Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
The current 992 generation of the Porsche 911 has undergone a mid-cycle refresh for the 2025 model year, and among the updates is the availability of a hybrid powertrain for the first time. Revealed on Tuesday ahead of a market launch this fall, the updated 2025 911 includes the Carrera, Carrera GTS, and Targa 4 GTS grades, and the hybrid.
Women Automotive Network
MAY 28, 2024
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Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
The BMW M3 gains a round of updates for 2025, but one thing hasn't changed: the availability of a 6-speed manual in a rear-wheel-drive sport sedan. The configuration is offered in the base M3, which continues with a 473-hp rating for 2025, or the same as last year. The next rung up the ladder is the M3 Competition, which features an 8-speed.
Machines with Souls
MAY 28, 2024
The Mercedes C63 AMG completes the German holy trinity, and it does things a bit differently from an Audi RS 4 or BMW M3. The post The Mercedes C63 AMG is a smell you can’t forget appeared first on Machines With Souls.
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Ford is set to return to Formula 1 in 2026 as a technical partner to the hugely successful team Red Bull Racing, an outfit Ford previously owned when the team raced as Jaguar. Audi is also set to join F1 in 2026 as both a team and power unit supplier and Ford Performance chief Mark Rushbrook in an interview with Associated Press on the eve of last.
Autocar
MAY 28, 2024
Production of the updated model is set to begin at the firm's Munich plant in July Best-seller also gets new infotainment, comfort-focused chassis tweaks and a new interior design The BMW 3 Series has received a raft of updates for 2024, including a refreshed design, a new infotainment system and a longer electric-only range for PHEV variants. With production set to begin in July, the brand's best-selling model will go on sale in the UK priced from £39,045 for the 320i saloon and £40,845 for the
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Porsche has unveiled a hybrid powertrain for the 911 as part of the current 992 generation's mid-cycle refresh. Hybrid systems are typically designed to save fuel, but Porsche's system can also improve track times. It launches in the Carrera GTS grade but will eventually spread to more grades, including the Turbo. Mercedes-Benz is working on an.
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Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
BMW used the past weekend's 2024 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este to debut the Concept Skytop, a two-seat sports car with a V-8 engine that BMW's design chief says may just reach production. Automotive News (subscription required) reported that Adrian van Hooydonk, head of BMW Group Design, said at the concept's debut that while the car was.
Autocar
MAY 28, 2024
New special marks 25 years since the original RS4 (right) Edition 25 Years gains power boost and improved track performance; just 50 coming to UK Audi has marked 25 years since the launch of the famed original RS4 with the model name’s most powerful variant yet and a new flagship for the current generation. Limited to just 250 examples, with just 50 coming to the UK, the Audi RS4 Avant Edition 25 Years is priced from £115,800.
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing prototypes for an updated S-Class expected on the market late next year as a 2026 model. The current generation of the Mercedes flagship sedan, the W223, debuted in 2020 as a 2021 model. Mercedes tends to launch an update for its cars after four years, which traditionally marks the midway point in the life.
Autocar
MAY 28, 2024
The new M3 receives a 20bhp power boost, thanks to an ECU remap Hottest 3 Series gets raft of performance-focused upgrades and subtle styling tweaks, drops RWD variant BMW has given the M3 Competition a series of performance and technology upgrades as part of a mid-life facelift that includes more power, subtle styling tweaks and chassis upgrades. Powered by the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six as before (codenamed B58), the Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance rival receives a 20bhp
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
An updated BMW 3-Series arrives in showrooms later this year as a 2025 model. The update is the second for the current compact sedan, which arrived for the 2019 model year and was given its first update for 2023. The latest update mirrors changes made to the related 4-Series for 2025. At the top of the list is the addition of a 48-volt mild-hybrid.
Autocar
MAY 28, 2024
A new-generation Bentley Continental GT gets a new-generation engine with mighty plug-in assistance To replace the departing W12 engine in the Bentley Continental GT, the company is introducing a V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain. Badged Speed, it is the most powerful Bentley yet and is at the heart of this new-generation Continental , the fourth version of the company’s staple four-seat grand tourer since 2003.
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru on Tuesday announced plans for joint engine development aimed at reducing emissions. The goal of the project is to achieve carbon neutrality with internal-combustion engines, allowing these engines to stay in production in a future of tighter global emissions standards, the three automakers said in a press release. One.
AutoDealer Today
MAY 28, 2024
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Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Ford on Tuesday provided a further tease of the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck that will be entered in the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb scheduled for June 23. The automaker announced this Lightning demonstrator in March, but still isn't ready to fully reveal it. For now, additional teaser photos show a massive rear wing and a rear diffuser.
Autocar
MAY 28, 2024
Japanese allies will “aim to optimise” combustion engines with electric motors and batteries, alternative fuels Mazda , Subaru and Toyota have committed to developing new engines in an attempt to decarbonise ICE cars, with a renewed focus on hybridisation and carbon-neutral fuels. The allied Japanese brands jointly confirmed they would “aim to optimise” engines with electric motors, electric drive units and batteries, which goes against the trend of brands transforming entirely to EV-only lin
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru on Tuesday announced plans for joint engine development aimed at reducing emissions. The goal of the project is to achieve carbon neutrality with internal-combustion engines, allowing these engines to stay in production in a future of tighter global emissions standards, the three automakers said in a press release. One.
CarExpert
MAY 28, 2024
Chinese car giant BYD isn’t stopping its development of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology, revealing a new system it claims is capable of driving for more than 2000km without refuelling or recharging. BYD’s newly launched Qin L and Seal 06 sedans feature its fifth-generation ‘DM-i’ PHEV system, with the hybrid technology unlocking a claimed 2100km of driving range when the vehicle’s fuel tank and battery are full.
