In the wake of the European Commission’s announcement of the end date of traditional internal combustion engines on the Old Continent, the German four-circuit brand “Audi” has revealed its ambition to become a leading brand in the field of all-electric mobility. And “Audi” revealed some features of its ambitious strategic plan, for which it chose […]
The full-size Toyota Sequoia SUV gets a new hybrid powertrain, modern interior, and more capability. Toyota Sequoia trees are thought to be the oldest living things on Earth, so it’s appropriate that Toyota’s full-size SUV is named for them: The soon-to-be-outgoing Sequoia dates from 2008, and over the three thousand years—okay, 13—it’s been on sale, […]
Luxury carmaker Bentley is spending big to reinvent itself as the top luxury EV brand, with five models by 2030. Bentley Motors will reinvent itself as a maker of luxury electric vehicles with its first sporty car in late 2025, followed by a new EV each year for the subsequent four years. It is part of the “Beyond […]
Jeep adds conventional hybrid power to Renegade and Compass line-ups, on sale in UK now Jeep has added new hybrid options to the Renegade and Compass line-up, both badged e-Hybrid and adding conventional hybrid power to each model’s respective line-up. Both models have, until now, been offered with plug-in hybrid power as the only electrified […]
High-performance SUVs are a thing. Or just ask Ford, Jeep, Dodge, Acura, virtually all the European luxury brands, and now Cadillac. The 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V is the first and seemingly least-likely Cadillac SUV to wear the V-Series badge. But, with the brand focusing on expanding its high-performance V sub-brand—and on the heels of the launch […]
Aston Martin Valhalla’s top-spec hypercar donates some DNA to a this, er, more mainstream hypercar. Hypercars don’t come much more hyper than Aston Martin’s Valkyrie. It was conceived in collaboration with a genius F1 race car designer, has a bespoke naturally aspirated V-12 that makes 1000 horsepower at a screaming 10,500 rpm with a Rimac-engineered […]
Toyota’s Gazoo Racing took the covers off a GT3 race car concept, an upgraded GR Yaris, and a sporty variant of the bZ4X electric crossover at the Tokyo Auto Salon. Toyota unveiled three cars at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon, including a special edition GRMN Yaris for the Japan market. The striking GR GT3 concept […]
The Bollinger electric startup will instead focus on building an electric-vehicle platform and will refund B1 and B2 deposits. Electric startup Bollinger Motors announced today that it will be putting its consumer EVs on the back burner. The B1 SUV and B2 pickup truck were supposed to reach production by the end of last year but now may never […]
I thought I knew what I was getting into here. And as I squeezed past scaffolding poles and nestled into the seat’s tight grip there was no doubt in my mind. Definitely a McLaren 720S GT3X. Says so on the steering wheel. Metaphorically, though? Well I thought I had that dialled too, but when I started […]
