Sean Szymkowski, Contributor
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Eighty years ago, Mercedes-Benz set a record for the fastest land-speed vehicle on a public road. It was only last year that the German brand lost the title to Koenigsegg and its Agera RS. Mercedes...
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Listen to the Hennessey Exorcist Camaro ZL1 1LE rip, snort, and roarHennessey Performance Engineering's aftermarket answer to the Dodge Challenger Demon is the Chevrolet Camaro Exorcist. In a new video, we're treated to the sights and sounds that result when HPE applies its black magic to the Camaro ZL1 1LE. The video is put together to showcase the raw power found...
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5 reasons why pushrod engines still existThe pushrod engine is a rather archaic piece of engineering, but automakers have stuck by it to this day. Notably, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors still shove pushrod V-8 engines under the hoods of hundreds of thousands of vehicles. Why has the pushrod engine failed to die, especially...
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Shop, click, deliver: Kroger to test self-driving grocery delivery vehiclesAutonomous grocery deliveries could soon come to local neighborhoods as the Kroger supermarket chain announced last Thursday that it will partner with Nuro for self-driving grocery delivery test vehicles. Kroger plans to roll out the self-driving grocery delivery service in an unnamed test market...
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Hyundai partners with Autotalks to develop vehicle-to-everything technologyHyundai has a new partner to develop future vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology in Autotalks, an Israel-based company founded in 2008. The Korean automaker announced on Tuesday it will partner with the technology company via a direct investment in its operations. V2X includes vehicle-to-vehicle...
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2019 Toyota 86 to introduce TRD Special Edition modelFor 2019, the Toyota 86 will get a new variant aimed squarely at the hardcore enthusiast crowd. The sports car's order guide shows an 86 TRD Special Edition will arrive for the new model year, CarsDirect reported last Friday. The TRD treatment will include a handful of upgrades and racier looks...
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Tesla has lost one of its top engineers in Doug Field, who will not return after taking a leave of absence from the electric-car maker in May.
The Wall Street Journal first reported on Field's...
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Apple completely rebuilding its Maps applicationApple knows its Maps application isn't up to snuff, and it's taking the matter seriously with a totally rebuilt app. When Maps first launched, the app used third-party data to provide the basis for the critical "maps" element of Maps, but now, Apple is taking full ownership and building the map...
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2019 Nissan 370Z previewDespite on-and-off rumors of its demise, the Nissan Z car remains. For 2019, the 370Z sees minimal changes, but just enough to keep things fresh until a proper replacement comes about—if it all. Coming off more significant changes for the 2018 model year, the 2019 370Z coupe Heritage Edition...
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Next BMW M3 to weigh less than current M3 CS modelWhen the next-generation BMW M3 shows face, likely for 2020, expect it to pick up a few tricks and slim down from the current M3 CS model. We're talking about a lighter and faster M3 sport sedan. New details from an Autocar report last Friday shed new light on the upcoming M3. Foremost, a move to...
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Original "Bullitt" 1968 Ford Mustang heading to Goodwood Festival of SpeedAfter making a surprise appearance at the 2018 Detroit auto show, the original 1968 Ford Mustang from the 1968 film "Bullitt" will cross the pond and make its European debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in southern England. The 1968 Mustang was the hero car driven by Steve McQueen in the film...
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Ferrari Classiche calls out the fakes and forgeriesWith any rare or limited-production car, it's important to know its authenticity. Thankfully, and not shockingly, Ferrari has a whole department devoted to separating the fakes from the true pieces of history. Ferrari Classiche will provide its authentication services for any model build more than...
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In June we highlighted a very special Ford GT owned by paralyzed ex-racer Jason Watt. After going through how Watt controls the supercar with hand controls in a series of photos, a new video has...
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Bespoke McLaren 570S Spider raises nearly $1M for charityTo celebrate McLaren Automotive's 25th anniversary, the supercar maker decided to give back. The company donated a bespoke 570S Spider to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was auctioned off at the Argento Ball on Wednesday, at Elton John's home. The special 570S Spider features a Blade...
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Fresh funding pushes Lyft's value to $15.1BAfter the company's latest round of investor funding, Lyft is now worth an estimated $15.1 billion. Fresh cash in the amount of $600 million pushed the ride-sharing company to its latest heights. Tech Crunch reported on Thursday that Fidelity Management & Research Company led the investments...
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Will GM's first self-driving car be called AV1?General Motors has filed to trademark a potential name for its first self-driving car. Filed on June 21, GM moved to protect the "AV1" name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Some may find similarities with the AV1 name to EV1—GM's first electric car. The EV1 bowed in 1996...
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2019 Lincoln Nautilus priced to start at $41,335Luxury buyers will have a new name to consider in the mid-size crossover market: the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus. Lincoln announced this week that the Nautilus, which takes over duties from the ambiguous MKX, will start at $41,335. Along with the pricing announcement, the Ford luxury brand also launched...
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Rare Swede: just 20 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered sedans pegged for USVolvo wasn't fibbing when it said the 2019 S60 T8 Polestar Engineered would be available in limited numbers. By limited, the Swedish luxury brand meant 20 cars—for all of the United States. Thus, the hottest of the S60 sedan variants will be quite a rarity, and drivers won't even be able to...
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We shouldn't expect any new model lines from Rolls-Royce after the latest comments from the brand's CEO, Torsten Müller-Ötvös. The executive told Autocar in an interview...
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Tesla Model S Electric GT car ready to raceFormula E may be the premier league for electric car sports, but Electric GT's Electric Production Car Series (EPCS) wants a slice of the budding motorsport. Electric GT together with EPCS race team SPV Racing held a launch ceremony in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday where the competition-ready Tesla...
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The tides are changing: electric-car class coming to NHRASomeday, the drag strip will fall silent as the first set of electric dragsters lines up. The NHRA stopped short of setting a specific date, but the body will one day welcome electric racers. Glen Cromwell, current president of the NHRA, confirmed the governing body includes electric drag racing in...
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Jaguar Land Rover increase electrification investment to $18BJaguar Land Rover plans to increase its investment into electrification for future electric cars by 25 percent, the automaker said in an investor presentation Monday. The added investment will see the figure climb to $18 billion total by 2025, Bloomberg reported. JLR cited poor demand for diesel...
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VW's MOIA mobility group wants to take on Uber and LyftThe Volkswagen Group has lagged behind in the mobility segment, but the automaker jumped in with both feet in 2016 with the launch of the MOIA mobility unit, which last December rolled out an electric ride-sharing concept. But VW doesn't want MOIA to just provide ride-sharing and carpooling...
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Explore the cutesy 2018 Suzuki Jimny in greater detailAfter nearly two decades on the market, Suzuki has laid the third-generation Jimny SUV to rest. Succeeding the pint-sized off-roader is the fourth-generation 2018 Jimny, and boy, is it a cute little thing. Before the Mercedes-Benz G-Class comparisons flood in, the new design actually recalls the...
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