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Transportation on the ballot, Softbank parks its money in REEF and Tesla Tequila arrivesNovember 9, 2020 at 10:03 AM The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox.
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Email me anytime at [email protected] to share thoughts, criticisms, offer up opinions or tips. You can also send a direct message to me at Twitter — @kirstenk...Tags: Apple, Amazon, Transportation, Lyft, Uber, UK, Indonesia, California, Washington, China, Germany, Massachusetts, Softbank, Tech, Information, Tesla 5 people like this. Like I put McLaren's new 'practical' $240,000 supercar to the test at Costco. It went way better than expected.November 9, 2020 at 10:48 AM I was floored, kids.
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The 2020 GT is the supposedly roomy McLaren, with extra space for luggage.
It actually does have more cargo volume than the rear trunk of a Toyota Camry.
To put it to the test, I took the GT to Costco and filled it up with stuff. The whole thing went shockingly well.
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It almost sounds like a setup to a joke, this stunt that I pulled a few weeks ago. "A girl, her dad, and a McLaren all go to...Tags: Transportation, US, Trends, Brooklyn, Supercars, Autos, Toyota, Mclaren, Costco, McLaren GT, Quaker Oats, Kristen Lee, 2020 McLaren GT, BITranspo, BIReviews 83 people like this. Like 650cc Norton motorcycles to hit production in late 2021November 9, 2020 at 11:30 PM A few 650cc Norton motorcycles were first showcased a couple of years ago in...Tags: Autos, 650cc Norton 32 people like this. Like Scalpel Vs. Sledgehammer: 911 RSR Battles Big Block Corvette at Road AtlantaNovember 9, 2020 at 11:13 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: Autos, Hsr, Road Atlanta, Vintage Racing, 911 RSR, V8, Historic Sportscar Racing, Porsche 911 2.7 1 people like this. Like Toyota GR Yaris Review: A Homologation Hero That's Worthy Of The HypeNovember 9, 2020 at 7:05 PM There are some minor foibles, but on the whole, the GR Yaris is an all-wheel drive hot hatch triumphTags: Autos, Toyota 146 people like this. Like Toyota GR Yaris Review: A Homologation Hero Worthy Of The HypeNovember 9, 2020 at 7:05 PM There are some minor foibles, but on the whole, the GR Yaris is an all-wheel drive hot hatch triumphTags: Autos, Toyota 144 people like this. Like Deals We Love This Week: Awesome Helmets Under $200November 9, 2020 at 7:21 PM Protect Your Noggin for Less
Revzilla is starting the holidays right now. The company has already started its full-on holiday sales blitz, and that means you can get good deals on motorcycle gear right now.
The company isn’t waiting for Black Friday—though there will likely be steeper discounts later on this month and into December. Right now you can get excellent discounts on all kinds of gear, including helmets. There are all sorts of helmets on sale right now, but the ones that caught my eye...Tags: Motorcycles, Bell, Dot, ECE, RevZilla, RevZilla Bell RS, Revzilla Bell, Sedici Strada, DuPont Kevlar shell, Revzilla Icon Airform, Airform Helmet, Hydradry, Rally Helmet Regular Price, Rally Helmet 84 people like this. Like Sorry, The Facelifted Land Rover Discovery Still Has An Offset Number PlateNovember 9, 2020 at 7:05 PM Land Rover has given the Discovery a mid-life refresh, but the controversial offset number plate placement remainsTags: Autos 141 people like this. Like Hyundai Reveals 2022 Tucson for U.S. MarketNovember 9, 2020 at 4:44 PM On Monday, Hyundai revealed the 2022 Hyundai Tucson that’s coming to the North American market. While the model technically made its debut back in September, we were forced to settle for the Euro-spec version. However, differences between the two are scant, with the U.S. reveal offering supplemental information and more detailed photography from the manufacturer. […]
The post Hyundai Reveals 2022 Tucson for U.S. Market appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Crossovers, Hyundai, SUVs, Tucson, Hyundai Tucson, Hyundai Motor Group, News Blog, 2022 Hyundai Tucson 40 people like this. Like Uber has its highest close since IPONovember 9, 2020 at 5:35 PM Uber shares surged 7.38% to close at $48.18 following news that a vaccine candidate is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, and could start coming to market in a matter of months.
The announcement by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech sparked widespread optimism and helped boost shares across industries that have been weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, including services like ride-hailing.
Uber’s share pop is notable beyond this one-day vaccine-news boost. This is the highest close for Uber sinc...Tags: Transportation, Uber, California, Ipo, Tech, Automotive, Pfizer, Uber Lyft 12 people like this. Like Manhattan Beach gets first look at 2022 Fisker Ocean SUV at glossy new car-making hubNovember 9, 2020 at 5:39 PM As of Monday, Nov. 9, Manhattan Beach is where the crafting of Fisker’s cars will begin.
