Новости за 13.01.2023

A train collision in Mexico City killed one person and injured at least 59 others on January 7, according to early reports from Reuters and the Associated Press. The number is now up to 106 injured, according to El País (link in Spanish). The crash pinned four passengers in the wreckage, including one of the train…

What makes a car luxurious? Is it the ticket price, the features you find inside or even the styling on the outside? Whatever your gauge on luxury, there are probably a few niceties you expect from any car that’s commanding this premium. But are there any that promise a luxurious driving experience, but fall well…

It’s easy to get fatigued by alternative-energy restomods. The thought of taking a beloved enthusiast car and transforming it to ensure continued enjoyment for hundreds of more miles is very enticing, but also very unattainable. That’s why I find cars like the AE86 H2 and EV concepts that Toyota just revealed for the…

Dirt tracks, open cockpits, and wicked speed — the formative years of auto racing were as dangerous as they were exhilarating. Perhaps nowhere is this spirit better captured than in the 1932 film, The Crowd Roars.

The entire universe may be clamoring for SUVs right now, but Citroën’s CEO Vincent Cobée thinks that trend will soon be a relic of the past. “The world of SUVs is done,” he told Auto Express. That being said, he admitted that there really aren’t any numbers backing up his feeling.

It seems like only yesterday that I was writing a post highlighting how Carvana continues to struggle. Oh wait, it was literally yesterday. And yet here I am, once again writing about Carvana continuing to struggle. But the bad news keeps coming, so I keep writing. One day, it will end. Eventually, either Carvana or I…

Modern pickups drive damn near as well as many luxury sedans, which arguably facilitates the troublesome trend of using pickup trucks as family sedans. Today’s trucks are tech-laden, sophisticated things, a far cry from the pickups we had just a few decades ago. How do you make that job even easier? Well, you make a…

The rotary engine is back, baby! Except, this time around, it serves as a range extender for the Mazda MX-30's electric powertrain. So think more “BMW i3 in crossover form” than “new Mazda RX sports car.” It also gets a long, difficult-to-remember name: the Mazda MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV.

The Genesis GV60 is a great little EV; it’s quick, quirky and super nice inside. It’s also the first production car that’ll let you get in and drive solely through the use of biometric tech — no key fob or smartphone required. You can unlock the GV60 with your face and turn it on with your fingerprint; it’ll even…

The rapid growth of electric vehicle sales in around the globe may begin to slow down in 2023, EV maker Lucid beat its production targets even though it struggled to deliver cars, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is doubling down in court over his “funding secured” tweet. All these stories and more in The Morning Shift for…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its first annual report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena new federal Thursday. It details more than 350 reported Unidentified Aerial Phenomena reported mostly by U.S. defense pilots, since March of 2021.

You know how long the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, the archetypal, Fast & Furious GT-R, lasted for? Four model years. Meanwhile, the R35 GT-R is set to mark its 15th trip around the sun, and also its third facelift. I love going back to old GT-R reviews, like this one written by our old friend Patrick George from five…

Last year was supposed to be a banner year for Tesla. The company was spinning up new factories while expanding existing ones, continually raising the prices on its cars without seeing a drop in demand. Expectations were high for the top-selling EV maker in the United States. Then it all came tumbling down.

There have been some great movie cars over the years. There are icons like the Delorean from Back to the Future, James Bond’s endless stream of Aston Martins, and the Batmobile. And let’s not forget all those famous motors from the small screen too, like Walter White’s Pontiac Aztek or the Ford Capri driven by The…

Suzuki unveiled the highly anticipated Jimny 5-Door at the Auto Expo 2023 in India, along with a few other SUVs and an EV concept called the eVX. Clearly, Suzuki is living its best life outside of the U.S., the land of trucks and SUVs. It’s ironic that the Jimny has become the kind of vehicle that appeals to…

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Audi comes from the unfortunate era when the German company was unfairly saddled with claims of “unintended acceleration.” While that was proven to be pure bunk, could this well-equipped survivor still race into our hearts?

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but dealerships are fairly territorial. It’s one of the reasons dealership franchise ownership can be a messy experience. It’s also a reason why you rarely see the same brand dealer in town, but perhaps a town over. Too close, and you’ll be in for a fight, like the dealer suing…

On Sunday, Aston Martin will turn 110 years old, making it, among legacy automakers, pretty average in terms of age, though among modern supercar makers, a senior citizen. Aston also likes to celebrate its history, because it’s an opportunity to remind everyone how legit Aston is, and so it said Thursday that it would…

Last year, there was some drama aboard the International Space Station as Russian cosmonauts were forced to abandon a spacewalk after a leak was found in a Soyuz capsule connected to the ISS. The leak, it transpired, was caused by a tiny meteoroid that hit the crew’s return ship and put the craft out of action,…

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Kyle Larson will join the ranks of many other past NASCAR drivers with an entry in the 2024 Indianapolis 500. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion will attempt the legendary 500-mile race with the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team and co-owned by his Cup Series team owner Rick Hendrick, along with sponsorship from…

Let’s face it: Nardo Gray is played out. It’s been done too much, it’s too common, and we need a new hot trend in automotive paint to draw everyone’s attention away. Yesterday, we asked you all to come up with that new trend, and today we’re looking through your answers to gaze into the future of car aesthetics.

Lucid Group potentially dodged a bullet on Wednesday when a California judge dismissed a class action lawsuit against the electric automaker. Investors involved in the lawsuit claimed that Lucid defrauded them by overstating how many vehicles it expected to build in 2021.

It’s a big day, the trailer for the new series of Drive to Survive is here, along with the news that we’ll get to enjoy every new episode on February 24. How exciting.

The best part of sim racing is the opportunity to get a taste of what real-world racing drivers experience. The same tracks, the same cars and similar rules are available to anyone across a variety of games and services. However, the equipment you use at home is usually a far cry from the steering wheels and pedal…