Motor Authority
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
We took the 2024 Lexus GX 550 on- and off-road. After our brief time with it we concluded that Land Rover dealers should be nervous. With a new platform, a turbocharged engine, plenty of modern tech, and a sharp design, the GX is set to win over buyers when it hits dealers this spring. Volvo pulled the plug on Polestar funding. The Swedish.
Machines with Souls
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Oh, I must disagree – 54% want the Porsche. For me, that V-12 is too special to pass up. This week, I’m going to switch it up a bit by calling out some of the worst price gouging I’ve seen in the BMW market to date: The Enthusiast Auto Group, or EAG. They offer cream… The post Talk Me Out of every BMW at the Enthusiast Auto Group appeared first on Machines With Souls.
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Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Strict proposed emissions targets for new vehicles due next year – intended to catch Australia up with the US – are set to force manufacturers to sell more electric and hybrid cars to offset high-pollution utes and 4WDs. The Federal Government has proposed tough emissions standards for new passenger and light-commercial vehicles aimed to catch the nation up with the US – and save Australians money at the fuel pump.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
It’s a well-known fact that colder temperatures can reduce the driving range of electric vehicles. However, a recent test in Norway revealed a winter efficiency champion: China’s Human Horizons HiPhi Z. Not only did it minimize winter weather range losses to just 5.9%, but it also outperformed all competitors in actual winter range. The Human Horizons HiPhi Z joined a lineup of 23 electric vehicles for an extensive driving test conducted by the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) a
Autocar
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Subaru's third generation of jacked-up Impreza gets a new name in Europe and updates to its 4x4 chassis and mild-hybrid engine Niche model engineering is beginning to play rather well for the determinedly left-field Subaru. In 2023, the third-generation Subaru Crosstrek - which has just made it to the UK - was within a whisker of becoming the biggest-selling model in the firm’s whole North American range.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Green , Lamborghini , Emissions , Electric , Future Vehicles Continue reading Lamborghini plans to reduce carbon emissions by 40% per car Lamborghini plans to reduce carbon emissions by 40% per car originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Toyota plans to expand its Land Cruiser lineup and to treat the storied model as a brand in its own right, thanks to the addition of two new electric models that will soon go on sale. Hinted at previously by a pair of concept vehicles, the Japanese company is planning a small model for young customers, and a larger one for those with a taste for luxury.
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Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The automotive world has said goodbye to plenty of epic performance cars over the past decade but one that we feel still stings is the loss of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Mitsubishi ended production of its rally-bred performance sedan in 2016 after building it through 10 different generations. Its absence has left the Subaru WRX without a traditional rival and was Mitsubishi to ever revive an older model, we’d hope it would be the Evo.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
With a 6.4-litre V8 at the front, and ample load space in the rear, this conversion by a car-modification company is planned to go on sale in the US for $7000 – excluding installation. A company in the US has unveiled a kit that turns a Chrysler 300 SRT sports sedan into a Holden or Ford-style ute, due to go on sale in the US imminently. The kit was designed by US tuning company Smyth Performance – which has previously created similar packages for Volkswagens, Subarus, Audis, Dodge Charger sedan
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
You may recall the story about the Mississippi Dodge dealer who sold a deployed soldier’s Challenger SRT Demon 170 right out from underneath him. The incident was such a stain on the dealership’s reputation that it led to the termination of multiple employees, and Dodge itself had to step in to rectify the situation. Now, that same Challenger SRT Demon 170 is going up for auction, and the dealer has announced that it will be donating the proceeds to three charities.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Green , Ford , Hyundai , Kia , Lexus , Toyota , Crossover , SUV , Hybrid Continue reading SUVs with the best gas mileage for 2024 SUVs with the best gas mileage for 2024 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
A driver and passenger in a Tesla experienced an unexpected plunge into the frigid waters of a Norwegian fjord while enjoying the scenic pier in Oslo. Luckily for them, a group of sauna enthusiasts relaxing on a nearby vessel quickly came to their rescue. The dramatic scene unfolded on Thursday, February 1st, at Akershusstranda, Oslo’s bustling ship docking area.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
While most brands are focussed on electric vehicles the world’s largest car is not giving up on internal combustion engines. Toyota has reaffirmed it is developing new internal combustion engines as it sees battery-electric vehicle sales limited ‘regardless of technical advances’. Speaking at the Toyota Group Vision Briefing in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota chairman and CEO Akio Toyoda confirmed the “major engine development” he spoke of previously at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January 2024.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The Mazda CX-90 is the firm’s most expensive model ever sold in Australia and much like its smaller sibling, the CX-60, aims to take the fight to the European establishment of luxury SUVs. Mazda has shot for the moon with the CX-90 but has it reached its target, landed among the stars, or fallen completely short? Much like the CX-60 we sampled a few weeks ago, the CX-90 is based on Mazda’s ‘Large Product Group’ platform.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The photo of the passive-aggressive act was posted online – with some users quick to defend the inexperienced driver’s mistake. A learner driver in Perth was left feeling shocked after finding a note left on the windscreen of their vehicle, which mocked the inexperienced motorist’s imperfect parking. The anonymous letter can be seen with a drawing of a turtle and the message: “Many three-year-olds have trouble staying within the lines.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Sick of seeing dual-cab utes and full-sized four-wheel drives go head-to-head on the drag strip? We hear you. That’s why we lined up these four pocket rockets, and roped in a few owners to put them through their paces. Driving the Honda Civic Type R is Mac Cook, a member of the CarExpert finance team who also has a Type R in his garage at home.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Kantanka Automobile is the 30-year-old car maker you’ve likely never heard of, which manufactures everything from utes to electric cars. Ghana may not be the first country which springs to mind when thinking about vehicle manufacturing, but it does have its own car maker: Kantanka Automobile, in establishment since 1994. According to the company’s website , Kantanka was founded by a preacher named Kwadwo Safo Kantanka for the “research into the manufacturing of automotive compo
