The Beetle is dead. Long live the Punk Cat. (Ora) Chinese electric car company Ora has debuted a new model at the Shanghai Auto Show that features the design of the original VW Beetle, only this time with four doors. (Ora) The Punk Cat is set to go on sale …
Read More »The Toyota bZ4X is the electric Rav4 of the future
Toyota is going electric. All-electric, that is. (Toyota) The automaker, which has a full lineup of hybrid vehicles along with several plug-in hybrids and one with an electric motor that runs off of hydrogen fuel cells will introduce a purely battery-powered attributes model in 2022. The bZX4 – bZ short …
Read More »The Ford Evos SUV looks like a monster Mustang Mach-E
Ford has taken the wraps off of its latest SUV. (Ford) The Evos made its debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on Monday. It was designed and built in the country, but shares a lot of its style with the Mustang Mach-E, which will be built there for local sale …
Read More »Bowman wins late in Richmond NASCAR Cup Series race
Alex Bowman passed Denny Hamlin on a restart with 10 laps to go and drove away at Richmond Raceway for his third career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bowman produced a stunning conclusion to a race that Hamlin had dominated along with Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano. With …
Read More »Alex Palou wins Indycar season opener in Alabama, Jimmie Johnson finishes 19th
Alex Palou celebrated his move to Chip Ganassi Racing with his first career IndyCar victory by beating a pair of series champions to win Sunday’s season-opening race at Barber Motorsports Park. The Spaniard used a two-stop strategy on the picturesque permanent road course to take control of the race but …
Read More »Formula One coming to Miami in 2022
There will be two Formula One attributes in the United States next year with the new Miami Grand Prix added to the calendar from 2022. (Formula One) Next year’s attributes will be the first in a 10-year deal and is in addition to the existing grand prix at Circuit of …
Read More »Simona de Silvestro returning to Indy 500 with female-operated racing team
She’s coming back home again to Indiana. Swiss pro racing driver Simona de Silvestro turned her first laps at the indycar”>Indianapolis Motor Speedway<. (Paretta Autosport) De Silvestro won’t be at the season-opener at Barber Motorsports Park. She’s only competing in the 500 this year, but that one race will carry …
Read More »Test drive: The 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is the most powerful SUV ever
Now this is a Duran-go. The 2021 make Durango SRT Hellcat is the most powerful SUV in the world, courtesy of the latest installment of the saga of American Stellantis’ Hellcat 6.2-liter Supercharged V8. (Dodge) The monster motor debuted in the Dodge Challenger coupe in 2015, migrated to the Dodge …
Read More »IndyCar season opens Sunday with Jimmie Johnson at Barber Motorsports Park
Jimmie Johnson, Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean, oh my! That’s quite the rookie class for IndyCar, which opens the season Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama stacked with storylines throughout the grid. Simon Pagenaud participated in a pre-season test session at Barber Motorsports Park. nascar”>Johnson brings seven NASCAR championships …
Read More »GM unwraps $4,400 electric convertible
The tiny Hong Guang Mini EV is a big success. The Hong Guang Mini EV is China’s best selling electric car. (GM) The microcompact four-seater from GM’s Chinese joint venture brand Wuling has been China’s best selling electric vehicle in recent months, thanks to its rock bottom $4,400 price and …
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