Tadej Pogačar, ‘best cyclist in world’, to stay at UAE Team Emirates until at least 2030
[ad_1] Tadej Pogačar will ride for UAE Team Emirates until at least 2030, it was announced on Thursday afternoon. The Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and world champion already had a contract until 2027, but his new deal gives him one of the longest in the peloton. The Slovenian had one of the all-time years […]
Tesla’s Fantastic Q3 Results Show Why It’s Still Number One
[ad_1] Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 24, 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. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Posts Wildly Good Q3 Results We may all […]
Sir Chris Hoy’s cancer diagnosis ‘likely to save countless lives’
[ad_1] Sarra Hoy, the wife of Sir Chris Hoy, has said her husband’s prostate cancer diagnosis “is likely to save countless lives” in raising awareness of the condition. The six-time Olympic champion revealed last week that he has terminal cancer, first discovered last September, and that he has been told he has between two and […]
2025 Skoda Octavia price and specs: Facelifted model gets more kit for less money
[ad_1] The updated Skoda Octavia liftback and wagon are now on sale in Australia, and they’re arriving at a reduced or identical price to their predecessors despite boasting more features. Skoda revealed its mid-life facelift to the fourth-generation Octavia in February, and it’s the new Select variant which has the honours of being the first […]
Elon Musk says future is autonomous, $25K EV “pointless”
[ad_1] Tesla EV with starting price of $25,000 no longer planned Elon Musk calls such a model “pointless” Tesla now focused on Cybercab robotaxi with starting price below $30,000 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed plans for an affordable electric vehicle from the company, first promised in 2020 with a starting price of $25,000, have […]
Stellantis tackling EV aerodynamics with $29.5M wind tunnel
[ad_1] Stellantis upgraded its wind tunnel to the tune of $29.5 million The upgrades focused on aero efficiency to help with EV range What used to take hours can now take minutes to change with the recent wind tunnel upgrades Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled a $29.5 million upgrade of the wind tunnel at its main […]
Jaguar builds two new E-Types for loyal customer
[ad_1] It’s been 50 years since production of the Jaguar E-Type came to an end, and Jaguar has marked the occasion by building two new examples of the iconic sports car for a loyal customer. The cars were built by the Jaguar Classic department, and are known as the E-Type Commemorative cars. The name and […]
2025 Kia Sportage facelift teased – significant redesign brings more conventional front end, new taillights
[ad_1] Us Malaysians may still be awaiting the latest Kia Sportage, but in Korea the fifth-generation C-segment SUV is already getting a facelift. It’s quite a timely one, coming three years after it was revealed globally, and as far as revisions go, this is quite a big one. The Sportage’s outlandish design has certainly divided […]
Unreleased Tour de France aero bike comes to market, starting at £4,000
[ad_1] A previously unreleased aero bike used by Uno-X at the Tour de France is now commercially available, with prices for the frameset starting at £4,000. The Velocity Ace-AFO (VA-AFO), made by Taiwanese bike brand Dare, was ridden as a prototype by Alexander Kristoff and other riders throughout the 2024 season. The bike is characterised […]
Ferrari originlly wanted the F80 hypercar to be a single seater
[ad_1] Ferrari F80 design team wanted a car with extreme proportions Original design called for a single-seat configuration V-6 was deemed Ferrari’s best-performing engine Ferrari’s F80 hypercar revealed earlier in October was originally conceived as a single seater, Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni has revealed. In an interview with Top Gear published on Wednesday, Manzoni […]