Category Archives: Motor Authority

Mercedes In-Drive relocates the brakes to inside an EV’s motor housing In-Drive remains a friction-based brake system In-Drive is in active testing with no timeline for production announced Future Mercedes-Benz EVs might not have brakes sitting behind their wheels. Mercedes-Benz engineers in Germany showed Motor Authority its latest EV drivetrain…

Volkswagen Group’s Cupra brand has given an update on its plans to launch in the U.S. The Spanish performance marque still targets a U.S. arrival by the end of the decade, but a previous plan to only sell electric vehicles, starting with a pair of crossovers, has been abandoned. Cupra now expects to offer gas,Continue reading “Cupra will bring gas, hybrid, and electric cars to US”

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is round 22 of the 2024 F1 season The race runs on a Tilke-designed street circuit known as the Las Vegas Strip Circuit The race is scheduled for Saturday night instead of F1’s usual Sunday setting The 2024 Formula 1 World Championship heads to Las Vegas this weekend for whatContinue reading “2024 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix preview: Racing down the Strip”

The Lotus Emira sports car won’t be the brand’s last car with a gas engine after all. The automaker used the 2024 Guangzhou auto show on last week in China to announce new plug-in hybrid technology called the Hyper Hybrid EV powertrain. The powertrain is still being developed, but Lotus said vehicles equipped with itContinue reading “Lotus U-turns on electric-only plan, announces hybrid tech”

The Jeep Recon has been spied testing with minimal camouflage gear The Recon will use the STLA Large platform shared with the Jeep Wagoneer S EV The design was previewed in 2022 and first deliveries are expected to start in 2025 The production version of the Jeep Recon electric off-roader has been spied testing inContinue reading “2025 Jeep Recon electric off-roader spied in production form”

Porsche has revealed an upgrade package developed by Manthey-Racing for the 911 GT3 RS Wild aerodynamic modifications boost downforce to over 2,200 pounds at a speed of 177 mph Manthey said the upgrade package will significantly improve lap times Porsche’s 992-generation 911 GT3 RS is already one of the most potent factory-built track cars money…

The Kia EV6 has received a mid-cycle refresh that includes significant changes, inside and out Among the updates is a bigger battery and a lot more power for the EV6 GT variant Pricing information will be announced closer to the market launch in the first half of 2025 An updated EV6 made its debut inContinue reading “2025 Kia EV6 gains new looks, bigger battery”

Kia unveiled the EV9 GT at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show The high-performance electric SUV is the second GT model from Kia Performance figures for the EV9 GT include 501 hp and 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.3 seconds Pricing will be announced closer to the market launch in the second half of 2025 Kia’sContinue reading “2026 Kia EV9 GT electric performance SUV debuts with 501 hp”

Volkswagen has a redesigned Tiguan headed to U.S. showrooms next year The new compact crossover skips the third row of the outgoing model The sole powertrain at launch will be a 2.0-liter turbo-4 rated at 201 hp Volkswagen late on Wednesday revealed its new Tiguan compact crossover for the U.S. market. It makes its formalContinue reading “2025 VW Tiguan debuts at 2024 Los Angeles auto show”

An Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH race car is being developed for the top class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship The car will be fielded by the new team Aston Martin Thor, and will start racing in 2025 The team’s first two drivers have been announced Aston Martin on Thursday providedContinue reading “Aston Martin names first drivers for Valkyrie LMH race car”