Modular vehicle architectures have become the norm in the automotive industry, but BMW will take flexibility to a new level by putting a vast majority of its battery- and piston-powered cars on the same platform during the 2020s. It announced its upcoming Neue Klasse...
WASHINGTON — Tesla is pressing a U.S. appeals court to immediately reinstate a 2016 Obama regulation more than doubling penalties for automakers who fail to meet fuel efficiency requirements, according to court filings. The Trump administration on Jan. 14 delayed the...
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set himself up as favorite for the first race of the Formula One season after seizing a perfect pole position in Bahrain on Saturday. The Dutch 23-year-old put in a stunning final flying lap as he denied champions Mercedes the top slot...
Lewis Hamilton kicks off his bid for a record eighth Formula One championship in Bahrain on Sunday, but Red Bull rival Max Verstappen can strike an early blow at the floodlit Sakhir circuit. The 23-year-old Dutch driver was the last winner of 2020 in Abu Dhabi, ending...
With Jeep’s first plug-in hybrid, the Wrangler 4xe, now coming to market, the brand is rolling out a network of chargers at off-road trailheads. The brand is partnering with Electrify America to create the Jeep 4xe Charging Network, which will see the...
There’s a reason we have a “Rumormill” logo: A guy-who-knows-a-guy wrote a post at the 400Z Club forum pertaining to Nissan’s upcoming rework of the Z, and if it’s correct, the forum’s going to have to figure out a new name for...
Back in the 1960s, turbine power was quite the fascination for car companies. Obviously there was the Chrysler Turbine car, but Ford was in the game, too. The difference was that they were considering turbine power for commercial trucks. While a wide array of...
Subaru’s second-generation BRZ made its global debut in late 2020, and it’s scheduled to arrive in showrooms in 2021, but Toyota’s version of the car remains shrouded in secrecy. Although it’s still on its way to production, a recent report...
Back in January of last year, we got our first look at the refreshed GMC Terrain that was supposed to go on sale sometime last fall as a 2021 model. But that was January 2020, just a couple of blissful months before the world shut down. So the Terrain ended up...
