Новости за 25.04.2023

We’ve all been there. You’re in your car, Doritos and Fritos blasting from the stereo, when the worst possible thing happens: You arrive at your destination. What are you supposed to do now, stop the song partway through? Or do you keep it playing, staring through your windows at the people awaiting your arrival?…

As we explained earlier this year, 2023 will be the final model year for the Audi TT. The sleek, stylish coupe has been on the market for 25 years and three generations, and Audi’s sending it out with a bash. Specifically, a Cars & Coffee at Audi of America headquarters in Herndon, VA, on Saturday April 29th. I,…

The Ford Motor Company is opening a newly rehabilitated building Tuesday as part of a larger project to bring life, and jobs, back to one of Detroit’s most recognizable landmarks.

In a bit of good-ish news, U.S. traffic deaths actually declined slightly in 2022. It reverses a two-year trend of increasing traffic deaths during the peak of the Covid pandemic. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 1.35 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2022.…

While there are signs that the car market is slowly improving in some segments, a lot of buyers are still feeling their budget is being stretched to score a quality vehicle. One of the biggest mistakes consumers can make is to only focus on the cost of the car and not the ancillary expenses that come with it.

By now we all know that the Nürburgring Nordschleife is a magical, mysterious, alluring and dangerous place, and through various unofficial lap record attempts by manufacturers, we now use it as a benchmark for performance cars.

There aren’t many airline policies more controversial than Southwest’s approach to boarding. Instead of having an assigned seat, passengers line up in the order that they checked in and then race to grab the aisle and window seats before they’re all taken. The people who like it really like it, and the people who…

Cars can be incredible machines, but they should be enjoyed responsibly. Drifting a car at high speed through a public area lined with unprotected spectators isn’t responsible. Sideshows aren’t just an occurrence in North America but a global phenomenon. In Australia, the practice is referred to simply as hooning.…

General Motors is recalling over 40,000 of its medium-duty trucks due to a potential fire hazard. According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it’s possible that brake fluid could leak onto the brake pressure sensor assembly. That, in turn, could cause the component to short-circuit…

There’s something about an outlandish concept car that sparks joy amongst auto fans around the world. Sure, the angular styling, futuristic wheels, and bonkers interior are never going to see the real world, but they’re fun. The same can be said for most car configurators, which allow you to make your dream supercar…

The Moon is quite the happening place these days. This week, a private company is making a go at a lunar landing. If successful, the Tuesday landing would also mark the first time Japan has landed on the moon and the first time an Arab county has explored the lunar surface.

What’s this? Did I cleverly find a way to bring back Traffic Jams? Nope! It’s a Question of the Day about cars in media. I tricked you!

General Motors has some bad but mostly good news, Hyundai’s Georgia battery plant is official, and a key executive at a Chinese EV maker has foreseen a world of hurt. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is finally here, and, well, it sure looks like a Mercedes. Maybe a grumpy bar of soap? It’s not bad. It’s just pretty nondescript and, aside from the new headlights, gets a lot of its styling cues from other models in the lineup, especially Mercedes’ EQ models. Then again, you don’t…

The workhorse that is heavy-duty pickups seem to last forever. And with the wild car market the last few years, some have shown up for sale for as much as a brand new ½ ton or ¾ ton pickup. But as the market has cooled and prices slowly start to sort of get back to normal, some interesting things are showing up for…

Billions are being poured into EVs, yet Toyota, so far, is standing firm in its belief that EVs aren’t the only answer to the future of transportation. The Wall Street Journal reports that while the company is getting ready for the new Prius Prime to hit dealer lots, Toyota is also making moves to convince more buyers…

The Utah Department of Transportation posted a video of a huge freeway overpass sliding down the freeway last week using teflon skid plates and a little drizzle of something you likely have in your home: dish soap. It’s a study on how something common and unassuming and make a huge impact when used effectively.

Less than a year ago, there was some evidence that the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV wouldn’t be around for too much longer, with GM making its EVs on a new platform and the Bolt’s sales never quite being so hot and also that whole fire disaster which really put a stain on things. On Tuesday, GM made it official: Production…

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Lucid Air. It’s one hell of a technological achievement, and the overall design is really pleasant. During my last go-round with the car, I got to speak to the head designer for the car, ex-Mazda maestro Derek Jenkins, about how I thought the Air would look so unbelievably…

At its ever-advancing age, it’s safe to consider today’s Nice Price or No Dice Audi S6 Avant to be a classic car. Despite that designation, it’s also an eminently practical car, offering three rows and plenty of storage. let’s see what such desirable discord might just be worth.

Designing a vehicle is no easy process. Automakers love giving us a preview of what they envision the future to be, or what’s to come — typically in the form of a concept car. But what looks good on a concept doesn’t often translate well to reality once things like federal safety regulations and new technology…

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Fernando Alonso and Taylor Swift are not dating. Sure, there’s plenty of rumor and speculation around the happy not-couple, but none of it’s true. It’s not even that the rumor is wrong—the rumor is fake, nothing more than a fun bit of imagination from the folks over on Tumblr.

In what might be the most Scottish drug bust of all time, Glasgow Road Police pulled over a vehicle on the freeway and found a lamb plus thousands of dollars worth of drugs in the car.

For many, rallying is the purest form of motorsport because its events are still held on closed public roads. While the roads are closed to traffic, rally stages are still a difficult environment to keep safe for competitors and spectators. An incident during last weekend’s Rally Croatia showed how unruly fans can be…