Rat Look & 300hp: A One-Of-A-Kind Lancia Beta HPE
[ad_1] Ultrace is the most eclectic event I’ve ever attended. But building something that stands out from the crowd at the largest modified car show in Europe is not easy. However, it was impossible to miss an Italian-American-Japanese fusion at this year’s show. Francesco Besana’s 1976 Lancia Beta ‘HPE HF Turbo’ does not play by any rules. […]
Hennessey Test Driver Crashes Venom F5 At 250 MPH On NASA Runway, Walks Away Uninjured
[ad_1] Photo: Hennessey They say fortune favors the bold, but a bold Hennessey test driver must’ve had more than just good fortune on July 1 when the Venom F5 prototype they were driving lost downforce at 250 mph and crashed. Luckily, the driver was able to walk away without any injuries. 2024 Nissan Z NISMO […]
Electrify America to begin limiting charging to 85% to reduce wait times
[ad_1] Electrify America just announced a “Congestion Reduction Pilot” program with hopes of getting cars on and off chargers in a more timely manner to ultimately reduce wait times. The idea: A state of charge limit of 85%. As Electrify America explains, certain stations – beginning with just 10 in California – won’t let you […]
Toyota won’t follow Tesla in slashing EV prices in Australia
[ad_1] Toyota Australia says it still expects to sell around 1500 bZ4X electric SUVs this year, and won’t slash prices to boost sales as rivals like Tesla and Ford have done. “No change in prices, I’ll let the others play in that market – good luck!” said Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia vice president for sales, […]
2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid gets price hike, still undercuts RAV4, CR-V
[ad_1] Biggest price hike applies to base front-wheel-drive Sportage Hybrid 2025 Sportage Hybrid remains cheaper than rivals if AWD isn’t a priority Sportage PHEV carries over at 34 miles of range, includes AWD Kia has carried over its Sportage Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid lineups for the 2025 model year. And while there are few changes […]
Post Office Mechanic Shows Just How Much Work Goes Into Getting The Mail To Your Door
[ad_1] Photo: Dünzl/ullstein bild (Getty Images) Few vehicles in the world have worked harder than U.S. Post Office Grumman LLVs have since they first hit the road in the mid-1980s. Well, after about 38 years, most of them are in pretty bad shape. Because of that, the Post Office needs a team of mechanics working […]
Death of gas-powered Porsches begins 2025 and ramps in 2026
[ad_1] Production of the gas-powered Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman ends in 2025, Macan in 2026 The electric Porsche Macan costs $80,450 and is on sale now An electric 718 Boxster and Cayman replacement debuts this year with production starting in 2025 Two years, That’s how long the stay of execution will be before some […]
2025 Kia Soul up by $300, EX trim adds Soulmate Special Edition
[ad_1] The Kia Soul launched in the middle of the Box Car Era — six years after the Honda Element hit the market, five years after the Scion xB, a year before Nissan began importing the Cube — and has outlasted all of them. The Element died in 2011, achieving cult status not long after; […]
Podcast: New Model Y spied, LandCruiser V8 dead, and VFACTS
[ad_1] Sean and James run the numbers from June’s VFACTS sales results, and give a mid-year update on how new car sales are going in Australia. Paul Maric joins the Podcast to talk about the death of the V8 Toyota LandCruiser in Australia and the newly spied 2025 Tesla Model Y. Where to find the […]
A cool customer: Bioracer Speedwear Graphene Jersey reviewed
[ad_1] Bioracer has been a long-time maker of Speedwear, a line of performance apparel for which every watt counts. The brand has been seen in the WorldTour peloton over the years, and it’s been worn by National teams in World Championships and Olympic events. The brand is based in Belgium, where all its products are […]