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Watch the GMA T.50s Niki Lauda supercar make dynamic debut
Production of the Gordon Murray-designed T.50 supercar is now underway at GMA’s new production facility in Highams Park, U.K. Once the 100 examples of that car are built, GMA will then start cranking out examples of the more extreme T.50s Niki Lauda track car. Development of the T.50s Niki Lauda is ongoing, and this past…
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Aston Martin DB12 Volante, Morgan Plus Four: Car News Headlines
Aston Martin redesigned the DB11 for 2024, rebranding the car a DB12 and exclusively offering it with twin-turbocharged V-8 power. The DB12 Volante convertible is available at launch, and we’ve just tested it. Morgan launched a redesigned Plus Four in 2020, and now the car has received a round of updates. The latest Plus Four…
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Ford Escape, Bronco Sport recalled again for fuel leak, fire risk
Ford has expanded the recall of a cracked fuel injector that can increase the risk of fire, the NHTSA disclosed Monday. The original recall, from Nov. 18, 2022, encompassed 521,746 Escape and Bronco Sport compact crossovers equipped with a 1.5-liter turbo-3 engine. That recall from 2022 was also an expansion of a previous recall. So…
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Tesla Model S Plaid finally gets sport seats
Tesla’s Model S Plaid now comes with front sport seats from the factory. They are fitted as standard equipment on the Model S Plaid which is currently priced from $93,380, including a $1,390 destination charge. The sport seats are a feature the electric super sedan has been in desperate need of, especially for those owners…
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Alfa Romeo 4C-based 1300 OT pays homage to an Abarth icon
The Alfa Romeo 4C may have ended production in 2020, but Stellantis is still launching new cars based on its carbon-fiber chassis chassis. The latest is the Abarth Classiche 1300 OT, which pays homage to the Fiat Abarth OT 1300 race car of the 1960s. The modern car was developed by Stellantis’ official heritage department…
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China now makes enough batteries for global EV production
China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BNEF estimates to global battery-cell demand for both EVs and energy storage came in at around 950 gigawatt-hours in 2023—but manufacturing capacity was more than twice that, at around 2,600 gigawatt-hours. China’s declared 2023 battery production…
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Concept for Audi’s stillborn diesel-electric supercar surfaces
It was in 2012 that Audi’s R&D chief at the time, Wolfgang Dürheimer, made it public knowledge that the company was considering launching a hybrid supercar equipped with a diesel engine to slot in above the R8, whose second-generation was in development at the time. It turns out Audi was serious about the project as…
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2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante opens up a moving muse
Clouds thickened and the air carried a deep, damp chill as I pulled a cap snug over my head, zipped up the collar of my jacket, and headed back to Southern California canyon roads to enjoy the top down as long as I could. It looked like it might pour at any moment, and I…
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Maserati could phase out gas-powered cars by 2028
Maserati has moved up its plans to become an all-electric brand by potentially two years. On Monday, Maserati announced its lineup will offer electric version of all its vehicles by 2028. Subsequently, the automaker said it could phase out its gas-powered cars in the coming years leading up to the 2028 mark. This is two…
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Morgan plans to sell Plus Four roadster in US
Morgan’s original Plus 4 enjoyed a run that lasted 70 years. It was eventually replaced in 2020 with the Plus Four, a clean-sheet design that brought with it a lightweight aluminum chassis, a BMW powertrain, and a genuinely lavish interior. Morgan has now revealed an updated version of the Plus Four with a more refined…
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