Ford confirmed a 2023 return to the Formula 1 grid as a sponsor with Red Bull Racing.The American car giant will join forces with Red Bull Racing to help fund engine development for the team starting with the new regulations in 2026.Red Bull Ford, will provide the power units for both the Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams from 2026 to at least 2030.Ford confirmed Friday morning it will return to the Formula 1 circuit as popularity grows in the U.S. and around the world. The automaker will provide power units for both the Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams from 2026 to at least 2030. Ford will provide both teams with its expertise in battery cell and electric motor technology as well as power unit control software and analytics.The official partnership will begin in 2023. Ford and Red Bull Powertrains will work together to develop the power unit that will be part of the new technical regulations, including a 350kW electric motor and a new combustion engine able to accept fully sustainable fuels, ready for the 2026 season.Ford”This is the start of a thrilling new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story that began when my great-grandfather won a race that helped launch our company,” said Bill Ford, executive chair. “Ford is returning to the pinnacle of the sport, bringing Ford’s long tradition of innovation, sustainability and electrification to one of the world’s most visible stages.”The manufacturer has a rich history in the sport, and remains the third most succesful engine manufacturer. The automaker left the sport in an official capacity in 2004, when it sold the Jaguar Formula 1 team to Red Bull. “It’s fantastic to be welcoming Ford back into Formula 1 through this partnership,” said Christian Horner, Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal and CEO. This is a developing story. We will add details as they become available. More

Audi has confirmed a new model called the Q6 e-tron, which will be an electric SUV between the Q4 e-tron and Q8 e-tron models.It will use the VW Group’s new PPE platform with an 800-volt electrical architecture.We expect the Q6 e-tron to debut later this year and come to the U.S. as a 2025 model.Audi is adding yet another electric model to its range, the Q6 e-tron. As its name suggests, it will slot in between the Q4 e-tron and the recently renamed Q8 e-tron EV SUVs. These first official photos of a Q6 prototype in camouflage undergoing winter testing show us a glimpse at what this new model looks like, and Audi has released preliminary details about its new PPE platform and 800-volt electrical architecture that should enable impressively fast charging speeds.More Audi ElectricsThe Q6 e-tron will be offered in conventional SUV and sloped-back Sportback versions, just like its siblings. The squareback is pictured here, and its overall proportions are about what we’d expect from an Audi crossover. The front end looks to adopt a split-headlight design akin to the BMW X7’s, but we’re not sure how much the prototype’s lighting elements will change for production.AudiThis model will introduce the VW group’s PPE electric platform, which stands for Premium Platform Electric. These underpinnings boast a more powerful 800-volt electrical system and will also be found in future models including the Audi A6 e-tron. We expect the Q6 e-tron to have a standard dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup that will undoubtedly wear the Quattro name Audi uses for all of its AWD models. Competitors will include vehicles such as the Cadillac Lyriq, the Genesis Electrified GV70, and the Lexus RZ.Audi hasn’t yet set a debut date for the production Q6 e-tron but we expect to see the real thing within the next few months.This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorDespite being raised on a steady diet of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or perhaps because of it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive industry throughout his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He found a way to write about cars for the school newspaper during his college years at Rice University, which eventually led him to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first professional auto-writing gig at Automobile Magazine. He has been part of the Car and Driver team since 2016 and now lives in New York City.   More

The 2024 BMW i4 xDrive40 joins the lineup with a 396-hp, all-wheel-drive powertrain and a $62,595 starting price.The 2024 BMW 7-series also adds the 750e plug-in hybrid, which starts at $107,995 and has an estimated electric-only driving range of over 35 miles.The 2024 BMW i7 lineup is joined by the rear-drive eDrive50 that starts at $106,695.BMW dealerships are expected to be buzzing starting this summer, with the luxury brand today announcing plans to add several new models to the i4, i7, and 7-series lineups for the 2024 model year.2024 i4 xDrive40Slated to join the i4 family sometime in the third quarter of this year, the new 2024 BMW i4 xDrive40 is basically the all-wheel-drive version of the rear-drive eDrive40. Thanks to an electric motor powering the front axle, the i4 xDrive40 provides extra traction and an additional 61 horsepower (396 total).BMWAlong with its 443 pound-feet of torque, BMW claims the i4 xDrive40 accelerates to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds. It uses an 80.7-kWh battery pack, with the company estimating it’s good for 307 miles per charge. The latter estimate is on the standard 18-inch wheels; opting for the 19-inchers is expected to drop the range to 282 miles. However, neither figure has yet been certified by the EPA. The i4 xDrive40’s starting price is $62,595.2024 7-Series UpdatesA year after receiving a complete redesign, the gas-burning 7-series lineup is joined by a plug-in-hybrid variant called the 750e. The new model pairs a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six with an electric motor sandwiched between the engine and the automatic transmission. The culmination is a combined 483 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.BMWThe 2024 BMW 750e xDrive features all-wheel drive and is said to offer an all-electric driving range of over 35 miles. When it goes on sale this fall, the PHEV sedan will start at $107,995. For those who don’t want to deal with a plug, BMW also adds an all-wheel-drive option for the 375-hp 740i, which will hit dealerships sometime in the third quarter of this year with a starting price of $100,395.2024 i7 eDrive50When the fully electric BMW i7 debuted last year, it was only offered as the 536-hp, all-wheel-drive xDrive60. For 2024, it’ll be bookended by two new models: the 650-hp, all-wheel-drive i7 M70 and the rear-drive eDrive50.The latter model features a single electric motor making 449 horsepower. BMW currently doesn’t list its estimated range or performance figures, both of which the company says will be announced before it hits the market this fall. The 2024 i7 eDrive50 will have a starting price of $106,695.BMW Sedans Tested!This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Senior EditorEric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si. More

