The Corvette's Chief Engineer Is Retiring
For over 30 years, Tadge Juechter has worked on Corvettes. He's the man behind the C6, C7, and of course, the mid-engine C8.
Ford's New Mustang Experience Center Will Help Teach Drivers Not to Crash
Opening next year in Charlotte, North Carolina, the location blends Mustang culture with conference space and on-track instruction.
Tesla Investors Pissed At Elon Musk For Vague Model 2 Stance
Elon Musk is good at two things: having a lot of kids and pissing people off. Now, the Tesla CEO is angering his investors after he sent out an extremely vague social media post following a report from Reuters that the planned $25,000 Tesla is dead. He basically accused the outlet of lying on his social media Read more...
Lewis Hamilton Did It Again
Remember when Hamilton did donuts in a rental R34 GT-R ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix last year? Hes back.
Tesla Cybertruck No Match For Car Wash
After just a couple of months and a few thousand miles of ownership, Tik Tok user @captian.ads Tesla Cybertruck was effectively a several-thousand-pound paperweight for several hours. After taking his truck to the beach and stopping off at a car wash to clean it up, he parked the truck in his garage, where it decided Read more...
2025 Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package announced
The Ford Mustang originally debuted exactly 60 years ago. To commemorate this, Ford is releasing the 2025 Ford Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package, which features numerous vintage-inspired styling elements. The 2025 Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package will feature unique side graphics in either Iconic Silver or Vermillion Red, smoked headlights, and a new mesh grille. The Nite Pony package will come as standard equipment. The 2025 Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package will be available in three retro-inspired shades Race Red... [read more]
No Reason Williams Cant Win F1 Races And Championships Again, Says Jenson Button
The Williams Formula 1 team last won a championship way back in 1997 and it took its last race win in 2012 when Pastor Maldonado took the checkered flag in a shocking Spanish Grand Prix. Since then, Williams has been stuck at the back of the pack fighting for Q2 appearances and points whenever it can get them. Now, Read more...
2025 Ford Mustang GTD costs about $325,000, applications to order open
By news@motorauthority.com (Stephen Edelstein)
Prospective customers can now vie for a 2025 Ford Mustang GTD build slot, but getting this race-bred limited edition isn't as simple as plunking down a deposit. Like the Ford GT supercar, the Blue Oval is requiring customers to apply for the opportunity to purchase a Mustang GTD. Applications are currently open for U.S. and Canadian customers...
Boston Dynamics Built A New Robot For Hyundai, And It Will Haunt Your Dreams
Atlas is dead , long live Atlas. The hydraulically-articulated version of Boston Dynamics humanoid robot was retired last week in favor of its electric motor-driven version introduced on Wednesday . Hyundai is majority owner of Boston Dynamics, and the new all-electric Atlas will eventually replace the companys Read more...
Three Million Hondas Possibly Impacted By Braking Defect That Has Injured 93 People
About 3 million Hondas are facing increased scrutiny from the U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration after over 1,000 complaints about the unexpected activation of the vehicles automatic emergency braking system . Now, those cars are facing an engineering analysis from the organization. Read more...
2024 Mercedes-AMG C 63 with 4-cylinder hybrid costs $85,050
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Mercedes-Benz AMG's redesigned C 63 finally rolls into showrooms in the U.S. this spring, and the automaker on Wednesday confirmed prices will start at $85,050, including a $1,150 destination charge. It arrives as a 2024 model in a single grade called the C 63 S E Performance, and there's no longer a V-8 under the hood. Instead you get a hybrid...
Chevrolet Corvette boss retires
By news@motorauthority.com (Stephen Edelstein)
Chevrolet Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter is retiring, effective later this summer, General Motors announced Wednesday, ending a 47-year career with the company. A replacement will be announced at a later date, GM said in a press release. Juechter began his career with GM in 1977, working at the automaker's Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant...
2025 Toyota Camry pricing starts at $29,495
The redesigned 2025 Toyota Camry is here and now Toyota has released all the details and online configurators for the new Camry. The big news is that the pricing starts at $29,495, for the base LE trim level. The 2025 Camry is only available as a hybrid. It's now powered by a 2.5-liter hybrid powertrain with either front- or all-wheel drive.The hybrid powertrain generates 225 horsepower with front-wheel drive or 232 horsepower with all-wheel drive. It's available in LE, SE... [read more]
Don't Use Your Car As A Weapon
We, as Jalops, all enjoy cars . Its one of our defining traits . While we may get into our own debates about whether cars are better for pleasure or commuting, long trips or short grocery runs, theres one use case we can all agree is bad: Cars should really not be weapons. Read more...
