Car Loans Pass Student Loans To Become Largest Debt Other Than A Mortgage
[ad_1] Photo: Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images) With an average transaction price of nearly $50,000, it’s no secret that new cars are basically just for rich people now. You can’t even buy a single new car for less than $20,000. If wages had kept up with the rising cost of a new car, that […]
2025 Skoda Enyaq: More versions of EV firming for Australia
[ad_1] Skoda Australia will look to broaden the Enyaq electric SUV range in the second half of next year, the brand’s local director says. Speaking with CarExpert at the Australian launch drive of the Enyaq Coupe, Skoda’s first electric vehicle in Australia, director Michael Irmer said the more practical SUV body style and more trim […]
Fisker Ocean customers have to pay for recall repairs
[ad_1] Owners of recalled Fisker Ocean electric vehicles will have to pay for repairs, according to a notice on the bankrupt automaker’s website. First spotted by Autoevolution, Fisker’s website states that, for any recalls that require physical inspections and potential repairs, the automaker will provide parts free of charge but will not cover any of […]
Zombie Resurrection: Bringing A Drag-Spec Datsun 280ZX Back To Life
[ad_1] Janne Uskali, the editor of Finland’s Bomber Magazine for custom motorcycle culture, has a deep passion for high-powered machines of the four-wheeled variety, too. With a background in stunt riding and the man behind Finland’s fastest street car – a Buick Grand National that clocked under eight seconds on the quarter-mile – Janne is […]
Diesel Shop Sold Over 250,000 Emissions-Cheating Devices In Just 5 Years
[ad_1] You’d think after the huge scandal that was VW’s Dieselgate that the automotive industry as a whole would have learned something. A multi-billion dollar corporation getting hit with billions in fines wasn’t scary enough it seems, as diesel emission cheating keeps happening, albeit at a smaller scale. The latest bust is out of North […]
Long-awaited Ford Ranger feature to return in 2025
[ad_1] The Ford Ranger will once again feature onboard power sockets from the factory, almost three years after the feature was first introduced here and for the first time in the ute’s current generation. Ever since the new-generation Ford Ranger went on sale in Australia in mid-2022, it has been without an interior power socket, […]
Don’t make the same mistake I did riding in the mountains – how to pack for altitude
[ad_1] Cycling has always been a large part of my life, whether I was ditching stabilizers for the first time at age four, or competing in my first hill climb when I was 15. Being British, I used to believe that I was tough enough for all weathers – that was until I started training […]
We’re not done with top speed runs
[ad_1] Bugatti was out of the top speed record race but now looks to be back in The company in 2019 took a Chiron Super Sport 300+ to a top speed of 304.7 mph The company’s new Tourbillon hypercar has almost 200 hp more than the Chiron Super Sport 300+ Bugatti shocked the automotive world […]
Are quicker EVs more accident-prone? Insurance data suggests so
[ad_1] EVs with 300 lb-ft of torque or more are associated with higher insurance loss Higher EV curb weights and torque-to-weight ratio add to the correlation This signals insurers need smarter rates that navigate EVs’ different risks Electric vehicles are so often lauded for their loads of “instant torque” and strong, quick acceleration. Some brands […]
Audi On Demand luxury car rental service killed off
[ad_1] Audi’s flexible app-based car rental service known as Audi On Demand is coming to an end. The automaker states on the service’s website that the final date by which a car can be reserved is Sept. 30, 2024. The service was launched in the U.S. in 2015 and later merged with the independent car […]