This ex–SpeedSource/Mazda Lola B12/80 competed in the IMSA prototype class from 2014 to 2016, and now it’s up for auction on Bring a Trailer.Important detail: It doesn’t come with an engine. Bidding is currently at $52,888, and the auction ends on Monday, February 14. This 2014 Lola/Mazda IMSA prototype racer, our pick of the day from the auction site Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos—is most intriguing for what it doesn’t have: an engine. But it has pretty much everything else you need to go racing, including pushrod-actuated Multimatic DSSV dampers, carbon-carbon brakes with AP Racing calipers, and an XTrac 1059 sequential gearbox. But as it sits, it’s just a human-scale Pinewood Derby racer. And that’s part of the fun—daydreaming about what kind of powerplant you’d stuff into the space between the cabin and the rear wheels.

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That XTrac gearbox is rated for 590 pound-feet of torque, which means there are lots of possibilities as to what you might bolt to it. A Mazda rotary would be appropriate, of course. Or how about an LS7? Or maybe something like this. You probably won’t use an engine of the sort that originally powered the car at the 2014 24 Hours of Daytona—a four-cylinder diesel. That was back when Mazda was promoting its Skyactiv diesels as the future, a future that never quite materialized. This car spent two seasons as a diesel before racing a final season with a turbocharged gas four-cylinder. We’d also guess that whoever wins this car won’t install a turbo four. Unlike Mazda, we don’t have to think on-brand, here. “Siri, will a Lamborghini V-10 fit in a Lola B12/80 chassis?”

This car, chassis MM07, never finished better than fourth place in any given race (that was with the gas engine). But you’ll definitely win your local track day if you show up with this monster, turn the key, and unleash the ragged blat of a Metzger air-cooled Porsche flat-six. Or an Alfa Romeo 2.9-liter turbo V-6. Or . . . Okay, you get the idea. But we’re just saying that if you’re already shelling out the money for this delectable assemblage of road-course-slaying hardware, you may as well spend another $40,000 for a 10,000-rpm, 600-hp naturally aspirated four-rotor rotary. That is all.

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For 2024, the Genesis GV60 gains 16 miles of range, bringing its EPA estimate up to 264 miles. The increased range comes courtesy of newly standard 19-inch wheels; the previously standard 20-inchers are now optional. Along with a better range rating, the GV60’s base price has jumped $1330, with the Advanced trim now starting at $61,745.The 2024 Genesis GV60 enters its second model year with an additional 16 miles of estimated range. That brings its peak EPA-rated figure to 264 miles, up from last year’s 248-mile max, as reported by InsideEVs.Better Range, Higher PriceThe GV60’s extended range can be attributed to the introduction of newly standard 19-inch wheels. Previously, the quirky electric SUV rode on standard 20-inch wheels. Those are now optional, and the Performance model still features 21-inchers that contribute to a lower EPA-range estimate of 235 miles.Michael Simari|Car and DriverAlong with the smaller wheels and longer range, the 2024 model has a higher starting price. The base all-wheel-drive Advanced trim now opens at $61,745, making it $1330 more than last year’s model. The Performance AWD trim jumps by the same rate, and it now starts at $70,745. Interestingly, the Advanced model equipped with 19-inch wheels is absent from the Genesis configurator. In fact, there’s no option to select the smaller wheel size in the configurator at all.Electrified GV70 PricingGenesis also published pricing for the larger 2024 Electrified GV70 SUV, which gets more expensive, but at a smaller rate. According to the configurator, the model’s base Advanced trim level starts only $25 higher than the 2023 model, which was priced at $67,575. The more expensive Prestige trim goes up a bit more—$600 to be exact—with it now starting at $74,375. More on the GV60Associate News EditorJack Fitzgerald’s love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. More