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Ford and Volkswagen Expand Collaboration to Include Autonomous and Electric Vehicles 7.12.2019
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles, and to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S. and Europe. Volkswagen will join Ford in investing in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle platform company, allowing both automakers to independently integrate Argo AI’s self-driving… Read More
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Bentley Celebrates 100 Years with Reveal of EXP 100 GT Concept 7.11.2019
Bentley is looking to the future of luxury grand touring as the company celebrates its 100th Anniversary, debuting the EXP 100 GT Concept, an autonomous all-electric grand touring machine that forecasts the direction Bentley may take in 2035 and beyond. Bentley Chairman and CEO Adrian Hallmark calls it "a modern and definitive Grand Tourer designed to demonstrate… Read More
Volkswagen Marks End Of Beetle Production 7.10.2019
Volkwagen will mark the end of production of the iconic Beetle at its plant in Mexico today. The final third generation model, the blue coupe shown above, is bound for a museum. The original Beetle was designed in 1938 under Nazi supervision to be their "People's Car" and dublicate what the Ford Model T did in America by introducing average Germans to motorized… Read More
Hybrid Hauling 7.08.2019
There’s more support for an electric future in the automotive industry. A year-long study has just wrapped up in the United Kingdom. It focused on using hybrid vans. A fleet of 20 plug-in hybrid Ford Transit prototypes were used by 16 companies participating in the study. During the trial, pure electric power was used for 75-percent of the fleet’s mileage in… Read More
BMW Announces 3rd-Generation X6 Sports Activity Coupe 7.05.2019
BMW was an originator of the coupe-styled SUV, and now the X6 Sports Activity Coupe is ready to debut a thrird-generation model for 2020. The new body is longer, wider and lower for a more stable stance and aggressive character. The 5-passemger interior is swathed in luxury touches and inlcudes the latest technology and driver-assistance features BMW has to… Read More
Ford Unveils Track-Only GT Mk II 7.04.2019
After teasing us with a cryptic picture last month, Ford has officially unveiled the limited edition track-only GT Mk II at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The GT Mk II is essentially the combined dream of Ford and Multimatic engineers, meant to showcase the GT’s peak capability. Limited to 45 examples — based on production estimates of 15 per-year over a three… Read More
Remembering Lee Iacocca, Father of the Mustang 7.03.2019
Lee Iacocca, one of the most pivotal auto executives of the 20th Century, father of the Ford Mustang and with it the pony car segment, and savior of Chrysler, passes at the age of 94. A straight talking, enthusiastic, car salesman extraordinaire, Iacocca usually was at his best when the cards were stacked against him. He masterminded the first Mustang in the… Read More
EV Hypercar 7.01.2019
As Americans gear up for the 4th of July and the fireworks that go along with the celebration, Lotus is starting the week off with a bang. The British car company has confirmed they will not only build an all-electric hypercar, but we’ll see it soon. They first confirmed the Type 130 at the Shanghai International Auto Show earlier this year. We’re still in the… Read More
Dodge Goes Widebody on the 2020 Charger 6.28.2019
We were on hand at FCA's Chelsea Proving Grounds as Dodge unveiled the 2020 Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody edition along with a new Scat Pack Widebody. The SRT Hellcat still boasts 707 hp and 650 lb.-ft. of torque from their supercharged 6.2 liter HEMI V8 engine. With a top speed of 196 miles per hour this Charger stays at the top of the list as the most powerful… Read More
Super Duty Tremor 6.27.2019
Ford is making their Super Duty super capable off-road. They’re announcing the all-new Tremor Off-Road Package. The idea is for a heavy duty truck that can also play in tough terrain. So they’ve included an upgraded suspension, a 2-inch front-end lift, a 31.65 degree approach angle and a 24.51 degree departure angle. Ground clearance is 10.8 inches which helps… Read More