An Italian company is rebooting the legendary Lancia 037 Group B rally car. The Kimera Automobili EVO37 has been making the rounds this year, including an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, and is scheduled to start deliveries as you read this. The EVO37 is the brainchild of former European Rally Championship
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Nissan’s GT-R spawned a T-spec special edition this week. While there’s no extra power, the 2021 model offers two rare paint options from the GT-R’s past, one of which is the legendary Midnight Purple. 2021 Lucid Air Dream Edition EPA-rated range estimates for the 2022 Lucid Air were announced this week and the top estimate
The German firm Mechatronik may specialize in restoring and selling classic Mercedes-Benz cars, but the shop currently has a very special Porsche 959 listed for sale. It’s no normal 959; it’s a prototype of Porsche’s first supercar. First spotted by Motor1, this car is the seventh of 12 F-Series prototypes, which were built just before
The U.S. Department of State has awarded General Motors’ defense arm a $36.4 million development contract that includes the purchase of 10 modified Chevrolet Suburban SUVs, to be built over the next two years, GM announced Wednesday in a press release. Destined for use with the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service, the Suburbans will share
Nissan European design boss Matthew Weaver has reimagined the first-generation Nissan Silvia as a modern electric car. Unveiled at the 1964 Tokyo motor show, the original CSP311 Silvia launched a nameplate that would, decades later, include the S13 and S14 generations (sold in the U.S. as the Nissan 240SX) of drifting and tuning fame. However,
Porsche and Siemens Energy have broken ground on a synthetic fuel pilot plant called Haru Oni, the automaker announced Tuesday in a press release. Located in Punta Arenas, Chile, the plant will produce fuel that is nearly carbon neutral and can be used with existing internal-combustion engines, Porsche claims. Fuel will be produced using electrolysis
A Ford Mustang previously owned by actor Steve McQueen will cross the Mecum Auctions block in Las Vegas next month. No, it’s not the 1968 fastback from “Bullitt,” but it is a genuine McQueen-owned Mustang, according to the auctioneer. The car in question is a 1969 Ford Mustang fastback, with different styling than the iconic
They say you can’t improve on perfection, but Germany’s Emilia Auto is giving it a shot. The company has resurrected the classic Alfa Romeo GT coupe by stuffing it with the engine from a modern Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Unveiled in 1963, the Alfa Romeo GT became an icon thanks to its elegant design and
This week saw the inaugural running of the Munich auto show, the replacement for Germany’s traditional auto show in Frankfurt. The new show places its main focus on urban mobility but there were also plenty of cars designed for individual mobility on display. One of the stars was the Porsche Mission R concept, a vision
Hyundai has given another, more revealing look at a large electric crossover likely to be called the Ioniq 7, which is confirmed for launch in early 2024. A video released this week highlighting Hyundai’s plan to become a fully electrified brand by 2040 briefly shows three vehicles (at 22 seconds in), one of which is
British coachbuilder Radford has been revived, and its first modern project is a retro sports car inspired by the Lotus Type 62. The sports car is also based on a modern Lotus, specifically the Evora. It’s known as the Lotus Type 62-2 coach-built by Radford, and on Wednesday Radford revealed a new flagship variant packing
A prototype for Volkswagen’s redesigned Amarok mid-size pickup truck due in 2022 has been spotted for the first time. It was snapped undergoing testing at Ford’s main test site in Dearborn, Michigan. Some readers will recall that VW’s Volkswagen Group parent in 2019 said it was working on a handful of joint projects with Ford,
Hyundai on Tuesday laid out its fuel-cell strategy for the next two decades, and included in the plans is a sports car being developed in partnership with Rimac. Hyundai and Rimac first announced plans to jointly develop a sports car in 2019, and now we have the first details on the project. The announcement of
The 2022 Acura NSX Type S is the ultimate version of the second-generation NSX, serving as the model’s swan song. Acura recently released a video detailing how the limited-edition Type S was developed. As a refresher, the Type S gets a number of changes, including more power and revised aerodynamics. The 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 gets
Any self-respecting off-road vehicle comes with impressive water-fording capability, something Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off in a recent video posted to Twitter. It shows a Rivian R1T wading through water nearly up to the top of its hood. Rivian’s website lists a wading depth of more than three feet but, as the saying goes,
We drove the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor in the searing desert heat to see what its new five-link rear coil suspension can do. We learned makes the third-generation Raptor more controlled and more comfortable than any Raptor, or F-150, in history thanks to its ability to brush off large impacts. 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63S
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
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