Author: news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Historic Italian brand Lancia, currently a part of the Stellantis fold, on Wednesday revealed a redesigned Ypsilon subcompact hatchback, its first electric vehicle. The present Ypsilon has been on sale since 2011 and is the only vehicle in Lancia’s lineup. The brand new Ypsilon that replaces it won’t be alone for long as Lancia plans so as to add a flagship model and a contemporary Delta in 2026 and 2028, respectively. The brand new Ypsilon made its debut in electric guise but a mild-hybrid version is planned. All subsequent Lancias can be electric only, the brand has confirmed. The vehicle,…
General Motors has abandoned plans to introduce recent Ultra Cruise branding for a more advanced version of its Super Cruise automated driver-assist feature that’s currently within the works. The knowledge was first reported last week by CNBC and has since been confirmed to Motor Authority in a press release from GM. In line with the automaker, it doesn’t plan to cut back its targeted capability for Ultra Cruise. As a substitute, that capability shall be rolled into Super Cruise, thus maintaining a single branding that is already recognized by consumers. The potential promised for Ultra Cruise will arrive later than…
The 1958 MacMinn LeMans Coupe is a automotive that even essentially the most dedicated of automotive guys and gals may struggle to discover. That is because only a handful were built in the course of the Nineteen Fifties and so they ended up either wrecked in accidents or later dismantled. The version featured in the most recent episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” is just original so far as its fiberglass body is worried. The body was left to rot in a field for many years until it was finally acquired by amateur builder Dennis Kazmerowski, who along with close friend…
Organizers of the Detroit auto show have confirmed the normally annual event won’t happen in 2024. The cause is a call to maneuver the show back to its traditional January slot, starting in 2025, as an alternative of the September slot the show has enjoyed the past two years. The move will provide a lift to the town’s amenities, similar to restaurants and hotels, during a historically quiet period of the yr. “After discussions with quite a few partners, we consider a January date absolutely makes probably the most sense,” the show’s organizers, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association, said in…
Porsche’s latest 911 GT3 only arrived for the 2022 model 12 months but an updated version has been spotted testing. The update looks to be a gentle one and certain coincides with the planned update for the total 992-generation range. Also out testing are updated versions of the Carrera, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera GTS, Targa, Turbo, and Turbo S. We expect the updated 911 range, referred to internally because the 992.2 generation, to begin arriving this 12 months. They need to arrive as 2025 models within the U.S. market. The 2024 911 range is already on sale, and features a recent…
Mercedes-Benz’s EQS SUV enters its second 12 months in the marketplace with an even bigger battery that guarantees to spice up range, though pricing stays unchanged from the previous 12 months, at the least for the entry-level grade. The 2024 EQS SUV gains a 118-kwh battery, up from the 2023 model’s 108.4-kwh unit. Range estimates have not been provided, however the 2023 model with its smaller battery delivers an EPA range estimate of as much as 305 miles. Pricing for the entry-level, rear-wheel-drive EQS 450+ grade stays unchanged at $105,550. Adding all-wheel drive, on this case via a dual-motor powertrain…
Nio has developed a 150-kwh battery that would potentially boost the range of electrical vehicles substantially higher than what current range kings just like the Lucid Air can deliver. The Chinese electric automotive company announced on Tuesday the successful test of its latest Ultra Long Range battery, which saw Chairman William Li cover 1,044 km (roughly 648.7 miles) behind the wheel of a Nio ET7 mid-size sedan. The EPA-rated range for the Lucid Air tops out at 516 miles. The true-world test saw Li and two others drive from Shanghai to Xiamen, in temperatures that at some parts of the…
Mercedes-Benz AMG this week revealed a brand new range-topping version of the SL roadster. Rated at a peak 805 hp, the automobile pairs a twin-turbocharged V-8 with an electrical motor in a plug-in hybrid configuration, and the identical setup can also be destined for the related GT Coupe. 2026 Audi A7 Avant spy shots – Photo credit: Baldauf Audi was spotted testing a prototype for a redesigned A7, albeit sporting a wagon body as a substitute of the present A7’s hatchback body. The A7 wagon will replace the present A6 wagon in an expanded A7 family that must also include…
A prototype for a brand new Audi A7 Avant wagon has been spied for the primary time. It’ll be twinned with a redesigned A7 Sportback hatchback in an expanded A7 family as a result of start arriving around 2025. It is not clear if the wagon will reach the U.S. however the hatch will likely make it to those shores as a 2026 model. The present A7 Sportback has been on sale for the reason that 2019 model 12 months and can be due for a redesign soon. This A7 Avant will replace the present A6 Avant which for its…
Genesis has imagined what a hypercar styled under the principles of the brand’s current design language might appear like, and showcased the outcomes this week with the X Gran Berlinetta concept. Ken Block pilots the Audi S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron in Electrikhana 2 Ken Block starred in a single final installment of the Gymkhana series of videos, a series he created back in 2008 when he uploaded a video of himself doing a little practice for an upcoming rally race. The most recent video sees the late rally driver and co-founder of DC Shoes driving Audi’s S1 E-Tron Quattro Hoonitron…
