• What’s Better Than One Nismo Clubman Race Spec R34 Skyline GT-R? Two!

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:48
    While it’s just a dream for me, such a place exists in the real world a few miles north of London. Welcome to Harlow Jap Autos (HJA). For years, HJA has been importing JDM performance cars from Japan, spanning ex-demo machines to ultra-rare models and everything in between. Late last year, I caught wind of […] The post What’s Better Than One Nismo Clubman Race Spec R34 Skyline GT-R? wo! appeared first on Speedhunters.

  • Bringing The Heat: Clean Culture Japan 2024

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:48
    Building on its foundations while staying true to the Clean Culture event formula born in the USA – Jun Takahashi of Hardcore Tokyo and his team created a follow-up that was bigger and better, even including a live drift element. While Clean Culture Japan 2023 was held in May, 2024’s edition played out in the […] The post Bringing The Heat: Clean Culture Japan 024 appeared first on Speedhunters.

  • Brunco Sacco, led Mercedes design for almost two decades, dead at 90

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Former Mercedes designer Bruno Sacco died at the age of 90 Sacco was responsible for the W126 S-Class and R129 SL-Class Sacco was inducted into both the Automotive Hall of Fame and European Automotive Hall of Fame Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that Bruno Sacco died at the age of 90 in Sindelfingen, Germany on Sept. 19. Sacco was one of the...

  • 2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio lineup shrinks

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Following a refresh for the 2024 model year, the 2025 Alfa Romeo Stelvio carries over with few changes, including a consolidation of trim levels and a new limited-edition model. A single trim level replaces the previous Sprint, Ti, and Veloce grades. The Stelvio Quadrifoglio performance model already departed earlier this year with a Super Sport...

  • 2024 Maserati GranTurismo recalled for displaying wrong fuel level

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    The redesigned 2024 Maserati GranTurismo is being recalled because gasoline models may display the wrong fuel level. The recall includes 524 cars, including 454 units of the GranTurismo coupe and 70 examples of its 2024 Maserati GranCabrio convertible sibling. A software issue in the affected vehicles' body control modules may cause the digital...

  • McLaren GT recalled because hood might spring open

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    McLaren has issued a recall on its GT supercar due to the front hood potentially opening unexpectedly. The recall covers examples from the 2020-2023 model years, and affects a total of 1,012 cars in the U.S. According to the recall notice published by the NHTSA on Sept. 11 (recall campaign number 24V661000), excessive tension in the manual release...

  • The "World Ender" is a Land Rover Defender 6x6 for $374,999

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Florida-based Apocalypse Manufacturing has released another 6-wheeled creation. This time it's a Land Rover Defender dubbed "World Ender." Apocalypse claims to be the first to build a 6x6 version of the current-generation Defender. The goal was to create a rival to the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 that has become a high-value collectible since its...

  • Hoosier reveals its first street-legal tire

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    To date, Hoosier has made a lineup of racing tires for road courses, dirt ovals, drag racing, karting, off-roading, rallying, and even for pro street cars. None were made to be street-legal—until now. The Hoosier TrackAttack Pro is an extreme summer performance tire that's street-legal in the U.S. It's available now in more than 40 sizes for...

  • 2025 Cupra Raval spied, will spawn VW ID.2 sibling

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    The Cupra Raval will be the first of VW Group's new subcompact EVs The subcompact EVs will use VW Group's MEB Small platform Cupra plans to launch in the U.S. later this decade Several Volkswagen Group brands are working on a new generation of subcompact electric vehicles, and a prototype for one of them has been spotted. The prototype is for the...

  • VW's new US-spec Tiguan set for 2024 Los Angeles auto show

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Volkswagen unveiled a new generation of the Tiguan compact crossover last fall, but that isn't the version bound for the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will once again get a larger Tiguan distinct from the version sold overseas (shown here), and the covers will come off in November during the 2024 Los Angeles auto show. The reveal date was confirmed by...

