Ken Block’s Hoonigan has merged with aftermarket wheel company Wheel Pros, the companies announced Thursday. Block and other Hoonigan executives will remain with the new entity, according to a Wheel Pros press release. Founded in 1995, Wheel Pros is the umbrella for a number of brands, including American Racing, Black Rhino, Fuel Off-Road, KMC, and
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Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2018 Lexus LC500 Hot Lap! around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2017 Best Driver’s Car.
For all the positive press that rear-wheel-drive vehicles get, front-wheel-drive ones deliver their own joys and even advantages when set up properly. The original Mini may be one of the cars that most fully embraces the advantages of power transmitted to the front wheels. Its design was determined by its front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. To make
HANGZHOU, China — “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford Motor. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which Ford owned. The businessman, Li Shufu, had a company with less than half Volvo’s sales and
Audi’s top executive said he believes the premium brand can nearly double its global sales volume to 3 million vehicles and maintain profit margins between 9 and 11 percent by 2030, even as it phases out internal combustion powertrains in favor of an all battery-electric lineup. Speaking to reporters via videoconference from headquarters in Ingolstadt,
The controversial ‘Carolina Squat’ has been officially banned in North Carolina. The Carolina Squat, also known as the Tennessee Tilt and Cali Lean, refers to modifying a pickup or SUV by lowering the rear end and raising the front end. Like so many other car modification trends, it serves no practical purpose but is quite
Mere days after striking the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Ida’s remnants on Wednesday inundated parts of New York and New Jersey, including auto dealerships, with several inches of rain. The post-tropical cyclone’s rapid deluge was so severe that the National Weather Service in New York issued its first-ever flash flood emergency for New York City and
The auto industry’s first uses for connected-car technology have revolved around high-definition entertainment and, in a few cases, software updates that enhance vehicle performance. Next up: a full embrace of 5G technology, which will likely upend business, enable automated vehicles, and perhaps save lives. Over the past five years, the 5G Automotive Association has worked
In this article AUDVF VOW3-DE Audi Grandsphere concept Audi Audi is touting its newest Grandsphere concept car as a “private jet for the road.” While the vehicle can’t fly, the German automaker said it designed the electric car with such luxury private travel in mind. Specifically, the interior of the vehicle is designed to be
Nikola Corp. said on Thursday it had signed a deal with Germany’s Bosch Group to build Bosch fuel-cell power modules at the U.S. vehicle maker’s facility in Coolidge, Arizona for two of its trucks powered by hydrogen fuel-cells. Bosch, which has a stake in Nikola, will supply fully assembled fuel-cell power modules and other major
Coffee and car lovers rejoice because Suzuki has transformed a Jimny LCV into a mobile coffee shop on wheels. The vehicle, dubbed “Jimny Beans,” will be seen across the UK, at media and promotion events for Suzuki’s various divisions. While the Jimny LCV omitted the rear bench found in the now discontinued passenger version, the
WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths rose by 10.5 percent in the first three months of 2021 even though the number of miles driven fell by 2.1 percent, preliminary data shows. Traffic deaths have risen dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020 as more drivers engaged in unsafe behavior like speeding, regulators say. The National Highway
5G proved to be a crucial tool when several companies deployed in April an autonomous electric shuttle called Olli for testing at a California military base. In a 90-day pilot program that took place at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, system and sensor data from the Olli test drives was transmitted via
Luxury auto brand Genesis has announced its brand vision for the next 15 years, including an end to new ICE models in 2025 and plans for a 100% zero-emission lineup by 2030. Furthermore, the company offered a closer peek of its first GV60 electric vehicle and a glimpse of its X concept coupe. Oh, we
Trucks come off the assembly line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors is once again significantly cutting production at its North American plants due to the semiconductor chip shortage, signaling the global parts problem remains a
Genesis is done with understated designs. The South Korean luxury brand has metaphorically moved into its toddler years with the associated kicking, screaming, and demand for your attention right this very second. Sounds like my five- and seven-year olds. For the 2022 model year, the Genesis G70 changes what you can see, but keeps what
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2017 Best Driver’s Car.
When BMW launched the Z8 in 2000, it was one of the most exciting cars on the market, combining a retro design with the powertrain of the E39-generation M5. However, as Harry Metcalfe describes in this new video featuring the Z8, members of the press weren’t particularly impressed with it at its launch. In fact,
PARIS — New-car registrations in France fell by 15 percent in August compared with the same month last year, as the chip shortage and continuing coronavirus uncertainty hindered the market’s recovery. There were 88,066 sales in August 2021 on 22 selling days, compared with 103,631 sales in August 2020, which had 21 selling days, industry
Hyundai has officially launched a metaverse space called Hyundai Mobility Adventure in the online gaming platform Roblox. If the term “Roblox” is only a very, very vaguely familiar one to you, that’s likely because you’re over the age of 16 and don’t have kids. Per The Verge, more than half of all American kids under
Getty Images A more eco-friendly petrol is coming to British filling stations this month, but a quarter of drivers do not know whether their cars can run it, new research says. The government intends to make E10 the new standard petrol grade. It contains less carbon than other fuels and more ethanol, a kind of
Subaru of America is recalling 802 model year 2021 Subaru Imprezas that it says have an improper weld on a lower control arm that could break and cause the tire to contact the wheel well, risking a loss of control. Subaru on Wednesday said the improper weld is near a connection joint between the lower
Audi wants to deploy in more areas a technology that, among other things, enables its vehicles to alert drivers when they are nearing school zones. The luxury brand made progress on that this year, during its initial experimental deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything technology — known as C-V2X — throughout Alpharetta, Ga., and the Fulton County
Genesis, Hyundai Motor Group’s luxury brand, announced its electrification plan towards zero-emissions. The company intends to focus on two types of vehicles – battery electric (BEV) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV), while there is no word about conventional hybrids or plug-in hybrids. All new Genesis car models, launched from 2025 will be zero-emissions and as
In this article TSLA A 2019 Tesla Model 3 hit a Florida Highway Patrol car in Orlando on the morning of August 28, 2021. No injuries were reported. Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has added a 12th crash into the scope of its investigation into Tesla‘s Autopilot system, and is