Sean Szymkowski, Contributor
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Car-sharing service Turo is prepared to take a major step forward in the service's usability. The company announced on Tuesday that it will roll out Turo Go, which will let users unlock cars through...
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Hyundai Veloster from "Ant-Man and The Wasp" stars in cheeky new commercialMarvel fans will have a new superhero flick to catch in theaters this summer in "Ant-Man and The Wasp," and Hyundai has a starring role in the film. Specifically, the film will feature the 2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, and the brand has debuted a cheeky new advertisement to celebrate. In the ad...
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2019 GMC Yukon Graphite Editions add dark hues, dose of performanceGMC has added a splash of darkness and a dose of performance to the Yukon full-size SUV. The brand on Monday revealed the 2019 Yukon Graphite Edition and Graphite Performance Edition. The better of the two is undoubtedly the Yukon Graphite Performance Edition, which gains all of the exterior design...
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Daimler recalls 774,000 diesel vehicles in Europe because of illegal emissions control devicesDaimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has been ordered to recall some 774,000 vehicles in Europe after German transportation officials allegedly found up to five illegal emissions control devices on a handful of cars. According to Bloomberg, the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported...
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Meet the NXT 360, the next-generation HumveeThe Hummer brand may have bit the dust last decade, but Humvee is still kicking. And the next-generation Humvee, the NXT 360, wants to kick some butt on the battlefield. AM General debuted the new Humvee on Monday in Paris, France, at a defense and security exhibition and detailed the changes that...
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VW to use quantum computing to develop tailored batteries for its EVsVolkswagen says quantum computers may help the company develop batteries customized to future electric vehicles, the German automaker said June 8. The news last week came after VW announced a partnership with Google over quantum computing last November. The automaker said it planned to develop the...
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Owners of the 2018 BMW M5 should begin checking their mailboxes because nearly all of the new M5 are subject to a new recall over a faulty fuel pump.
According to the recall information on the...
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Byton raises $500M for continued electric-car developmentByton, the Chinese electric-car start-up, has fresh cash on hand. The company announced on Monday that, after a new round of funding, it has another $500 million in the bank. Major investors involved in the latest round of funding include Chinese automaker FAW Group and a major battery supplier. In...
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Insert coin: Carvana continues to open car-vending machines across USCarvana aims to cut out the middleman (read: the dealership) in the car buying process and has developed its own way of doing business...which involves car-vending machines. The company continues to erect the massive vending machines across the United States, with the latest structure opening up in...
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Cosworth plans for IPO in 2019Legendary manufacturer of Formula One engines, Britain-based Cosworth, has plans to go public in 2019 in New York. Reuters reported on Thursday that the company is looking to launch an initial public offering (IPO) after the first quarter of 2019. Today, Cosworth does much more than build engines...
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2019 Volvo S60 to be unveiled June 20 at Charleston plantAs Volvo prepares to inaugurate its first United States-based manufacturing facility in South Carolina, the Swedish luxury marque announced it will also reveal the 2019 S60 sedan at the same location. The S60 will make its debut at the Charleston production facility on June 20. Motor Authority is...
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Polestar 1 finds most buyers in North America thus farThe Polestar 1 has yet to make its North American debut, but that hasn't stopped locals to the continent from plopping down cash for the electrified, carbon-fiber-bodied sports coupe. Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath revealed on Thursday that North America is, in fact, the brand's biggest market...
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Things have certainly changed since Nintendo, Sony, and Sega home video game consoles reigned supreme. Formula E announced on Friday that fans will be able to ghost race actual race drivers as the...
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Waymo eyes Europe, will likely partner with local firmWaymo is widely seen as a frontrunner in the blooming industry for self-driving cars, though so far the Alphabet-owned company is only based in the United States. Waymo is looking at foreign markets, and at the top of the list is Europe. Europe is a different game entirely, though, and Waymo...
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Hyundai N announces performance parts lineHyundai and its newly founded N performance division have plans to transform performance and sports cars across the globe. Today, N laid out how it plans to accomplish such a goal. The basic formula isn't anything new; N will continue to build dedicated performance cars, while new N Line vehicles...
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Daimler has 2 new electric trucks to counter the Tesla SemiDaimler has aggressively moved to carve its niche in the electric commercial vehicle space, and the German auto giant has two new offerings for the North American market. Introduced under the Freightliner brand, the eCascadia and eM2 trucks mark Daimler's expansion into the electric heavy- and...
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Chicago-area Subaru dealership owns private 9-acre test trackFor Chicago-area locals set on purchasing a Subaru, Gerald Subaru of Naperville, Illinois is giving buyers a major reason to stop in. The dealership owns a nine-acre private test track. The track, settled behind a group of dealerships, features variable road conditions, slopes, turns, and more for...
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Watch a Ford GT's active aero rear wing in actionThe second-generation Ford GT has plenty of party tricks, but one of them is a trick rear wing that offers multiple functions while driving around town or at the track. Video from Drag Times explores and demonstrates how the active aero rear wing works by hooking up a GoPro to showcase how the wing...
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Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer echoed other prominent industry executives and offered up a warning to mass-market car brands: adapt or risk extinction.
Palmer made the comments at an Automotive News...
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Super Cruise coming to full Cadillac lineup, other GM brandsIt was only a matter of time. General Motors announced on Wednesday that its Super Cruise semi self-driving system will soon proliferate across the automaker's other brands. The system first debuted with the 2018 Cadillac CT6 and is able to handle most driving functions on divided freeways. After...
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Ferrari Modulo drives again thanks to James GlickenhausBack in 2014, James Glickenhaus added a real rarity to his car collection: the one-off Ferrari Modulo. Now, it drives again. Video from Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) shows the concept taking to the street for the first time in years—a truly mesmerizing sight. For a bit of background on...
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Full-size Lego McLaren 720S graces Petersen Automotive MuseumHot on the heels of the intricate Bugatti Chiron Lego model, everyone's favorite toy bricks have been turned into another masterpiece. The Petersen Automotive Museum announced on Monday that a full-size, McLaren 720S model is now on display at the museum. The 1:1 model is made of more than 280,000...
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Ferrari FXX K Evo listed for sale; seller claims street-legal conversion possibleFerrari debuted the FKK X, the track-only variant of the LaFerrari hypercar, in December 2014. Last year, the Prancing Horse debuted the even more hardcore FXX K Evo, which upon its reveal was sold out. Well, today is someone's lucky day because an example has surfaced for sale. It's listed for...
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Nobe 100 3-wheeler is Estonian-electric cutenessAutomakers foresee automotive design changing drastically as electric cars move into the mainstream and offer very different packaging benefits from their internal combustion engine-powered counterparts. But, Nobe wants to go backward. Nobe is an Estonian startup company that wants to bring its...
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