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One year ago, in April 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised a fleet of self-driving taxis for ride sharing would be deployed in 2020, at the same event where he said self-driving would be launched by the end of 2019. In April 2020, Musk has tweeted that robotaxi “functionality [is] still looking good for this […] More
Mazda will kick off a program on April 16 to give health-care workers free oil changes and enhanced cleanings at Mazda dealerships. The dealerships will use enhanced cleaning techniques on high-touch surfaces, and the vehicles don’t have to be Mazdas. Health-care workers can find details about the initiative at Inside Mazda. For health-care workers, the […] More
Car sales have declined precipitously in the weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak took hold in the U.S. Car dealers largely weren’t ready for massive online shopping but are rushing to adopt online tools as COVID-19-related shelter-in-place orders keep customers from coming to showrooms. We’ve laid out the pitfalls, but with a vast majority of customers […] More
We tested each of Tesla’s high-output charging stations with our long-term 2019 Tesla Model 3. More
The LQ will be the Lexus brand’s new flagship SUV when it arrives in showrooms. Expect the LQ to borrow much of its platform and powertrain lineup from the Lexus LS sedan. The Lexus LQ should command around $80,000 with top models requiring close to $100K. This story originally appeared in the May 2020 issue […] More
A forum post purports to have found the official horsepower and torque numbers for certain models, and they’re higher than Ford’s initial claims. More
Christian SchulteCar and Driver BMW recently applied to trademark the name X8 M in a filing with the German trademark and patent office. The application, filed March 24, leads us to believe that an X8 coupe/SUV is on the horizon. A future X8 and X8 M would be expected to be based on the X7, […] More
The new 2021 911 Turbo S features the Porsche 911’s most complex active aerodynamics yet. Three movable elements—a front spoiler, rear wing, and flaps ahead of the front radiators—combine for a host of possible combinations based on speed and mode. There’s also a new air-brake function that puts the front and rear elements to max […] More
