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Lotus on Wednesday revealed the first details and pricing for a base version of the Emira sports car, which will come with a 4-cylinder engine. Order books open on April 8, with the initial version available to be a special First Edition limited edition. The base Emira uses Mercedes-Benz AMG’s M139 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 (Lotus’Continue reading “4-cylinder Lotus Emira confirmed with 360 hp”

Lamborghini’s Huracan and Urus will each receive two variants this year and they will be the last Lamborghinis to be launched without any form of electrification. The new variants will be revealed in the coming months, after which the “age of internal-combustion engines” will be over at Sant’Agata, Lamborghini said on Thursday. To be…

Maserati will become the first Stellantis brand, and one of the first non-startup automakers, to offer electric versions of every model it sells. On Thursday, during a financial sales call with the media, Maserati announced plans to add electric options to its full lineup by 2025. The automaker then plans to phase out gas-powered modelsContinue reading “Every Maserati to offer Folgore electric option by 2025, phase out gas engines by 2030”

Ferrari’s 488 GT3 will be replaced next year by a race car based on the new 296 GTB supercar. Ferrari has previewed the car today and confirmed it will skip the electrified components of its road car sibling. Audi’s A6 range will be expanded next year with an electric variant based on a dedicated EVContinue reading “Ferrari 296 GT3, Audi A6 E-Tron Avant, Volkswagen ID.6: Today’s Car News”

If driving hands-free is the future, then General Motors is leading the way when it comes to production vehicles, and now the automaker is adding even more functionality to its system. GM last summer announced that its Super Cruise driver-assist system, which ranks at Level 2 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability, as itContinue reading “Super Cruise gets lane change, trailering functions as self-driving system added to more GM vehicles”

It’s been more than 40 years since the DeLorean hit the streets in its original form. Now, plans from a Texas-based group call for a modern DeLorean—one that’s recast as an electric car. Set to debut in concept form with a production-intent design on Aug. 21 during Monterey Car Week in Pebble Beach, California, theContinue reading “Reimagined electric DeLorean will be a driver’s car, not a time capsule, execs say”

An Austrian startup company by the name Deus plans to unveil an electric hypercar in April at the 2022 New York International Auto Show. Teaser shots released on Wednesday provide a glimpse at the design and confirms both Italdesign and Williams Advanced Engineering as partners. Details are light, but Italdesign has said it is supportingContinue reading “Deus electric hypercar set for 2022 New York auto show”

Volkswagen has only just shown us its 2024 ID.Buzz electric van but the automaker is already close to revealing another member of the growing ID family of electric vehicles, at least a concept of it. VW will use April’s Auto China 2022 in Beijing to present the Aero B, a concept that previews an electricContinue reading “Volkswagen Aero B concept set for April debut, previews ID.6 electric Passat successor”

Ferrari has given us an early look at a race car based on the 296 GTB, which is currently in the works and shaping up to be a stunner. The race car is being developed in time for the 2023 motorsport season and will initially arrive in GT3 guise. It will serve as a directContinue reading “V-6-powered Ferrari 296 GT3 race car to hit the track in 2023”

Audi revealed the A6 Avant E-Tron concept on Wednesday. The sleek wagon concept previews an electric production model that won’t be sold in North America, though its platform will underpin a wide range of electric vehicles to be sold globally by Audi in the coming years. “With the Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept, we areContinue reading “Audi A6 Avant E-Tron concept cuts a sharp electric line to the immediate future”