Sean Szymkowski, Contributor
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As we're all well aware of by now, the 2020 Toyota Supra uses a lot of BMW engineering and components. One of the main elements borrowed from BMW is the 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 engine.
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Here's how Subaru made its most powerful engine everAfter years of Subaru treating the world to special, more-powerful WRX STI models, the Japanese automaker finally delivered one to the U.S. The Subaru WRX STI S209 debuted in January at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit with the company's most potent production engine so...
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FCA to launch car-sharing and subscription pilot via Jeep brandFiat Chrysler Automobiles will kick the tires on three car-sharing and car-subscription services with its Jeep brand beginning at the end of January. The Detroit News reported on two of them on Jan. 16, and Motor Authority discovered the third by reaching out to FCA for further information...
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Left to the elements, Packard plant's bridge collapsesOnce a symbol of a prosperous and manufacturing-rich city, Detroit's Packard plant has been left to decay for decades. On Wednesday, the elements took their toll and the Packard plant's skyway bridge collapsed onto the city street. Thankfully, no one was injured in the collapse, according to...
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Apple drops 200 staff from Project Titan self-driving car skunkworksApple has let more than 200 employees go from its secretive Project Titan self-driving car operation. CNBC first reported on the move Thursday and an Apple spokesperson acknowledged the cuts in a statement to the news organization. The spokesperson said Apple will refocus on other projects and...
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Ford and Mecum settle over controversial 2017 GT saleAfter nearly a year, Ford and Mecum Auctions announced the two parties have settled litigation over the sale of a 2017 GT supercar. Details of the settlement are confidential, but the automaker said on Thursday settlement funds paid by Mecum will be donated to the Ford Motor Company Fund, the...
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Following a round of teaser photos for the model itself, we now get a look at the Polestar 2's Android-based infotainment system. Polestar invited anyone to preview the infotainment system via a...
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Porsche Taycan production doubled before it even launchesBefore it even launches, demand for the Porsche Taycan is surging. In December, the company confirmed it would build more Taycan electric sedans than it had initially planned as it experienced stronger-than-expected demand, but now we know Porsche plans to double production. The brand confirmed...
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Lamborghini boss: 2019 production capped at 8,000 to preserve exclusivity and resale valuesLamborghini will build no more than 8,000 vehicles in 2020 to preserve its exclusivity and protect resale values. The Italian firm's CEO Stefano Domenicali told the Australian website CarAdvice in a Wednesday report that half of the 8,000 vehicles will be Urus SUVs. The other 4,000 cars will be...
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F1 in 2019: Teams to pay at least $546K to enterIt's not cheap to operate a Formula One team, but the actual amounts paid to simply enter a team in the series are shocking. According to a report from Motorsport.com, the minimum cost for a team to compete in the 2019 F1 season is $546,133. The figure increases yearly based on the U.S. Consumer...
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McLaren 2050 F1 race car: 300-mph EV that can shape-shiftMcLaren Applied Technologies has peered into its crystal ball and laid out what Formula One could look like three decades from now. It's no surprise that McLaren foresees race cars that will be entirely different machines compared to what we know today. McLaren predicts the F1 car of 2050 will be a...
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"Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon" documentary premiers February 14NASCAR has seen many greats come and go, but there may not be a greater rivalry of the modern era than Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. A new documentary will explore the relationship and history of both star drivers when it debuts next month. Unrivaled: #EarnhardtVsGordon. Thursday, February 14 on...
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Perhaps the office life isn't cutting the mustard. For those interested in breaking out of the 9-5 routine, Oscar Mayer has just the gig for you.
The company announced that it is searching for the...
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Skipping the bandwagon: Bugatti boss says no to SUVAfter years of speculation, Bugatti head Stephan Winkelmann has delivered a final answer on the potential for a Bugatti SUV. That answer is no. In a year-in-review announcement from the French luxury and supercar brand on Wednesday, Winkelmann explicitly said there will not be an SUV from Bugatti...
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Richard Hammond says electric cars can be fun, excited for the futureAs technology promises more changes in the automotive industry than perhaps ever before, Richard Hammond sees reason for excitement. Speaking to Road & Track in a Tuesday report, "The Grand Tour" host said he's not "remotely wary" of the future because it's consumer driven. While regulations...
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Rain reportedly confuses Waymo self-driving carsIt appears precipitation is enough to require the human back-up driver to take control in a Waymo self-driving car. According to a report from The Verge, rain was one of a few factors that prevented Waymo's self-driving car from carrying out its autonomous duties. The insight came from one of just...
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Superformance may stuff Shelby GT500's supercharged V-8 in production GR-1Earlier this month, we rejoiced as Superformance said it obtained official licensing rights from Ford to produce the 2004 Shelby GR-1 concept. Now, we have potential new details on one version of the production car's powertrain. According to a report from Robb Report last Wednesday, Superformance...
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Rally driver Benito Guerra victorious at 2019 Race of ChampionsMexico City played host to the 2019 Race of Champions this past weekend and fittingly, a local hero took home the title. Benito Guerra, a star Mexican rally driver, walked away victorious at the end of the showdown, which brings together the world's elite racing drivers for an epic bracketed...
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New Hyundai airbag system will protect you in secondary collisions when others won't Sean SzymkowskiAir bags save lives and protect automobile occupants from injury, but they don't always go off. Hyundai wants to protect drivers in the event of a secondary collision when other airbags might not...
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Mexican firm Vuhl unveils road-legal 05RR variantMexico's VUHL has returned with another update to its 05RR sports car, and now, it's not just meant for the racetrack. The company announced on Saturday that the latest 05RR is road-legal and boasts numerous improvements over the previous car, which we first saw in 2016 at the Goodwood Festival of...
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Mick Schumacher joins Ferrari Driver AcademyMick Schumacher, the son of legendary Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher, has made a move that would make his father quite proud, we imagine. The Ferrari Driver Academy announced it had signed a contract with the young racer on Monday. Schumacher, 19, has quickly become a force in the motorsport...
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Porsche plots its return to rally racing with 718 CaymanAfter decades of missing out on the action, Porsche will once again return to rally racing. The company announced last Friday that it will develop a purpose-built factory rally race car along the lines of the Cayman GT4 Rally concept car shown last August. The factory race car, meant to do battle...
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Climate action could put an end to unlimited speeds on Germany's famed AutobahnsA new set of proposals could drastically alter laws on Germany's famed Autobahns and make no speed limits a thing of the past. Reuters reported Friday that the government is set to pore over a series of draft proposals from the National Platform on the Future of Mobility to tackle climate change...
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All 4 Bumblebee Camaros from Transformers films fetch $500,000 in group saleIn the mid-2000s, Chevrolet was preparing to bring the Camaro nameplate back from the dead with a fifth generation of the muscle car icon. Ahead of the production reveal, the Camaro earned a starring role in the first of Michael Bay's Transformers movies as the vehicle mode of the Autobot...
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