The Smart Brand Is About to Get a Bunch Smaller in America
More than two-third of Smart car dealerships in the U.S. are going to stop selling thetiny cars altogether as the brand moves electric, according to Automotive News. Similar to Volvo, Smart made the...
View ArticleRyder Truck Company Strikes Deal With California Startup to Build Electric...
Electric cars may be the new norm, but most companies entering the EV fold have forgotten about the other gas-guzzling vehicles on the road—trucks. Some daring brands like Mercedes-Benz are developing...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 Reservation Holders Complain of Store Pressure to Take Model S...
Tesla Model 3 reservation holders have begun complaining that Tesla store employees are pressuring them to give up their spots for the hotly-awaited midsized electric car in favor of Model S vehicles...
View ArticleIn Open Letter to Uber Employees, Benchmark Calls Ex-CEO Kalanick's Behavior...
Investment firm and major Uber shareholder Benchmark is suing ex-CEO Travis Kalanick, accusing him of fraud and of packing Uber's board with acolytes. But Benchmark's disdain for Kalanick apparently...
View ArticleThis Is How Much Money Your Turn Signals Cost to Use
There are too many good reasons to use your turn signals to excuse not using them. Not only are they an important safety feature and method of communicating traffic movement, their use is considered...
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India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars
India says it has successfully test flown a modified Jaguar multi-role aircraft with a foreign-made active electronically-scanned array (AESA) type radar. Depending on how extensive this upgrade...
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'Thunderdrone' Battle Event to Spark Innovation Between Drone Companies
During a media day for the Air Force last Wednesday, Secretary Heather Wilson revealed that the organization is keen on gathering as much drone swarm data and performance as possible, which is why a...
View ArticleNew BMW Z4 Concept All But Revealed Ahead of Pebble Beach Debut
BMW has taken a few knocks lately over whether or not the brand has been faithful to the whole "Ultimate Driving Machine" ethos, and many are eagerly waiting to see if the Bavarian half of the...
View ArticleSubaru WRX Ad Features a 0-60 Test on Wet Banana Peels
The use of cartoonish situations in ads is no new phenomena. You don't use standard pickup trucks to tow airliners, and you can't outrun a jet fighter with a turbocharged car, no matter what The Fast...
View ArticleDJI Adds Offline Mode Amidst Cyber-Vulnerability Controversy
DJI, one of the biggest drone companies on the planet, is adding an offline mode to its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) amidst recent cyber-vulnerability controversies that led the Pentagon to ban any...
View Article23-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Motorcyclist to Ride Solo Around the World
Traversing 32,000 miles across 35 countries and six continents in eight months on a motorcycle is an impressive feat. It’s even more impressive when it’s done by a 23-year-old man all by himself....
View ArticleChevrolet Debuts Technology-Rich Tahoe Custom Edition
The Chevrolet Tahoe is a staple of General Motors' truck lineup, offering a signature American V-8 and full-size SUV characteristics. Now, Chevrolet is introducing the Tahoe Custom, an SUV full of...
View ArticleNASA Once Again Considering Nuclear-Powered Rockets for Missions to Mars
Back in the science fiction-inspired days of the Cold War, nuclear power seemed capable of solving every problem. Nuclear-powered aircraft would soar through the skies. Hydrogen bombs would carve out...
View ArticleToyota Patents Cloaking Device to Make Car Pillars Appear Transparent
You know how new cars have big, chunky pillars that make rollover safety better, but visibility worse? Toyota may have figured out a way to keep the safety benefit of big pillars while making driver...
View ArticleAllegedly Drunken Fool Crashes Rented Lamborghini After Police Chase
Sometimes a bad idea experiences exponential growth and turns into a series of tremendously bad ideas which can lead to an arrest. That’s what happened to a gentleman from Marysville, Washington, who...
View ArticleHonda Is Planning Three More Formula One Engine Upgrades in 2017
The clock is ticking for McLaren-Honda. Its star driver, Fernando Alonso, is fed up with the team's lack of competitiveness and is looking for any way out of the most recent team to let him down....
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The Step2 McLaren 570S Push Sports Car Is an Adorable Supercar Toy for Kids
Toymaker Step2 has collaborated with McLaren Automotive to create the cutest and cheapest vehicle in the McLaren lineup. It’s called the Step2 McLaren 570S Push Sports Car, and it’s a little buggy for...
View ArticleElectric Car Chargers to Outnumber Gas Stations in Great Britain Within 3...
The key to the successful launch of long-range electric cars isn't just perfecting the cars themselves, but also securing the infrastructure for charging those vehicles. In a recent press release...
View ArticleForza Motorsport 7's Newest Set of European Cars Revealed
We learned of the American (and some Australian) cars that made varsity in the upcoming racing game Forza Motorsport 7 just last week. This week, Turn 10 Studios has pulled the cover off the latest...
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BMW K 1600 B First Ride Review: BMW Shocks, Then Awes With a High-Performance...
Yes, you heard right: a BMW Bagger. And where else would BMW choose to launch their new K 1600 B than at the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, in South Dakota. For those who are unfamiliar,...
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