The Hellcat drivetrain will always be remembered, but the General Mayhem will never die. On this episode of Roadkill Garage, the legendary ’68 Dodge Charger known as General Mayhem gets stripped of its 707-hp Hellcat engine and all the accompanying electronics as Freiburger and Dulcich vow to take it from the dragstrip setup back to
Month: December 2022
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 2, 2022 Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed quite a bit of detail about the former executives’ abuse of power while running the platform. In November, Elon Musk promised to release evidence of Twitter’s suppression of free speech and, on Friday, announced that he would unveil Twitter’s role in suppressing
Volkswagen will follow Tesla, BMW and other automakers in exporting electric vehicles from China to Europe, citing limited production capacity in its home market. VW’s sporty Spanish brand Cupra will produce its first full-electric SUV, the Tavascan, at one of its joint ventures’ factories in Anhui, Volkswagen said. Built on the same MEB platform as
12:08 PM ET Associated Press Marcus Armstrong was a Scott Dixon fan his entire life. When he was 8, the aspiring young racer asked his fellow New Zealander to autograph a helmet visor that he hung on his bedroom wall. Next year, Armstrong will be Dixon’s teammate. Armstrong on Friday was named the fourth IndyCar
According to one person on Facebook, the crispy Ford Bronco you see above and below is the result of a braking malfunction. In particular, the owner’s friend alleges that after the driver avoided hitting a deer, the ABS system failed and caused a series of issues that ultimately lead to a fire. The deer might
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares will give a keynote address and reveal two concept vehicles at the CES technology show in Las Vegas on Jan. 5. Tavares will show the Peugeot Inception and the Ram 1500 Revolution electric pickup concept at the show. The Inception concept “will give a taste of the next generation of models,” Peugeot
Software security researchers and engineers used a flaw in a SiriusXM service to hack into Hyundai, Honda, Nissan and Toyota vehicles using only their VINs, which provides wider access to account information. But for Hyundai and its sibling Genesis models, one only needs the email address, they said. They discovered the coding flaw in a
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT General Motors revealed its all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium, on March 4, 2020 at its Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors General Motors and LG Energy Solution will spend an additional $275 million in their joint
The first trailer for the new Transformers movie, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” has been released, and it gives a look at some of the vehicles that are set to appear on the big screen. The latest installment is the seventh of the live-action movies, but Michael Bay is no longer attached as a director,
Tesla has released a timelapse video of its Tesla Semi electric truck completing a 500-mile trip with a full load on a single charge – something Bill Gates and Daimler said wasn’t possible just a few years ago. When Tesla unveiled the original Tesla Semi prototype back in 2017, it changed the paradigm for what
Electric-vehicle maker Fisker said on Thursday that it does not have a bank guarantee with manufacturing partner Magna Steyr, the Austrian unit of Magna International, in response to a report by short-seller Fuzzy Panda Research. Fisker said it intends “to take immediate and aggressive action to address the false and misleading claims made by Fuzzy
1:10 PM ET Associated Press Jamie Chadwick, the three-time W Series champion, has at last parlayed her success in the all-women series into a bigger ride. The British racer on Thursday was selected the driver for Andretti Autosport in the Indy NXT Series next season. Indy NXT is the new name of the rebranded Indy
Lamborghini does some weird stuff to promote its brand. We’ve seen it hawk fragrances, sell apartment buildings, and create Spotify playlists based on engine sounds. For the launch of the Huracan Sterrato, Lamborghini was far more reserved and simply released promo videos. And boy oh boy does the internet hate it with the fire of
The 2022 Automotive News Leading Women conference tackled issues such as diversity and work cultures, leading multigenerational teams and leadership lessons. Keynote speakers were racing pioneer Lyn St. James and Lisa Bodell, CEO of FutureThink. Automotive News Vice President of Editorial Operations Chrissy Taylor moderates the panel discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion with Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli,
Editor’s note: Manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that their vehicles meet all National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety standards and must certify the compliance of their vehicles. An earlier version of this story misstated how the certification process is executed. Lordstown Motors Corp. made first deliveries on its initial batch of 500 electric pickups for
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicks off deliveries of the company’s heavy-duty truck, the Semi, at the Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. Tesla Inc. Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off deliveries of the company’s first few production Semi trucks on Thursday, speaking on stage at the company’s
Derek Bieri travels to the last standing AMC dealership and finds an AMC Rebel SST convertible that needs reviving. Parked for over 40 years, he’ll try to get it running again and give it back to its original owner, who hasn’t seen it on the road since he was nine years old. #RoadworthyRescues #motortrend #amc
Canoo announced that it delivered its first Light Tactical Vehicle (a military version of its pickup) to the United States Army for Analysis and Demonstration. The manufacturer is confident that its electric hauler, which can change from pickup to flatbed and more, will find uses fulfilling a military role. It won’t be a front line