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Can someone please explain to me what just happened at Monterey this week? No? I guess it's up to me then, so here goes. Ferrari and McLaren each unveiled a new supercar on the same day, and somehow both carmakers forgot that these types of vehicles are supposed to be breathtaking. Can't even begin to imagine how much of a statistical improbability this was. To be fair, the McLaren isn't quite as…
When I was a kid, BMW represented my grown-up dream for the perfect entry into my wonder garage of cars. Now, I wouldn't be caught dead in one of the new ones... Sheesh, is it just me, or do you feel the same? I know that some diehard fans will accuse me of treason. But consider this. I have two kids, and both love BMW - not the current ( continue reading... )
Understanding zero-to-sixty times is quite easy. You start at zero, you accelerate, and when you hit 60 mph (97 kph), you gauge your speed. Even your grandma can grasp the concept, and if she's cool enough, she probably did her fair share of pulls from a dig in her youth. There is one thing we need to consider, though. Spend enough time looking at performance figures for American vehicles and…
Amid rumors of a possible merger between Tesla and SpaceX, a new report claims that Tesla considers selling or spinning off its Chinese business. Elon Musk quickly dismissed the report as "absurdly fake news." Tesla CEO insisted that "this has never even come up in a discussion ever." However, it makes perfect sense if you widen the scope of the spinoff. Rumors ... ( continue reading... )
When it comes to cars, some are misunderstood because they're simply ahead of their time, while others are just marketed poorly. The BMW XM belongs to a different category altogether. It's an unapologetic design exercise courtesy of BMW M, and technically, you're not meant to compare it with any other BMW SUV. It would be like comparing the all-new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe with an E-Class or a…
Honda scrapped all its EV plans in the US, with the Prologue EV set to be retired after MY2026 sells out. Other carmakers made similar moves, thinking the market is moving back towards hybrids and ICE vehicles. Honda, just like others, is now pushing its customers to competitors, as very few EV owners switch back to a gas vehicle after owning an electric car. Many traditional carmakers took the EV…
With the car industry slowly but surely shifting from automotive design to product design, the types of vehicles we're likely to miss most are precisely these A7 Sportback types. Cars that dared to be flashy just for the sake of it, while still getting the proportions right and preserving a clear sense of brand identity. The Audi A7 should have been the perfect premium GT for America. It featured…
I wouldn't go as far as to say the Charger and the Luce look alike, but it almost seems as though they're distant cousins, don't you think so? The lines of the body seem to follow a similar philosophy. It's like some sick, perverted take on Coke bottle styling. I don't want any part of this, and clearly neither does America. More often than not, in today's day and age, the car in... ( continue…
A little over a decade ago, at one point in the early 2010s, the automotive industry abruptly and collectively decided that the future of the car interior needs to be a single, giant touchscreen. Slowly but surely, almost every mainstream carmaker jumped on the bandwagon of replacing every knob and button and actual physical control that a driver had been operating without looking since the early…
Volkswagen is in turmoil, with sales crashing in China, leading to the biggest slump in four years. A plan to overhaul its operations, put forth by CEO Oliver Blume, was rejected after union representatives in the Supervisory Board voted against it. Oliver Blume is now left to deal with the fallout, while unions will likely be left to turn off the lights after Volkswagen runs into the ground.…
