Design Concepts

Panasonic is preparing to mass produce large-format 4680 battery cells for Tesla, and facing new manufacturing challenges as part of that process, the head of the company’s new consolidated battery division in a recent interview with Nikkei Asia. “In terms of product development, the technological goals have largely been achieved,” Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO of Panasonic’s […]

Subtlety, thy name is most definitely not Mansory. The German tuner has revealed its latest subject, an Aston Martin DBX outfitted with the company’s signature gaudiness. If you can look past the visual assault, however, the car is notable for being the first tuned DBX. Mansory modified the Aston’s AMG-built twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine with

SEVEN showcases  Hyundai’s future design and technology innovation in the electric mobility era and hints at a new SUV model coming to the IONIQ family, the company’s dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) brand. The images reveal a form following function design that dares to diverge from traditions of the internal combustion engine era. SEVEN’s lighting

Tesla has once again made changes to the Model 3 lineup, including a price increase for the base version. The Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, which was previously the de facto base model, has been replaced by an unnamed base rear-wheel drive Model 3 trim level, per Tesla’s website. All-wheel drive Long Range and

The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a price, and unsurprisingly, it’s more expensive than the generation before it. Jeep’s new base price is now $39,185, netting you the rear-wheel-drive Laredo model that is only available with the 3.6-liter V6. That price includes the exorbitant $1,795 destination charge. Overall, the base Grand Cherokee sees a $2,130

Before the Hellcat was spawned, the Dodge Viper’s 8.3-liter V-10 was the top Mopar motor. Someone decided to swap one of those engines into a 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, and the result is now up for auction via Hemmings. Note that this is the original Wrangler Unlimited. So instead of four doors, like the current

Joining in with the big American automakers with some wild SEMA concepts is Toyota. Its custom rides this year are all trucks, including the new 2022 Toyota Tundra full-size truck. The two most impressive were built in-house at Toyota Motorsports Garage, including the showstopping Tacoma “Tacozilla” camper you see above. Let’s dig into them, shall

In the market for a new sticker or graphic for your Jeep Wrangler or Gladiator? Jeep wants to be the place you go to for those appearance extras now, as it just announced a new online store for factory graphics. It’s called the Jeep Graphic Studio, and the customization options are nearly endless. You can

Giving a car a name like “Beast” typically means it’s going to be outrageous, or at least it should be. And that’s exactly what the Chevy Beast concept truck is. It started as a Silverado pickup truck, and then Chevy engineers were let loose to build the monster desert buggy you see above. Yes, you

Rivian’s first product, the 2022 R1T full-size pickup, is now in production and initial impressions, including from us, are positive. That should bode well for the company’s efforts to raise additional funds by launching an initial public offering, the prospectus for which was filed in October and amended on Monday. The IPO is expected to