Ona whirlwind morning, electric carbuilder Fisker Inc. celebrated joining the New York Stock Exchange’s network, formally established its headquarters in Manhattan Beach and introduced the new Ocean SUV.
Henrik Fisker, chairman and CEO of the car company, virtually rang the opening bell morning to commemorate its official entry into the public market in tandem with unveiling its nucleus in the South Bay.
...Tags: Business, News, Cars, Sport, Automotive, Soccer, Ocean, Ford, Lausd, New York Stock Exchange, Henrik Fisker, Local News, Montgomery, Fisker, South Bay, Manhattan Beach 95 people like this. Like VIDEO: Harley-Davidson LiveWire Hits The Drag StripNovember 9, 2020 at 2:53 PM Silence at the Drag Strip
Many riders summarize their first EV motorcycle riding experience with something along the lines of “it’s like a slingshot” or, “the power is instant and never-ending”. This makes them a deadly track weapon (take MotoE – electric motorcycle circuit racing – for example) due to the wickedly high levels of torque giving you the ability to return to full speed quickly after exiting a corner.
Do you know what else is like a slingshot? Drag racing; it is an important and hi...Tags: Tesla, Motorcycles, Harley Davidson, Kawasaki, Chevy Malibu, Angelle Sampey, Harley Davidson Livewire, Vance Hines 10 people like this. Like X Mobility 2021 EV Motorcycle TeaserNovember 9, 2020 at 1:13 PM I feel like these days I’m covering more EV motorcycle news than traditional with the sheer amount of new tech and announcements coming down the pipe from companies such as X Mobility. Last week, Voxan broke the land speed record with a 254 mph top speed, and if you haven’t read into it, you can probably guess it: the motorcycle was electric. With utter domination in all motor-powered industries, we welcome as much new EV technology and companies associated with EV as we can get.
X Mobility Mot...Tags: News, Motorcycles, Motorcycle News, Voxan, EV motorcycles, X Mobility, X Mobility Motors 112 people like this. Like Mazdaspeed Isn’t Coming Back, Which Might Be OkayNovember 9, 2020 at 1:52 PM We’ve spent the last few years wondering how Mazda’s upmarket push would impact its focus on performance. But keeping tabs gradually devolved into holding out hope that the brand wouldn’t totally snub fun-to-drive products to broaden its appeal. While there’s a wealth of Japanese brands ready to sell you comfortable and well-appointed automobiles, there aren’t […]
The post Mazdaspeed Isn’t Coming Back, Which Might Be Okay appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Editorials, Autos, Performance, Mazda, News Blog, Performance Cars, Mazda3, Product Planning, Mazdaspeed, 2021 Mazda3 2.5 turbo 15 people like this. Like Rare Rides: The 1986 Toyota Camry Five-door Liftback, Brown Plus BrownNovember 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM Rare Rides has never featured a Camry previously, and that’s mostly down to the model’s general abundance in salt-free locations. However, a fine liftback like today’s example in brown, brown, and tan is well worth some coverage! Come along as we check out the Camry body style which passed away long before any of the […]
The post Rare Rides: The 1986 Toyota Camry Five-door Liftback, Brown Plus Brown appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Autos, Toyota Camry Five 30 people like this. Like You Can Now Get A Mk7 VW Golf R For Under £15,000November 9, 2020 at 10:57 AM Earlier examples of the Mk7 R are now temptingly low - here's one we dug out of the classifieds for closer inspectionTags: Autos 61 people like this. Like Nissan Allowing Customers to Compare Toyota RAV4 at DealershipsNovember 9, 2020 at 11:14 AM Nissan will begin encouraging dealerships to place examples of the Toyota RAV4 on their lots so customers will have the ability to compare the best-selling vehicle in America that isn’t a pickup truck against its own Rogue. While pitting your bread and butter against a model that is often better reviewed and outsells it by […]
The post Nissan Allowing Customers to Compare Toyota RAV4 at Dealerships appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Marketing, America, Autos, Toyota, Nissan, Brie Larson, Nissan Rogue, News Blog, Toyota RAV4, Car Dealerships, Dealer News, Marketing Campaigns, Automotive Dealership, Nissan Allowing Customers 1 people like this. Like Dubai has a whole junkyard of supercarsNovember 9, 2020 at 10:29 AM YouTuber Supercar Blondie toured Dubai's supercar graveyard, where people with more money than driving ability dump their destroyed performance vehicles. She even finds some money in one of them.
