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Hypercar Maker McLaren Says Hybrids Are Close, EVs Further Away

Hypercar Maker McLaren Says Hybrids Are Close, EVs Further Away

view photos mclaren according to ceo mike flewitt, mclaren's use of internal-combustion engines is likely to continue beyond the british government's proposed ban on their sale after 2035. work is underway on a p1 replacement—which is set [...]

Ford Settles Lawsuit over Focus, Fiesta PowerShift Transmission

Ford Settles Lawsuit over Focus, Fiesta PowerShift Transmission

ford has proposed a settlement in a $30 million lawsuit over powershift dual-clutch automatic transmissions in 2011–2016 fiesta and 2012–2016 focus vehicles.ford also revealed that it has spent $47.4 million on vehicle buybacks already.a federal judge will rule on the settlem [...]

Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Can Do 330 MPH in Theory but Needs Space

Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut Can Do 330 MPH in Theory but Needs Space

koenigsegg koenigsegg is chasing 300 mph in dramatic fashion. the jesko absolut is the swedish company's idea of a high-speed streamliner, with a drag coefficient of 0.278 and 1600 horsepower from a twin-turbo v-8. it's koenigsegg's answer to the 304-mph bugatti ch [...]

Former UAW President Gary Jones Charged in Union Embezzlement Scandal

Former UAW President Gary Jones Charged in Union Embezzlement Scandal

bill puglianogetty images federal prosecutors have charged former uaw president gary jones with embezzlement, making him the 14th person charged in a corruption scandal involving the auto union. jones had been president only since june 2018 but is charged with stealing more than [...]

Aston Martin Replacing AMG V-8 with a Hybrid V-6 It Will Make Itself

Aston Martin Replacing AMG V-8 with a Hybrid V-6 It Will Make Itself

max earey/aston martin the ceo of sports-car maker aston martin tells c/d the company will engineer its own 3.0-liter hybrid v-6. the new engine will be built in the u.k. and will be at least as powerful as the amg v-8 (pictured above, in the db11) that it replaces. aston's [...]

Tesla Delivered New Model 3s in China with Old Autopilot Processors

Tesla Delivered New Model 3s in China with Old Autopilot Processors

brad fickcar and driver tesla has received complaints from new model 3 owners who discovered old processors powering autopilot. the cars shipped with hardware version 2.5, which had been phased out in april 2019. tesla said it will upgrade the old processors to autopilot hardwar [...]

How Wed Spec It: Going All Out on a 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S

How Wed Spec It: Going All Out on a 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S

porsche read everything we have to say about the 2021 porsche 911 turbo s, and see the porsche 911 turbo s configurator to spec your own.the 911 turbo s is all about excess. excess price, excess luxury, excess power, and excess, i.e. mind-boggling, organ-discombobulating accelera [...]

2021 Genesis GV80 Official Pricing Released

2021 Genesis GV80 Official Pricing Released

genesis the 2021 genesis gv80 luxury suv has a starting price of $49,925 and a fully loaded price of $72,375.the base engine is a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four and the optional engine is a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter v-6.the gv80 will arrive at u.s. dealerships sometime this [...]

590-HP Audi e-tron GT Electric Sports Sedan Coming Closer to Reality

590-HP Audi e-tron GT Electric Sports Sedan Coming Closer to Reality

chris doane automotive we spied the upcoming audi e-tron gt electric sports sedan, which has a claimed 249-mile range, testing in the arctic circle. the e-tron gt is powered by two electric motors that produce 590 horsepower, and will send the electric audi sedan to 60 mph in a [...]