We take Saab’s new flagship 9-5 to the test track to find out how well it performs. Read the full story here: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1010_2011_saab_9_5_aero_turbo_6_xwd_test/index.html
By Johnna Crider Posted on December 11, 2022 Tesla has begun providing free transportation to and from Gigafactory, Texas, for workers living in Killeen, Texas. This saves employees from having to spend a fortune on gas for the long commute. Killeen is 150 miles away from the factory. The buses will either be air-conditioned or
The 2022 Lexus GX 460 is a unique SUV among its peers. That’s mostly due to the fact that this second generation was introduced all the way back in 2009, first in China, and the following year in North America, being closely related to the Toyota 4Runner as well as the global-market Toyota Land Cruiser
Skoda may exit China amid intense competition from local brands in the world’s biggest market. “We will look together with our Chinese joint venture partner at how we want to continue there,” Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. Skoda’s withdrawal from China would allow parent Volkswagen Group to concentrate its
First responders have been lucky to escape injury after a large truck crashed and fell from a highway onto the scene of a previous accident. Dramatic footage shared to social media shows an SUV and a rolled semi-truck blocking the road near the Highway 14 / 5 Freeway interchange in Santa Clarita, California. This first
Self-driving technology is mired in a slump. Argo AI, one of the leading companies developing robotaxis, closed in October. Some companies have been battered in public markets, bringing the specter of a delisting from stock exchanges. Two substantial crashes renewed concerns about overall safety in 2022. Some companies see a path through this Trough of
Electric bike maker MATE is perhaps best known for its compact folding electric bikes. But much like the automotive world, this e-bike company has bigger aspirations. And in the case of the upcoming MATE SUV electric cargo bike, those are aspirations are pretty darn big. The MATE SUV e-bike is designed to haul so much
A water-cooled Porsche 911 was once unimaginable, but the automaker has now been making them for 25 years. Porsche started introducing water-cooled road cars in the 1980s in the form of the 924, 944, and 928. Yet the automaker’s flagship 911 continued with water cooling, which was considered an important part of its identity. Porsche
INGERSOLL, Ontario — As General Motors rolls out a number of high-profile electric vehicles in 2023, including a battery-powered Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Hummer SUV, it’s also starting full-scale production of a much lesser-known EV that is key to achieving its financial goals. GM will begin producing the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery van on
PARIS — Valeo said that board member Gilles Michel, a former top executive at PSA Group, will become its new chairman of the board, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Michel will replace Jacques Aschenbroich, who will step down on Dec. 31, in line with commitments he made in the context of his appointment as chairman of
In many cases, car-obsessed nuts like ourselves will often overlook the demands of home furniture but spend hours agonizing over the driver’s seat. A good snug chair in a sportscar can mean the difference between feeling like a well-harnessed racing driver and being tossed around like a loose can of soup in the trunk. Likewise,
HIROSHIMA, Japan — CEO Akira Marumoto is steering longtime internal combustion stalwart Mazda Motor Corp. through a delicate shift into the age of electrification. Marumoto previewed the transition last month in a three-phrase business plan running through 2030. Using that road map, Mazda will plow ¥1.5 trillion ($11.07 billion) into electrification with a string of
Kodiak Robotics truck in front of an IKEA store. Source: Kodiak Robotics Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said Tuesday that it won a two-year, $49.9 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to help develop automated combat vehicles for the U.S. Army. The company said the vehicles will be tailored for reconnaissance, surveillance and
The heritage and tradition of the Grand Prix of Long Beach is one thing, but the annual coming together of the event is a whole other operation. With 54 days to assemble the streets, the team has eight weeks to build the track, handle all of the sponsorship and PR, tickets, and all while working
A Tesla Model S Plaid modified by Unplugged Performance has set a new lap record at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California. As you may be aware, the Unplugged Model S Plaid holds the Laguna Seca EV lap record. Furthermore, a stock Model S Plaid was briefly the fastest-production EV around the Nurburgring before its time was
We’ll be heading to Las Vegas next week to drive the quickest Kia yet, the new 2023 EV6 GT, a dual-motor electric crossover that can evidently sprint from 0-60 faster than a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. And we’re going to put it on a race track to sort out what’s what. Kia’s been touting the all-wheel
Lexus is working through an order backlog in Europe after Toyota’s premium brand was hit particularly hard by the chip shortage, forcing it to pause sales of some versions of its newly launched NX midsize SUV. “There’s no denying 2022 was a very tough year for Lexus,” Matt Harrison, president and CEO of Toyota Motor
The first day of winter doesn’t occur in the Northern Hemisphere until December 21st, but good luck telling mother nature that as a number of places have already seen snowfall. One of those places was Kitsap County in Washington, which appears to have received a couple of inches of snow recently. While that isn’t unusual,