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MG Hector to sport the largest sunroof & infotainment screen - ReportJanuary 30, 2019 at 11:47 PM The MG Hector premium compact SUV will feature a largest-in-class touch-screen...Tags: Autos, Hector 23 people like this. Like Classic Legends inaugurates three new Jawa dealerships in HyderabadJanuary 30, 2019 at 11:32 PM Classic Legends continue to expand the dealer network as the company...Tags: Autos, Hyderabad 11 people like this. Like Royal Enfield to hike prices by up to 2% - ReportJanuary 30, 2019 at 11:07 PM Royal Enfield will hike the prices of its motorcycles in India on 1 February,...Tags: India, Autos, Royal Enfield 19 people like this. Like 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE & The Power of TenJanuary 30, 2019 at 8:40 PM Just when you thought the Detroit Auto Show was over, Chevy drops a rather nice surprise on us. Say hello to the 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE, “the fastest, most track-capable Camaro ever.” You pretty much had me at “fastest,” but then you had to add “most track-capable Camaro ever.”
Track capable you say?
And wait, what’s this about a new transmission? Now you tell us!?
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Look, I’m not much of a track guy. I like going to tracks – love going to tracks, actually – but gett...Tags: Gm, Autos, Chevy, Car Tech, Detroit Auto Show, Mario Andretti, Brembo, Nurburgring Nordschleife, Goodyear Eagle, Car News, Car Talk, Mark Dickens, Tony Borroz, Chevrolet Black Magic, Milford Road Course, Chevrolet Imagine 134 people like this. Like Tesla says the Model Y is coming in 2020January 30, 2019 at 6:58 PM The Tesla Model Y — the SUV electric vehicle that CEO Elon Musk has been teasing and talking about since 2015 — will begin volume production by the end of 2020, the company said Wednesday in a letter to shareholders.
The automaker, which has yet to show a prototype of the vehicle, said it will begin tooling for the Model Y this year. And unlike Tesla’s other electric vehicles, the Model Y will most likely be produced at the company’s massive “gigafactory” in Nevada, Musk said during an earnin...Tags: TC, Elon Musk, California, Cars, Tech, Tesla, Ceo, Model, Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Shanghai, Nevada, Tesla Model S, Musk, Tesla Model 3, Gigafactory 47 people like this. Like What is Uconnect?January 30, 2019 at 5:47 PM Car companies owned by Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles often advertise a feature named Uconnect. It's a robust infotainment system that groups your car's entertainment, connectivity, and navigation features into a single piece of software.
The post What is Uconnect? appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Ram, Jeep, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Uconnect, Infotainment Systems 4 people like this. Like FIM Working to Add Trial-E to OlympicsJanuary 30, 2019 at 5:34 PM The First Motorsport in the Olympics?
Thanks to the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) the 2024 Summer Olympics might include Trial-E as a sport. The 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris, France, and if successful, the FIM would have solidified the first motorsport officially recognized in the Olympics, according to Motorcycle.com.
The publication reported that Jacques Bolle, FIM vice president and French Motorcycling Federation president, Jean-Pierre Mougin, FIM honorary deputy preside...Tags: Olympics, Motorcycles, Tokyo, Ioc, Paris France, Olympic Committee, Tokyo Japan, National Olympic Committee, Motorcycle News, FIM, Trial-E, International Motorcycling Federation, Jacques Bolle, French Motorcycling Federation, Jean Pierre Mougin, Thierry Michaud 47 people like this. Like Kelley Blue Book’s ‘Best Resale Value’ Awards Goes Carless for 2019January 30, 2019 at 5:10 PM Until subscription services irreparably modify what constitutes “owning” a car, resale value will continue being an important consideration when shopping for a new vehicle. Every dollar you can squeeze out of your vehicle down the road is one you don’t have to hand over at the dealership. Every year, Kelly Blue Book compiles a list of […]
The post Kelley Blue Book’s ‘Best Resale Value’ Awards Goes Carless for 2019 appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Used Cars, Studies, Autos, Kelley Blue Book, Automotive Industry, Reports, KBB, Kelly Blue Book, News Blog, Studies & Reports, Resale, Used Vehicles, Secondhand market, Resale Values 42 people like this. Like Tesla reports back-to-back profitable quartersJanuary 30, 2019 at 4:47 PM Tesla reported Wednesday a profit of $139 million, or $0.78 a share, and better-than-expected sales, yet failed to meet analysts expectations for earnings in the fourth quarter. Shares fell after the markets closed and are now down 1.85 percent.
