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Performance Vehicles (Page 24)

By Mary Conway on January 26, 2023 - 10:35PM
Dodge admires the 1970 "Black Ghost" Challenger so much that it is reimagining it as one of its 'Last Call' models. The original HEMI-powered beast ruled Detroit street racing during cruising days. Now the son of the original owner is putting the "Black Ghost" on the auction block.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 26, 2023 - 3:43PM
Last month we received reports suggesting Tesla has chosen Mexico as the site for the company's next Gigafactory and that the EV maker is only days away from making the announcement. However, today in a statement made to Nikkei Asia, Emmanuel Loo, the deputy secretary of economic development for Nuevo Leon confirmed that a deal hasn't been reached.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 24, 2023 - 4:07PM
Following the recent price cuts in Germany, which reduced the Model 3s starting price by 6000 euros and the Model Y's starting price by 9,100 euros, the company's best-selling vehicles now qualify for an EV incentive in the country. According to Tesla, now both the Model 3 & Y qualify for the full €6,750 EV Incentive.
By Denis Flierl on January 22, 2023 - 7:17AM
Motor Trend picked its performance car of the year and announced the Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 is the winner. Where the next-generation WRX ranks revealed Subaru performance is not on anyone's radar because the 2022 Subaru WRX wasn't in the conversation. Here's why.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 19, 2023 - 7:06PM
After more than a year since releasing the Model S Plaid, Tesla has finally released Track Mode to the quickest production car in the world. Tesla also advises owners for the ultimate track experience, to upgrade to the Model S Plaid Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 19, 2023 - 4:08PM
Brandenburg Economic Ministery Joerg Steinbach has revealed that Tesla's plant in Germany has reached 9000 employees and that the EV maker continues to hire 200 to 300 new employees a week.
By Mary Conway on January 17, 2023 - 11:44AM
The new hybrid version of the Corvette, the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, debuts on the 70th Anniversary of the very first 1953 Chevrolet Corvette.
By Mary Conway on January 16, 2023 - 9:43PM
We will finally get details on the new electrified Chevrolet Corvette. It comes 70 years after the first Corvette was unveiled.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 15, 2023 - 7:15PM
Tesla Chief Designer, Franz von Holzhausen, in an interview with Ryan McCaffrey of Ride the Lightning: Tesla Motor’s Unofficial Podcast says the new Model S & X yoke steering wheel "makes a lot of sense" for the Cybertruck.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 14, 2023 - 7:10PM
FSD Beta v11 is expected to bring vector spaces and use of all 8 cameras to highway driving. And even though since early November Tesla has released FSD beta v11 to internal employees, we have yet to see the software in action in the real world. However, now Elon Musk says the software "should start rolling out later this week, next week at the latest."
By Mary Conway on January 12, 2023 - 10:26PM
Cadillac has released photos and video of its new racing liveries. The three all-new electrified V-LMDh race cars will make their debuts at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, later this month.
By Mary Conway on January 9, 2023 - 11:46PM
Dodge is creating its own festival to announce the seventh 'Last Call' model of either a 2023 Dodge Challenger or Charger. The festival will take place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and will also feature the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 9, 2023 - 7:07PM
Tesla supplier, IDRA, has announced that it finished work on a 2nd 9000-ton Giga Press. IDRA, however, has confirmed that, unlike the first 9000-t Giga Press which was shipped to Giga Texas, this machine will not be used to build the Cybertruck as it's destined for Asia. IDRA's announcement suggests that the new machine will be used to build Giga China's upcoming compact car in a single piece.
By Denis Flierl on January 9, 2023 - 6:42AM
Subaru reports unimpressive sales for the 2023 Subaru BRZ sales for 2022 to finish the year. Why does Subaru keep it around, and is there still a place for the sport coupe in the all-wheel-drive lineup? Check out the report here.
By Mary Conway on January 8, 2023 - 9:52PM
Andretti Global and Cadillac announced that they are working to enter Formula One Racing. However, it could be a while before we see the team take the track.
