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Confederate Motors closing

Confederate Motors to close, reopen with new name and electric motorcycles

Lost business and branding opportunities result in high-performance motorcycle company Confederate Motors closing.
Smart Vision EQ Fortwo concept

Need a ride? Smart’s autonomous Vision EQ Fortwo concept will pick you up

The Smart Vision EQ Fortwo concept is an electric self-driving car designed for ridesharing. It's a convergence of industry trends.
Kia concept

Should this hot Kia concept get transformed into a production model?

This new Kia concept is a design study created for the Frankfurt Auto Show, but it could spawn a production model.
Mini Electric concept

Mini is charged up about its Frankfurt-bound all-electric Cooper concept

The Mini Electric Concept will debut at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show as a teaser for a production-bound pure EV Cooper.
2018 Nissan Armada

Nissan’s 2018 Armada is an old-school SUV with cool new tech

The 2018 Nissan Armada debuts Nissan's Intelligent Rearview Mirror, which streams video from a rear-mounted camera.
2019 Porsche Cayenne

The new 2019 Porsche Cayenne brings 911 genes to the SUV segment

Sportier and more comfortable than before, the 2019 Porsche Cayenne is more comfortable than before yet sportier than ever.
U-2 spy plane chased by Pontiac GTO screen shot

This muscle car is crucial to helping the U-2 spy plane land

The U-2 spy plane is notoriously difficult to land, so pilots get help from spotters in (very fast) chase cars.
BMW i3

Can you tell what designers have tweaked on the 2018 BMW i3?

The BMW i3 lineup grows with the addition of a sportier model named i3s, and careful observers will also notice a handful of visual tweaks.
Aston Martin DB11 V8

Aston Martin will be ‘100-percent hybrid’ by mid-2020s, CEO says

Aston Martin will aggressively introduce hybrid powertrains over the next few years, CEO Andy Palmer said in a recent interview.
2017 American Flat Track Titles

Honda and Indian Clinch 2017 American Flat Track titles with four races to go

With four races remaining, Honda and Indian have already won 2017 American Flat Track titles for Manufacturer Championships.
Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept

VW brings the spirit of the hippie bus into the 21st century with the I.D. Buzz

The electric Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept is a 21st-century Bus with autonomous tech and a clever, user-friendly interior.
airport passenger drop off and pickup fees

U.S. airports consider imposing fees for picking up, dropping off passengers

Traffic and environmental concerns at Boston's Logan International may result in airport passenger drop-off and pick-up fees.
Tesla Model X

Watch a Tesla Model X P100D race a Lamborghini Aventador SV

A Tesla Model X P100D drag raced a Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 Superveloce, one of Lambo's meanest supercars.
'Baby Driver' Subaru Impreza WRX

‘Baby Driver’ Subaru WRX sells for nearly $70,000 at auction

A 'Baby Driver' Subaru WRX stunt car sold for nearly $70,000 on eBay. A wrecked Dodge Charger police car from the movie also sold.
Fake City Waymo Self-driving Test Fleet

Google built an entire fake city to test the AI of its driverless cars

Welcome to the fake city of Castle, built by Google in California to test the artificial intelligence algorithms of its self-driving cars.
tesla music streaming service 2017 model x  16

Could Tesla be angling to launch its own music-streaming service?

Tesla is reportedly exploring the idea of launching its own music streaming service to bundle with its electric cars.
2018 Harley-Davidson CVO Limited 115th Anniversary limited edition

Harley-Davidson revs up nine 2018 115th Anniversary Limited Editions

Nine different 2018 Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary Limited Editions are available as the iconic motorcycle company celebrates this year.
Grab

Watch out Uber — Grab is posing some serious competition in southeast Asia

Uber's latest challenge comes in the form of a southeast Asian competitor. It's called Grab, and it's gaining major capital in Myanmar.
Ghibli

Maserati’s Ghibli hangs on as the brand faces an uncertain future

The 2018 Maserati Ghibli features subtle styling tweaks and some new driver-assistance tech, but no other significant updates.
Lamborghini Safari

The Lamborghini Safari will tame road, track, and trail … if it happens

The Huracán-based Lamborghini Safari will get all-wheel steering, a rugged-looking body kit, and a generous amount of ground clearance.
East Coast Defender Project Kingsman

East Coast Defender breathes new life into an iconic Land Rover

East Coast Defender unleashed another extensively-customer Land Rover Defender, named "Project Kingsman."
Synthetic fuel

Synthetic fuel could pave the way for carbon-neutral cars

Bosch's proposed synthetic fuel would be made by combining hydrogen extracted from water and carbon sourced from factories or from the air.
convoys self driving trucks uk british

Convoys of ‘self-driving’ trucks are heading to U.K. roads

The U.K. is gearing up to test small convoys of self-driving trucks on its major highways, with the first trials slated for 2018.
The new Volvo XC60 - Crash Test photo

Driver-assist technology has major impact on reducing car crashes, study says

Crash-prevention technology can have a significant positive impact, according to a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study.
Ariel Hipercar rendering

Forget the Tesla Roadster, Ariel’s Hipercar will have 1,180 hp

The Ariel Hipercar is a 1,180-horsepower electric sports car set to debut in 2019, with deliveries starting in 2020.
Toyota Supra

1,400-horsepower Toyota Supra gets us excited for the next-gen model

Really fast in stock form, the Toyota Supra is of the most tuner-friendly cars of the past couple of decades.
2019 hyundai santa cruz news rumors specs details 2015 right facing getty

Hyundai’s Ridgeline-punching pickup takes shape

The Hyundai Santa Cruz will ride on the same unibody platform as the Tucson crossover, and it might land with a turbodiesel engine.
LG factory

LG expands its vehicle components business with a new factory in Detroit

Detroit, the nation's motor city, will soon be home to a new LG factory that will create about 300 new jobs in Michigan.
Ferrari Portofino

Ferrari waves goodbye to California, and hello to Portofino

The Ferrari Portofino convertible is the Italian automaker's new "entry-level" model, replacing the California T.
Audi electric car solar panel

Audi wants to harness sunlight to extend the range of electric cars

Thin, flexible roof-mounted solar panels with a 25-percent efficiency could keep Audi electric cars topped up.
Formula One safety car

Formula One's safety cars could go autonomous in the future, exec says

Formula One could adopt an autonomous safety car, the head of the series' technical department said. But humans will drive the race cars.
apple file system

Apple to install self-driving tech inside shuttles for its workers

Apple seems to have parked the idea of building a self-driving car but it may test its autonomous tech by building it into a shuttle.
Tesla Model 3 red

Tesla wants to move your driver profile to the cloud, says CEO Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is working on moving Tesla drivers' profiles to the cloud, per his recent tweet conversation.
Ken Block Terrakhana

Watch Ken Block turn a desert into a playground in ‘Terrakhana’

Ken Block joined forces with Pennzoil for "Terrakhana," a new take on his "Gymkhana" videos featuring off-road driving.