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Hardcore Audi Q6 Looks Like A Dakar Rally Racer For The Road
Way back in January of this year, the electrically-propelled Audi RS Q e-tron won the Dakar Rally, becoming the first EV to do so. It was the third and final attempt that the German automaker was willing to make, and now it looks like Ingolstadt could be preparing to commemorate the achievement with a special-edition hardcore version of the Audi Q6 e-tron. Spies in Germany spotted this dramatically taller and wider prototype, apparently based on the Sportback model, and it appears to be close to the finished product, whatever that finished product might be.
One Of America's Last Manual Pickup Trucks Is Dead For 2025
Pricing and specifications for the 2025 Jeep Wrangler were announced yesterday, and the main takeaway was its retention of a manual transmission. Unfortunately, the same will not be true for the 2025 Jeep Gladiator, and the simple reason is that take rates were extremely low. The manual also significantly lowered the towing capacity, but regardless of why the stick was dropped, this decision leaves the Toyota Tacoma as the only manual-equipped truck in America. Instead, the Gladiator's eight-speed automatic transmission - formerly a $2,500 option on the Gladiator - becomes standard, effectively increasing the base MSRP of the pickup by $205.
Stellantis Boss Pinpoints Maserati's Biggest Failing
Let's face it, Maserati has not had a good time in the media of late. Besides reports of its imminent demise and refutations of these claims, sales figures haven't been where they should be, despite new products on the market. In the first half of 2024, Maserati sales slumped from 15,300 at the halfway point last year to just 6,500 cars this year. This is despite the launches of several cars like the MC20 Cielo, GranTurismo, GranCabrio, Grecale, and electric Folgore variants of the latter three. So what's wrong?
And The Award For America's Most Reliable Unibody Truck Goes To...
Check the latest J.D. Power quality & reliability ratings, and you're going to find the Hyundai Santa Cruz sitting at the top with a rating of 87 out of a possible 100, leading the next-most reliable unibody pickup by two points, beating Ford, Honda, and Tesla for the number one spot. Look into reports filed with the NHTSA, and this rating seems to check out, with the 2024 model having just 14 complaints on file, and a single recall.
Toyota GR Supra To Get V8 Power As It Enters Stiff Competition In Australia
One of the most iconic sportscars to ever come out of Japan is undoubtedly Toyota's beloved '90s-era MkIV Supra. And much of its tuning potential allure comes from its dynamic, bulletproof twin turbo 2JZ-GTE inline-six engine. After the brand discontinued the model, it wouldn't be seen again for 17 years when, after a joint project with BMW was unveiled, the fifth-generation Supra, which shares its platform with the topless BMW Z4, entered the market with its inherited BMW inline-six.
How The Mustang GTD Compares To First-Gen Ford GT
60 years and more than 10 million models sold worldwide, and no Mustang that has ever debuted has nearly the same performance, athleticism, and capability as the Mustang GTD. The big-winged, muscular Mustang is Ford's road-legal equivalent to its GT3 race cars in both design and performance. It is, without a doubt, the pinnacle of the Mustang's long-standing lineage. Not only is it the most potent model in the current Mustang lineup, but it is also the most powerful model in Ford's entire catalog, standing undisputed and uncontested now that the Ford GT has been laid to rest.
Ford Is One Step Away From A Full-Screen Head-Up Display
The automotive industry always has a keen focus on both safety and the advancement of technology, and the latest innovation from Ford is an example of both. Developed by Ceres Holographics in collaboration with Eastman and Carlex, Ford presented a prototype holographic display at the Vehicle Display and Interface Conference last week, showing how the novel HoloFlekt film can be integrated into an automotive windshield to create a transparent head-up display system with richer and more easily legible graphics than the systems currently on the market.
How The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Lost Its Luxury Car Crown
The luxury car segment has arguably never been better and at the forefront of an often pricey segment is the Mercedes S-Class. Unlike the performance-focused vehicle segment, inhabited by the likes of the Mercedes C63 S E Performance, which is being throttled by increasingly stringent emissions regulations, the luxury vehicle segment has been able to continue to flourish.