By Denis Flierl on January 8, 2023 - 6:41AM
In its ongoing rollercoaster ride, the 2022 Subaru WRX is up in sales in December. Even with its slight uptick, the WRX was down significantly last year. Check out the WRX year-end report, its direction for the new year, and why Subaru made a massive mistake in dropping the WRX STI.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2023 - 5:36PM
According to data released by the German Federal Motor Vehicle Office, (KBA), Tesla was able to deliver an astonishing 17,501 vehicles solely in the last month of 2022. If Tesla maintains December’s delivery number for 12 consecutive months then the EV maker will sell 210,000 vehicles in a year.
By Tinsae Aregay on January 5, 2023 - 2:27PM
The China Passenger Car Association has revealed that Tesla China was able to produce 55,796 in the last month of the year. This is a 45 percent decrease from the November record when Tesla produced 100,291 vehicles.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 30, 2022 - 4:54PM
Tesla has revealed that FSD Beta is now running on 285,000 vehicles in North America. Although incredibly impressive and in a league of its own when compared to autonomy programs of other vehicle manufacturers, this is still significantly less than the prediction that Elon Musk made back in May saying FSD Beta will be running on 1 million vehicles by year-end.
By Denis Flierl on December 30, 2022 - 9:12AM
Check out the ten new cars and SUVs owners would not buy again and ten that say they would. See which list the 2023 Subaru BRZ is on now and how other Subaru models rank.
By Mary Conway on December 29, 2022 - 10:35PM
The car going up for auction is said to be documented as the first Corvette Sting Ray offered to the general public.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 29, 2022 - 2:36PM
Since Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's market cap has gone down by more than $600 billion. This has caused a lot of concern to investors and Tesla employees who are all shareholders. However, today in a company-wide email Musk told employees to ignore the EV maker's stock market decline and that he believes Tesla will be the most valuable company on earth.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 26, 2022 - 1:59PM
With the launch of supercharger V4 and the expansion of the charging network to none Tesla EVs, 2022 has been a great year for Tesla’s supercharger network. However, adding the icing on the cake, with few days to go until the end of the year, today Tesla has announced it has officially launched the 10,000th supercharger in mainland China.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 22, 2022 - 8:35AM
For the past year, Tesla has been working on a program to grant supercharger access to non-Tesla EVs. And today, the EV maker has reversed the role and has started to add third-party charging stations to Tesla's in-car navigation. Below are Tesla's requirements for a third-party charger to be added to the in-car navigation.
By Denis Flierl on December 22, 2022 - 6:59AM
Subaru Corporation has announced a new turbocharged 2023 Subaru Forester XT. It's a Forester XT turbo model U.S. customers want but it won't be coming to North America.
By Denis Flierl on December 20, 2022 - 7:26AM
The EPA releases the 2023 Subaru WRX 2.4-liter turbocharged Boxer fuel mileage for the 6-speed manual and the SPT automatic transmission. Should you buy the 2023 Subaru WRX with the manual or the automatic? The trim level that gets the best fuel efficiency differs from what you'd think. Check out why here.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 19, 2022 - 4:14PM
Last week we got reports suggesting Tesla has chosen Mexico as the site for the company's next Gigafactory. And today we have gotten further details regarding Giga Mexico including the fact that the plant when fully built out could cost as much as $10 billion and that Tesla is looking to announce it as soon as this Friday.
By Marc Stern on December 19, 2022 - 1:45PM
In what you might consider an early Christmas gift, Ford is giving Mustang customers more horsepower with upgrades to its 5.0-liter V-8, among other engines. It's is quite a treat.
By Denis Flierl on December 19, 2022 - 9:53AM
Subaru of America announced the 2023 Subaru BRZ is included as a top vehicle in the Car and Driver 10Best Cars for 2023. But they say it still has two flaws.
By Tinsae Aregay on December 16, 2022 - 8:07PM
Since Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter, Tesla's stock price has gone down by more than 50% or by around $500 billion. This has undoubtedly angered Tesla investors who today have officially begun a campaign to upend Tesla's Board of Directors for failing to reign in Elon Musk's Twitter shenanigans. Musk in response has dismissed the concerns.