The most powerful Italian car in history is finally in official production mode. The Pininfarina Battista, whose electric motors drive 1900 horsepower and 1725 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels, famously shares roots with the Rimac Nevera. But almost a year following our first drive, a series of tweaks and refinements have since put a fin [...]
Lotus Advanced Performance is a new division that will create several limited-edition bespoke models.The division is hoping to have both a new car and customer event by the end of the year.Simon Lane, the director of Lotus Advanced Performance, previously lead the similar Aston Martin Q division. Although Lotus just had its best sales year in a [...]
we saw the 2023 ford f-150 raptor r live and in person, and it sounds great.the mustang gt500's supercharged 5.2-liter v-8, called predator, will be under the hood.ford will likely reveal the raptor r later this summer.update 7/12/2022: ford announced via twitter that it has set the release date of the raptor r for july 18. we’ve s [...]
• this second-generation k5 blazer was a wildly capable alternative to the ford bronco and dodge ramcharger of the 1970s and '80s. • this k5 blazer has been recently restored with new bits and pieces ranging from fresh door seals to a completely new 350-cubic-inch v-8 engine. • bidding is currently at $8500, and the auc [...]
more than 10,000 hyundai ioniq hybrids and plug-in hybrids from the 2017 and 2018 model years are subject to a recall over danger of back-seat fire.in documents filed with the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa), hyundai says the problem is with the power relay assembly located beneath the rear seat. in affected vehicles, it [...]
an environmentalist group called the tyre extinguishers has tips on how to deflate—not slash—the tires on suvs in crowded city areas as a way to convince people not to drive the behemoths there.after starting in the u.k. earlier this year, the group has reported its first actions in the u.s., with suvs in new york, chicago, and the [...]
• our bring a trailer auction pick of the day is this 1967 volkswagen beetle, up for auction until thursday, july 14.• for a buyer who wants a cost-effective way to get into vintage-car ownership, a 1960s bug like this is a perfect starting point.• this example has had exterior and interior refinishing, as well as mechanical rep [...]
VinFast, a Vietnamese startup that targets starting sales of its electric crossovers in the United States this year, will open its first showrooms next week.The showrooms will be in Santa Monica, San Diego, San Mateo, Corte Madera, Commerce, and Berkeley, California, with 24 more stores due to open in the state by the end of 2022.VinFast's [...]
glacier view river retreat near anchorage, alaska, hosts a charming event each july 4: launching cars, trucks, and rvs off a cliff and down 300 feet to their doom.the tradition started in the early 2000s, when someone hit a moose and needed to dispose of the wrecked vehicle. that someone had imagination, and it was all downhill from there.they [...]