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It Ended Up Being As Bad As We Thought

It Ended Up Being As Bad As We Thought

Volvo’s Biggest Recall Ever Is Very Volvo

Volvo’s Biggest Recall Ever Is Very Volvo

UAW Calls To Shut Down ‘Most Profitable Plant In The Country’

UAW Calls To Shut Down ‘Most Profitable Plant In The Country’

Cadillac Sure That Losing Plan Will Work This Time

Cadillac Sure That Losing Plan Will Work This Time

Petrochemical Company Ineos Is Going To Build This Reborn Land Rover Defender

Petrochemical Company Ineos Is Going To Build This Reborn Land Rover Defender

Maserati Is Betting Its Future On This New V6

A couple of months ago Maserati let everyone know that it was not only continuing to develop its MC20 supercar, but that it is developing its first 100 percent in-house engine design for it. This new engine has an exciting new name; “Nettuno”. Ooooh. Aaaah. It’s a 621 horsepower/538...

Hideous Silverado Only Barely Edges Out Ram In Sales

The vile, troublesome, wicked, loathsome Chevrolet Silverado has been having a hard time, such that it only just scraped past the Ram in sales this quarter. But the two of them may have an even greater problem looming, and I’m not talking about the Ford F-150. All that and...

Running Car 'Faces' Through An AI Face-Processing Algorithm Is Amazing And Terrifying

You may have heard recently about a new AI algorithm designed to extrapolate what a face looks like from really poor-quality, low-resolution sources, called . The tool is pretty remarkable in how incredibly naturalistic the resulting faces that it generates look, though if we’re honest what you’ve likely heard...

Tesla Beat Expectations Once Again

Tesla, more than ever, is a Rorschach test, a company that drives some people absolutely mad at its very mention, a company that some people have been bored with for years, a company that some people would sacrifice a limb for. Maybe the only interesting thing about it is...

Elon Musk Says Tesla Has A Shot At Breaking Even

Tesla in the first quarter of 2020, which was surprising insofar as the pandemic had just begun to ramp up and Tesla had never had been profitable three consecutive quarters. Most expect that streak to end this quarter, but CEO Elon Musk isn’t so sure. The challenges Tesla faced...

Dead: The Lincoln Continental

The tenth-generation of the Lincoln Continental—reintroduced in 2016 after 14 years gone—will die again, Ford said today. Production will be halted by the end of the year in the U.S., and eventually in China as well. It’s the newest victim of America’s obsessions with SUVs. That’s because even though...

Automotive news

MINI Three-Door hatch, