A little over a year from first announcing its commitment to develop a race car for the new LMDh (Le Mans Daytona hybrid) sports prototype category, Porsche has now completed the first major test session of its car.Porsche’s LMDh race car, whose name is yet to be revealed, was recently put through its paces atContinue reading “2023 Porsche LMDh racer hits Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in first major test”
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Review update: 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing serves crow to other luxo-missiles
You’ll hear it before you see it, and it sounds like something that could only come from America. It took until the end of Cadillac’s gas-powered era, but the automaker finally built a sport sedan that drives better, and is more fun, than anything you can get from Germany: the 2022 CT5-V Blackwing. Cadillac builtContinue reading “Review update: 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing serves crow to other luxo-missiles”
Preview: 2023 Porsche Macan T sharpens handling of popular crossover
We’re sure most readers of this site would like a light and agile sports car for those sunny weekends, but what do you do when budgets or other life circumstances make owning only a practical family hauler possible. Porsche understands this and has developed a version of its top-selling Macan that places the emphasis onContinue reading “Preview: 2023 Porsche Macan T sharpens handling of popular crossover”
2024 Ford Mustang Convertible spy shots: New drop-top spied
Prototypes for a redesigned Ford Mustang started surfacing recently and our latest spy shots show a likely tester for the seventh-generation ‘Stang’s convertible body style.Compared to previous prototypes, the new tester is much more heavily camouflaged, especially around its roof section. The profile of the roof is also different, being much…
Jaguar Land Rover teams up with Nvidia on AI in cars
Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday announced it will partner with Nvidia on a range of technology fronts, which customers will start experiencing from 2025. Central to this will be the installation of Nvidia Drive computer chips as a standard feature in future vehicles from the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. This chip is designed toContinue reading “Jaguar Land Rover teams up with Nvidia on AI in cars”
US finally allows use of modern matrix headlights
U.S. regulators are finally allowing advanced headlight technology in new cars, accelerating a process begun with the passage of a new infrastructure law late last year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) formally approved use of adaptive headlights Tuesday following a petition from Toyota, Reuters reported. That petition…
2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE, 2023 Maserati Grecale, 2023 Audi A6: Car News Headlines
Hot on the heels of the Mercedes-Benz AMG EQS hatch comes the Affalterbach tuner’s take on the smaller EQE sedan. The new AMG EQE comes in 43 and 53 grades, though the U.S. will only see the latter. It’s claimed to deliver up to 677 hp. The long wait for the Maserati Grecale is almostContinue reading “2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE, 2023 Maserati Grecale, 2023 Audi A6: Car News Headlines”
IED students imagine modern Hispano-Suiza Alfonso XIII
Historic Spanish automotive brand Hispano-Suiza turns 120 in 2024 and plans to celebrate the anniversary with the design of a modern interpretation of the famous Hispano-Suiza Alfonso XIII, billed as one of the earliest sports cars. Hispano-Suiza won’t be handling the design, though. Instead, it teamed up with students from the Istituto Europeo di…
Ineos Grenadier ready to start production this summer
The Grenadier SUV developed by British chemical giant Ineos is on track to start production in July, the company said on Wednesday. That’s about a year later than originally planned, but a lot has changed in the past year, and that’s before you factor in the disruptions caused by the pandemic. Production will take placeContinue reading “Ineos Grenadier ready to start production this summer”
“Formula 1: Drive to Survive” season 4 coming to Netflix March 11
Season four of “Formula One: Drive to Survive” is coming soon. On Wednesday, F1 tweeted that the next season of the behind-the-scenes documentary series would start streaming on March 11. This season will cover the 2021 F1 championship, which saw a controversial ending. While the first season followed most F1 teams, Ferrari and Mercedes-AMG opted…