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McLaren Speedtail Reached 250 MPH During Test More Than 30 Times

McLaren Speedtail Reached 250 MPH During Test More Than 30 Times

McLaren The McLaren Speedtail just reached its targeted top speed of 250 mph more than 30 times during the car's final high-speed test run at the Kennedy Space Center. McLaren's three-seater hybrid hypercar is powered by a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 paired with an electr [...]

FCA Dealers Upset by Large Vehicle Inventories

FCA Dealers Upset by Large Vehicle Inventories

jetcityimagegetty images fiat chrysler dealers are complaining the automaker is building too many unordered cars they don't want: bloomberg is reporting that the automaker is "making an all-out push to clear away tens of thousands of vehicles that its dealers haven’t [...]

FCA Dealers Upset by Large Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Jeep Inventories

FCA Dealers Upset by Large Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Jeep Inventories

jetcityimagegetty images fiat chrysler dealers are complaining the automaker is building too many unordered cars they don't want: bloomberg is reporting that the automaker is "making an all-out push to clear away tens of thousands of vehicles that its dealers haven’t [...]

Mini Opens Order Books, Reveals Range on Electric Mini Cooper SE

Mini Opens Order Books, Reveals Range on Electric Mini Cooper SE

mini the mini cooper se has an enticing price, but the 110-mile estimated epa range number reveals this shouldn't be your only car.that's okay, though, since almost every household that owns a mini also owns another vehicle.mini says more than 15,000 people have said t [...]

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Lucid Will Take Your $1000 Now for a 200-MPH Air Sedan Later

Lucid Will Take Your $1000 Now for a 200-MPH Air Sedan Later

the makers of the lucid air sedan, first announced in 2016, now say it is going into production in late 2020. the air, the startup's first product, is claimed to be a 400-mile electric vehicle with a top speed over 200 mph.want to get in line for one of these? lucid will take your money now&mdas [...]

Apple, Mercedes, and Others Complain Patent Disputes Are Delaying Connected Cars

Apple, Mercedes, and Others Complain Patent Disputes Are Delaying Connected Cars

paul taylorgetty images daimler is in a dispute with nokia over royalties for patents that cover some connected-car tech.the mercedes parent company as well as apple and 25 other companies have signed a letter to the european commission about, basically, patent trolls.at issue a [...]

Remembering Junior Johnson, NASCAR Legend and Last American Hero

Remembering Junior Johnson, NASCAR Legend and Last American Hero

racingonegetty images junior johnson, a legend in the world of stock-car racing, has died at age 88. johnson began his driving career as a north carolina moonshine runner and went on to win 50 races, including the 1960 daytona 500. johnson was in the first class of nascar hall o [...]

GM Asks NHTSA to Let It Run Cars with No Steering Wheel or Driver

GM Asks NHTSA to Let It Run Cars with No Steering Wheel or Driver

chevrolet general motors has a plan that includes deploying a small fleet of driverless ride-share cars with no human driver or controls—meaning no steering wheel in the vehicle.as an explanation, gm says this kind of self-driving car has the potential to be way safer than [...]