The Lotus Exige is sadly no more but it remains one of the purest and most addictive sports cars ever launched and Chris Harris recently took a trip down memory lane with one particular special Exige. This Exige is a Series 1 model and was once a press car. Harris used it as a long-termer […]
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Rules. Every racing series from quarter midget to NASCAR to IndyCar requires teams to adhere to what seems like a byzantine labyrinth of rules. The requirements — which govern everything from the size, thickness and placement of decals to the engine’s size and power output — help ensure cars from different teams are close to
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TOKYO — Valeo, a pioneer in commercializing lidar technology, is developing a more advanced version of its laser-emitting safety systems for debut in 2024 that promises a twelvefold increase in resolution, a tripling of range and a much wider viewing angle that can see details the human eye, cameras and radar cannot. The lidar lineup,
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Mercedes-Benz on Thursday confirmed plans for a Maybach SL-Class as part of a shift toward high-end luxury vehicles. The automaker has focused on building up its entry-level compact lineup in recent years, but that will change under a new strategy that aims to make Mercedes “the world’s most valuable luxury car brand,” according to a
The E60-generation BMW M5 will always have a special place in the heart of enthusiasts thanks largely to its use of a 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V10. BMW built the E60 M5 over a period of six years, offering it in both sedan and Touring guises. In most markets, a seven-speed SMG automatic transmission was the only
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Honda’s all-electric Prologue crossover is taking shape as the automaker prepares for an electrified future that targets half a million EV sales in North America by 2050. The 2024 Prologue, Honda’s first volume EV, will leverage General Motors’ Ultium platform and batteries as part of a partnership between the two automakers. Honda has said it
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Speakers in Nashville today focused on the emerging battery-electric business at the first of four Automotive News Congress events in 2022. Kunaal Mahanti of sponsor Wipro welcomes the audience. Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters stands to his left. Butters’ interview with Jérémie Papin, senior vice president of Nissan Motor and chairperson of Nissan Americas,
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The new 2023 Genesis GV60 represents the first EV for the Korean luxury automaker as it transitions towards an all-electric lineup by 2030. While the company’s gas-powered lineup has taken on new platforms that have given it some distance from its Hyundai counterparts, the new electric SUV heads back in the opposite direction and becomes
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No one likes seeing a damaged supercar and this orange McLaren 720S crashed in Toluca, Mexico is a particularly sad sight to see. Details about the crash aren’t known but a video shared to Instagram gives us a glimpse of the damage sustained to the mid-engined supercar. Evidently, it will not be cheap to fix
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According to a new early estimate of traffic fatalities in 2021, the NHTSA says that we’ve hit a new 16-year high.Nearly 43,000 individuals are estimated to have lost their lives in traffic crashes last year, recording a significant increase of 10.5-percent over 2020. According to the data, just about every subset of drivers and crash
