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Bloomberg Perelman Selling Almost Everything as Pandemic Roils His Empire (Bloomberg) — Bit by bit, billionaire Ronald O. Perelman is parting with his treasures.His Gulfstream 650 is on the market. So is his 257-foot yacht. Movers hauled crates of art from his Upper East Side townhouse after he struck a […]
No-deal Brexit and Covid threaten ‘double whammy’ for car industry
UK and European carmakers have warned a no-deal Brexit could put a £100bn dent in the region’s car industry in the next five years, adding to heavy losses already caused by Covid-19. A letter signed by 23 trade groups across Europe urges the government to make a deal rather than […]
Jay Leno Shows Off His 1921 Mercedes-Benz Aero-Engine Car
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious He gets to drive all the cool, quirky cars. When you’re Jay Leno and you have a massive garage stocked full of some of the rarest cars in the world, you have to prioritize your automotive projects. That’s what happened with this 1921 […]
Lucid Air, the $150,000 electric car challenging Tesla
Tesla considers itself the electric car technology leader, but there’s a new competitor emerging to vie for that title. The company is Lucid Motors, a start-up in Newark, Calif., near Silicon Valley. The car is the Lucid Air, an ultra-luxury ride with advanced battery technology that sets itself apart with […]
Motorious Pulls Ahead To Pass Competition In Collector Car Scene
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious Alexa shows that Motorious now outranks many major online publications. A Press Release sent out this morning confirms that Motorious.com pulled ahead of competing websites in popularity as a collector car site, as sourced by Alexa Rank. Alexa is an Amazon-owned system shows […]
Polestar 2 Is the First Real Car from the Brand
It’s fitting enough that Polestar’s (Volvo’s electrified performance subsidiary founded in October, 2017) second car to be released is called the, wait for it, Polestar 2. But in many ways the name is misleading because this is the first real Polestar to the hit the market. The Polestar 2 you […]
VW Lost $489 Per Car So Far In 2020, Porsche Made $11,800: Study
There’s more to profit and loss than just the number of cars you sell. The study comes from German website Handelsblatt, and it shows how various automakers are weathering the coronavirus pandemic from a deeper financial standpoint. By that, we mean the study looks at overall profits and losses, but […]
McLaren Just Sold Its 7,500th Sports Car In The U.S.
McLaren built its first road car back in 1992 with the legendary F1, but it wasn’t until the company rebranded as McLaren Automotive that sports car production really started taking off. After building its first car – the MP4-12C – in December 2011, McLaren just surpassed 7,500 sales in the […]
Keysight’s Connected Car Test Solutions Adopted by FAW Group
In July, Keysight expanded its Scienlab Charging Discovery System (CDS) portfolio with two latest certification and test solutions for charging interfaces within an electric vehicle (EV) or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).With strong growth prospects in the autonomous vehicles space, Keysight’s connected car test solutions are likely to witness higher […]
This 1968 Dodge Coronet Cop Car Has a Hellcat Engine Under the Hood
There’s also a custom GearStar GM4L85E transmission to handle that torque, upgraded brakes, new front suspension, and upgraded drivetrain components like a Dana 60 rear axle. The lights, siren, and radio all work, too, so you can role-play your super cop fantasy. All it requires is a $55,000 payout and […]
You May Not Get The Car Color You Want As Inventories Fall To New Low
Toyota suffers the lowest inventory level. According to a study conducted by Cox Automotive on vAuto Available Inventory data, inventory levels are on a new low, citing 2.33 million units of total unsold new vehicles in the U.S. at the end of July 2020. In comparison, there were 2.55 million units at […]
How much fuel does a Formula 1 car use? F1, NASCAR & more compared
Motorsport would be nothing without the fuel that powers it, but how much a car can use, and when, makes up a big part of each series’ regulations. Traditionally, high fuel consumption was deemed a good thing, proving that a car was being driven at the limit and that view […]
Cadillac’s New Lyriq Show Car is a Glimpse Into the Company’s Electric Future
From Road & Track After months of teasers, Cadillac finally revealed its Lyriq show car to the world last night. A concept meant to preview the production version, it’s our best look yet at what the luxury carmaker’s electric future will look like. Though this Lyriq is technically a concept, […]
BMW plunges to second-quarter EBIT loss as coronavirus pandemic hits car sales
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW on Wednesday said it expected to post an operating profit for the full year despite coronavirus lockdowns pushing the carmaker to a second-quarter operating loss as deliveries of luxury cars fell by 25% during the period. The Munich-based carmaker said it swung to a 666 million […]
Buying a Car That Comes from Canada Sounds Fun, Until There’s a Recall
From Car and Driver Local TV station KEYT in California helped the owner of a Mercedes C63 AMG S, which originated in Canada, get needed recall work done. At first, the owner was told the dealer wouldn’t touch the recall work, since the car has a Canadian VIN, and that […]