Shelby American revealed the 2024 Super Snake based on the new S650 Mustang, with production limited to 250 units The 5.0-liter V-8 powering the Super Snake offers 480 and 830-hp versions, the latter adding a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger to reach the lofty figure. Other changes include a redesigned suspension, unique wheels, a Borla exhaust, stronger brakes, and better cooling. Shelby American … [Read more...]
Gregg Orr Auto to pay $325,000 to settle allegations it fired employee with cancer
Gregg Orr Auto Collection agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged an older employee with cancer was fired because of his high medical bills. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Stick-shifted 1986 Jeep Cherokee shows where crossovers come from
We have the original Jeep Cherokee to thank (or blame) for the crossover's rise. Released for 1984, and called XJ internally, the model gained a loyal following by bridging the gap between family-friendly station wagons and burly body-on-frame SUVs. Many early XJs were driven into the ground, heavily modified, or chewed alive by rust, but a clean-looking example with cool options has popped up on … [Read more...]
Lotus Eletre will land at U.S. dealers starting at $107,000
Lotus is ready to serve U.S. shoppers holding out for the Eletre SUV. The battery-electric family ride comes in two flavors for our market, entry-level and R, both in dual-motor configuration powered by a 111.9-kWh battery and 800-volt architecture for primo fast-charging performance. The mid-range Eletre S available in some markets is skipping the U.S., likely because luxury makers focus on a … [Read more...]
Ford CEO Jim Farley teases a mystery Mustang
This year, the Ford Mustang reached a significant milestone. The iconic American muscle car turned 60 as it entered its seventh generation for the 2024 model year, and Ford is celebrating all things Mustang with a series of events and neat bonuses for owners. We may also see a new version of the car next year, as CEO Jim Farley recently teased “one more thing to share” with a post on X/Twitter. … [Read more...]
Driving the Cadillac Lyriq, Hyundai Santa Fe and a bunch of Lucid Airs | Autoblog Podcast #828
In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. The two kick things off with a loaded review section, starting with the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport 3 then moving along to the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy. After that, they dig into the Lucid Air lineup, as Zac just returned from a week at Lucid HQ driving all of the Air … [Read more...]
Biden unveils winners of $2 billion in green tax credits
Battery-material maker Novonix, electric vehicle charger manufacturer Wallbox and rare earth producer MP Materials Corp. were among about 35 recipients of clean energy tax credits totaling nearly $2 billion that were announced Friday by the Biden administration. The credits announced by the Energy Department are part of a program for clean energy manufacturers that received $10 billion through … [Read more...]
Buying a New Car: What You Need to Know and Do
There's one part of the new-car buying process that everyone likes: the end, when you drive away in a shiny, new-car-smell-smelling car. While the road to that end may not be fun, it's important to navigate it intelligently, especially since your car is likely your most or second-most valuable asset. With some patience and planning, we're confident you can make it through this gauntlet. … [Read more...]
Red Bull team will drive an F1 car on the streets of D.C. this weekend
The Formula 1 troupe is racing in China this weekend and having an uneven time of it so far, what with weather and track issues. On this side of the world, there'll be an Oracle Red Bull Racing single-seater blasting through our nation's capital this weekend, where the roads are going to be even worse than the track in China, but the atmosphere will be just as rowdy and there's no chance of … [Read more...]
Suppliers scramble to avoid low factory utilization amid rocky EV transition
DETROIT — The uneven ramp-up of electric vehicle production in North America has left suppliers cautious about making sure they don't end up with significantly underutilized factories, supplier executives said during a panel here at the SAE WCX conference. "The worst thing we could ever want to do is put capacity in place that we're not going to use," Joe Palazzolo, global engineering director for … [Read more...]
Junkyard Gem: 1992 Subaru SVX
The first new Subarus sold in the United States were microscopic kei cars brought over by Malcolm Bricklin in 1968, and they were followed by slightly larger (but still comically tiny) Leones a few years later. Bigger and better-equipped Leones followed during the 1980s, along with the sleek XT sports car. When the XT's successor appeared here for the 1992 model year, it was named the SVX and it … [Read more...]
Bill to undo relaxed EPA tailpipe emissions rule fails in Senate
A bill that would prohibit the EPA from enforcing its finalized rule on tailpipe emissions vehicles failed in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Tesla's U.S. registrations fell 25% in February, dragging the EV segment into the red
As Tesla goes, so goes the U.S. electric vehicle market. Tesla's new registrations fell 25 percent in February compared with the year-earlier month, dragging the broader battery-electric segment into the red, S&P Global Mobility said. The EV data doesn't include used vehicles or hybrids. The last time Tesla's U.S. vehicle registrations suffered a monthly decline was in August 2020 with a 2 … [Read more...]
'Fallout' TV show's most interesting car hides in the background of episode 1
Amazon MGM Studios aired the first season of its new TV show "Fallout." It's based on the long-running video game series that takes place in an alternative universe based on 1950s ideas of futurism, with it all leading up to all-out thermonuclear war and the aftermath. So to fit the look, any scenes that take place before the nuclear war feature '50s dress, political ideology, and, of course, … [Read more...]
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Review: Cool, capable, family friendly, perhaps too pricey
Pros: Go-anywhere capability; strong hybrid power; huge boxy cargo area; great visibility; cool looks Cons: Stripped-down 1958 seems too pricey given hard plastic interior and limited features; hybrid more complex than past Land Cruisers Excited for the all-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser? We are too. This is a profoundly different SUV than the last Land Cruiser, for better and for worse. It’s a … [Read more...]
Nissan hopes new product, marketing juice U.S. sales
Nissan told retailers this week it expects revived product and marketing to propel U.S. sales more than 20 percent in fiscal 2024."The message is the car is the star," said a retailer who attended one of three regional meetings in Orlando, Fla., Boston and Dallas. Nissan is "looking at product driving them out of the woods," said the dealer, one of several interviewed who requested not to be … [Read more...]
2024 Nissan Qashqai gets Ariya-inspired face in Europe
For a few model years, the Nissan Rogue had a smaller sidekick called Rogue Sport. The model wasn't directly replaced in our market, but the European-market Qashqai it traced its roots to returned for a new generation in 2021 and has just received a round of updates. Visually, the biggest changes are found up front. Nissan gave the Qashqai a new-look design that borrows styling cues from the … [Read more...]
Top 5 stories of the week: Stellantis clashes with suppliers; GM's headquarters move
A quick glance at the top automotive stories of the week. Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
Nissan hopes new product, marketing juice U.S. sales
Nissan told retailers this week it expects revived product and marketing to propel U.S. sales more than 20 percent in fiscal 2024."The message is the car is the star," said a retailer who attended one of three regional meetings in Orlando, Fla., Boston and Dallas. Nissan is "looking at product driving them out of the woods," said the dealer, one of several interviewed who requested not to be … [Read more...]
Mustang celebration
Ford Motor Co. commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Mustang's unveiling at the 1964 World's Fair in New York with enthusiast and employee events around the world this month./cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js Source: autonews.com … [Read more...]
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