The future of Hot Rodding! MotorTrend’s Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Hot Rod Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief – John McGann! The guys talk about Hot Rod’s 75th Anniversary, the future of hot rodding, his first experience driving an EV (2023 Ford Lightning, MT’s 2023 Truck of the Year), Project X, EV drag racing, and more!
Month: August 2023
Bugatti today may be recognized for its hypercars, but it wasn’t long ago that the company was open to launching a high-end sedan in the same vein as the legendary Royale—a car that was stifled by the Great Depression, with just six examples built. The last time Bugatti toyed with a sedan was in 2009
HOLLAND, Mich. — LG Energy Solution is positioning its growing operation in Holland to become the company’s North American headquarters as it scales up battery manufacturing across the country. The designation could bring an influx of white-collar and senior-level positions, building on the hundreds of advanced manufacturing jobs LG Energy Solution Michigan is creating here
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Zachary Kirkhorn, CFO, Tesla Source: Tesla Tesla‘s chief financial officer, Zach Kirkhorn, stepped down from his position, effective Aug. 4, the automaker announced Monday morning in a regulatory filing. Tesla’s chief accounting officer Vaibhav Taneja was appointed as the new CFO and will hold both
Fisker Ocean Owner Reviews His New EV, Hits 129 MPH On The Autobahn | Carscoops The Fisker Ocean One Launch Edition is powered by two electric motors delivering an impressive 550 hp https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago Customer deliveries of the long-awaited Fisker Ocean started just a few weeks ago and one owner
Beijing WeLion New Energy Technology, a Chinese maker of long-range electric vehicle batteries, including one capable of going 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) on a charge, plans to go public as soon as 2025 as it banks on automakers embracing next-generation cells in the race to overcome range anxiety. The company, which supplies the long-range semi-solid
Driver Seems To Pit Another In Road Rage Incident Before Posting Video Online | Carscoops You be the judge of whether or not this driver did his best police impression from behind the wheel 2 hours ago Road rage is always a bad idea but in rare cases, people are dumb enough to engage in
A video from inside Tesla Gigafactory Texas has revealed the Cybertruck’s frunk for the first time. As expected based on recent sightings, it is small, but at least, it’s there. Front trunks, or frunks, are believed to be more valuable in electric pickup trucks rather than in regular passenger electric cars since they have beds
Join us at noon Wednesday, Aug. 9, for a LinkedIn Live chat with Stephen Dietrich, partner at Holland & Knight, as he talks about the dealership buy-sell market. He will be joined by Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Retail Senior Editor Melissa Burden as they discuss dealership merger and acquisition activity in 2022 and what
VinFast LLC’s EV VF8 vehicles. Linh Pham | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vietnam’s electric vehicle market appears poised for rapid expansion in the next decade, but there could be significant headwinds blunting that growth. According to BMI Research, a Fitch Solutions research unit, passenger EV sales in the country is expected to at least double this year.
Review: 2023 Toyota GR Corolla GTS Is A Bundle Of Power, Fun, And Agility | Carscoops The 2023 Toyota GR Corolla is a superb performance car but it’s not without fault August 6, 2023 at 12:48 You’ve probably watched and read reviews from journalists who wax lyrical about the 2023 Toyota GR Corolla. Many have
Rivian Automotive has named former Waymo CEO John Krafcik to its board of directors, citing his more than 35 years in the auto industry as former president of TrueCar and former chief executive of Hyundai Motor America, among other industry roles. Krafcik, 61, left Waymo in April 2020 after more than five years as CEO
Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 03:17 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kyle Kirkwood easily held off Scott McLaughlin over a final four-lap shootout and won the Music City Grand Prix on Sunday for his second career victory. The 24-year-old from Jupiter, Florida, started eighth and led a race-high 34 laps. He appeared poised to race
Watch This Acura RSX Driver Show You All The Wrong Ways To Avoid A Crash | Carscoops This Acura driver could’ve saved their car about six times before finally crashing into a highway divider 1 hour ago Driving is a task that some folks are amazing at while others struggle to an almost unfathomable degree.
