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Enlarge / Everyone loves a wagon, especially when it’s an M5. Fabian Kirchbauer Photography/BMW Telling someone they can’t have something is a great way to make them want it. Take the station wagon, for example. This once-popular form factor for family transport has all but disappeared from… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared Read More
Remember Noble? The small British manufacturer might not be very well-known, but its cars are incredibly cool. This Noble M600 is one of about 30 built, and one of just a small handful that got a full carbon-fiber body. Now it can be yours. Introduced in 2009, the M600 was a big departure from Noble’s normal run of V-6-powered mid-engine Read More
Unless you find yourself somehow living through a biblical plague, fish don’t normally fly. At least, that’s what a couple in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., thought until their Tesla was damaged by a falling fish outside their home. The Tesla was parked in their driveway when the falling fish was caught on camera. The owners, Cynthia and Jeff Levine, said they… Read More
WINSTED, Conn. — Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. State environmental conservation police were called by the startled vehicle owner on the morning of July 15. They opened a door, and Read More
Tesla car culture is full of hacks and shortcuts, some more effective than others. One, known as the “wet towel” trick, required the Tesla Charging department — or whatever remains of it — to publicly tell customers to knock it off. The “wet towel” trick involves wrapping a damp, cool cloth around a Supercharger cable handle as a way to Read More
Artificial intelligence has made scams so elaborate that it can be difficult to tell what’s real and what’s not. An unnamed Ferrari executive was recently targeted by a scammer who made a pretty convincing impersonation of company CEO Benedetto Vigna until he was outsmarted. The scammer contacted the Ferrari exec via WhatsApp posing as Vigna, though the phone… Photo and Read More
The Chevrolet Corvette is a surprisingly popular candidate for conversion to off-road use. Last month, a Corvette development driver told Road & Track that creating an off-road Corvette “[Comes] up from time to time. … There’s one guy on the team who’s always pitching it. Obviously we’ve looked at what Porsche and others are doing.” By “others” he might… Photo Read More
SHANGHAI — Audi’s new electric cars series developed in China for the Chinese market will not sport its four-ring logo, two people with direct knowledge of the plans said. The decision by the premium marque owned by Germany’s Volkswagen is due to “brand image consideration,” one of the people said. It also reflects the use of automotive architecture… Photo and Credits: Read More
AMSTERDAM — A colorful parade of amphibious cars glided through Amsterdam’s canals on Thursday, but it was the last time the event will be held in the city, at least until EV batteries become lighter. Starting in 2025, access to the city’s waterways will be restricted to emission-free vessels and vehicles, a standard too high for amphibious cars due Read More
TIJUANA, Mexico — A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline. Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire. Rafael Carrillo, Tijuana’s fire chief, said Tuesday that