Cadillac isn’t bringing its most iconic model to Australia

Cadillac isn’t bringing its most iconic model to Australia

[ad_1] The Escalade might be Cadillac’s most widely known nameplate in its current lineup, but that doesn’t mean it’s coming to Australia. So, what do customers buy if they’re after a V8-powered, right-hand drive Escalade? “The [GMC] Yukon is the choice that they will get,” said Lauren Indiveri-Clarke, communications director for GM International, to CarExpert. […]

An Early Morning At Risenation Allstars 2024

An Early Morning At Risenation Allstars 2024

[ad_1] Risenation’s latest event, Allstars, marked their second major show of the year, following the 2024 Hall of Fame in March. This time, they ventured into Maastricht, Netherlands – a location just 15 minutes from the German and Belgian borders. This made it ideal for attendees from neighbouring countries and even the UK. If you’ve ever […]

Gas Prices Are Low Thanks To EVs And Remote Work

Gas Prices Are Low Thanks To EVs And Remote Work

[ad_1] Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images) Gas prices are down across the country and it’s beautiful to see. Those prices could be going even lower to levels not seen in over three years. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat According to data from AAA, the national average sits at just $3.37. That’s 47 […]

Junkyard Gem: 2006 Volvo V50 T5 AWD

Junkyard Gem: 2006 Volvo V50 T5 AWD

[ad_1] During my explorations of junkyard history, I’ve written about discarded Volvo station wagons going back to the middle 1960s. The final Göteborg wagons with brick shapes and rear-wheel-drive were sold in the United States as 1998 models, but the new century brought us plenty of curvy front- and all-wheel-drive longroof Volvos, many of which […]

2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Techno EV60 review

2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Techno EV60 review

[ad_1] This is the same Renault Megane E-Tech Electric – but it’s now wearing a very different price tag. Since our first taste earlier in the year, the French brand has taken a very sharp knife to the asking price and slashed $10,000 off. What started as an end of financial year (EOFY) deal has […]

Adam Yates wins gruelling stage 9 of Vuelta a España with long-range solo move

Adam Yates wins gruelling stage 9 of Vuelta a España with long-range solo move

[ad_1] UAE Team Emirates’ Adam Yates rode to victory and a substantial jump up the general classification on stage 9 of the Vuelta a España, after attacking the breakaway almost 60km out from the finish in Granada.  Second place went to Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) after a spirited effort to bridge to the break and […]

Can’t force people to change their minds

Can’t force people to change their minds

[ad_1] Honda’s CEO doesn’t believe consumers can be incentivized to change to EVs Honda’s spending $700M to retool plants and $3.5B to built a battery plant for mass EV production The exec believes the future is electric, but it’ll take time Electric cars and hybrids are currently having an inverted moment.  Speaking with The Drive […]

Stellantis is redesigning how launch control works for future hybrids

Stellantis is redesigning how launch control works for future hybrids

[ad_1] Future Stellantis performance hybrids could have launch control, a newly discovered patent filing indicates. A patent application for a hybrid-specific launch control system from the automaker was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Aug. 8, 2024, after being filed by Stellantis in February. The application discusses not only applying launch […]