Tesla has managed to string together two profitable periods in a row thanks to sales of the Model 3 and despite several headwinds in the fourth quarter, including a non-cash charge of $54 million attributable to non-controlling interests, higher import d...Tags: Energy, TC, Europe, China, Tech, Tesla, Automotive, Shanghai, Engineers, Edmunds, Electric Car, Audi Porsche, Fremont California Tesla, Jessica Caldwell, Jaguar Tesla 8 people like this. Like Ladies Motorcycle Jackets Worth WearingJanuary 30, 2019 at 3:41 PM Due to the lack of motorcycle jackets made specifically for ladies, in the past, a selection was made mostly based on what came the closest to fitting properly.
But with the huge influx in ladies on bikes, manufacturers have spent millions of dollars designing and creating motorcycle jackets and full lines of apparel that are sized and cut to fit the variety of sizes and shapes that set the ladies apart from the men on bikes.
Now ladies are facing a few new questions, and I hope to provide some ...Tags: Review, Motorcycles, Kevlar, Phoenix, Motorcycle Clothing Reviews, Motorcycle Jacket Reviews, Textile Jacket, Leather Motorcycle Jacket Reviews, Nucleon, Cleo Elite 68 people like this. Like California Gives Ford’s Argo AI Green Light to Test AVsJanuary 30, 2019 at 3:54 PM Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based firm Ford pumped $1 billion into and handed responsibility for educating its self-driving vehicles, just received a go-ahead for testing in the State of California. The company gained a testing permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday, making its autonomous trials perfectly legal on public roads. Ford’s current trajectory has its […]
The post California Gives Ford’s Argo AI Green Light to Test AVs appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Technology, California, General Motors, Ford, Autos, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-driving Cars, Pittsburgh, Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Co, Avs, California Department of Motor Vehicles, News Blog, Waymo, Argo AI, Autonomous Testing 30 people like this. Like The 2019 Mazda 3 Is Light on Sticks and Heavier on Price, but It’s a Very Different Situation North of the BorderJanuary 30, 2019 at 2:59 PM There’s more than just differing levels of enthusiasm for the letter “u” separating Americans from their Canadian neighbors. There’s a powertrain divide, too, and in no vehicle line is this more apparent than in Mazda’s new 3 compact sedan and hatch. You read the first drive review on Monday, and some of you perhaps recoiled […]
The post The 2019 Mazda 3 Is Light on Sticks and Heavier on Price, but It’s a Very Different Situation North of the Border appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Canada, Autos, Mazda, News Blog, Product Planning, Manual Transmissions, Mazda 3, 2019 Mazda 3 13 people like this. Like Porsche’s 993 Carrera RS Is Like A GT3 Before The GT3 ExistedJanuary 30, 2019 at 2:16 PM We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/flatsixes Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us.Tags: Videos, Porsche, Autos, Doug DeMuro, Porsche 993, Carrera RS, Speedline, 993 Carrera RS 38 people like this. Like Is the World Ready for the Nembo 32 Motorcycle With an Upside Down Engine?January 30, 2019 at 1:53 PM Flip It, But Why?
Most motorcycles try to get the weight low so it’s easy to manage, but the Italian motorcycle company Nembo says mass centralization is more important than getting that weight low. According to the company, by flipping the engine upside down, it can package most the weight closer together. This unique idea first appeared in 2013. Now the bike is ready for production, and Nembo needs some help.
