Fangio-driven 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 could fetch $70M
[ad_1] A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will soon be available to car collectors with deep pockets. The Mercedes race car is one of several from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum collection that will be sold by RM Sotheby’s throughout 2024 and 2025. Proceeds from the sales will help fund […]
Original Ford SuperVan powered by GT40 V-8 resurfaces
[ad_1] In 1971, Ford revealed its first SuperVan and started a tradition of hot-rodded vans that continues to this day. Now that original SuperVan has been found and is undergoing restoration. As explained in a Ford press release, the current caretaker of the original SuperVan has actually owned it twice. U.K. car collector Andy Browne […]
Servicing 21 road bikes, 9 time trial Bikes, 80 wheels in one day: The mechanical nightmare of a split stage at Tour de France Femmes
[ad_1] The second day of racing at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift featured a rare split stage, which hadn’t been seen at the Tour de France since 1991. The peloton faced a challenging double-header consisting of a short, flat 67-kilometer road race in the morning, followed by a 6.3-kilometer time trial in the […]
2025 Aston Martin DBX707 leans harder into exuberance
[ad_1] Two-and-a-half tons shouldn’t move like this. But the 2025 Aston Martin DBX707 just keeps snaking through tight and twisty Napa Valley roads like a smaller sport sedan. The DBX707’s dance moves aren’t entirely new, and neither is its monstrous 697 hp, but both represent refinements for the ultraluxury SUV that first debuted for the […]
Japanese Drift Legend: The Atsushi Kuroi Onevia
[ad_1] Those familiar with early-2000s Japanese drifting will undoubtedly know who Atsushi Kuroi is. If you don’t, consider this an important history lesson. It’s always difficult to summarise someone’s achievements without discounting their importance in history. However, I’ll attempt to tell the story Kuroi-san deserves. Atsushi Kuroi was more than just your average D1GP competitor […]
Puck Pieterse pips Demi Vollering in photo-finish sprint to win stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes
[ad_1] Cyclo-cross and mountain bike star Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) claimed her first-ever road victory on Wednesday, beating Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) in a photo-finish on stage four of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The 22-year-old came into the finale in Liège as part of a trio with the defending champion and Kasia Niewiadoma […]
2025 Lincoln Nautilus, Corsair get large price hikes for mid-range models, minor otherwise
[ad_1] Lincoln on Wednesday announced the 2025 changes to its midsize Nautilus and compact Corsair SUVs. Both get small price hikes for most models, but big hikes for their mid-range versions. They also get new colors, and minor equipment shuffling. The 2025 Corsair starts at $40,780 for a Premiere model, including a $1,395 destination charge. […]
General Motors Violated Customers’ Rights In ‘Unthinkable Ways’ When It Secretly Sold Data: Texas
[ad_1] Happy Wednesday! It’s August 14, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Texas Sues GM Over Data Sales General Motors collected and sold […]
7 ways to enjoy cycling with children in the school holidays and beyond
[ad_1] The school holidays are a great time to get out on bikes with friends and family. For newer riders, it’s a chance to spend a bit more time on the bike and develop skills. For more experienced kids, there’s opportunity to take on bigger challenges and gain more confidence. Our family has been preparing […]
Texas sues GM, saying it tricked customers into sharing driving data sold to insurers
[ad_1] Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against GM over years of alleged abuse of customers’ data and trust. New car owners were presented with a “confusing and highly misleading” process that was implied to be for their safety, but “was no more than a deceptively designed sales flow” that surrendered their data for GM to […]