Travis Pastrana on Sunday shattered the overall record at New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington Hillclimb in the 862-hp Subaru WRX STI originally built for “Gymkhana 2020,” Subaru announced Monday. Pastrana’s 5:28.67 run up the 7.6-mile hillclimb course was more than 16 seconds quicker than the previous record, which Pastrana also set, at the 2019 race. Pastrana
New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is known for some of the most extreme weather in the continental United States — or really, the planet. The highest surface wind speed ever recorded was logged there: 231 mph, back in 1934. Winter temperatures are brutal. And you can get a howling snowstorm at any time on the 6,288-foot
Sponsored by COFICAB COFICAB, worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sales of innovative wires and cables for the automotive industry, presents e-COF POWER+. This newly developed cable is part of the e-COF family brand (high voltage cables), specially designed to fulfill international standards for BEVs and PHEVs vehicles. e-COF POWER+ uses two different insulation
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In 1974, Campbell Ewald copywriter James Hartzell conceived the phrase, “baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet,” which became the basis of one of the most iconic car ads of all time. Now, Chevrolet has brought back that famous line — in the form of a Guy Fieri dish. The General Motors brand, along with
The 2022 Acura NSX Type S only made its debut a week ago but if you were hoping to get your hands on the first one, you’re too late. The rights to the first customer example, which Acura offered up for charity, went under the hammer on Saturday at Mecum’s 2021 Monterey Car Week sale.
The Long Range version of the Tesla Model Y recently has joined the Model 3 SR+, Model S, and Model X with an estimated delivery time (for new orders in the U.S.) in 2022. The Model Y Long Range is now expected in January 2022, just like the Model 3 Standard Range Plus. Both the
Sunroofs are obviously designed to be used on, well, the roofs of cars, but who would have thought that they couldn’t also double as hood scoops? While browsing through some of Reddit’s most entertaining threads, we came across a unique Acura Integra that has had its hood outfitted with a functional sunroof. It really is
Volkswagen on Friday unveiled a retro-inspired 2022 Golf GTI concept sporting an iconic wheel design. The VW GTI BBS concept was inspired by a modified Mk2 GTI that Brock Bickford of Evansville, Indiana, had been building with his daughter since she was seven years old. Sean Maynard, enthusiast and motorsport marketing specialist for VW, saw
BEIJING – Chinese premium electric vehicle maker Nio Inc, which now counts BMW and Audi as rivals, is working on a mass-market new brand that will be positioned similar to Volkswagen and Toyota, its CEO said. The automaker had stepped up preparations to make mass-market products under another brand https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nio-china-idUSKBN29G06C and a “core team” had
CANTON, Ohio — Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up to a fueling station before fanning out to their routes in this city south of Cleveland. The buses — made by El Dorado National and owned by the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority — look like
A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahnkurier — or rather, the 540K Autobahnkurier — has taken top honors today at the 70th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The vehicle, owned by collectors Arturo and Deborah Keller, is no stranger to the winner’s circle. In fact, a quick Google search will turn up several past trophies awarded to this
Chrysler, or whatever it was known as at any given time, has been puzzlingly slow to get into the big-SUV game. That it finally decided to do so under the Jeep brand (rather than, say, Ram) and with the Wagoneer nameplate makes sense — the nameplate’s history buys instant credibility. The Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer has been
A vehicle catching fire is no more newsworthy than a dog bite—unless of course it’s an EV that goes up in flames. Tesla, which suffered a spate of bad publicity following three highly-publicized vehicle fires in 2019, wants to set the record straight. In its 2020 Impact Report, the company presents data to demonstrate that
Multinational oil giants are beginning to invest in companies in several different sectors of the EV industry. Phillips 66 has announced plans to acquire a 16% stake in Novonix, a supplier of materials, equipment and services for the battery industry. Phillips 66 will reportedly pay a total purchase price of $150 million, and will nominate
LiquidPiston has released a video with Warped Perception demonstrating its X-Engine’s ability to run on hydrogen gas. This is the sixth fuel variation that has been shown to power the engine, along with gasoline, propane, kerosene, diesel and jet A fuel. LiquidPiston modified its 4.5-pound X-Engine to run on hydrogen. The engine was then installed
This week we had the chance to slide behind the wheel of the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, Cadillac’s true successor to the CTS-V. The new super sedan is the most powerful Caddy to date, and unlike much of the competition, it offers up a standard 6-speed manual. 2022 Nissan Frontier We also tested the 2022
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One big bugbear holding back more widespread EV adoption is having to wait for your electric car to charge for many tens of minutes, or hours sometimes, which is nowhere near as convenient as just pumping fuel into a car’s tank. However, charging speeds are going up, charging times are going down and a new
A 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S with a unique look and interesting backstory is heading to auction at an RM Sotheby’s sale scheduled for August 14 during 2021 Monterey Car Week in California. Unveiled at the 1965 Turin Motor Show, the Miura established a line of Lamborghini V-12 supercars that continues with today’s Aventador (and
Revel’s bright blue electric scooters, and now its bright blue Tesla taxis, have become high-visibility features of the New York City streetscape (the rideshare provider also operates in Washington DC, Miami and San Francisco). Now Revel has selected software vendor Ampcontrol and network infrastructure provider EvGateway to supply a software solution to optimize charging at
At some point in the past couple of years, Bugatti asked itself, “What if we built a radically light vehicle around the legendary 8.0-liter W16 engine?” Keep in mind that “radically light” is in comparison to the Chiron, which weighs about 4,500 pounds. The luxury firm from Molsheim, France, answered its question with a concept
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Rimac announced Friday that its Nevera electric supercar has set a quarter-mile record for production cars, at 8.582 seconds, with a top speed of 167.51 mph. The company claimed it set an unofficial record of 8.62 seconds during testing in Croatia earlier this year, but made another attempt so the results could be independently verified,
Yep, the Acura Integra is back! Acura has offered limited information about the revival of its compact nameplate, and while we suspect it will replace the ILX outright when it debuts in 2022, Honda’s luxury subsidiary has yet to cough up any more useful information. That’s fine; it means we can fill the void with
Commercial EV innovator Proterra (NASDAQ: PTRA) has formed a new agreement with LG Energy Solution to provide a long-term supply of cylindrical battery cells, to be manufactured at a new LG Energy Solution plant in the US. LG will deliver cells to Proterra’s factories for the manufacture of the company’s commercial EV battery systems. Proterra
With medium SUVs now an entrenched part of Australia’s staple automotive diet – and premium-badged, premium-priced models making up 16 percent of that considerable wedge – the GV70 was always going to be a crucial model for the burgeoning Genesis brand. Favouring a fastback, coupe-like shape over a more traditional box-style wagon, the GV70 is
Just like most automotive enthusiasts, I am truly intrigued by the electrification of automobiles, which is something that we can’t fight and will inevitably be a part of our lives in big ways sooner than we think. Paving the way for electric vehicles (EVs) in the realm of high-performance vehicles is the automaker Rimac. The
Luxury vehicle brand Acura is set to bring back its Integra nameplate next year as a new compact premium entrant. The Honda Motor Co. brand confirmed the news in a brief statement released Friday. It did not provide further information, save for a note that said more details about the fourth-generation model will be provided
The track-focused Bugatti Bolide is headed to production, the automaker confirmed Friday at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of the many events that comprise Monterey Car Week. Production will be limited to 40 units, each with an estimated price of about $4.7 million based on current exchange rates, Bugatti confirmed in a press release.
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