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
If you want to haul big loads, the Ram 3500 is the American brand’s most capable pickup truck. Ram is currently offering MY23 versions of the 3500 in showrooms, but has flagged the MY24 versions will differ only through the addition of a tailgate ajar warning light. We’ll update this article when MY24 pricing becomes available. Just one variant of the 3500 is offered in Australia, priced at $177,950 before on-road costs.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The dark blue SDV8 model had its moment in the spotlight when the late Prince Philip drove former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama when they visited the United Kingdom in 2016. A 2016 Range Rove r SDV8 Autobiography LWB which was once owned by Queen Elizabeth II has emerged for sale online. Listed by English luxury car dealer Bramley Motor Cars , the Range Rover rose to fame in 2016 after being used to transport former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama during
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Although Ford, Holden and Toyota have ceased car manufacturing in Australia, the homegrown talent that previously worked for these companies continues to prosper. Gomotiv is a Melbourne-based design firm that was founded in 2020 as a division of the Outerspace Design group, and now has a team of 23 people including ex-Ford, General Motors, JLR, Kia and Toyota employees.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
For those tempted by white or cream leather car seats, we talk to parents and professionals about whether it’s possible to keep them clean. Is buying a car with a white or cream interior a bad idea? We found out. Image credit: iStock My husband and I are in the process of upgrading our current car, and when the dealership called to inform us that the waitlist was open, we started looking into all the options available.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
A bullet-riddled Volkswagen Beetle isn’t a car you would find in many museums. But Porsche isn’t just another carmaker and its commitment to the company history is deeply impressive. It has a modern, dramatic museum as part of its headquarters campus in the German city of Stuttgart, but there is more – much more – to the story. Hidden away in a nondescript back street, with zero indication of anything beyond another boring industrial warehouse, is the real treasure trove of special a
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Here’s how the Drive team would order a new electric Porsche Macan. Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but too much choice can be confusing. In our configurator challenge, Drive team members scroll through a manufacturer’s website to create their ideal combination for a certain model. This week’s challenge hones in on the new electric Porsche Macan , due in Australia later this year as a replacement for the petrol-powered model on sale for a decade.
Carscoops
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
For the most part, buying or selling a car is a straightforward process. Nevertheless, as in practically all walks of life, there are also those who try to pull of a scam. Case in point the following individual. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Department has accused used car dealer Willard “Tim” Sutton of allegedly defrauding people to the tune of $257,271.04.
Drive.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
She cut her teeth on the Capri, and led the team on the Barra inline-six that powered Falcon. Now Pritika Maharaj leads engineering of Ford’s best-selling dual-cab ute. The Ford Falcon was designed, engineered and built in Australia – and showed the world what a nation could do. Of course, it’s now but a completed chapter in Australia’s motoring history.
Autocar
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
MIRA’s Tom Lee shows Prior the future of engineering Prior talks about how car development is hastened when virtual, and why that's good news today I’m indebted to (and a little envious of) my colleague Richard Lane for his recent visit to the Ansible Motion simulator. I’ve spent a good amount of time in simulators over the past decade – more than my colleagues, to the point that I’ve felt like I’m our sim correspondent.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Tesla , Emissions , Green Culture , Electric Continue reading Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste Tesla sued by California counties over hazardous waste originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
When Ferrari ditched its twin-turbo V8 for a V6 hybrid powertrain in the 296 GTB in 2021, no one thought it would be such a game changer in the holistic way it truly was. Motoring journalists around the globe invited to the global launch in Spain, including yours truly, were unanimous in their praise for the latest hybridised Ferrari. Not just for the all-new V6 powertrain, but across all aspects of the car from design to dynamics and everything else in between.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Government/Legal , Tesla Continue reading Shifting Tesla incorporation to Texas may not give Musk what he wants Shifting Tesla incorporation to Texas may not give Musk what he wants originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Motor 1
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
At some point in its life, this 6¾ L-Series V8 aspirated a liquid, causing some serious destruction.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Mitsubishi , Automotive History , Hatchback , Economy Cars Continue reading Scrapyard Gem: 2007 Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 5-door hatchback Scrapyard Gem: 2007 Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 5-door hatchback originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Motor 1
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
This BMW 3 Series has been sitting in a decrepit building for the past 14 years. Now it's finally getting the attention it deserves.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Plants/Manufacturing , Electric Continue reading Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says Major automakers may be using Chinese aluminum produced with Uyghur forced labor, rights group says originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 15:00:00 EST.
Motor 1
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The interior has real Levi's fabric covering the seats.
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Commerce , Parts and Accessories Continue reading Save up to 53% off on these top-selling car windshield covers for snow and ice Save up to 53% off on these top-selling car windshield covers for snow and ice originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Auto Express
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
A solid powertrain, handsome styling, a long equipment list and a tasty lease offer makes the Skoda Kamiq our Deal of the Day for Saturday 3 February
Shawn Ryder
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Introduction As an automotive digital marketing company, we understand the importance of gaining exposure in different US markets. Today, we’ll be focusing on the College Station auto market, also known as Aggieland, and how implementing SEO techniques can greatly benefit Texas dealerships in this area. The College Station Auto Market Located in the heart of Texas, College Station is a bustling city that is home to Texas A&M University.
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