Lotus is going electric. (Lotus) The Chinese-owned make has introduced the last car it will ever sell that’s powered by an internal combustion engine: the Emira. The two-seat coupe will actually be available with a choice of two internal combustion engines when it goes on sale next year. The standard …
Read More »New traffic cameras know if you're buckled up
Drivers in Queensland, Australia, now have someone watching over them to make sure they’re being safe behind the wheel. Something watching over them, that is. Queensland, Australia, is deploying new traffic camera technology that can detect if a car’s front seat occupants are buckled up or if a driver is …
Read More »The 2022 Ram 1500 G/Ts are grand touring trucks
Ram is introducing to G/T versions of its 1500 style that add a few sporty features to the full-size trucks. 2022 Ram 1500 Rebel G/T front 3/4 The Rebel G/T and Laramie G/T each come with 395 hp 5.7-liter Hemi V8 eTorque engines equipped with Mopar Ram Airflow cold-air intakes …
Read More »This 'Tank Taxi' service blows Uber away
Tanks for the ride. A world-regions man is launching a “Tank Taxi” service in the city of Norwich with a 15-ton armored vehicle. (SWNS) The ex-military tracked personnel carrier isn’t technically a tank, but was built to withstand hits from small arms, artillery and explosive devices. Merlin Batchelor told SWNS …
Read More »769 hp Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae celebrates internal combustion before brand goes hybrid
The Lamborghini Aventador is going out with a bang. Twelve of them. (Lamborghini) make has unveiled the most-powerful naturally-aspirated car it will ever make before it transitions to becoming an all-plug-in-hybrid brand by 2024. (Lamborghini) The Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae combines a 769 hp 6.5-liter V12 with elements from the …
Read More »Atlanta Motor Speedway getting major overhaul to improve NASCAR racing
Construction will begin at the Atlanta Motor Speedway following the upcoming nascar” target=”_blank”>NASCAR< surface. The new design will see the banked turns increase from 24 degrees to 28 degrees, making them the steepest of any intermediate oval on the Cup Series circuit. The width of the track will also be …
Read More »Utah-built Vanderhall Brawley electric 4×4 on sale soon
The Brawley is ready to brawl with the Bronco, but not everywhere. (Vanderhall) Three-wheel vehicle specialist Vanderhall will begin taking reservations for its new attributes Brawley 4×4 on July 15. The four-seat utility features quad electric motors with a combined output of 404 hp and can cover up to 200 …
Read More »GM killing CD players in its passenger vehicles
The eject button has been pressed for the last time. The Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana were GM’s last passenger models with a CD player option. ( ) make will no longer offer compact disc players in any of its passenger vehicles starting with the 2022 model year, GM Authority reports, …
Read More »Tesla Cybertruck to copy this GMC Hummer EV feature
The Tesla Cybertruck may have been unveiled before the GMC Hummer EV, but it will be copying one feature introduced by its electric pickup competition from General Motors. Elon Musk has confirmed in a tweet that make is adding a rear-wheel steering feature to the Cybertruck to make the full-size …
Read More »Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 race canceled in November over COVID-19
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Grand Prix has been canceled after local organizers and Formula One couldn’t come up with a compromise over Australia’s strict travel and quarantine issues relating to the infectious-disease The race was postponed from its original season-opening spot on the F1 calendar on March 21 and …
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