Новости за 28.06.2023

Lordstown Motors, which recently declared bankruptcy, is a company that was built on lots of promises, the primary one being that it would make the Endurance, an EV pickup, and it would sell a lot of Endurances, and that would make Lordstown’s investors a lot of money, including the shareholders who bought into…

So, your flight’s been delayed — or worse, cancelled. Maybe it was weather, maybe it’s a mechanical issue, or maybe the mythical pilot shortage is finally hitting you. One way or another, you’re trapped in the terminal, with no end to your impromptu stay in sight.

Royal Caribbean International recently took the Icon of the Seas out on its maiden voyage in Finland, where the ship is being constructed. When the new behemoth enters service in January 2024, it will be the largest cruise ship in the world. Despite the downturn in tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Icon of…

The success of Gran Turismo and other racing games during the late ‘90s and early 2000s is often cited as one of the influencing factors behind Subaru and Mitsubishi’s decision to bring their performance compacts stateside. In Subaru’s case, the WRX STi’s story in the United States began with the 2004 model, lovingly…

The world may have started to move on from the story of the Titan submersible’s implosion near the final resting place of the Titanic. But for the investigators trying to piece together exactly what caused the disaster, the work is ongoing.

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Tow companies don’t tend to have a great rap — and the stories of selling and auctioning cars without the owner’s knowledge to purposely targeting certain portions of the population for profit certainly don’t help. So you might not be surprised to hear that one Philadelphia tow company is the mastermind behind a…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that so-called small trucks are lacking in safety for rear-seat passengers. What the IIHS really means is that modern midsize trucks are lacking in safety, because trucks stopped being small years ago.

Ever since Tesla introduced its deceptively named Full Self-Driving feature, the automaker has insisted that the software is technically a beta version that just anyone can use and is still being tested. You know, because it’s normal to work out the kinks on public roads alongside other people who never consented to…

It’s the best day for Michiganders since “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” dropped in 1976. Gas station and convenience store colossus Sheetz is reportedly expanding its reach into Michigan for the first time in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, Crain’s Detroit Business reports.

Amid the chaos of flight cancellations this morning — further down the eastern coast, a Delta flight experienced another untimely mishap of its own. Multiple news outlets report that the Wednesday morning flight had a successful landing after its nose landing gear failed to deploy.

I fly a lot for work, and the more you fly, the more likely you are to get caught up in some sort of catastrophically terrible flight delay situation. So far I’ve been fairly lucky, but my luck ran out during my return trip on United from Pikes Peak on Monday thanks to some terrible weather and baffling airport…

There are a lot of dangers out there when you hit the road in the year of our lord, 2023. You might get swallowed up by a sinkhole, smashed by a passing passenger train, or get stuck on a road that’s melting under our rising temperatures. Right now, in America, a big risk many drivers face is poor air quality as a…

Since its launch in 2021, the new Ford Bronco has proven that it can do an awful lot of stuff. In its entry-level guise, it’s a good-looking SUV with space for all your camping kit, and at the Raptor level it’s a formidable off-roader that can tackle a lot of terrain. Now, it’s on to help battle wildfires after Ford…

Last weekend was a rough experience for most passengers at New York City’s three major airports, John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, and LaGuardia. There were 20,000 flight delays and cancellations across the Northeastern United States, provoked by severe thunderstorms across the region. With Newark being a United…

If you close your eyes and imagine an motorcycle, you’re probably going to end up picturing one of a few specific bikes. Maybe you imagine a Harley-Davidson, black paint and chrome gleaming in the sunlight. Maybe it’s some genre of sportbike, a bright red Panigale or neon-green Ninja. But maybe there’s a third bike…

America is in its third day of intense flight cancellations and delays sweeping the nation—with United Airlines being the hardest hit. While it’s true, intense storms did hit the east coast, rain and wind doesn’t explain day three of delayed or cancelled flights.

With the new 2024 Ford Mustang on the way, that means the old race versions are out, and it’s time for some new ones. This time around, it’s the Ford Mustang GT4, which was first announced last year. At that time, though, all we had was a rendering. But now we have actual photos for you to enjoy.

James Crown, an American billionaire businessman, was killed in a racing accident on Sunday in Colorado. According to CNN, Crown, who also had his 70th birthday on Sunday, died in a single-vehicle crash after hitting an impact barrier at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado.

Police are looking for two Georgia car salesmen who allegedly stole thousands of dollars from dealer customers after pocketing down payments for cars that were never handed over, according to WSB.

We’re all very familiar with the G Wagen, as Mercedes’ luxury off-roader has been prowling streets and trails in an imposing manner for decades now. And over the years, it’s remained unmistakably G Wagen, with its boxy design and, since the early 90s, that glorious V8 rumble whenever one slides past you. Now, Mercedes…

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 28, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

Poor Nissan Leaf. Being first never brought it success. Being cheap with decent range at a time when very few other electric cars are, also, hasn’t paid off. EVs have crossed over into the sort of mundane conversation you have with extended family over Thanksgiving dinner, and still nobody will give the Leaf any damn…

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 320i was given its open-air top by Karosserie Baur, the same coachbuilder responsible for building BMW’s legendary M1. Let’s see if this car’s price makes it almost as memorable.

We all love cars here. For many of us, that results in knowing a lot of cars — and thus being the person that has to recognize the Uber as it comes to pick you up, because no one else knows what a gray 2018 CR-V looks like. But if you could make everyone else know a car, what would you choose? That’s the question we…