Items tagged with Automotive
Volvo is altering course on its ambitious plan to have a solely electric lineup by 2030. As market sentiment and consumer excitement cool over EVs, auto manufacturers are finding ways to cater to customers who prefer internal combustion engines while pushing for cleaner powertrain options alongside. In the same...
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Following in the footsteps of the reinvented Vantage sports car and DB12 super tourer, Aston Martin's third-generation flagship Vanquish is being welcomed into the world not only with a stonking 820+ horsepower V12 and modern yet restrained good looks, but track-honed dynamics and performance to at least put McLaren...
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The armored vehicles division of the US Armor Group—a company specializing in risk and threat mitigation—just announced the most "indestructible" EV ever using the top-flight Lucid Air Sapphire variant as the foundation. For a nice healthy sum of $425k to start, your 1,234-horsepower Air Sapphire can be equipped to...
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For those wanting the off-road capabilities and virile looks of the Ford Bronco but resist its more monstrous cross-section, Ford might have a solution for you in the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport in its Sasquatch package guise. You'll need either the Outer Banks or Badlands models to option the kit, but doing so buyers will...
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Dodge is marking its 20th anniversary of Hemi-powered Durangos with two special edition models: the Durango R/T 20th Anniversary Edition (natch) and the Durango SRT Hellcat Silver Bullet. The latter can be had for $113,000+ for starters, which seems either like highway robbery or that Dodge's marketing team is...
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With Lamborghini naming its latest car Temerario—meaning rash or reckless—one would expect the Italian automaker's Huracan replacement to be absolutely and irresponsibly bonkers. And yes, in that vein, the Temerario satisfies with a hybridized V8 that revs beyond 10,000 rpm, and is paired with three electric motors...
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This week, results from a longevity study of vehicles most likely to reach 250,000 miles found that (surprise, no surprise) Toyota dominates the top rankings. In the top 10, Toyota took the first five spots plus another Toyota and Lexus further down that list. There are a couple of GM products and a Honda in there...
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Ford and Mazda have issued a warning to more than 475,000 vehicle owners in the U.S., mainly centering around their older models, to stop driving them immediately. This is due to a severe flaw in the airbag inflators that, if left unrepaired, could cause major injuries or even death when activated. The airbag...
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If you purchased or own a Toyota with added OEM accessories installed by North American Toyota dealer Gulf States Toyota, you might want to check whether your vehicle is part of a recent recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) explains that the recall is—believe it or not—due to a simple...
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Intel is revving up its GPU engines with its first-ever discrete graphics processing unit (dGPU) for automotive applications, the Intel Arc Graphics for Automotive with Arc A760A. The product, announced at the company’s AI Cockpit Innovation Experience event, will be commercially deployed in vehicles as soon as...
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As car folks still ponder how bloated, overpriced SUVs came to take over the automotive landscape so quickly, the world ought to raise a glass as it says goodbye to one of the last bastions of affordable cheap cars, the Mitsubishi Mirage. With this, the Japanese automaker also becomes a completely SUV-brand, at least...
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Upon sifting through more than 200 Tesla Autopilot-related crashes, a leading news agency has found a common thread that has led to serious injuries and fatalities. While driver error is usually to blame, the report showed that Tesla's stubborn reliance on cameras for Autopilot functionality could be the main culprit...
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Ford has revealed the ultimate Ford Raptor that no one can buy. At the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, the race-prepped Raptor T1+ is purpose-built to take on the grueling Dakar Rally. It sports a Mustang-sourced 5.0 V8 powerplant with advanced suspension including Fox bypass dampers sitting on 37-inch tires. This...
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It feels like Mercedes-AMG is churning out new cars every other week this summer, offering up something for everyone. For brand connoisseurs who want a new GT 63 that's track-friendly, but felt that the "regular" GT 63 was too pedestrian or the GT 63 S E was too porky, the Affalterbach, Germany-based company has...
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Just when you thought the Mercedes-AMG GT series of 2-door grand tourers couldn't get more sinister, in comes a new flagship with a plug-in hybrid powertrain capable of outputting 805 hp and an earth-crushing, driver-humbling 1,047 lb-ft of torque through all four wheels. That's more than 200 horses and nearly twice...
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Aston Martin has released a refreshed version of its DBX707 ultra-luxury performance SUV. Much of the go-fast hardware and sexy exterior remain the same—this time it's the tech stuff on the inside that has gotten a much-needed rethink. No word on the price of entry though, but at this price bracket, buyers aren't...
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At CES 2024, Qualcomm ushered in what it refers to as “a new era of mobility,” with its stunning concept car, featuring the company’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis technology. The sleek and contemporary concept car showcased the different high tech mobile platforms Qualcomm is bringing to the automotive...
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A privacy study conducted by Mozilla just uncovered what many of us have feared: automotive driver data privacy has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese. The study found that every major car brand failed to adhere to privacy and security standards for internet-connected vehicles.
Even as auto manufacturers...
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire fabless semiconductor company Autotalks. The move will further strengthen the company's V2X technology, as well as bolster its Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio.
Qualcomm continues to make major moves in the automotive...
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On Wednesday, Qualcomm unveiled the automotive industry's first scalable family of SoCs to simultaneously support digital cockpit technologies and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). The Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride Flex System-on-Chip (SoC) was announced as the latest addition to the company's growing Snapdragon...
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Audi is bringing the metaverse to the automotive industry with the first ever virtual-reality entertainment from Holoride. Audi owners will be able to take advantage of this new technology beginning in June of this year.
Kids nowadays will probably never know the feeling of being utterly bored on a long trip. They...
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Over the last few years, the infotainment systems inside cars, trucks, and SUVs have become increasingly complex and powerful. They are even getting their own dedicated chipsets from major brands, like the Samsung Exynos Auto V9 that was unveiled in January. New research suggests that while new infotainment system...
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