[ad_1] Unsurprisingly, the new game is vastly different to Payback. You no longer need Speed Cards, for instance, to upgrade your ride. “Speed cards were a little abstract,” Riley Cooper, creative director on Need for Speed Heat, told Engadget. “So we’re leaning much more grounded and straightforward [this time]. You get money, you buy the […]
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Ford will reportedly make two more electric SUVs by 2023
[ad_1] The EVs were originally slated to be produced in Mexico, according to the tipsters, but it’s not clear why production would shift to Flat Rock beyond its recent $850 million investment. The timing suggests this isn’t the Mustang-like SUV — that’s due to appear much sooner, in 2020. Ford declined to comment, citing a […]
Mercedes-Benz likely to agree to California’s tougher emissions rules
[ad_1] While Mercedes-Benz has not confirmed its plans to join those automakers, it wouldn’t be entirely surprising if the company did so. According to The New York Times, California and 13 other states plan to enforce their current, stricter emissions regulations. Those states may also sue the Trump administration. Rather than wait for the legal […]
Porsche Taycan will come with a standalone Apple Music app
[ad_1] That means the feature isn’t exclusively meant for those who buy its premium EV when it becomes available. That said, Taycan owners will get an extra perk: three years of free in-car internet. “None of our customers will have to worry about data consumption while streaming,” Porsche Connect director of sales and marketing Lars […]
Mercedes unveils A-Class and B-Class plug-in hybrids
[ad_1] The upgraded powerplant won’t make either vehicle a fearsome beast with 218HP of combined horsepower and a 0-62MPH time of 6.6 seconds for the A-Class (6.8 for the B-Class), but you shouldn’t have any trouble overtaking slowpokes on the highway. You’ll also be happy to hear that the PHEV component has “hardly any” effect […]
SpaceX Starman Roadster completes its first orbit around the Sun
[ad_1] You aren’t about to see Starman drifting through the night sky, unfortunately. Earth is currently on the opposite side of the Sun, and the EV won’t get vaguely close to Earth again until November 5th, 2020, when it’ll be about 0.346AU (just under 32.2 million miles) away. It’ll get much closer to Mars before […]
Drako’s GTE electric supercar will be a four-motor, 1,200HP monster
[ad_1] The machine also touts a 206MPH top speed — again, not the fastest, but it’s quicker than you normally expect for high-performance EVs. You can also expect high-performance parts including Brembo ceramic brakes and an Öhlins suspension. It’s based on a Fisker Karma chassis, but that also allows room for four people and their […]
Behind the wheel of VW’s electric dune buggy prototype
[ad_1] Based on the Meyers Manx dune buggies of the 60s, it’s underpinnings are the MEB platform. The modular battery layout allows the automaker use the same vehicle base to build different sized EVs by adding or subtracting battery packs. But unlike the Crozz, ID.3 or even the Buzz, the Buggy is a vehicle of […]
Air travelers entering US face long delays as CBP computers crash
[ad_1] Nationwide outage of US CBP computer systems. Easily 5,000+ passengers in line at Dulles. pic.twitter.com/JGJD95sfFx — Rebekah Tromble (@RebekahKTromble) August 16, 2019 According to officials at the JFK Airport in New York, the issue has impacted the processing system nationwide but airports have already begun to switch over to an older (albeit slower) backup. […]
BMW shows revives “lost” concept car
[ad_1] The Garmisch Bertone Concept made its premiere at the 1970 Geneva Auto Show, then it vanished. The vehicle was created as a provocation to the BMW group. It’s sleek design and bold kidney grill have been evident in the BMW line up for decades even though it vanished without a trace. BMW’s head of […]