Mo stopped by as well:
Image: YouTube / Supercar Blondie (Tahnks MikeKStar!)Tags: Video, News, Cars, Dubai, Sports Cars, Blondie 110 people like this. Like 800bhp Dodge SRT Demon Engine Now Available As A $22k 'Hellcrate'November 9, 2020 at 9:22 AM Dodge is now offering the powerplant from the Challenger SRT Demon and Redeye models as a crate engineTags: Autos 95 people like this. Like Junkyard Find: 1974 Mercury Montego MX Brougham 4-Door Pillared HardtopNovember 9, 2020 at 9:00 AM For the connoisseur of Malaise Era Broughams, the Mercury Montego MX Brougham checks all the boxes: long hood, “stitches” molded into plastic door panels, unapologetically phony “wood” dashboard trim, low-compression smog V8, and obvious kinship with a much cheaper corporate twin. That’s what we’ve got with today’s Junkyard Find from the year of Richard Nixon’s […]
The post Junkyard Find: 1974 Mercury Montego MX Brougham 4-Door Pillared Hardtop appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Ford, Autos, Mercury, Torino, 1970s, Richard Nixon, Montego, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Ford Torino, Malaise, Malaise Era, Brougham, 1974, Ford Gran Torino 28 people like this. Like Behold: The 100kg Carbon Fibre Heart Of The Gordon Murray T.50November 9, 2020 at 6:02 AM GMA has released a video of its first carbon tub arriving while announcing the creation of a £50 million "technology hub"Tags: Autos, Gordon Murray 79 people like this. Like Why Mahindra Thar AX 4WD MT variants removed from company’s website?November 9, 2020 at 7:45 AM The Mahindra Thar was launched in a total of 13 variants that include petrol...Tags: Autos, Mahindra Thar 29 people like this. Like Everett Brashear, Flat Track Racer, Passes Away At 93November 9, 2020 at 6:49 AM An Iconic Racer from the 1950s
The American Motorcycle Association announced the death of Everett Brashear, according to CycleNews. He was 93 and passed away in Los Angeles, California.
Brashear was one of the top AMA flat track racers in the 1950s, helping make the sport popular in his day. He managed to win 15 flat track nationals and many regional races. He became an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer in 1998.
Brashear was from Texas and born in 1926. He didn’t start riding motorcycles until he w...Tags: Texas, Sacramento, Motorcycles, Ama, Harley, Brashear, Sturgis South Dakota, Motorcycle News, American Motorcycle Association, AMA National, AMA Hall of Fame, Everett Brashear, Los Angeles California Brashear, Johnson Motors 27 people like this. Like Pista Motor Raceway race track in Hyderabad under developmentNovember 9, 2020 at 6:45 AM Soon there will be a new race track in India that will go by the name Pista...Tags: India, Autos, Hyderabad, Pista Motor Raceway 32 people like this. Like Pista Motor Raceway race track in Hyderabad under development - ReportNovember 9, 2020 at 6:45 AM Soon there will be a new race track in India that will go by the name Pista...Tags: India, Autos, Hyderabad, Pista Motor Raceway 9 people like this. Like How Will a Joe Biden Presidency Impact the Motorcycle Industry?November 9, 2020 at 6:30 AM Will He be Good or Bad for All of us on Two Wheels?
With Joe Biden becoming the president-elect after the course of a stressful election, one question springs to mind. What Biden will do for the motorcycle industry once he takes over at the White House?
President Trump has had a bit of a difficult relationship with the motorcycle industry. He has been sometimes on good terms with Harley-Davidson during his presidency and sometimes not. Many of his tariff policies actually made it harder for mo...Tags: White House, Joe Biden, Motorcycles, Biden, Harley Davidson, Trump, Harley, Motorcycle News, Forbes Biden 1 people like this. Like Firestone Tires Review (2020)November 9, 2020 at 5:00 AM Affiliate disclosure: Automoblog and its partners may be compensated when you purchase the products below.
Firestone Review In Our Opinion: Firestone offers several reputable options for performance, all-season, and highway tires. While it doesn’t boast quite the same reputation as Michelin or Goodyear, Firestone is well-regarded by tire industry experts. Firestone tires have treadwear warranties up to 70,000 miles and limited warranties for three to four years. Industry Standin...Tags: Autos, Tires, Michelin, Firestone, Nhtsa, Pirelli, Cooper, Nashville Tennessee, BRIDGESTONE, Goodyear, Goodyear Firestone, Vehicle Ownership, Firestone Tires, Kristin McClure, Firestone Review, Akron Ohio Firestone 101 people like this. Like A Crate Version Of The Ford Mustang GT500's 'Predator' V8 Is On The WayNovember 9, 2020 at 3:09 AM A Ford exec has confirmed the Blue Oval is busy developing a crate version of the GT500's monstrously powerful 5.2-litre V8Tags: Ford, Autos, Blue Oval 92 people like this. Like BS6 Nissan Kicks Diwali offers can save you up to INR 55,000November 9, 2020 at 3:30 AM The BS6 Nissan Kicks Diwali offers have been announced by the company....Tags: Autos, Nissan Kicks Diwali 9 people like this. Like Upcoming KTM 250 Adventure spied at a dealership, launch soonNovember 9, 2020 at 1:30 AM The new KTM 250 Adventure has been spied at a dealership. The quarter-litre...Tags: Autos, KTM 17 people like this. Like |
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