A concept car from the height of the muscle car era has reappeared after decades in hiding, and it’s headed to auction. The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Rapid Transit is one of four show cars built for the Rapid Transit System Caravan, which toured auto shows and car dealerships in 1970 and 1971 promoting Plymouth’s muscle …
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The Lotus Eletre is targeting Level 4 autonomy, per a new report from British outlet AutoCar. Lotus believes Level 4 autonomy will be possible on the Eletre thanks to its integrated lidar sensors. For reference, Tesla is currently on Level 2 autonomy. This means its vehicles can act autonomously but drivers are still required to …
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Anecdotally, we probably come across the same number of comments here and elsewhere about how battery-electric vehicles don’t achieve their EPA-rated range estimates versus how they do achieve or exceed their range estimates. A new technical paper from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) co-authored by Car and Driver asserts that “most BEVs tested to …
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Lia Block will drive her father’s Porsche 911 “Hoonipigasus” at the 2023 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) this June. Ken Block was killed in a snowmobile crash in January, after which his family confirmed plans to continue racing. The Pikes Peak plans were announced Thursday on Instagram. The post said Lia Block will be …
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The Tesla Supercharging network maintained its near-perfect reliability in 2022, according to Tesla’s most recent 2022 Impact Report. The company says that the average uptime of Supercharger sites last year amounted to 99.95 percent (down marginally from 99.96 percent in 2021), but was higher than in 2018-2020. That’s sounds awesome and Tesla entitled this part …
Tesla Says That Supercharger Average Uptime Is Near Perfect *100% Read More »
If you’ve been wondering when or if Cake would release a production version of its striking Bukk enduro bike, we have some exciting news for you. On April 25, 2023, Cake introduced the full production of the Bukk as the newest member to its electric motorbike lineup. It comes out of the box with a …
Cake Launches Bukk Production Enduro With Öhlins And WP Suspension Options Read More »
Recently having a 2023 Toyota Prius for a week, for up-close scrutiny and drive time, reminded me of the big Hollywood movie franchises that help keep us entertained across decades and generations. Just like all the movies to come from Star Wars, James Bond, Marvel, or Fast and Furious, there may be fresh faces, a …
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GM introduced the third-generation Chevrolet Camaro for the 1982 model year, with production continuing through 1992. Camaro sales were slow during the last few years of the third-generation cars, and so they can be much harder to find today than the bigger-selling mid-80s examples. Here’s one of the very last third-gen Camaros built, found in …
We’ve seen the BMW M340i hold its own in drag races against cars from a superior segment but how does the sports sedan fare against a bike? Autocar India decided to answer this question by pitting the M Performance 3er against a Triumph Trident 660. It’s an affordable bike powered by a three-cylinder engine making …
BMW M340i Drag Races Triumph Trident 660 In Car Vs Bike Duel Read More »
The Nissan Leaf was one of the first modern all-electric cars available in the United States (since 2010) and today we will take a look at the 2023 model year edition. The company announced a simplified lineup for the 2023 model year with two main versions – S, equipped with a 40-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery, and …
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