The Mercedes Formula One team has withdrawn an appeal made against the results of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where its driver, Lewis Hamilton, lost the race and world championship on the final lap under controversial circumstances. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen passed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand…
Lewis Hamilton may not have won the Formula One driver’s title this year, but he received another very cool one this week. The 36-year-old Brit was knighted by Prince Charles at Windsor Castle Thursday for “services to motorsport” and is now officially known as Sir Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton has won the F1 world championship a…
Jake Paul is no stranger to fast cars. Jake Paul has had a successful start to his career as a cruiserweight boxer. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The multi-millionaire YouTuber/boxer has owned plenty, including a Lamborghini Huracan, Tesla Model X and custom Ford Focus RS. But he might be ready to step it up a notch. In…
Spider-Man is going electric. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is one of the vehicles featured in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." (Hyundai) Not fighting with his villain, Electro, but with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 featured in the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Tom Holland’s superhero and his sidekick Ned feature in a commercial for the compact SUV,…
Toyota put the automotive world on notice Tuesday announcing a $70 billion plan to electrify its lineup, which includes the launch of more than dozen all-electric models by 2025 that it previewed with fleet of concept vehicles. Toyota has previewed its future lineup with 15 new concept vehicles displayed along with the upcoming bZ4X (Toyota)…
The Buick GNX isn’t just a quick quarter-mile muscle car, it’s also firmly a quarter-million-dollar muscle car. The Buick GNX sold on Ebay is the 372 of 547 built. (Anthony Saia) An example of the rare 1987 coupe was sold last week on Ebay for $249,999, marking the second-highest price paid for the quickly-appreciating classic…
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team has “lodged a notice of intention” with the FIA that it plans to appeal the governing body’s Sunday dismissal of its initial protests of the results of the driver’s championship-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton began the safety period ahead of several lapped cars. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) The…
MotorTrend is all-in on electrics this year. (Rivian) The magazine has picked the Rivian R1T pickup as its Truck of the Year following November’s announcement that the Lucid Air is its Car of the Year. Each marks the first time a startup’s first vehicle has received the awards, which is often featured in manufacturer advertising….
It looks like the Tesla Cybertruck will drive softly and carry a big stick … to clean its enormous windshield with. The original Cybertruck concept did not have a wiper or side mirrors. (Tesla) A new electric Cybertruck prototype was spotted by a drone photographer being tested at Tesla’s Fremont, Calif., facility equipped with several…
Who’s ready for a long, strange electric trip? The VW Type 2 Westfalia is an iconic camper van. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images) make has confirmed plans to build a new model called the ID.California, suggesting a battery-powered camper van is in the works. The ID.Buzz concept shows its retro style. (Volkswagen) The retro-style…