  • Ford ups BlueCruise's hands-free time with version 1.4 update

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Ford on Thursday announced an updated version of BlueCruise, which allows the automated driver-assist system for highways to operate in hands-free mode much longer than earlier versions. The new version BlueCruise 1.4 can now handle conditions such as a tight curve, a narrow lane, inclement weather, and the sun's reflection on the sensors, which...

  • Daniel Ricciardo fired by RB F1 team, replaced by Liam Lawson

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Red Bull Racing feeder team RB has dropped Daniel Ricciardo Liam Lawson will race with RB for the remainder of the season Lawson may be promoted to Red Bull if he manages to outperform current RB driver Yuki Tsunoda Daniel Ricciardo has been dropped by the RB Formula 1 team, potentially marking the end of his F1 career. The Red Bull Racing feeder...

  • 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron starts at $65,095, delivers up to 321 miles

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    The 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron reaches dealerships by the end of 2024 The compact electric crossover is priced from $65,095 The price undercuts the related Porsche Macan EV by more than $12,000 Audi's new Q6 E-Tron sails into showrooms later this year, and the automaker on Wednesday announced pricing information. The electric compact crossover arrives as...

  • McLaren W1 set as P1 successor, debuts Oct. 6

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    McLaren P1 successor confirmed as the W1 New hypercar will join McLaren Ultimate Series Production expected to be limited to less than 400 units A new McLaren hypercar is just around the corner, and not just any old hypercar, but the successor to the P1. McLaren on Friday revealed the car's name as W1, and confirmed the debut will take place on...

  • The greatest Corvettes of all time

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    The Corvette started out as a modestly powerful convertible It has grown in power and performance through eight generations The first V-8 arrived for 1957 The C8 marked the first mid-engine layout Since 1953, the Chevrolet Corvette has claimed the title of America’ sports car. It has evolved through eight generations into more than just a...

  • 2026 Kia PV5 electric van caught on video

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Kia plans to have 14 electric vehicles in its lineup as soon as 2027, and some of these will be purpose-built vehicles designed to meet a customer's specific needs, such as delivery vans or shuttles. Kia previewed some of its upcoming purpose-built vehicles with concepts during 2024 CES, albeit without any powertrain details. Now a camouflaged...

  • 2025 Ford Expedition spied, debuts Oct. 3

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:17
    Ford is close to revealing an updated Expedition A teaser photo reveals a new front end design Spy shots suggest a rugged Expedition Tremor model will be introduced Ford gave its F-150 an update for the 2024 model year, and now the pickup truck's Expedition SUV counterpart is about to go under the knife. The current Expedition arrived in 2017 as a...

  • Ford giving EV buyers free home charger and installation

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Ford's aiming to make life easier and less confusing for EV buyers. On Monday, Ford CEO Jim Farley posted on LinkedIn that the automaker will be providing a free home charger, along with installation, to its buyers that buy or lease a Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit. Farley said the complimentary Level 2 home charger will either come...

  • Review: 2024 Ford F-150 Hybrid smooths out

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    The Ford F-150 Hybrid powertrain has been updated for 2024 Hybrid F-Series models no longer shudder and judder The F-150 Hybrid costs $59,345, delivers good value for money Ford fixed the F-150 Hybrid. Based on how well the Hybrid now drives, hauls, and generates its way to higher mpg, it probably should have been the headline all along. The 2024...

  • VW CEO pushes for hybrids in the US

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Volkswagen Group of America CEO Pablo Di Si wants to bring hybrids back to the VW's U.S. lineup, Automotive News reports. VW hasn't sold a hybrid in the U.S. since the Jetta Hybrid was pulled from the lineup in 2017 after a three-year production run, but Di Si said in the interview that he's trying to change the minds of VW brand management in...

  • Rivian CEO saddened EVs became political

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    GM and Rivian's CEO have something in common, based on comments made in recent days: Neither thought EVs would become a political lightning rod. On Thursday while speaking at the New York Times' Climate Forward event Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said "I think it's really important that we don't make EVs a political thing, and I'm saddened...

