Motor Authority
MAY 12, 2024
Two patent filings hint at how Ferrari is planning to make up for the lack of engine noises in future electric cars. One patent application, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on March 21, and filed by Ferrari last year, is for a triple-motor EV with sound generators, plus inlets positioned near each of the motors.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Citroen sales gain 69.9% year-on-year in April. Sales of new light vehicles in Morocco advance 6.3% year-on-year in April to 13,268 units. This includes 11,906 passenger cars (+5.6%) and 1,362 light commercials (+12.9%). The year-to-date passenger car tally is down -3.1% to 43,647. In the lead of the brands ranking, Dacia (+17.5%) outpaces the market to 25% share vs. 27.5% so far this year.
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Motor Authority
MAY 12, 2024
Circumstance keeps stacking factors against me. I’m in a short-wheelbase, 656-hp, right-hand-drive sports car on the wet surface of an unfamiliar racetrack, and due to a communication breakdown, the stability control is off. My trepidation runs high behind the wheel of the 2025 Aston Martin Vantage. Track session 1: Aston Martin Vantage.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MAY 12, 2024
The Hyundai Kona is #3 in Northern Ireland this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-selling models for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2024 UK update. In an overall market up 1%, Northern Ireland fares the best this month at +11.2% to 3,815 sales, ahead of Wales +8.1% to 4,916 and England up 2.7% to 115,014.
Motor Authority
MAY 12, 2024
Ferrari this week tested new spray guards for its Formula 1 cars as the FIA looks to tackle the problem of visibility on wet tracks. The test, which took place at Ferrari's own Fiorano circuit, saw Arthur Leclerc (brother of current Ferrari F1 driver Charles) driving last year's race car with the experimental spray guards while Ferrari F1 reserve.
Best Selling Cars Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Toyota holds 8.4% of the French market in April. New car sales in France return to positive territory in April at +10.9% year-on-year to 146,977 units. This is the best April result since the pandemic but still a ghastly -21.9% on the 188,199 sales of pre-pandemic April 2019. The year-to-date volume is now up 6.9% to 591,880. Petrol sales are down -11.6% to 47,255, diesel is off -18.4% to 11,330 and PHEVs edge down -0.1% to 10,866.
Machines with Souls
MAY 12, 2024
The Lexus IS 500 is still in production, but it's nearly impossible to find. I compare it to a BMW M340i to see what the better deal is. The post Lexus IS 500 prices prove it’s impervious to depreciation appeared first on Machines With Souls.
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CarExpert
MAY 12, 2024
BYD has turned its Ocean-M concept into a reality, in the form of the Seal X. Filings with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) uncovered by Car News China reveal the hatchback (or should that be wagon?) will sit alongside the Seal sedan in the range. At 4630mm long on a 2820mm wheelbase, it’s almost as long as a Hyundai Tucson SUV – rather than a hot hatch, it’s a slightly smaller take on the Seal sedan.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
A Chevrolet dealerships in Florida reportedly charges expensive junk fees on its inventory including new and used cars. A content creator exposed several of these fees when he went with others to potentially buy a Dodge Charger Hellcat. The dealer also has multiple recent negative reviews that appear to back up the experience of this creator. It’s no secret that dealers across the country try to eke out every dollar they can from consumers.
Motor 1
MAY 12, 2024
Looking spectacular in Alpina's signature blue with gold pinstriping, this BMW E36-based wagon is the stuff dreams are made of.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
As the pint-sized pioneer of Jeep’s European EV lineup, the Avenger faces a daunting challenge. It plunges headfirst into Europe’s fiercely competitive B-SUV (subcompact) segment, where established players and hungry newcomers vie for dominance. We recently spent a week behind the wheel of the flagship Summit trim, putting the fully electric Avenger through its paces.
Motor 1
MAY 12, 2024
The hot EVs perform intense back-to-back laps of the Nordschleife.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
This TVR T350 C 4.0 was built as a display model for the British Motor Show. Later used as a press car, it was equipped with a larger engine than the customer car. Now available at auction, estimates suggest that it could go for as much as $44,000. While there is no such thing as a TVR that isn’t rare, this T350 C is extremely special, having been commissioned by the automaker to serve as a show car for the British Motor Show in 2002.
Motor 1
MAY 12, 2024
The GT-R’s all-wheel-drive system also helped.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
How do you like your gears shifted ? Are you a DIY enthusiast, or do you prefer to delegate ratio-swapping duties to the genies hiding under your console? Despite what some manual diehards will tell you, there is no right or wrong answer to this question. So much of it comes down to what kind of driving you do and where and when you do it. Those lucky enough to spend their entire driving year on empty, twisty, rural roads in a BMW M2 are as likely to gravitate towards a manual transmission as th
CarExpert
MAY 12, 2024
Polestar has slashed the prices of its Polestar 2 range, offering discounts of up to $15,000 until June 9. Savings differ across the range, but Long Range Dual Motor examples in Pure spec will retail for $61,400 before on-roads – down $15,000 on its previous list price, and within spitting distance of the base Tesla Model 3 ($58,900 before on-roads).
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
The Dodge Demon 170 comes stock with 1,025 horsepower (764 kW) and can do the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. The Lucid Air Sapphire makes 1,234 horsepower (920 kW) and can also do that same trick in under 9 seconds. When they go head to head in a real-world drag race, one stands out and one falls away. Horsepower can say a lot about a car and its intentions.
