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.
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.
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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.
CarExpert
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Australia is finally getting efficiency standards for new cars. The Albanese Government has announced its New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) , and will consult with stakeholders on its preferred model until March 4, 2024 before introducing legislation “as soon as possible”. It aims for the new rules, which will affect new passenger and light commercial vehicles, to come into effect by January 1, 2025.
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.
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
Auto Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Government/Legal , Tesla Continue reading Elon Musk's board feels an 'expectation' to use drugs with him to avoid upsetting him, WSJ says Elon Musk's board feels an 'expectation' to use drugs with him to avoid upsetting him, WSJ says originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 3 Feb 2024 23:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
Automotive News
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: 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.
Automotive News
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: 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.
AutoSuccessOnline
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
DAS Technology announced that the company has released its 10th annual Automotive Customer Experience Trends Study at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show. The comprehensive report, which provides insights from more than 7,000 recent car buyers and dealer service customers in the United States, indicates a clear trend: Dealerships are not meeting consumer expectations regarding digital communications.
Shawn Ryder
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
The History of the Boston Red Sox Introduction The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are part of the American League (AL) East division and have a rich history that spans over a century. In this article, we will explore the history of the Red Sox, from their early beginnings to their most recent successes.
AutoSuccessOnline
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Snap-on Total Shop Solutions (TSS) has several of its innovative products on display and available for demonstrations at NADA 2024 being held Feb. 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. TSS products are being showcased on-site at various locations on the NADA show floor. At the Stellantis booth (#1463W), the award-winning John Bean V3300 diagnostic wheel alignment system is available for demonstrations.
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