the 2022 model year. Not long now, the 2025 model year facelift will be out with a revised front e...
30 Jan 2024, 23:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Previewed in July 2023, then revealed in November 2023, the facelifted Sorento will hit US dealership lots for the 2024 model year. As ever, the combustion-only Sorento will continue production at Kia's assembly plant in West Point, Georgia. T...
30 Jan 2024, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Going on sale in the fall of 2024, the Wagoneer S is Jeep's first production vehicle based on the STLA Large platform. Otherwise put, it's twinned with the 2025 model year Dodge Charger Daytona. Stellantis published new pics of the ser...