High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Consumers hoping to switch to an all-electric or more fuel-efficient vehicle, while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes gas prices to record highs, will largely be out of luck. A
Month: March 2022
Watch the full episode exclusively with MotorTrend Premium! https://bit.ly/2v30YBG You asked for it and now you’ve got it, Junkyard Gold is back! Now called Roadkill’s Junkyard Gold, it’s the same show you love, but Steve Magnante has a new gig, finding the rescue project cars for David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan. In this Preview of
The Ferrari 296 GTB fills a small niche in the market between the F8 Tributo and the almighty SF90 Stradale and as Evo Magazine recently discovered when putting it through its paces, it’s not just about brutal performance. Ferrari has equipped the 296 GTB with a new 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V6 that delivers 654 hp, making
Volkswagen will finally take its psychedelic camouflage wrap off the production version of the ID Buzz on Wednesday, March 9, giving eager consumers their first undisguised look at the retro-styled electric van. VW offered several reviewers a chance to briefly drive prototypes of the short-wheelbase, two-row versions in Europe last month. That vehicle, which seats
4:33 PM ET Italy’s Imola circuit will continue to host Formula One until 2025, the sport announced on Monday. The track returned to the calendar in 2020, for the first time since 2006, as Formula One sought to fill gaps left by other races cancelling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It retained its place in
On February 27, a man died while behind the wheel of his Tesla Model 3 which was stopped on the highway in Independence, Missouri. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash including why the vehicle was stopped. A passenger in the Tesla as well as the occupants of the two vehicles that impacted
Group 1 Automotive Inc. on Monday acquired Charles Maund Toyota in Austin, Texas, which the auto retailer expects will add $435 million in annual revenue. Group 1, of Houston, said it renamed the dealership Toyota of North Austin. The sellers were Doug Maund, a son of the dealership’s founder, Charles Maund, and Managing Partner Jim
Intel Corp. said Monday its Mobileye autonomous vehicle technology unit has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States, which could value it at than $50 billion. Intel did not give more details about the offering, but has previously said it would receive the majority of the proceeds from the share
By Maria Merano Posted on March 7, 2022 Volkswagen teased the interior of the ID. Buzz electric van recently. VW will launch two versions of the ID. Buzz, the microbus and the cargo van this week. The ID. Buzz minibus and cargo van will have several color options, including a two-toned interior. VW recently published pictures of
A pedestrian walks past a certified pre-owned car sales lot in Alhambra, California on January 12, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Wholesale used-vehicle prices fell in February from January, a sign that while prices remain near record levels, the surge in U.S. used-car prices may be easing. Cox Automotive said on
For 2019 we’re changing things up. Why watch one hot lap when you can see two at once!?! Even though the 2020 Toyota Supra is a Toyota, it’s really a BMW. Check the door sticker. That said, the 2019 BMW M2 Competition is built by the much-lauded M Division, not plain old BMW. Plus, on
MUNICH — Volkswagen has brought forward a production stop by one week at its home factory in Wolfsburg in Germany, as rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz also halt output due to a shortage of parts produced in Ukraine. VW is pausing production at the Wolfsburg plant on Monday for at least two weeks, a company spokesman
Land Rover is giving one customer an experience that’s much less terrestrial than its name suggests. The luxury SUV brand and Virgin Galactic are running a contest in which the grand prize is a flight into space. The Adventure of a Lifetime Sweepstakes is open to new and existing Land Rover owners who live in
9:47 AM ET The Haas Formula One team could miss the first day of this week’s preseason test after the cargo plane due to deliver its freight to Bahrain was delayed. As first reported by German publication Auto Motor und Sport (AMuS), the plane which was meant to arrive in the UK on Monday to
What kind of car is the 2022 Audi Q5? What does it compare to? The Q5 is Audi’s mid-size, five-seat crossover SUV, flanked by the smaller Q3 and the bigger Q7/Q8 duo. With its hybrid and sporty editions, the Q5’s an all-around player that rivals vehicles like the BMW X3, Benz GLC, Volvo XC60, and