  • First 24/7 Manhattan EV fast-charging site vies for Uber drivers

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Revel on Thursday opened what the company claims is New York City's first electric vehicle fast-charging site open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Located at Pier 36 in the Lower East Side section of New York's Manhattan borough, the site features 10 320-kw DC fast-chargers from Finnish company Kempower, according to a Revel press release. The...

  • Bentley CEO says luxury market rejects electric cars

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    The Volkswagen Group ultra-luxury brand Bentley appears to have cooled even more on EVs. As its CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser recently told Car and Driver "what we see in the luxury market right now (is that) people reject electric cars." Wealthy consumers "consider luxury cars only with a combustion engine," the executive claimed. In 2020, Bentley...

  • Jeep considering hybrids without a charge port for US

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    After seeing success with its 4xe plug-in hybrids, Jeep may add some conventional hybrids to its U.S. lineup as well, reports Automotive News. Standard hybrids are "definitely one of a range of things we are looking at for sure," Jeep global product planning VP Matthew Nyquist said in a video conference call with Automotive News and other media...

  • Hyundai and Kia seek to cut LFP battery cost, reliance on China

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Process could cut costs and reduce emissions in making LFP cells for EVs It lays the foundation for greater LFP manufacturing in South Korea, outside China Chinese suppliers also continue to innovate on a battery type they championed Hyundai and Kia this week launched a project to develop cheaper cathode materials for lithium iron phosphate (LFP)...

  • 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron costs $65,095, has up to 321 miles of range

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    The 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron arrives at dealers in the U.S. later this year Q6 E-Trons have up to 321 miles of range The Q6 E-Tron costs between $65,095 and $80,595. Audi this week confirmed pricing and EPA electric range for the 2025 Q6 E-Tron, which is scheduled to arrive at U.S. dealerships before the end of the year. Pricing starts at $65,095 (all...

  • 2025 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid adopts new naming convention

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    The Toyota Prius Prime changes its name to the Prius Plug-In Hybrid for the 2025 model year, but it's still the same fuel-efficient hatchback. Toyota is nixing the Prime badge from both the Prius and RAV4 plug-in hybrids in a move to recast them as interchangeable with plug-in hybrids from other automakers. It believes this will help consumers...

  • Here’s how you can help Consumer Reports rate public charging

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Data from Chargeway users will be used for Consumer Reports EV charging ratings The Chargeway app provides advanced route planning and more What Chargeway provides to CR will be anonymous by user Consumer Reports hasn’ yet evaluated electric vehicle charging on anything like the scale the organization does when looking at the reliability of...

  • Here's why Toyota is nixing Prime badge for PHEVs

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Toyota says the switch away from Prime is a matter of easier recognition Otherwise, RAV4 and Prius plug-in hybrids carry over with few changes Toyota’ sold the most Prime PHEVs in California emissions states Prime time has ended for Toyota plug-in hybrids, as the automaker makes a marketing move to recast them as interchangeable with...

  • 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid costs $45,260

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    Starting with 2025, the RAV4 Prime is now called the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid PHEV offers the same 42 plug-in electric miles then 38 mpg as a hybrid 2025 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid prices start $175 higher than 2024 Prime The Toyota RAV4 Prime changes its name to the RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid for 2025, but otherwise remains the same. The name change is meant...

  • Minivans shift to hybrid, except Honda Odyssey

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    The redesigned Kia Carnival has a hybrid option with 33 mpg combined Standard as a hybrid, the Toyota Sienna gets 36 mpg or 35 mpg with all-wheel drive The Chrysler Pacifica is the only plug-in hybrid minivan, with a 32-mile electric range The Chrysler Voyager may be back as the base model of the Pacifica, but only one minivan today doesn't offer...

  • 2025 Chevy Blazer EV gets more range, power boost, lower price

    Updated: 2024-09-30 20:26:15
    2025 Blazer EV gets up to 334 miles of EPA-rated range, according to Chevy Power has been boosted by up to 25 hp versus 2024 Blazer EV models Base front-wheel-drive $45,995 Blazer EV LT will be available for order "soon" Chevrolet on Friday confirmed a boost to both EPA range ratings and power output for its rear- and all-wheel-drive 2025 Blazer...

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