The company doesn’t have money to produce its bike. To make this happen, it started ...Tags: Motorcycles, Motorcycle News, Nembo, Nembo 32 27 people like this. Like Volvo Urging People Not To Watch the Super BowlJanuary 30, 2019 at 1:45 PM Volvo is taking a very unique approach to its advertising for the Super Bowl this year. Rather than simply have the network air its commercials during the breaks, it has decided to compete with the game directly for viewership. Called “The Longest Drive,” the automaker’s smartphone game is reminiscent of dealer and radio contests where […]
The post Volvo Urging People Not To Watch the Super Bowl appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Marketing, Autos, Super Bowl, Contests, Volvo, Subscription Services, Volvo Cars, News Blog, Volvo S60, Care by Volvo 29 people like this. Like Rare Rides: A 1979 Alfa Romeo Alfetta, Styled Like a BMWJanuary 30, 2019 at 12:39 PM Which sedan has the looks of a BMW, but without all the tedious reliability that comes standard from the Bavarian offering? Why, it’s the Alfa Romeo Alfetta, from 1979. Launched in 1972, Alfetta was the midsize sedan offering in Alfa Romeo’s lineup, designed to replace the old 1750 and 2000 sedans. The new offering drew […]
The post Rare Rides: A 1979 Alfa Romeo Alfetta, Styled Like a BMW appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Bmw, Alfa Romeo, Alfetta 50 people like this. Like This CB750 cafe racer roams the capital of PakistanJanuary 30, 2019 at 12:01 PM There are around 2.5 million motorcycles on the road in Pakistan. Which sounds impressive until you learn that the population is over 210 million—and most of those bikes are tiny Chinese- and Japanese-made commuters.
The custom scene is virtually non-existent, because the import duty on motorcycles is a whopping 50%, and there are sales taxes on top. Which also explains why there are only about a dozen Honda CB750s in the whole country.
This is one of those CB750s: a 1977 Super Sport owned...Tags: Pakistan, Motorcycles, Honda, Barnett, Islamabad, Exif, KARACHI, Honda Motorcycles, Custom Motorcycles, Café Racer, Motogadget, Honda CB750, Haris, CB750 cafe racer, Honda cafe racer, Haris Aziz 112 people like this. Like Tesla revamps pricing, naming system for Model S and Model XJanuary 30, 2019 at 12:23 PM Tesla is changing its naming scheme for Model S and Model X trim levels, dropping the old system based on battery-pack capacity. The automaker is also cutting prices on both vehicles by $1,000.
The post Tesla revamps pricing, naming system for Model S and Model X appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Tesla, Electric Cars, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model X, X. Tesla 22 people like this. Like ‘You Get a Platform, and YOU Get a Platform…’ – Volkswagen, PossiblyJanuary 30, 2019 at 12:06 PM Volkswagen could be on the verge of going Oprah, tossing electric MEB platforms to adoring fans like a pile of Pontiac G6s. After forging an alliance with Ford — a partnership that might result in MEB-based Blue Oval vehicles — the automaker is reportedly looking at making its EV architecture available to anyone who wants it. […]
The post ‘You Get a Platform, and YOU Get a Platform…’ – Volkswagen, Possibly appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Vw, Ford, Autos, Volkswagen, Oprah, Platforms, Blue Oval, Meb, News Blog, Platform Sharing 19 people like this. Like The Two-Door Range Rover SV Coupe Has Been CannedJanuary 30, 2019 at 10:25 AM Land Rover has confirmed that the limited-run two-door SV Coupe won't be put into production after allTags: Autos, SV Coupe 80 people like this. Like Will the Aborted Mazda 2 Line Finally Make It Here in Full?January 30, 2019 at 11:12 AM It’s already half here. The Toyota Yaris sedan, formerly the Scion iA, is the rebadged twin of the subcompact Mazda launched in Montreal in 2015. You’ll note that Mazda does not sell a second-generation 2 in North America, making that launch a relatively pointless endeavor for the automaker. Now that Toyota has gone ahead and […]
The post Will the Aborted Mazda 2 Line Finally Make It Here in Full? appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Toyota, North America, Montreal, Mazda, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, Toyota Yaris, Subcompact Cars, Mazda 2 45 people like this. Like 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE turns faster lap times with an automatic transmissionJanuary 30, 2019 at 10:35 AM The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE gets the 10-speed automatic transmission already available in the Camaro SS, and it will lap a racetrack faster than the six-speed manual version, according to Chevy.
