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New Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport Spotted In The USA (Updated)
Update: Toyota informed us that it won’t display the new Land Cruiser GR Sport at the 2023 Chicago Auto Show, without providing an explanation for why the vehicle is in the US. Images of a Toyota Land Cruiser spotted in the U.S. wearing Illinois manufacturer license plates are fueling...
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Faulty Water Pumps Trigger Porsche Panamera, Bentley Continental Recall
More than 24,000 Porsche Panamera models and 650 Bentley Continental models are being recalled in the United States because of a water pump issue. Separate recall notices issued by Porsche and Bentley reveal that liquid can permeate through the pump housing into the electrical circuit board and connector. In the event of this happening, it could trigger a short circuit and may result in thermal damage to the external coolant pump. Damage done to the harness could also progress to the point where it triggers a vehicle fire.
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Next Mercedes-AMG E63 To Ditch V8 And Switch To PHEV Inline-Six
Mercedes’s in-house tuning division, AMG, will reportedly downsize the engine under the E63’s hood in order to make it more fuel efficient and, more importantly, more powerful. That will mean, sadly, saying goodbye to the car’s beloved V8. Citing unnamed insiders, Autocar reports that as with other...
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Bugatti Chiron Profilée Is The Most Expensive New Car Ever Sold At Auction
Bugatti made history today as its one-of-one Chiron Profilée sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction for a dizzying €9,792,500 (equal to $10,767,441 USD at current exchange rates). This groundbreaking sale sets a new record for the highest amount ever paid for a brand new car at auction.
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Corvette Fans Camped Outside New Hampshire Chevy Dealer To Reserve First E-Rays
The recent unveiling of the 2024 Corvette E-Ray seems to have impressed hardcore Chevy enthusiasts, leading to a queue of fans eager to be among the first to place their orders. Corvette lovers from around the country lined up overnight in Nashua, New Hampshire, this week to get their names...
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Nissan Unveils Ariya That Will Attempt To Drive Pole-To-Pole
Nissan has revealed the modified Ariya crossover it hopes will complete an epic Pole-to-Pole expedition in the hands of two British adventurers. The 17,000-mile (27,000 km) journey has been four years in the planning and will take husband and wife team Chris and Julie Ramsey from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. Nissan wants to prove that EVs, and the Ariya in particular, are tougher and more capable than some people give them credit for.
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Mystery Ford Or Lincoln Sporty Model Spotted At Dearborn Premises
Design centers are home to some of the best-kept secrets in the automotive industry but sometimes we get a glimpse of something that was supposed to stay hidden. This is the case with this mystery vehicle that was caught by our spy photographers during transport from Ford’s premises in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Chinese Porsche Dealer Accidentally Lists Panamera For $18,000, Gets Flooded With Reservations
In China, the Porsche Panamera starts at 998,000 yuan, the equivalent of $148,660. So, you can imagine the surprise of prospective customers when a Porsche dealership listed a new Panamera up for sale with an asking price of 124,000 yuan, or $18,000. The dealership in China’s northern city of Yinchuan...
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2024 Ram 1200 Spied Testing Alongside The Fiat Toro
Ram’s U.S. lineup is pretty straight forward as they offer commercial vans as well as 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickups. However, the brand’s lineup is far more interesting south of the boarder as they offer a Strada-based 700 and a Toro-based 1000. Yet another pickup is in the...
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McLaren 720S To Gain 30-HP And Become 750S, Report Claims
McLaren is refreshing its critically acclaimed 720S supercar with the addition of styling updates, new badges and a 30 hp (30 PS) power boost, according to news reports. Tweaks to the McLaren’s 4.0-liter M840T twin-turbo V8 will boost output from 710 hp (720 PS) to 740 hp (750 PS), the metric power rating once again being used to name the mid-engined machine, a source familiar with the project told Automotive News.
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Here’s The List Of Hyundai And Kia Models Being Blacklisted By State Farm
Thefts of Hyundai and Kia vehicles have soared thanks to social media and a lack of engine immobilizers, and this has resulted in a handful of insurance companies refusing to cover affected models. Now we’re getting a better idea of which vehicles are being blacklisted as WWL has obtained a...
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Ford Performance Appears To Be Working On An Extreme F-150 Lightning
Ford is returning to Formula 1, but that wasn’t the only interesting thing the company revealed today. Quite the opposite as Ford Performance appears to be working on an extreme F-150 Lightning. Details are limited, but the automaker showed a slide depicting “EV Performance Demonstrators” including the SuperVan, Mustang...
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Watch And Learn How To Build This V12 Coffee Table With Moving Pistons
Many of us automotive enthusiasts like to mix our passion for things on four wheels with our everyday lives. That’s why Wesley Kagan created the V12 masterpiece you see here. What makes it really special though is that not only does he talk us through how to build it ourselves, but he’s actually selling this exact example.
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Nissan Max-Out Electric Roadster Goes from Virtual To Reality, See The Photos
Nissan hasn’t offered a drop top since the 370Z Roadster was axed in 2019, but that hasn’t stopped the company from showcasing the new Max-Out convertible concept. Unveiled as part of an event highlighting the future of sustainable mobility and innovative design, the concept was shown digitally in 2021 and has now been transformed into a physical vehicle.
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BMW’s 738-HP XM Label Red Is Taking On Pikes Peak
When BMW M released the XM, the sub-brand’s first standalone model since the M1 supercar of more than 40 years ago, there was plenty of grumbling that the M brand had lost its way. How could a brand born out of racing make a heavy and hideous SUV its halo car?
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Refreshed Tesla Model 3 ‘Project Highland’ Caught Ahead Of Launch Later This Year
Tesla is hard at work preparing an update for the popular Model 3 sedan, and new photos of the car, which is reportedly carries the internal codename ‘Project Highland’, have surfaced on social media. Sporting camouflage front and back, the images offer a hint as to what the automaker is planning for the future of its entry level vehicle.
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GM Design’s Latest Sketch Sure Looks Like A Small Chevy Pickup
A very interesting sketch of a what appears to be a compact or small two-door pickup was published on Instagram by the official General Motors Design account. No surprise then that it’s fueling rumors about a smaller and more affordable EV truck that could be offered by one of GM’s brands in the US market.
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Karma To Produce B-On Electric Delivery Vehicles In California
Karma’s first crossover was supposed to be launched last year, but we haven’t heard much about the model since a press briefing in 2021. The crossover is still MIA, but Karma has announced plans to assemble electric commercial vehicles for B-ON at their Innovation and Customization Center in Moreno Valley, California.
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EV Price War Prompts Rivian To Cut 6% Of Staff
Rivian will lay off six percent of its staff, an internal email sent by CEO R.J. Scaringe revealed today. The move will help the company conserve cash as a price war in the electric vehicle market looms. The California-based startup employs some 14,000 people, meaning that it will have to...
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Facelifted Porsche Taycan Shows Off Its Trick New Matrix LED Headlights
It’s a testament to the rightness of the Taycan’s design that it still looks so fresh more than three years after it first went on sale, but Porsche still has plans to subtly upgrade its sporty EV with some mild styling revisions and some major new tech. In...
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