The Ferrari SF90 Stradale may currently be the Italian brand’s halo supercar but one example has had its life cut short and is up for auction. This particular SF90 Stradale has been listed up for sale by IAAI after being destroyed in a crash with just 180 miles (290 km) on the odometer. As is
General Motors plans to build a $393-million cathode active material (CAM) plant in Bécancour, Que., adding Canada to its growing North American electric vehicle supply chain that will reduce reliance on battery materials imported from Asia. The automaker and its joint venture partner on the project, South Korean battery material firm Posco Chemical, announced the
Uber Technologies Inc. raised its outlook for first-quarter core profit on Monday, as its ride hailing business was recovering faster than expected on the back of a surge in airport rides and an increase in the number of offices being reopened. The company also said customers continued to order food at a high rate in
With gasoline prices at a 14-year high, it’s hard to imagine paying even more at the pump. Yet prices are only heading higher. On Sunday, the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.009, the highest since July 2008, according to data from AAA. An increase in demand along with a reduction in supply
Perhaps the best sign the crossover craze has taken a step too far, Porsche is out testing a high-riding 911. Porsche hasn’t confirmed plans to launch a high-riding 911, though the automaker’s sales and marketing chief, Detlev von Platen, said in a 2018 interview that such a car “could be a good idea.” He even
Volkswagen has greenlighted a new $2.2 billion investment to build a new factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. The new factory will be used to produce the upcoming electric vehicle developed under the “Trinity” project, a high-efficiency electric car. Trinity has been touted as VW’s next flagship electric car built from the ground up to be easier
If you’ve never heard of the CityRover and are wondering how bad this inoffensive looking small car could really be, know this: it went on sale in late 2003, and by 2005 Britain’s once mighty Rover Group, the modern incarnation of the company that had changed the world with the 1959 Mini, was dead. It
The vehicles and auto parts endangered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine may seem thousands of miles away from being a real problem. But the war could bring new worries to an issue that’s already bedeviling automakers: the global microchip shortage. Ukraine is the source for 70 percent of the world’s output of neon. Neon
Terrifying footage released by the Brightline train service in Florida show the moment a motorist attempted to cut in front of a train but ended up getting hit by the massive locomotive. The incident happened on February 16 and the video shows the driver of a 1999 Honda Civic maneuvering around a vehicle waiting at
TOKYO – Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, fresh off being slammed in a closely watched Tokyo verdict, is vowing to continue his legal battle with a fresh lawsuit against his former company. On the lam in Lebanon, the fugitive automotive icon said the Tokyo District Court’s conviction last week of his onetime deputy Greg Kelly
In this article F Attendees look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck at the Washington Auto Show in Washington on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images In the biggest deal it has done in a long time, Ford Motor Co. decided to split its electric-vehicle business
Volkswagen will build their $2.2 billion, EV-only manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The state-of-the-art facility will be located near the firm’s headquarters and will produce around 250,000 cars per year. The decision to build the new plant came after VW realized it was easier to construct a new factory from scratch as opposed to retooling
BERLIN — Tesla has received a conditional license to begin production at its electric vehicle factory and adjacent battery plant in Gruenheide, Germany, ending months of delay for the landmark site that was initially supposed to open last summer. The factory is set to produce over 500,000 battery-electric vehicles a year, while the battery plant
12:26 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An IndyCar fan survey found that Romain Grosjean is the series’ most popular driver, Team Penske is the favorite team, and the Indianapolis 500 is the best race on the schedule. IndyCar said Friday that it received 53,579 responses to its Global Fan Survey, which was
An orange McLaren 600LT has been badly damaged after crashing in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia recently. Details surrounding the incident are limited but a number of images and videos showing the aftermath of the incident have surfaced online. The damage sustained to the British supercar means it will probably be heading straight to a