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Apart from making cars without internal combustion engines, the automotive world has other issues as well when it comes to curving CO2 emissions. The increase in new-car demand and the increased production numbers every car maker reports every year means more rubber is needed on a global scale. That doesn’t just go into tires, but […]

This winter season, Nieman Marcus is getting into the true meaning of Christmas by offering a bunch of seriously expensive stuff in its annual holiday catalog. There’s usually at least one automotive offering, and this year it’s a 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 for an eye-watering $285,000. That’s $172,405 more than the regular Edition

Lexus was late to the premium subcompact luxury game, entering the ever-expanding segment three years ago with the UX SUV. It’s offered in two versions. The UX 200 is equipped with a gasoline-fueled 2.0-liter engine powering the front wheels only; the UX 250h is a little more powerful and fuel efficient with an added hybrid

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s unveiling of the Ghost Black Badge, Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös has revealed electric vehicles will also be receiving the sporty treatment. In an interview with CNET’s Roadshow during an event held in Miami, Florida, the British luxury brand’s head honcho announced the Spectre will spawn a more athletic version.

[embedded content] Some of you will remember BMW currently holds the record for the longest drift, a title it earned late 2017 when an F90-generation M5 managed to drift around for 232.5 miles (374.17 kilometers) at the BMW Performance Center in South Carolina. Driven by Johan Schwartz, the high-performance sedan had to be refueled mid-drift

SEMA is back this year, and as is tradition, the American Stellantis brands Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Mopar are bringing some truly amazing concepts to the show. The brands have come up with seven vehicles, four from Jeep, two from Ram and one from Dodge. Some of them show off the current Mopar catalog and

SAN FRANCISCO — Rental car company Hertz said on Thursday it could expand plans to supply Tesla vehicles to Uber to 150,000 during the next three years from an initial fleet of 50,000, if the partnership is successful. But Hertz added a chip shortage and other constraints could affect the plan. Hertz earlier this week

The new BMW 2 Series Coupe was unveiled at the beginning of July but the controversy regarding its exterior appearance is still far from being over. BMWBLOG already had the chance to get a thorough explanation from the man himself – designer Jose Casas – about why it looks the way it looks, so it

If you enjoy taking advantage of unsuspecting supercar drivers, the C7 Corvette Z06 is a force to be reckoned with. Z06 began as a hardcore race-prepped Corvette in 1963. It had big brakes, beefy sway bars, and no amenities. Times have changed, but the C7 Z06 is still aimed at a driver who demands the

With the auto industry pivoting toward complete electrification, it shouldn’t be surprising that the development of new hybrid cars has basically screeched to a halt. Toyota/Lexus makes the bulk of them, while only Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Ford offer them at all. Nevertheless, there are still hybrids out there, and the irony is that they’ve