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Audi’s F1 project will be led by Jonathan Wheatley. Wheatley is a former mechanic turned team principal with championship-winning experience. Wheatley grew up in racing and tinkered with his classic Audis and Porsches. Audi will officially join the grid for the Formula 1 season this year. But while the German brand is known for its […]
The Ford Mustang was America’s best-selling sports car last year, with sales up 3.0 percent to 45,333 units Sales of the Nissan Z, Toyota Supra and Mazda MX-5 Miata increased last year. Sales of the Subaru WRX fell by 41.1 percent, while sales of the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R fell by more than […]
Bosch believes that gas-powered cars will account for 70 percent of the North American market by 2035. Internal combustion engines will likely function as hybrids or range extenders. Automakers are embracing hybrids as interest and subsidies for electric vehicles decline. Gasoline cars aren’t going anywhere, but they won’t be the only ones powering tomorrow’s vehicles. […]
Audi is officially getting into the holiday mood. The automaker recently shared a short video about its Audi USA Instagram page that reimagines Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer with die-cast cars floating through the snow instead of flying reindeer. It’s cute as hell. The one minute and 40 second clip, titled “Holiday game, the Audi way,” […]
One thing that remains constant in the automotive industry is change, and there has been a lot of that in recent years. Tariffs, Chinese electric vehicles and government regulations have complicated long-term planning, causing many automakers to immediately change their plans. But not every company is so easily deterred. Of all brands, Alpine could still […]
Building cars is hard, and sometimes even the best carmakers make mistakes, including Porsche. Fortunately, the automaker was able to quickly correct an error where two limited-edition 911 S/Ts were fitted with dashboard decals with the exact same serial number.1,724– and the mistake would have gone unnoticed if an owner hadn’t tried to buy an […]
Volvo is big on safety. The Swedish automaker essentially invented the traditional three-point seat belt, and it has continued to innovate in this area ever since. Now Volvo is turning its attention to making the screens in the car safer – not through better technology or more buttons, mind you, but through fonts. Yes, fonts. […]
Car manufacturers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the European Commission is proposing to reverse the 2035 sales ban on new vehicles with combustion engines. However, companies will still need to reduce their fleet emissions by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. Even before the middle of the next decade, manufacturers must meet […]
Believe it or not, Audi’s beloved five-cylinder engine is already 50 years old. Next year it will be fifty years since the first five-cylinder debuted in the Audi 100 from 1976. To celebrate this milestone, a group of enterprising students has created a very special concept car. Meet the Audi GT50. The project was developed […]
In March 2021, Volvo said it would go all-electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV target was scrapped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a while beyond 2030. Despite cold feet, the Gothenburg-headquartered carmaker was adamant that the European Union should maintain its […]