Wholesale store Costco routinely offers notable discounts for purchasing and leasing new cars. This May, the retail giant began offering $2,500 off MSRP for Volvo XC40 Recharge and C40 EVs. In the past, Costco featured solid deals on the Chevrolet Bolt and Audi e-tron. Costco’s latest discounts returns to the German automaker with three levels
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An Australian team has set world records for the longest and deepest underwater drive with a modified 1978 Toyota Land Cruiser nicknamed “Mudcrab.” The team of engineers, commercial divers, and car enthusiasts last week drove the classic Land Cruiser 4.3 miles under the harbor of the Australian city of Darwin, reaching a maximum depth of
Lego is commemorating the Chevrolet Corvette’s 70th anniversary with a new model kit replicating the 1961 C1 convertible. The 1,210-piece kit went on sale last week for $150. The 13-inch-long car, in Roman Red, can be built with either a hard or open top and features a working tie-rod steering system. It’s the fourth and
SAN FRANCISCO — Electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors cut prices of its Air luxury sedans by as much as $12,400 as part of an offer, it said on Saturday, amid rising competition in the U.S. EV industry and a price war sparked by Tesla Inc. Lucid reduced the price of the Air Pure by $5,000
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford Motor Co. fuel powered F-150 trucks under production at their Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan on September 20, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images Ford Motor said that its U.S. sales rose 5.9% in July from a year ago, as demand for
Sales of full-electric cars continued to grow in Germany, boosted by demand for EV-only brands Polestar, Tesla and MG Motor. Battery-electric car registrations jumped 69 percent to 48,682 in Germany in July, giving the drivetrain a 20 percent market share, according to data from the German motor transport authority (KBA). Overall registrations including gasoline and
Associated Press Aug 5, 2023, 08:40 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Scott McLaughlin won his second straight pole Saturday at the Music City Grand Prix and the first on a street course this season for Team Penske. The New Zealander, currently fifth in the points race, will be looking for his second win this year
Tesla Bashes Through Wall And Plunges Into House Pool | Carscoops Authorities are still investigating the accident that damaged recently completed renovations by the homeowner 2 hours ago One Arizona homeowner had the fright of their life after a Tesla barreled through their concrete wall and took a dive in their backyard pool. The driver
By Richard Angle Posted on August 5, 2023 22 more V2 mini Starlink satellites are set to launch atop a Falcon 9 on Sunday, August 6th. The launch is currently scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET (01:00 UTC on August 7) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX is
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday sued the servicing arm of U.S. Auto Sales, alleging USASF Servicing cost consumers more than $10.1 million by mishandling guaranteed asset protection refunds, double billing for collateral protection insurance and failing to apply excess customer payments to interest. The U.S. Northern District of Georgia lawsuit also alleged USASF
Lorenzo Di Cola | Nurphoto | Getty Images Social network Twitter, recently rebranded as X, has commandeered the handle “@music” from open-source software developer Jeremy Vaught, who told CNBC he created the account in 2007, and had built a community of around half a million followers there. While Elon Musk-led X gave Vaught no choice
First Look: The 2024 Chevrolet Traverse Has The Style, Space, And Specs For Domination | Carscoops The 2024 Chevy Traverse looks great and has a spacious interior you’d actually want to spend time in August 5, 2023 at 12:48 The Chevrolet Traverse is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, but it’s easy to over look
Stellantis is planning to add a second lower-priced all-electric vehicle to its arsenal to compete with Renault and Chinese carmakers as consumers look for more affordable EVs. The new EV — a no-frills Fiat Panda-inspired model for less than €25,000 ($27,347) — will be unveiled in July 2024 to take on Renault’s Dacia Spring, Fiat
Tesla Sells Cybertruck-Shaped Cat Litter Box And Branding Iron In China | Carscoops Don’t worry pets, the branding iron is designed for food, wood or leather products August 5, 2023 at 15:30 Tesla fans have plenty of options when it comes to accessories featuring the logo of their favorite brand. While a Tesla-branded cap will
A big part of the fun of finding vehicles for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column comes from all of the interesting fascia designs. These uniquely Chinese vehicles often have interesting faces, giving each vehicle a unique personality. And this week we’ve stumbled upon an electric box truck with an underbite