Month: December 2021

If you like fast cars and don’t mind constant gawking, this 1991 Chevrolet Corvette Callaway Twin-Turbo Convertible finished in hard-to-miss yellow is for you. The tuned Corvette is currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer, with a high bid of $48,000 at the time of publication. Connecticut-based Callaway Cars built its reputation with extreme modified
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Ferrari said three top executives will leave the automaker as it implements a new organizational structure. Chief Technology Officer Michael Leiters, Chief Manufacturing Officer Vincenzo Regazzoni and Chief Brand Diversification Officer Nicola Boari “will end their cooperation with Ferrari to pursue new opportunities,” the company said in a statement on Monday. Ferrari said it will
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ATLANTA — Porsche will invest more than $50 million to build a second driving track at its Atlanta Experience Center, the automaker said Monday. The 1.3-mile circuit, which will open in the first quarter of 2023, will be connected to the current 1.6-mile driver development track at Porsche’s North American headquarters campus next to Hartsfield-Jackson
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Florida is threatening to suspend Carvana’s dealer license over issues related to title transfers on vehicles it sold. A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles told Automotive News that Carvana has until Jan. 31 to submit title applications for all vehicles sold in 2021 before Dec. 1. If it does
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On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD’s David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan join Fred Williams and Rick Péwé of Peterson’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine to compete in the infamous Cheap Truck Challenge. Riding into battle with a modded 1979 Bronco, they face-off against a rock-ready 1980 Toyota Pickup and a beastly 1987 Chevy Suburban in
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10:57 AM ET Paralympic champion and former racing driver Alex Zanardi has left hospital following injuries sustained in a handbike accident 18 months ago. Former F1 driver and Champ Car champion Zanardi suffered a severe head injury in a collision with a truck during the Obiettivo Tricolore handbike race in June 2020. Since then he
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What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Polestar 2? What does it compare to? The 2022 Polestar 2 is an electric fastback sedan. The first electric vehicle from Volvo’s dedicated electric brand, the Polestar 2 compares to electrics ranging from the Tesla Model 3 to the Ford Mustang Mach-E.  Is the 2022 Polestar 2 a
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A red flag went up last week as the 2022 season of auto industry trade shows prepares to take stage. Three auto shows in Canada were called off as the rapidly spreading omicron variant spawns a COVID-19 resurgence in Canada and elsewhere. The Montreal International Auto Show, scheduled for January, the Canadian International AutoShow in
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The chaos of changing market trends, new technologies, inventory crises and plain old heated competition had at least one positive outcome this year: It sparked new ideas. Manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, vendors and engineers brought some clever solutions to the marketplace in 2021. Across the auto industry, businesses found better ways to win customers, produce parts
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Shipping times for just about everything have been stretched to new limits thanks to pandemic related supply chain constraints. While nearly every industry has been affected in some way, electric bicycles and other forms of personal mobility have been uniquely impacted. The pandemic has affected the e-bike industry in a myriad of ways. Commuters have
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Mercedes’ AMG performance arm excels at drawing prodigious power from internal combustion engines, especially rowdy V-8s, then tuning a car or SUV around that power. With the move to electric propulsion, AMG now turns its attention to electric motors and the skateboard platforms that house them, starting with the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS AMG. While it’s
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What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage? What does it compare to? The Mirage is an inexpensive subcompact car available in sedan (G4) and hatchback forms. It rivals the Nissan Versa, Hyundai Accent, and Kia Rio, as well as many used compact cars.  Is the 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage a good car/SUV? Review continues
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In this article FDX GM FedEx on Friday received the first of 500 electric delivery trucks from BrightDrop, the newly formed EV unit of General Motors. It’s a moment both companies call a “tipping point” for EVs for package delivery and logistics. “What we’re talking about here is transforming transportation,” FedEx Chief Sustainability Officer Mitch
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Open Road Capital, just more than a year after making its first auto dealership investments with Bain Capital Credit as a funding partner, has grown its store platform through three new partnerships. Open Road, an auto-retail investment company which in September 2020 bought a majority stake in four Mississippi dealerships with Bain Capital Credit funding,
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