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Shocker! Test Shows Physical Buttons Are Less Time-Consuming in Cars Than Touchscreens

Shocker! Test Shows Physical Buttons Are Less Time-Consuming in Cars Than Touchscreens

you probably already know this, but it takes longer to perform specific tasks in new cars with many menu screens. if you didn't already know this, a swedish auto magazine proved it with science.vi bilägare tested a dozen vehicles—primarily new but also one 2005 volvo—to see how long it took to perform a series of four task [...]

DeLorean Alpha and Omega Concepts: In Beta for Now, but Promising

DeLorean Alpha and Omega Concepts: In Beta for Now, but Promising

the current delorean brand has three concepts now, including two that made debuts during monterey car week.earlier in the year, the company previewed the 2024 alpha5 2+2 coupe, the best view into the next production delorean. at monterey, the company showed the alpha5 plasmatail, an extended, swoopy take on the alpha5 that carries more cargo in [...]

2022 Pebble Beach and Monterey Car Week Live Blog

2022 Pebble Beach and Monterey Car Week Live Blog

the pebble beach concours d'elegance and all the festivities around monterey, california, during car week transform the peninsula into an open-air car museum. nearly every event—and there are many—is packed with one-of-a-kind cars you may never see again or that you've only seen in books. this weekend, our editors will sha [...]

Aston Martin Builds the Stunning V12 Vantage Roadster It Said It Wouldnt

Aston Martin Builds the Stunning V12 Vantage Roadster It Said It Wouldnt

Aston Martin has shown a V-12–powered, open-topped Vantage at Pebble Beach.The V12 Vantage roadster has 690 horsepower and a claimed 200 mph top speed.It will be limited to 249 examples worldwide, and all have already been sold.Aston Martin seems to have taken the advice of its most famous fictional brand ambassador—Britain’s [...]

2024 Ford Mustang Debut Will Be a Public Party in Detroit, and All Mustang Owners Are Invited

2024 Ford Mustang Debut Will Be a Public Party in Detroit, and All Mustang Owners Are Invited

ford announced details of its large-scale publicity effort as it prepares to reveal the new s650-generation mustang in detroit on september 14.the automaker will hold an outdoor party in hart plaza that evening, during press days for the detroit auto show, and is inviting "mustang fans around the world" to attend in person and via social media [...]

Acura Will Bring Back the ZDX Name for Its First EV

Acura Will Bring Back the ZDX Name for Its First EV

acura has announced that its first electric vehicle will be named zdx.it’s a joint venture with general motors and powered by ultium batteries.the acura zdx features styling cues from the precision ev concept.acura is on a revival kick as of late, resurrecting the cherished integra title for its compact sedan after a 20-year hiatus. now a [...]

Lincoln Model L100 Concept Is an Autonomous Ultra-Luxury EV

Lincoln Model L100 Concept Is an Autonomous Ultra-Luxury EV

lincoln pulled the wraps off of the model l100 concept at the 2022 pebble beach concours d'elegance.the big concept car is an autonomous grand tourer with an emphasis on the passenger experience.the model l100 celebrates the 100th anniversary of ford motor's purchase of lincoln.depending on who you ask, lincoln is celebrating either i [...]

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept: American Muscle in the EV Era

Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept: American Muscle in the EV Era

today, dodge unveiled what it's calling "the future of electrified muscle." the charger daytona srt is an electric performance coupe meant to carry the torch passed by the outgoing charger and challenger. the daytona srt will have an 800-volt electrical architecture called banshee. powertrain specs aren't available, but dodge claims i [...]

1974 Bricklin SV-1 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day

1974 Bricklin SV-1 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day

• a canada-built equivalent to the delorean dmc-12, the bricklin sv-1 has many parallels to that legendary car, both in terms of audacity and eventual financial failure.• the name sv-1 stands for safety vehicle, and this classic has a number of safety innovations that were quite advanced for its day.• slightly fewer than 3000 sv [...]