Another Sports Car Nameplate Is Becoming An Electric SUV
Over the years, automotive enthusiasts have been forced to accept that automakers are more than willing to use a once-sporty nameplate to sell a crossover or SUV. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is a fine example, and so is the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, and now it's Dodge's turn. Remember the Stealth from the 1990s? That's expected to become the reincarnated Dodge Durango SUV, according to a report from Automotive News Canada.
GM EV Owners Have Over 17,000 Reasons To Stop Hating Tesla
If you own an electric vehicle from General Motors, it's about to be much easier to charge it in public. GM just announced a solution to open up its EVs to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers in the United States and later Canada. As a reminder, Tesla uses a different charging standard called NACS (North American Charging Standard), while every other automaker uses CCS (Combined Charging System). After the White House offered Tesla funds to expand its charging network, NACS was chosen as the default standard and automakers soon announced that they would make the switch from CCS.
Mercedes' Special Edition AMG GT Could Teach Mansory A Thing Or Two
Mercedes-AMG has launched a highly limited special edition based on the AMG GT 63 Pro 4Matic+ - the most track-focused variant of the AMG GT 63 Coupe currently available. Dubbed the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ "Motorsport Collectors Edition" and limited to only 200 units globally, the special edition model takes influence from the automaker's partnership with lubricant specialist Petronas. It arrives just in time for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix (Petronas is headquartered in neighboring Malaysia), where the Mercedes F1 team will run a special livery in honor of Petronas's 50th anniversary.
Tesla Finally Takes The Blame For Model 3 Performance Oil Leaks
One of the biggest upgrades made to the facelifted Tesla Model 3 Performance was the new rear drive unit, but just a few short months after launching, it appears there's a problem with this drive unit that Tesla has now seemingly acknowledged. In early August, a Model 3 Performance owner publicized a leaking rear drive unit via X (formerly Twitter) advising other M3P owners to keep an eye out for similar issues.
Gordon Murray's Ultralightweight EVs Are A Step Closer To Reality
Gordon Murray Automotive has delivered arguably the finest hypercar for keen drivers ever made in the form of the GMA T.50, and now the man behind the brand is preparing to offer a new experience that involves electrification. The UK government, via the Advanced Propulsion Centre non-profit, has awarded the Gordon Murray Group a share of a new £88 million ($116.3 million) innovation fund that will help pay for the development of "a production-ready, ultra-lightweight, low-CO2, monocoque architecture" that will be used to underpin "a portfolio of class-leading future vehicles."
Porsche Macan EV Rival Gearing Up For American Launch
French automaker Alpine is not especially well-known in America, but the small sports car manufacturer is evolving, and part of that evolution includes the introduction of new SUVs and other electric vehicles, several of which will be coming to America. The first is the Alpine A390, which was teased in concept form just two weeks ago, and despite the fact that this design study is yet to be presented in full, CarBuzz spy photographers are already coming across camouflaged development mules of Alpine's Porsche Macan EV rival.
Popular American Tuning Company Hit With $2.9 Million Fine For Mini Dieselgate
Well-known automotive aftermarket performance parts and software manufacturer COBB Tuning finally made good with the Environmental Protection Agency this week after a few years of uncertainty as the brand faced a slew of violations related to parts and devices that the EPA alleges worked as emissions bypass instruments. The company offers tuning solutions for various automakers and models, but Subaru upgrades are what it's best known for.
Mansory Transforms Audi RS7 Into A Lambo-Fighting Super Sedan
Mansory has introduced the most powerful Audi RS7 tune we've seen so far. Producing 1,036 horsepower, the German tuner's version trumps its previous work on the super sedan by a wide margin, almost doubling the output of the 621-hp top-spec RS7 performance that you can buy in showrooms. Its torque figure is equally impressive, rated at 885 lb-ft.
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