Recently installed Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa has a lot of hard yards ahead, his agenda for the brand including a return to one million annual sales globally, figuring out a marketing angle that entices hardcore Jeepers and casuals sniffing around the show floor, improving reliability, improving dealer relations, and navigating an even more stormy transition to electric vehicles. On the latter note, … [Read more...]
Porsche will run an entire race series using only synthetic fuels
Porsche is serious about proving that its synthetic fuel is a viable alternative to gasoline in an increasingly electrified world. The company announced all of the cars that will compete in the 2024 Supercup series will burn the e-fuel it manufactures in a plant in southern Chile. Held annually since 1993, Supercup is a one-make race series that follows the Formula One season. In 2024, up to 32 … [Read more...]
Italdesign Quintessenza is part GT, part pickup, all EV, with tons of tech
It's been awhile since Lamborghini-owned Italdesign showed a proper 4x4 concept car, that being the 2013 Parcour concept. Before that, the last four-wheel-drive experiment the Italians take credit for was the Panda 4x4 from 1980, which morphed into the Lancia Delta. The Italians figured this year's Beijing Motor Show was the right time to do it again, flying into China with the Quintessenza … [Read more...]
Axing Tesla's Supercharger department raises worries as other automakers join network
DETROIT — Elon Musk's move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla's electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla's network. Several leaders of Tesla's Supercharger team posted social media messages saying they were told Monday night that entire group of about 500 had been laid off by CEO Musk, who … [Read more...]
Here are all of the best Lego car sets available at Amazon and Walmart
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Lego is a great toy that allows us to tap into our imagination. Building Lego car sets is an engaging pastime all ages can enjoy. Whatever you can dream, you can build — from a simple 100-piece set to a mind-boggling life-size model of the Bugatti Chiron. And while we love the … [Read more...]
BMW will drop the 'i' from gas-powered trim names
Gotta love an enthusiast's laser focus. After BMW announced a coming X3 trim called the X3 M50, BMW Blog asked where the expected "i" went, referring to the little dotted letter that stands for "injection" when placed at the end of a trim name on a gasoline-powered vehicle. For example, the X3 M50 will be the top non-M trim, replacing the X3 M40i. The outlet said that Bernd Körber, BMW's SVP of … [Read more...]
This Greenworks 16-inch electric lawn mower is one of the highest-rated on Amazon and it's 25% off today
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. It felt like too long of a wait, but the warmer days have finally arrived, and the grass is finally growing again. With the warmer weather, though, comes the need for lawn maintenance. If you're in the market for a new lawn mower this year, why not have a look at this 16-inch … [Read more...]
Ferrari's F1 cars will race with a special historic livery at the Miami Grand Prix
Ferrari will temporarily ditch the all-red livery that has characterized its Formula 1 cars for decades at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The team unveiled a one-off look for the upcoming race that was designed to celebrate the Italian brand's North American division's 70th birthday. Starting with the SF-24, which was 95% redesigned in preparation for the 2024 season, designers explored the blue part … [Read more...]
2022-2024 Ford Maverick recalled for taillights that could fail
Among the less fancy, but nevertheless critical safety systems on your car are your taillights. Anyone who's seen a car with their lights off at night understands how extremely hard it can be to see such a car. And that's why it's important that NHTSA and Ford are recalling 2022 to 2024 Ford Mavericks — 242,669 of them — after discovering examples with taillights not working. According to the … [Read more...]
Red Bull's Adrian Newey leaves F1 team, shifts focus to RB hypercar
Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey is officially departing the team in the first quarter of 2025. Rumors of his departure have swirled for the past few days, and now the news is official. But there’s more. Red Bull also revealed that Newey will be shifting his focus to the RB17 hypercar (a road car project) and seeing that project out through its completion. It’s been 19 years … [Read more...]
