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We spied the upcoming Audi e-tron GT electric sports sedan, which has a claimed 249-mile range, testing in the Arctic Circle. The e-tron GT is powered by two electric motors that produce 590 horsepower, and will send the electric Audi sedan to 60 mph in a claimed 3.5 seconds. It’s expected to arrive later this […] More
The 2021 VW Atlas starts at $32,565, the same price as the outgoing model year. The higher two trim levels see price bumps of $200 and $1500 for the SE and SEL trims, respectively. The Atlas will go on sale in the second quarter of this year. Brandishing a facelift that helps it look more […] More
The fifth-generation of Waymo’s Jaguar I-Pace self-driving vehicles are already being tested on the road. On the vehicles, called Driver, Waymo’s proprietary high-definition lidar system can see a 360-degree view up to almost 1000 feet away, while cameras can see as far as 1640 feet. The company says it has done 20 million self-driving miles […] More
Maserati is sharing more tidbits about the upcoming MC20 sports car before its debut. The latest photos show a prototype of the car with its actual bodywork, rather than the earlier photos of a mule that looked like a modified Alfa Romeo 4C. The MC20 will debut in May and should go on sale by […] More
Need your electric Benz to be a bit more aggressive? You can specify the much more enticing (and pricier) Brabus Electric version at some point in the future. More horsepower and more torque from the E-PowerXtra performance upgrade mean quicker zero-to-6o-mph times. The look can be tweaked, too, but other than a rear spoiler and […] More
This is the 2021 Genesis G80, a redesigned version of the brand’s mid-size luxury sedan. Its styling looks very similar to the recently revealed GV80 SUV, and the two cars will share many components. The U.S. will get the new G80 this year. Just on the heels of its new GV80 SUV, Genesis is now […] More
That Avatar-inspired concept car from CES was outlandish, but Mercedes’s plans for greener mobility are based in the real world—witness, for instance, the just-introduced E-class hybrid. Daimler chairman Ola Källenius says it took regulations to get the industry to focus on EVs and sustainable practices, but Mercedes is now ready to lead even without those […] More
An Oregon electrical engineer spent years fighting a ticket his wife got for running a red light, arguing that the yellow light didn’t last long enough. The ticket was dismissed, but did that stop Mats Järlström? No, it did not. Now the Institute of Traffic Engineers has issued results of a study saying, basically, that […] More
