Even Legoland is joining the electric vehicle revolution. Legoland Florida Resort used Lego bricks to create a life-size replica of the Ford F-150 Lightning as part of its ongoing partnership with area dealers. The Lego Lightning took more than 1,600 hours to build and is made of about 320,740 pieces. It’s the same size as […]
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It was probably just a matter of time until someone put a motor in an office chair. That someone turned out to be Volkswagen, which built a five-wheeled vehicle for cubicle dwellers. The VW electric chair — er, that may not be the best name for it — has a top speed of 12 mph
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The Federal Trade Commission followed its June proposal to regulate dealership advertising and add-on products with an Oct. 20 plan to curtail bait-and-switch pricing and charges for valueless items across multiple industries. “The FTC’s at it again,” said Randy Henrick, a compliance attorney for Ignite Consulting Partners. The FTC auto retail plan unveiled in June
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The C8 Chevrolet Corvette is a near supercar by all accounts. Its nearly 500-hp (372 kW) V8 and mid-engine configuration give it almost scalpel-like precision. But an idiot with a scalpel can do a lot of damage and that’s exactly what happens to this Corvette when one driver tries, and fails, at doing a donut
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What defines the modern flagship sedan? Is it luxury, space, power, or technology? That question doesn’t have an easy answer, but it was one BMW was faced with when creating the seventh-generation 7-Series. An upper-class icon, the redesigned model combines all four of those attributes with an available electric powertrain and driving dynamics that need
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It’s official. The Audi E-Tron has been rebranded a Q8 E-Tron for its mid-cycle update, which was revealed this week. There’s revised styling, enhanced charging, and a lot more range. Mercedes-Benz AMG One laps the Nürburgring in 6:35.183 – Oct. 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG this week revealed the lap time for the One hypercar around the
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Slowing inflation reported this week appeared to temper the gloomy outlook on Carvana Co. that had set in since the online used-car retailer reported sharply disappointing third-quarter results earlier this month. Carvana’s $508 million net loss sent the company’s shares tumbling to an all-time low of $6.50 early this week. Shares sank more than 53
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Jewelers have spent decades convincing consumers that little things mean a lot, but a Lexus dealership in suburban Boston has found that the adage applies to more than fancy baubles. Lexus of Watertown has been delivering surprise, custom-built boxes full of branded tchotchkes from its parts inventory to some wholesale parts and service customers and
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Police officers from Oregon recently had to use at least seven spike strips on a speeding vehicle before they could finally stop and arrest the driver. Deputies from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office first spotted a woman driving at 112 mph (180 km/h) on Friday on I-5 South near the town of Merlin, shortly before
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After spotting a dealership’s help wanted sign during a small-town refueling stop led James Gramm into car sales in 1983, he became a dealer nearly 20 years later on April Fools’ Day in 2002. “The letters on the front of the building were made of Styrofoam,” Gramm told Automotive News this week, laughing as he
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