GM’s move to Woodward is the right one — for the company and for Detroit
Back in 2018, Chevy invited me to attend the Detroit Auto Show on the company dime to get an early preview of the then-newly redesigned Silverado. The trip involved a stay at the Renaissance Center — just a quick People Mover ride from the show. I’d been visiting Detroit in January for nearly a decade, and not once had I set foot inside General Motors’ glass-sided headquarters. I was intrigued, to … [Read more...]
Polestar delays fourth-quarter results for a second time
Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar Automotive will delay the publication of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 financial results for a second time, a spokesperson for the company said on Tuesday. Polestar did not provide a date for the release but said it still intends to publish first-quarter financial results on May 23. The delay is partly because the company needs more time to … [Read more...]
Pininfarina whips up a Batman-inspired Battista and B95 speedster
Albert, Harry, Jack, and Sam Warner founded Warner Bros. Pictures Incorporated in April 1923, 101 years ago. Artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger first put Batman into Gotham in an issue of Detective Comics (DC) on March 30, 1939, 75 years ago. Warner Bros., which owns DC Comics (and Discovery owns Warner), has gifted the ageless Dark Knight a mighty present for his diamond jubilee year: special … [Read more...]
Elon Musk: Tesla still plans to grow Supercharging network after eliminating global team
2019 Tesla Model S at a Supercharging Station.David Zalubowski/AP Photo The employees behind Tesla's Supercharging stations are being laid off, BI previously reported. Musk said following the cuts that Tesla will keep growing its charger network "at a slower pace." Tesla will now focus on "100% uptime and expansion of existing locations," Musk said. Shortly after news … [Read more...]
6 thoughts about the 2024 Lexus TX 350 FWD
CLARKSTON, Mich. -- The 2024 Lexus TX 350 is an attractive, well-equipped three-row SUV with a legitimate luxury badge in the grille and a competitive pricing tag. This isn’t a challenger brand that’s overcompensating with a lot of goodies or an old-money firm trading off its name. This is a freakin’ Lexus. I liked it. Here’s why. 1. It’s a tremendous value! The TX 350 has a cavernous interior, … [Read more...]
Aston Martin isn't done with V12s, it redesigns the engine
Fewer cylinders, more turbochargers, this is the trend across the industry from entry-level to exotic. And it seemed like that trend was coming for Aston Martin's twin-turbo V12, what with it being dropped from the DB12 recently. But in a surprise move, Aston has announced that the V12 is not dead, and the company gave theirs a thorough redesign. Aston didn't go into especially deep detail, but … [Read more...]
Best places to get your car maintained and repaired
In this era of rampant inflation and high interest rates, the challenges of acquiring a car or SUV have been well documented. And so it has never been more important to protect that expensive investment by maintaining it. In recent months, Autoblog has shared Consumer Reports' evaluation of the least and most expensive car brands to keep running, as well as tips to prolong a car’s useful … [Read more...]
10 cars with paint problems, according to Consumer Reports
Take it from someone who has done even just a small amount of automotive paint work, it's a time consuming process and thus one that can be pricey to do right. As such, you want to avoid problems with it, from paint that easily chips to clearcoats that start peeling, because it's a pain to fix. Consumer product testing and advising publication Consumer Reports tracks issues with paint as part of … [Read more...]
Ram exec all but admits a flagship above the RHO is on the way
As part of the marketing campaign for the Ram RHO pickup, the automaker created a three-minute video called "The Convoy" that lined up a number of Ram products including Warlock and Rebel X trims. Because it would take someone in-the-know to identify all the Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes secrets, Jeff Summers, head of advertising at Ram Trucks, has done just that. In a LinkedIn post, he picks … [Read more...]
These 10 car brands get the most speeding tickets
A couple of years back, Insurify, the big insurance clearinghouse, conducted a study listing the car models that get the most speeding tickets. Of course, to paraphrase the gun industry, car models don't get speeding tickets, people get speeding tickets, now don't they? Or rather, people who are attracted to those particular car models get speeding tickets, so maybe the models do have something to … [Read more...]
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