After a busy 2019, Ram's announcements for the 2020 model year are a bit subdued. The highlight is the Black Appearance Group package for the 1500 Rebel, which sees the truck receive a black exterior and matching black interior (black and red interior also available), along with a whole assortment of accessories finished in—you guessed...from High Gear Media Network Feed https://ift.tt/2ZpW0jT






The Jeep Grand Cherokee is due for a redesign next year, and with the redesign will come a much sought-after third-row option. Nevertheless, the current generation, which dates back to 2009, remains one of the best options for buyers seeking a solid, mid-size SUV with strong off-roading credentials, so long as as you can live with only five seats...
The Dodge Challenger has been with us since 2008, but like a fine wine, it just gets better with age. The vehicle has entered the 2020 model year and is taking a bit of a breather after the introduction of the 840-horsepower SRT Demon and 797-horsepower SRT Hellcat Redeye models over the past couple of years. The changes for 2020 are minor and...
Porsche this week finally set a Nurburgring lap time for its upcoming Taycan, and the automaker was kind enough to release a video of the near-silent run. The new time is a record for production EVs at the 'Ring. A car we spied testing at the 'Ring was BMW's redesigned 4-Series, in its coupe body style. Other body styles will include the...
McLaren has a relatively short, but solid, track record of not resting on its laurels. While other supercar makers are content to produce the same basic vehicle for a decade or longer, McLaren is always coming out with new models. And thanks to that rapid vehicle cadence, we’ll soon see a Longtail (LT) version of the McLaren 720S. Early...
Audi's Q5 is about to receive a minor facelift to keep it looking fresh alongside newer rivals like Lincoln's MKC-replacing Corsair and updated versions of the Cadillac XT5 and Mercedes-Benz GLC all being introduced for 2020. The Q5 was last redesigned for 2018 so in Audi tradition we should see the updated model arrive for 2021, meaning a market...
The proposed calendar for the 2020 Formula One World Championship has been revealed and there are a record 22 rounds. The new calendar has seen the addition of the Vietnamese and Dutch Grands Prix, though sadly the German Grand Prix is missing. The Vietnamese race is a new addition to the F1 family. Vietnam will become the 34th country to stage an...
Mopar on Thursday revealed the latest in its series of factory-modified vehicles that started with the Mopar '10 Challenger introduced a decade ago. The latest is also based on the Dodge Challenger, specifically the 2019 Challenger R/T Scat Pack, and will be limited to just 100 units, with 90 of those earmarked for the United States and the rest...
In 2011, a company by the name of Aptera filed for bankruptcy after failing to attain a government loan to fund development of affordable, ultra-efficient cars. The most famous of these was a three-wheeler called the 2e which was to be offered in hybrid and electric guises. The hybrid version was promised to return 200 mpg. Well, it appears Aptera...
Audi's A3 Cabriolet will bow out after the 2019 model year, the automaker revealed Wednesday in an announcement about the 2020 A3 range. The move isn't surprising as convertible sales are waning in many regions as buyers turn toward SUVs, and the A3 Cabriolet's chances weren't helped by the fact more buyers are picking the pricier A5 Cabriolet, at...
Two years after it first announced plans to enter the Formula E Championship, Porsche has revealed the race car it will contest in the 2019/2020 season of the electric open-wheel series, which kicks off November 22 in Saudi Arabia. The car is the Porsche 99X Electric and piloting it will be Le Mans-winning drivers Andre Lotterer and Neel Jani...
Volkswagen is working on an electric successor to its iconic Microbus based on 2017's ID Buzz concept car. It's confirmed to reach the United States around 2022. However, concurrent with the development of the new electric van is continued development of a new generation of VW's popular Transporter series of vans sold overseas. The...
Mercedes-AMG has revealed the first of two tuned versions of the rugged-looking Mercedes-Benz GLB. The GLB reaches dealerships late this year as a 2020 model, and a year down the track will be both a GLB35 and GLB45 from AMG. The first of these, the GLB35, was revealed on Wednesday ahead of a formal debut at next month's Frankfurt International...
Toyota over the past several years has been making equity swaps in rival automakers, including Daihatsu, Mazda and Subaru just to name a few. The latest to join the list is Suzuki which together with Toyota announced an equity swap on Wednesday. Toyota said it will purchase a 4.94-percent stake in Suzuki at a cost of $907 million and Suzuki said...
To highlight its latest electronic driver assist system being introduced initially in Japan, Nissan has taken a novel approach by applying similar technology in a golf ball able to find its own way to the hole on a putting green. Nissan in July revealed ProPilot 2.0 which allows a vehicle to travel along select highways in Japan hands-free. Like...
Opel's Insignia lineup is about to be updated, as evidenced by the recent sighting of only partially concealed prototypes testing in the wild. The particular tester is for the Insignia's Sports Tourer wagon body style, which we get here in jacked-up Buick Regal TourX soft-roader form. We also get the Insignia Grand Sport liftback sedan as our...
The Porsche Taycan is now just a week out from its reveal, but new, critical information on the car appears to be surfacing almost every day now. The latest tidbit is courtesy of Autocar, which on Tuesday posted a preview drive report of a Taycan prototype. In the report, the British publication mentions there will be two versions of the Taycan...
Lexus is expanding into the world of luxury yachts and the first model designed for the open seas is the LY 650, a 65-footer boasting the brand's L-finesse design language and typical high build quality. The first examples are now under construction at Marquis Yachts and due for completion in late 2019. A video released on Monday by the Pulaski...
Mercedes-Benz just launched a redesigned GLE for 2020 and once again there will be a GLE Coupe variant, which was revealed on Tuesday in both regular and sporty Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe guises. The GLE53 Coupe has been confirmed for a U.S. market launch in mid-2020 as a 2021 model. Timing for the regular GLE Coupe in the U.S. is yet to be...
Struggling EV startup Faraday Future will undergo a restructure that will see embattled CEO Jia Yueting finally step down, Pandaily reported on Tuesday. Citing a statement released by FF on Monday, Pandaily, which follows tech news coming out of China, reported that the EV startup's restructure will likely see it form a partnership. FF is...
Mercedes-Benz has just introduced a redesigned GLE for 2020, and once again the mid-size crossover SUV will spawn a rakish GLE Coupe. Prototypes for the redesigned GLE Coupe have been spotted for more than a year and the debut is imminent. Also out testing are prototypes for AMG-enhanced versions. The lowered suspension and massive wheel and tire...
It was only on Monday that we brought you details of a report from Automobile indicating that the Z06 version of the new mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette will feature a twin-turbocharged V-8 pumping out around 800 horsepower. However, after checking with its own sources, Muscle Cars and Trucks reported the same day that yes, a twin-turbo V-8 is...
BMW Group and Daimler in February formed an alliance in the area of self-driving cars and said at the time that they were open to exploring additional partnerships to help accelerate the development of the technology. According to a report out of Germany, one of the first newcomers to the party will be Audi. Wirtschaftswoche reported Thursday that...
The Polestar 1 is your new luxury car designed in Sweden and built in China. First shown in 2017, the carbon fiber-bodied, 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid coupe is finally in production, with the first customer examples rolling off the line at Polestar's newly constructed plant in Chengdu, China. Deliveries will commence later this year. Polestar is...
The next generation of BMW's 4-Series has been spotted, in its coupe body style. Other body styles will include the convertible, Gran Coupe sedan, and a new i4 electric sedan. We've heard before that the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 could arrive with an 800-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 code-named the LT7. Interestingly, the latest rumors point to the...




