Tesla’s redesigned Model S and X turned heads when they were revealed last week because of the device used to turn them. (Tesla) The updated vehicles have all-new interiors that feature a rectangular yoke-style steering ‘wheel’ design. While it has been suggested, but not yet confirmed, that Tesla will offer a conventional round wheel as an option,…
The mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a powerful sports car capable of acellerating to 60 mph in under 3.0 seconds and hitting a top speed of 194 mph, but not when it’s new. Like many cars, make advises that you take it easy during a 500-mile break-in period, but the Corvette makes sure that you…
NASCAR is heading back into the virtual world. The sanctioning body has announced that it will hold a second season of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series in 2021, which will pit real-world Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series drivers against professional esports competitors in simulation races that will be broadcast on FS1 and NBC Sports….
Cadillac’s classic slogan may be “The Standard of the World,” but it’s thinking about becoming the “Standard of the Sky.” (Cadillac) During its CES presentation on Tuesday, the car … uh, vehicle-make unveiled a vertical takeoff and landing drone that GM design chief Mike Simcoe said was “designed for the moment when time is of…
indycar” target=”_blank”>IndyCar< unveiled an autonomous race car that 30 university teams will develop software for and race head to head at the track on Oct. 23. Fashioned after the DARPA Grand Challenge autonomous off-road races of the mid-2000s, the Indy Autonomous Challenge is meant to help drive the development of self-driving technology. (IndyCar) Based on the…
Amazon’s Zoox division has unveiled the autonomous vehicle it hopes will soon start delivering people. Zoox L5 Fully Autonomous, All-electric Robotaxi The self-driving electric four-passenger taxi has been designed for use in a ride-hailing service with sliding doors, center-facing seats for easy access. It doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals for a driver. The vehicle…
When Ford redesigned the F-150 for 2021 it stuffed in pretty much everything but the kitchen sink. But you can use it to run an outdoor kitchen, or a construction business, a landscaping outfit, a campsite … I’ll get to that in a minute, but first the basics on the truck. Ford The 2021 F-150…
Honda will be the first company to offer a customer car with Level 3 autonomous driving capability, the company said this week. The make has received government permission to offer its Traffic Jam Pilot feature in Japan and plans to introduce it in a production car by March of next year. (Honda) The system allows…
Ram wants to eat more than Ford F-150 Raptor’s lunch with its new monster truck. It wants to eat the Raptor. The Ram 1500 TRX goes on sale in late 2020. (Ram) The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX, which is set to become the most powerful production pickup in the world later this year, is equipped with a…
The Coca-Cola 600, originally called the World 600, was first held in 1960 and has been nascar” target=”_blank”>NASCAR’s< was the first to try in 1994, but Tony Stewart is the only one to complete all 1,100 miles in 2001. No one will get to repeat the feat this year, as the Indy 500 has been…