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Nicholas Kamm | Getty Images; Bill Pugliano | Getty Images On Tuesday, March 31, President Trump is expected to issue final rules rolling back the fuel-efficiency standards set during the Obama administration. The new standards will require automaker fleets to average 40 mpg by 2025 instead of 54 mpg. Twenty states are expected to fight […] More
Last week a video of a new Autopilot feature surfaced on Twitter showing a Model 3 automatically stopping at a traffic light. Now a manual of the feature has surfaced, also on Twitter, describing how the system handles various intersection situations. The information in the manual, which appears legitimate but hasn’t been confirmed by Tesla, […] More
We don’t often see the deep cleaning of our auto interiors as a risk management case. However, in the wake of COVID-19, most of us are rightly paying more attention to getting the inside of our cars clean and sanitized than we normally would. Throughout this exercise, we’ll take an in-depth look at the dos […] More
Mini is relaunching a Sidewalk Edition for the 2021 model year, based on the Cooper S convertible. The ragtop model will be offered in either Deep Laguna Metallic or Enigmatic Black Metallic exterior colors and sports a gray-patterned softtop. Cool scissors-spoke wheels, touchscreen navigation, a head-up display, and a Harman/Kardon stereo system are among the […] More
Twitter user Mike McGinnis posted a video of his new Tesla Model Y electric compact crossover driving across a flooded patch of dirt road. Commenters had mixed emotions about the off-road video, some applauding him and some claiming any car could do that. The Model Y starts at $40,200 and is the latest model from […] More
Lego’s latest automotive creation is a replica of Dominic Toretto’s badass 1970 Dodge Charger R/T from the Fast and Furious movies. The 1077-piece Lego Technic kit features a V-8 engine with moving pistons, a double-wishbone suspension, and a wheelie bar. Pre-orders open today, March 30, and the Charger kit will be available for sale globally […] More
We’ve already shown you that for 2021, the Genesis G80 has made a move upmarket; now we have an on-sale date for the sleek mid-size luxury sedan. The 2021 G80 rides on a new rear-wheel-drive platform and gets a choice of two turbocharged engines. The G80 goes on sale in the second half of the […] More
Rivian, which has been talking up its electric truck and SUV (below), and Lucid, with its near-production Air luxury sedan (pictured above), have both had to reschedule events due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some EV startups were in the middle of building factories when shelter-in-place orders were given. The agility that is a characteristic of […] More