Autocar
MAY 12, 2024
Aston Martin's Vantage enters a new age with an old-school sports coupé demeanour With 656bhp rather than the 503bhp of its immediate predecessor, the latest 2024 Aston Martin Vantage has moved on to a new performance plane.It was a serious sports car before but the comprehensive overhaul for 2024 has, as with the DB12 we were so impressed by in 2023, significantly shifted the Vantage’s capabilities.It costs from £165,000 on the road before options (as of May 2024, when deliveries start) and, as
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
Hyundai and Kia made six of the 10 most stolen vehicles in America last year. The rise in thefts of Korean vehicles topples pickup trucks’ long-time dominance as the most common target for American auto thieves. Despite that surge, the total number of stolen vehicles in the US only increased by 1% compared to 2022. Do you want to take a wild guess at which country produced the most frequently stolen vehicle in America in 2023?
CarExpert
MAY 12, 2024
Ford Australia is expanding its aftersales support package by adding electric vehicle (EV) chargers to its range of extra-cost equipment. The brand’s Australian division announced today it had collaborated with Evie Networks to offer an “EV Charging Package” for current and future owners of the Mustang Mach-E , E-Transit , Escape plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and upcoming Puma Gen-E , due later in 2024.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
Landmark Lincoln in Englewood, Colorado, has been targeted twice by wheel thieves in recent months. The dealer says that the damage to its vehicles following these thefts amounts to tens of thousands of dollars. To prevent this from happening again, the dealership is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of the perpetrators.
Auto Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Filed under: Mercedes-Benz , Convertible , Coupe , Future Vehicles , Luxury , Performance Continue reading Mercedes-AMG planning a 585-hp V8 for the AMG CLE 63 Mercedes-AMG planning a 585-hp V8 for the AMG CLE 63 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 May 2024 13:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
MAY 12, 2024
Lamborghini uses three types of test driver when setting lap times during car development: pro, engineer and regular driver. If the delta between them is too large Lamborghini considers making changes to the chassis setup. Three-tier testing protocol is designed to ensure the cars are fun for all drivers. Supercar brands love to crow about how many seconds faster their new model is than the one that came before.
Motor 1
MAY 12, 2024
Aside from Formula 1's wild V-10 era, it doesn't get better than this.
Auto Express
MAY 12, 2024
The Aston Martin Vantage is now better than ever, making it one of the most complete sports cars on sale today
CarExpert
MAY 12, 2024
Ironman 4×4 has released its lineup of accessories for the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton , available to preorder now. Ready to be rolled out are a range of bull bars and a rear protection tow bar incorporating Mitsubishi safety features, alongside multiple suspension kits and a set of fender flares. Ironman 4×4 is also developing underbody protection, side rails and steps, roof racks, a canopy, and a “slide-away” tub cover for the Triton, though details have not yet been revealed.
Drive.com
MAY 12, 2024
If you missed Drive TV on the weekend, you can catch up here. In this episode, we take an award-winning electric vehicle to the tallest mountain range in mainland Australia. If you missed Season 7 Episode 9 of Drive TV on Channel Nine on Sunday, you can watch it on 9Now here. In the meantime, if you want to know more about the car, check out our latest review on the Kia EV9.
Auto Express
MAY 12, 2024
Mike Rutheford thinks electric car prices are still far too expensive
CarExpert
MAY 12, 2024
Aston Martin is all out of excuses. From dire financial times, to an ageing range, to engines and interior technology borrowed from other brands, to a complicated plan for new models sucking development money, there’s always been something holding its new cars back – the brand admitted as much at the launch of the new Vantage. This time around, those roadblocks are gone.
Auto Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Green , Honda , Hybrid Continue reading Honda ramps up R&D spending, particularly to advance its hybrid edge Honda ramps up R&D spending, particularly to advance its hybrid edge originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 May 2024 07:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Drive.com
MAY 12, 2024
The footage was uploaded to social media where it has sparked widespread condemnation of the dangerous driving behaviour. Photo Credit: Dash Cam Owners Australia/Facebook Dashcam footage of an impatient driver overtaking and clipping the vehicle in front of it has emerged online – with online commenters slamming the dangerous behaviour. While the dashcam owner did not specify where it happened, some online users claimed it took place along Reserve Road in Geelong – approximately 75km southwest o
Auto Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Filed under: Aston Martin , First Drives , Coupe , Luxury , Performance Continue reading 2025 Aston Martin Vantage First Drive Review: Big changes, big big power 2025 Aston Martin Vantage First Drive Review: Big changes, big big power originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 May 2024 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Drive.com
MAY 12, 2024
The upcoming AMG CLE63 will not adopt four-cylinder hybrid power – and will keep its predecessor’s V8 – according to a new report. But what does it mean for the four-cylinder C63 sedan? The successor to the Mercedes-AMG C63 coupe and convertible is planned to use V8 power – rather than the controversial four-cylinder plug-in hybrid technology of the C63 sedan – according to a new report.
Auto Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Filed under: Audi , Automotive History , Luxury , Special and Limited Editions , Performance , Classics , Sedan Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 2007 Audi S8 Junkyard Gem: 2007 Audi S8 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Drive.com
MAY 12, 2024
A perfect storm of factors has seen the average car insurance premium rise by almost 20 per cent in 2024. Here’s how to save money. If you’ve received a renewal notice for your car insurance that’s almost double the cost of last year’s, you’re not alone. According to March 2024 inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, insurance prices in Australia rose by 16.4 per cent annually – the strongest annual rise in 23 years.
Auto Blog
MAY 12, 2024
Filed under: Commerce , Parts and Accessories Continue reading The best oil drain pans of 2024 The best oil drain pans of 2024 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Drive.com
MAY 12, 2024
A new MG HS has been spotted in Australia – based on a mid-size SUV sold by MG’s parent company SAIC – ahead of a local launch later this year. The next petrol and hybrid rival for the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson from MG has been caught on camera in Australia ahead of its local showroom arrival by the end of this year. Unlike its predecessor, the new HS – photographed testing in Sydney by a Drive reader – is not an all- MG design, rather a tweaked version of the Roewe RX5 SU
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