Toyota has selected a site for its proposed $1.29 billion U.S. battery manufacturing facility. On Monday, the automaker said it would build the plant on the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite, a tract of land located in Randolph County in central North Carolina. When the facility is complete sometime in 2025, it will consist of four production lines, …
Toyota will build $1.29 billion battery plant in North Carolina Read More »
There have been plenty of dumb cars to roll out of factories all across the globe over the course of the last century or so. Most of them aren’t really worth talking about, and some actually go on to become sort of collectible. Flops like the Ford Edsel and Pontiac Aztek come to mind. Every …
We’ve known for some time that Elon Musk has a problem with using radar sensors on Teslas. We’ve also known that the automaker is under federal investigation for crashes involving Autopilot, and that U.S. senators and others have decried the use of the terms Autopilot and Full Self-Driving as deceptive and dangerous. But the New …
NYT goes inside Elon Musk’s push for self-driving Teslas Read More »
I’ve been thinking about the late, great Leslie Neilson, lately. The Canadian-born actor, who served in the Royal Canadian Airforce during World War II, went on to become a respected and serious dramatic actor. He starred in dramatic television roles, such as several Alfred Hitchcock-product shows and even the Twilight Zone, among many others. However, …
TEST DRIVE: BMW M4 Competition xDrive — Forget Tradition Read More »
I love this current-gen G05 BMW X5. More specifically, I love the way it looks. It’s among the best looking luxury SUVs on the market and is probably BMW’s best looking SUV period. However, BMW has a penchant for slapping horrific grilles on otherwise good looking cars, so what if it did so again? This …
Next-Generation BMW X5 Gets Rendered with BMW XM Front End Read More »
Every time I see a BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe on the road, I’m always shocked at how gorgeous it still is. As a BMW fan (but not a fanboy, there’s a difference), I can freely admit that BMW has never been a brand that consistently makes beautiful cars. Handsome, sophisticated, and simple designs have …
Is the BMW 640i Gran Coupe the Best Bargain Bimmer? Read More »
At the moment, there’s some confusion as to how BMW using design to distinguish its models. For instance, some cars get big grilles (7 Series, X7, and 4 Series) while other cars do not; next-gen 5 Series, 2 Series, and 8 Series. And yet, there seems to be any specific distinction– price, performance, or luxury …
Future High-End BMW Models Will Differentiate Themselves with Bold Designs Read More »
BMW actually has a decent stable of convertibles at the moment. There’s the 4 Series Convertible, 8 Series Convertible, M4 Convertible, and the BMW Z4 Roadster. Not too shabby of a lineup, if I’m being honest. Which made me realize that BMW has always had great convertibles, dating all the way back to the 1930s, …
SILVERSTONE, England — You can save your prized Aston Martin DB6, Porsche 911 or Mustang from the museum of combustion engine history. Or your Fiat 500 and Renault Clio, for that matter. That’s the message from a growing cohort of European and American startups seeking to carve out roles in the auto transition by converting …
Save the dinosaurs: Startups vie to electrify fossil-fuel cars Read More »
While checking car graveyards for interesting pieces of automotive history, I’m always on the lookout for vehicles showing impressive final mileage figures on their odometers. This task is made more complicated by the fact that most manufacturers stuck with five-digit odometers in their U.S.-market vehicles into the 1980s or even 1990s; after the turn of …
Junkyard Gem: 1996 Toyota Corolla DX With 311k Miles Read More »