Diesel engines are a tough sell in the United States, particularly since the 1970s when General Motors converted a gas V-8 to run on diesel for its Oldsmobile brand, which resulted in woeful reliability issues (mainly head bolts that couldn’t withstand the...
No, I’m not about to see if six pieces of luggage fit in a pickup bed. Besides the “duh” nature of such a test, there are issues with storing luggage in a pickup bed in the first place. Thieves for one, rain for another. Yes, yes, I know, “What...
If turbochargers, hybrid systems, electric cars, self-driving, and downsizing engines are what’s in, then what is the new Porsche 911 GT3 doing without any of that stuff? The answer is: It’s winning enthusiast hearts.In the 911 lineup, the GT3 is the model...
BERLIN — A German court has ruled that automaker Tesla Inc. has to stop clearing trees on the site where it’s building its first electric car factory in Europe, the news agency DPA reported Thursday. The top administrative court in the Berlin-Brandenburg region...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its shiny, bullet-shaped, straight-out-of-science fiction Starship several miles into the air from a remote corner of Texas on Wednesday, but the 6½-minute test flight ended in an explosive fireball at touchdown. It was the...
40,000-Mile Wrap-UpSome things need to happen. If you’re an automaker nowadays and you don’t have a three-row SUV in your lineup with seating for more than five people, you’re in a tough spot. That was Subaru’s case not too long ago, and it...
