A newly surfaced patent application hints that Ford is working on a new drift mode for both internal-combustion engine cars and EVs. The application was filed all the way back in September 2020 but published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) this week. It describes using a car's friction brakes to lock the rear wheels to...from Motor Authority https://ift.tt/vMmsaGU






General Motors believes phasing out standalone Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity will help improve safety, the company recently told Motor Trend. At a media event for the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, the first vehicle to get a new Google-based infotainment system that drops Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, GM head of product for...
A prototype for a new Audi A7 Avant wagon has been spied for the first time. It will be twinned with a redesigned A7 Sportback hatchback in an expanded A7 family due to start arriving around 2025. It isn't clear if the wagon will reach the U.S. but the hatch will likely make it to these shores as a 2026 model. The current A7 Sportback has been on...
Mercedes-Benz AMG revealed a new range-topping version of the SL roadster. Rated at a peak 805 hp, the car pairs a twin-turbocharged V-8 with an electric motor in a plug-in hybrid configuration that we'll also see in AMG's related GT Coupe. Porsche confirmed a few details for its electric Macan due on sale in 2024. It's being developed with an...
The quintessential American sports car returns to the Best Car To Buy competition, and finalists’ circle, after the C8 Corvette was named Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2021 and the C7 Corvette ZR1 was named Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019. Can Chevy go three for three? The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 features a special engine that acts...
It's been a year since Ford took the wraps off its Megazilla crate engine, and now the naturally aspirated V-8 is available to order over at Ford Performance, where it is priced at $22,995. Ford Performance warns that the engine is intended for competition use or other vehicles driven off public roads, due to it likely violating emissions...
Mercedes-Benz AMG's SL roadster has spawned a range-topping option packing a V-8-based plug-in hybrid powertrain good for 805 hp. The new SL 63 S E Performance made its debut late on Monday and is due in showrooms next year. It will arrive in the U.S. as a 2024 model. The car's powertrain is a familiar one, as versions of it already feature in the...