Here's Why the GR Corolla's AWD System Is Bizarre
That variable torque split isnt as simple as it seems.
Unhoused Man Builds Entire House Off The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway
Housing is tight across the country, but it seems to feel tightest in Southern California . Between low supply and rents that stubbornly wont come down, residents like myself are being squeezed on both sides by the issues. Some are taking things into their own hands and literally making their own dwellings near Read more...
How The New Porsche Taycan Became An Efficiency Monster With Crazy, Tiny Tweaks
Engineers explain how they managed to get big increases in range for the new Taycan.
2025 Ford Mustang, 2024 Rezvani Retro RR1: Car News Headlines
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
The Ford Mustang has just turned 60 and Ford is celebrating with a 60th Anniversary Package that will be available for the 2025 Mustang's GT Premium grade. Just 1,965 examples will be available, the number representing the first model year for the Mustang. California's Rezvani has established a new division catering to fans of modern cars with...
2025 BMW Alpina B3 spied: Second facelift planned
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
BMW is rumored to be planning a second facelift for its current 3-Series to extend the car's life until a successor, still with gas engines, is launched around 2027. That will give the current 3-Series a lifespan of nine years, which is about two years longer than the typical BMW product cycle. An electric sedan in the 3-Series segment based on...
2024 Air Grand Touring, Lucid's range king, receives updates
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
The Lucid Air Grand Touring has the highest EPA range estimate of any electric vehicle on sale today, an incredible 516 miles. For 2024, the electric luxury sedan receives a round of updates, some aimed at further improving efficiency. Key among the updates is the addition of a heat pump, which Lucid said helps the Air Grand Touring deliver more...
2025 Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package revealed
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
The Mustang nameplate has turned 60 and Ford is celebrating with the launch of a 60th Anniversary Package for the current seventh-generation car. The reveal took place at a special gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday, the same day that 60 years ago Ford unveiled the original Mustang at the New York World's Fair. Just 1,965 examples...
Porsche 911-based RR1 is first model from Rezvani Retro
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
California's Rezvani this week revealed the RR1 sports car, the first creation from its new Rezvani Retro division. It's based on the current-generation 992 Porsche 911, and takes inspiration from the wild road and race cars built by Germany's Kremer Racing in the 1970s, most notably the slant-nose Porsche 935 K series. Rezvani may be best known...
You Must Apply To Buy Ford's $300,000 Mustang GTD
When Ford unveiled the hardcore Mustang GTD at Monterey Car Week last year, its aggressive face was plastered all across the internet, and as of Wednesday, Americans and Canadians can apply to potentially buy one. The application opens today, April 17, 2024, exactly 60 years after the first Mustang debuted at the 1964 Read more...
At Least 424 Cargo Ships Lost Power In U.S. Waters Over The Last 3 Years
After the MV Dali brought down the Franklin Key Bridge in Baltimore, folks wondered how this could happen, and could it happen again? As if to answer this unspoken question, it almost immediately happened again: the APL Qingdao lost power near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York Harbor earlier this month. Read more...
Ex-Congressman Madison Cawthorn Reportedly Hospitalizes State Trooper In Car Crash
Last we heard from former North Carolina representative Madison Cawthorn, he had just been caught driving on a revoked license for a second time . Hed been pulled over three times in five months. The credibly accused sex pest who also had a habit of trying to take guns through airport security apparently hasnt Read more...
You Can Now Apply to Purchase Ford's $300,000 Mustang GTD
You can't just walk into a dealer and buy Ford's most capable Mustang. You have to be approved by Ford before anything else can happen.
Tesla Laid Off A Bunch Of Employees And Forced Security To Sort It Out At The Door
Tesla may have told its staff it was laying off over 10 percent of its workforce over the weekend , but apparently, not everyone got the memo. Some workers didnt realize they were laid off until they showed up at the automakers facilities and found their key cards didnt work anymore. Read more...
Your Next Maserati Will Probably Be Designed With AI
For more than 75 years, Maserati has been designing stunning road cars at its base in Italy, with a team of highly skilled designers and engineers working to create icons like the 3500GT and the MC12 . As technology has progressed, the company has moved away from pens and paper, and now uses programming and prompts to Read more...