Motor Authority
MAY 28, 2024
Ford on Tuesday teased again the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck that will enter the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb scheduled for June 23. The automaker announced this Lightning demonstrator in March, but still isn't ready to fully reveal it. For now, additional teaser photos show a massive rear wing and a rear diffuser mounted behind open.
Auto Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Emissions , Fuel Efficiency , SUV Continue reading SUVs account for a quarter of all new demand for oil, 20% of the increase in emissions SUVs account for a quarter of all new demand for oil, 20% of the increase in emissions originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 17:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
The BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra will reportedly go out of production in 2026. Toyota wouldn’t confirm the news, but an official said they’re “evaluating what’s next.” Sales figures for both the Z4 and Supra have been on a downward trend, impacting the decision to continue production. Earlier this year, reports suggested BMW was planning to kill the Z4 when the current model reaches the end of its life.
AutoDealer Today
MAY 28, 2024
Some segments, including trucks, declined slightly less than the previous week.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
BMW has introduced the 2025 3-Series, which features a host of updates. The M340i has a new 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo engine that produces 386 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Besides powertrain improvements, the model has revised styling, an upgraded interior, and a new infotainment system. BMW’s bread and butter sedan is getting an update as the company has unveiled the 2025 3-Series.
Auto Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Filed under: Green , Car Buying Continue reading J.D. Power: EV demand growth has slowed slightly, and dealer supply is growing J.D. Power: EV demand growth has slowed slightly, and dealer supply is growing originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 11:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
While it won’t produce BEVs, Gazoo Racing is open to hybrid powertrains. The boss of the GR division said the company isn’t focused on making fast cars but rather on making cars that are fun to drive. Toyota is also investing in the use of carbon-neutral fuels. Future GR-branded models from Toyota Gazoo Racing (GR) will retain internal combustion engines, despite the industry’s ongoing shift towards battery-electric vehicles.
Auto Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Filed under: Design/Style , Motorcycle , Concept Cars , Off-Road Vehicles , Performance Continue reading Elon Musk runs successful companies. That doesn't mean he does it well, HR experts say. Elon Musk runs successful companies. That doesn't mean he does it well, HR experts say. originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 08:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
Subaru, Toyota, and Mazda, agree that carbon is the enemy, collaborating on a “multi-pathway” approach for the future of ICE. Each company will keep developing its own “signature” powertrain, including boxer (Subaru), in-line four (Toyota), and rotary (Mazda) units. The new combustion engines will be tailored to electrification, while being compatible with different types of carbon-neutral fuels.
Motor Trader
MAY 28, 2024
Writing in Cox Automotive’s Insight Quarterly, ICDP MD Steve Young highlights the significance of the dealer’s physical interaction with the consumer and vehicles amidst changes in the industry. Customer support is increasingly important as vehicles become more technologically advanced. The interaction involved in the administration, registration and handover of the car is done most efficiently by dealers.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
A Cybertruck customer delivery experience was marred by a deep cut. The slice was serious enough that several hours afterward the customer had to go to the emergency room. This isn’t the first time that a Cybertruck or a vehicle in general has sliced up its owner. Those who are awaiting delivery of their Tesla Cybertruck are an excitable bunch but for one such person, the excitement seemed to have lingered a tad too long.
DealerOn
MAY 28, 2024
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Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
Facelifted Porsche 911 range headlined by 532-hp GTS with hybrid flat-six and electric turbo GTS and base 388 hp Carrera are PDK only; no manual 911s until Carrera S launches in MY26 Full digital dashboard and starter button make their 911 debuts; all coupes now two-seat as standard. Turbo, Turbo S and GT3 RS carried over from 2024 The Porsche 911 , the sports car the Stuttgart automaker planned to kill off in 1980, is alive and kicking 44 years later, and it’s doing it with the help of hy
Auto Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Filed under: Green , Mazda , Subaru , Toyota , Alternative Fuels , Hydrogen Cars Continue reading Toyota, Subaru and Mazda announce new biofuel engines despite global push for EVs Toyota, Subaru and Mazda announce new biofuel engines despite global push for EVs originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 08:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
Frank-Steffen Walliser will be appointed the new Chairman and CEO of Bentley, a few months after Adrian Hallmark’s departure Dr. Walliser spent his entire career at Porsche and has been responsible for overall vehicle development at Stuttgart since 2022 Earlier in his career, the engineer signed off on the Porsche 918 Spyder Bentley announced that Frank-Steffen Walliser will become its new Chairman and CEO, starting July 1, 2024.
Auto Remarketing
MAY 28, 2024
When that shopper is waffling over whether the timing is right to buy a used car, here’s a selling point a dealer can pass along to that indecisive consumer, courtesy of CARFAX. “It’s time to get off the fence if that’s where you’ve been sitting and waiting for the right moment to act,” CARFAX editor in chief Patrick Olsen writes in analysis around the latest CARFAX Used Car Index.
Carscoops
MAY 28, 2024
The NHTSA says recent Waymo incidents involved collisions with “clearly visible objects.” Waymo says its proud of its safety record over tens of millions of autonomous miles driven. The technology company needs to share footage of the incidents with the NHTSA by June 11. Just two weeks after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation started investigating Waymo due to reports of 22 incidents involving its self-driving prototypes, the ag
Auto Blog
MAY 28, 2024
Filed under: Spy Photos , Volkswagen , Performance , Sedan Continue reading Exclusive: 2025 VW Jetta and GLI photos show first glimpse of updates Exclusive: 2025 VW Jetta and GLI photos show first glimpse of updates originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 May 2024 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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