Police arrested 185 protesters in central Brussels on Saturday following the staged demonstration conducted by the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion at a car show in protest at the auto industry’s role in CO2 emissions that cause climate change. The protest came some days after the European Commission revealed ideas on how to finance its […]
Events & Shows
Racing Enthusiasts Must Experience the 2019 Fresno SCCA Autocross 12
Calling all racing fans!! The SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Fresno Chapter will hold its Autocross 12 event at the Fresno Fairgrounds on Saturday, November 9th, 2019. The SCAA is the ideal organization for all auto-racing fanatics. Those looking to rally, solo or road race, or volunteer on the track have come to the […]
Rolls-Royce expects double-digit sales growth in China in 2019
Rolls-Royce expects to accomplish double-digit sales growth in China this year, although it will be less than the 40 percent rate is observed in the last year, its chief executive stated on Tuesday. Torsten Muller-Otvos made these statements Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Shanghai Autoshow. “We are well set up for […]
Touareg is the final Volkswagen to get a V8 diesel engine
Volkswagen and diesel aren’t the ideal two words to go together for the last four years or so. Many automakers have been having hard time after the dieselgate that has occurred a few years ago, including brands under the Volkswagen Group like Porsche and Audi, resulting in both automakers into ultimately stopping the production of […]
Volkswagen unveils last-mile e-scooter concepts
Volkswagen unveiled two micro mobility concepts in Geneva Motor Show, the Streetmate e-scooter that can be driven while sitting or standing; and the three-wheeled Cityskater, called the “last mile surfer”, a collapsible standing scooter steered by shifting weight. Volkswagen treats the two electric scooter concepts solutions for urban micro mobility, which is mostly the final […]
Skoda Vision iV concept revealed at Geneva Motor Show
Skoda’s first car to use Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform The Kodiaq-sized Skoda iV Vision concept has been revealed at the Geneva motor show, previewing an acutal production car that will show up sometime in 2021. Said to be the first pure-electric vehicle from the Czech brand to be based on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform, […]
Aston Martin unveils Vanquish Vision concept at Geneva Motor Show
Aston Martin came up with a surprise at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, and presented three mid-engine supercars together its ultimate track-focused Valkyrie. Competing marques such as McLaren and Ferrari expected the British automaker to present a new mid-engine supercar at the motor show. But showgoers were impressed by a trio of debut vehicle that […]
McLaren introduces 606kW Senna GTR at Geneva Motor Show
McLaren Automotive’s most extreme track car yet revealed in final form Just twelve months after it was unveiled as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show, the McLaren Senna GTR is unveiled as a fully-fledged track machine – uncompromised, unconstrained and unshackled by road or racing rules. McLaren Automotive’s most track-focused Ultimate Series car […]
Koenigsegg unveils 1600bhp Jesko hypercar at Geneva Motor Show
Taking the example of record-breaking Agera RS, Koenigsegg unveiled the Jesko hypercar at the 2019 Geneva motor show. Named after Jesko von Koenigsegg, the father of company Founder and CEO, Christian von Koenigsegg, the new model includes a revised carbon tub, power plant and all-new gearbox, developed in-house. A remodified version of the same 5.0-liter […]
Nissan IMQ Concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show
Nissan has unveiled its newest concept car at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the Nissan IMQ Concept and it shows some signs that what Nissan has planned to do in the future. Revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, the IMQ smoothly blends Japanese design with state-of-the-art, human-centric technology. It includes the recent innovations that bring […]
Mercedes-Benz EQV Electric Minivan Concept Unveiled at 2019 Geneva Motor Show
Mercedes-Benz unveiled Tuesday at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show a conceptual electric luxury minivan that it refers as the EQV Concept. The EQV is the second vehicle in Mercedes’s increasing “EQ” passenger electric vehicle (EV) lineup, and is said to be the world’s first purely electric luxury minivan. Its style follows in the electric EQC […]
Fiery scene created on the speedway as 21-car pileup at Daytona 500
NASCAR fans saw a fiery eruption Sunday during the Daytona 500 when 21 cars crashed into each another late in the race. The large pileup was triggered when driver Paul Menard, with 10 laps left in the race, tapped Matt DiBenedetto. “I’ll take the blame for that one,” Menard stated. Video posted to social media […]
Lexus, Infiniti luxury car brands find ways to combat Tesla, German rivals
Japanese luxury car brands Lexus and Infiniti used the Detroit auto show to check new methods to regain momentum against Germany’s prominent automakers and Silicon Valley’s Tesla Inc. Toyota Motor’s Lexus brand revealed at Detroit its “LF-1 Limitless” concept SUV model, signaling that Lexus may begin to focus more on SUVs than its traditional large […]
Ford plans to invest $11 billion in 40 electrified vehicles by 2022
Ford Motor will considerably increase its scheduled investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and completely electric vehicles in its model lineup, Chairman Bill Ford stated during Detroit auto show. The investment figure is sharply higher than a previously revealed target of $4.5 billion by 2020, Ford executives stated, […]
2018 BMW i8 Roadster and i8 Coupe Revealed at Los Angeles
BMW at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show revealed both the all-new i8 Roadster and a remarkably upgraded version of its present i8 hybrid performance car. Half a decade earlier the hybrid hypercar raced into being due to McLaren, Ferrari and Porsche all utilizing batteries to make their sportscars go like lightning. However while these […]