The post 2019 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE turns faster lap times with an automatic transmission appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, General Motors, Muscle cars, Chevy, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro 32 people like this. Like Mitsubishi Teases Futuristic Crossover Concept With Odd NameJanuary 30, 2019 at 10:25 AM Mitsubishi is too busy turning the brand around to bother trickling out newsworthy content to the media. Much of what you read in the press relates to how the brand is doing as the newest addition to the Renault-Nissan Alliance, hot takes regarding its marketing decisions, and the occasional update from auto executives on future products. […]
The post Mitsubishi Teases Futuristic Crossover Concept With Odd Name appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Concept Cars, Mitsubishi, Renault Nissan Alliance, Geneva Auto Show, Mitsubishi Motors, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Concept Vehicles, Engelberg Tourer Concept, Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer 15 people like this. Like I Just Drove the Car of the Future – No, It’s Not a TeslaJanuary 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM If you love cars you’ll be blown away by what this $100 million startup is doing to change the driving experience. The journey into the future is rarely going to take place on a smooth well-paved multilane highway. Most often it involves uncounted detours along bumpy and narrow back roads that we never even knew ...Tags: Technology, Cars, Innovation, Suspension, Autonomous Vehicles, Automobiles, Autonomous Systems, Ride Comfort, Shock Absorbers 6 people like this. Like Ace of Base: 2019 Dodge Durango SXT RWDJanuary 30, 2019 at 9:12 AM America. It’s generally thought of as the country where everything is bigger and customers get a lot more for a lot less. Take the price of fuel, for example, or the portions at any all-you-can-eat buffet. Viewed in that light, this base model Durango should have an American flag on the hood and pictures of […]
The post Ace of Base: 2019 Dodge Durango SXT RWD appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: America, Autos, Dodge, Durango, Dodge Durango, News Blog, Ace of Base, Base Model, SXT, Pentastar 47 people like this. Like Want to build self-driving cars? The University of Toronto will teach you howJanuary 30, 2019 at 9:00 AM The University of Toronto and online-education company Coursera are offering a specialization program in self-driving cars. The series of courses provides an overview of this hot-button technology.
The post Want to build self-driving cars? The University of Toronto will teach you how appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, University of Toronto, Coursera, Online Education 40 people like this. Like Jawa Motorcycles Sold Out Until NovemberJanuary 30, 2019 at 8:58 AM The Kind of Response Every Motorcycle Company Wants
Jawa recently released two new models. The one-time Czech company, now owned by Classic Legends Private Limited, a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra, seems to have struck motorcycle gold. Its two new models sold out until November without the company even rolling one motorcycle off the assembly line.
The company set up a site for people to preorder the bikes, but after overwhelming demand, Jawa took it down. Some of the people who did manag...Tags: India, Motorcycles, Mahindra, Motorcycle News, Jawa, Jawa motorcycles, Jawa 42, Classic Legends Private Limited 15 people like this. Like Ginetta Is Building A Supercar With A 600bhp N/A V8January 30, 2019 at 9:12 AM British racing car builder Ginetta has teased a new supercar which will be built around a carbon tubTags: Autos, Ginetta 58 people like this. Like Toyota’s 2019 Super Bowl Spot “Toni” Challenges PerceptionsJanuary 30, 2019 at 9:37 AM returns to the 2019 Super Bowl with a spotlight on two game-changers - the all-new 2019 RAV4 HV (RAV4 Hybrid) and powerhouse female football player Antoinette “Toni” Harris. The Super Bowl spot, which will appear toward the end of the second quarter, features the 2019 RAV4 HV (XSE HV grade, specifically), a hybrid that will defy expectations and redefine what it means to be a hybrid. Performance-wise, the 2019 RAV4 HV is truly the no-compromise crossover sport utility vehicle thanks to its enh...Tags: Featured, Advertising, Automotive, Toyota, North America, Jim Nantz, Detroit, Zenith, HARRIS, Toni, Saatchi Saatchi, Antoinette, Super Bowl Ad, Ed Laukes, Joe Pytka, Gloria J 146 people like this. Like This Was InevitableJanuary 30, 2019 at 9:45 AM “If you try hard enough, any popular line of toys can be turned into a successful cinematic franchise.” - Old Hollywood proverb.Read more...Tags: Toys, Hollywood, Science, Cars, Barbie, Warner Bros, Margot Robbie, Hot Wheels, Nostalgia, Mattel 104 people like this. Like |
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