Mercedes-Benz is committed to launching 10 electric cars by 2022. Some we already know, like the EQA compact hatchback and EQC small SUV, as well as electric commercials like the eVito and eSprinter vans. We now have the first spy shots of a large electric sedan to sit alongside the S-Class. Mercedes execs have previously hinted at the car...from High Gear Media Network Feed https://ift.tt/2v38GMA






Twelve-cylinder engines are an endangered automotive species. Only a handful are left: Mercedes and Maybach share one, and so do BMW and Rolls-Royce. Ferrari has its holdout—and it’s impossible to leave out Bentley’s W-12, though its offbeat cylinder layout makes it an outlier among outliers. The 2019 Aston Martin DBS...
Porsche's Mission E Cross Turismo concept was the big surprise of March's 2018 Geneva auto show. It previews a potential soft-roader version of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric sedan, and Porsche has been dropping hints that the Cross Turismo could make it into production at some point. Not everyone has been happy with the design, though. One...
Twitter makes it incredibly easy to gain insight into what Tesla CEO Elon Musk is thinking, for better or worse. On Sunday, Musk let slip on the social media platform that future Teslas will be reminiscent of K.I.T.T. of "Knight Rider" fame, complete with artificial intelligence. Musk replied to a Twitter user asking if we'll see K.I.T.T.-like...
Just the other day, BMW made us smile as it remains committed to offering a manual gearbox on its performance models for the time being. Today is a new day, however, and that means it's a new chance for BMW to let us down. The automaker is achieving that goal with news that the redesigned BMW Z4 will not receive a dedicated M version. Remember the...
More often than not, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon steals headlines due to its incredible performance and otherworldly specifications. This time, it's in the news because of a recall. Owners of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will soon see notifications in their mailboxes as Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles plans to recall certain Demons due to a...
Want to rent a house in Michigan for the weekend? No problem, go to AirBnB and in a few clicks can have you in a lovely cottage on a lake. Looking to find a professional racing coach to sit right-seat during a track day or to help with launch timing at the dragstrip? A new website called MotorsportsCoach.com is launching to help connect...
The controversial 2017 Ford GT that sold at Mecum's Indianapolis auction this past May is up for sale yet again. It's once again being sold by Mecum, this time at the auction house's Monterey Car Week sale. To recap this particular GT's story, the supercar sold at auction for $1.8 million in May and somehow skid past Ford's buyer agreement...
Electric car startup Faraday Future reached a major milestone recently with the construction of its first body-in-white for the FF91. With the milestone passed, the company is now confident of getting the FF91 delivered to customers by the end of 2018. Pagani has built the final example of the Huayra coupe, unless it decides later to build a few...
Uber will park its self-driving truck development in order to focus more resources on self-driving cars, the company announced Monday. The ride-hailing giant originally got into the game in 2016 when it acquired a startup by the name of Otto that was developing self-driving technology for trucks. Otto was co-founded by Anthony Levandowski, the...
Toyota isn't giving up on its support of fuel cells and is instead working on applying the technology in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The automaker already has a fuel cell car on sale in the form of the Mirai and has hinted at more offerings, including from its upmarket brand Lexus. Toyota doesn't have a fuel cell-powered...
Silicon Valley-based Drive.ai has become the latest firm offering rides to the public in a self-driving car. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit Waymo has been running its Early Riders trial in Phoenix, Arizona for several months and plans to start a commercial service later this year. Aptiv's nuTonomy has also been running a trial with its own...
Electric car startup Faraday Future appears to be back on track with development of its first model, the FF91, following a rough couple of years resulting from cash shortages and a senior executive exodus. The company on Monday announced it has completed the first body-in-white for the FF91 at its plant in Hanford, California. It's the first time...
Mercedes-Benz engineers are approaching the final stages of testing prototypes for a redesigned B-Class minivan. The car represents just one of eight body styles Mercedes plans for its new-generation compact car family, the first two members of which are the redesigned A-Class hatchback and new A-Class sedan. Others will include replacements for...
Pagani calls this it's final Huayra coupe. The nickname L'Ultimo has even been applied, which translates to "The Last" in Italian. Yes, this is the 100th Huayra built, and it's a tribute to Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, who in a recent interview said Pagani's first car, the Zonda, is "terrible to drive." Miami-based luxury car dealer...
Engineers from Porsche are out testing what appears to be a convertible version of the 911 GT3. We know the automaker is using the GT3 platform for the limited edition 911 Speedster set to debut later this year as part of Porsche's 70th anniversary celebrations, but it's possible there will also be a convertible GT3 in regular production for...
Austria isn't known for its cars, but a new firm confusingly named Milan Automotive aims to put the country on the map. The company has debuted its Milan Red supercar, and it packs 1,307 horsepower without hybrid power. Instead, the Red uses a 6.2-liter quad-turbocharged V-8 engine that sends power to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and finally...
BMW, like a number of other automakers, is currently in a holding pattern with respect to the manual transmission. Just last year, we heard from an M Division executive who said the manual could be on its way out. Now we have word that BMW will continue to #GiveAShift for at least another generation of its performance-focused products. In a report...
For the first time since the actor's untimely death, friends, family, and co-stars will open up about Paul Walker and his life in "I Am Paul Walker." Ahead of the documentary's debut, a new trailer shows snippets of the emotion and love people around the actor had for him. Many individuals will appear in the documentary, including co-star Tyrese...
Before its public debut at Pebble Beach in August, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ is already well known for one thing: it's the quickest street-legal production car around the famed Nürburgring. But, it will also be the last Lamborghini model to sport a V-12 engine without some form of electrification. That means the Aventador SVJ marks the...
Mercedes has a completely new G-Class for the first time since the boxy beast debuted in the 1970s. The V-12 does not return, at least for now, but the outgoing V-12-powered G65 remains a tremendously powerful, exceedingly expensive, and wickedly fast square box. It's too fast, it seems, when the shift lever is moved to R. A recall notice has gone...
Audi has something to show us at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this year, and it's electric. Not just any electric car, but an electric supercar. The automaker teased what it calls the PB 18 e-tron on Monday and said the car houses a futuristic design for enthusiasts. We can also expect a powerful electric powertrain, Audi promises. As for...
Porsche has confirmed the first specs for its Taycan. The electric sport sedan is set to debut in 2019 and at least one variant will offer over 600 horsepower and 300 miles of range. Bugatti is set to reveal a new hypercar based on the Chiron and targeted at ultra-wealthy track enthusiasts. Rather than a boost in power, the new model, dubbed a...
The Infiniti Q70 has been with us since 2011, originally arriving as an M. A successor is planned based on a front-wheel-drive platform with electrification, but the first model based on this platform isn't due until 2021. It means Infiniti's aging products like the Q70 will have to soldier on for a little while longer. If you're happy to overlook...
It’s been almost three years since Porsche made the announcement to put its Mission E electric sedan concept into production. In that time we’ve managed to glean very little information regarding the production version, which Porsche has decided to call a Taycan and will start producing in 2019. With development now in its last legs...




