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Month: October 2021

BYD Han EV Reaches Latin America: The First Batch Has Arrived

BYD announced that its flagship all-electric model, the Blade Battery-powered BYD Han EV, has arrived in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the press release, the first batch of all-electric BYD Han recently arrived in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the Bahamas. That’s quite a comprehensive rollout, although we …

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Watch BMW i3 Driver Remove Active Charger From Tesla Model 3

Tesla’s unique, built-in dashcam feature – TeslaCam – along with its Sentry Mode camera-based security system, relies on Autopilot cameras to capture footage for owners. In this particular video, a Tesla Model 3‘s camera caught a BMW i3 owner unplugging the Tesla in order to use the charging cable. We’ve seen footage like this time and …

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Junkyard Gem: 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse with Lambo Doors

Front-wheel-drive sporty cars with wild body kits and eye-searing graphics became increasingly popular in North America during the 1990s, but it took the enormous mainstream success of the first Fast and Furious movie in 2001 to place bewinged sport compacts with giant tailpipes in every town from Nome to Naples. No doubt due to the narrative-enhancing …

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‘Consumer Reports’ investigates auto loans, finds bad news everywhere

Consumer Reports spent a year on an investigative report into auto loans. The magazine’s findings aren’t exactly surprising to any car enthusiast — a frightening number of people are overcharged for car loans. But while we enthusiasts know this in our hearts, CR has the juicy, juicy data to back it up.  CR gathered its …

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Deep dive: 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 V-8 features most powerful naturally aspirated production V-8 ever

The 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 debuted earlier this week with some impressive features, including the most powerful naturally aspirated production V-8 ever. Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske provides a deep dive into this 5.5-liter V-8, and compares it to the old Z06’s supercharged engine. Code-named LT6, the C8 Z06 engine produces 670 hp at 8,400 …

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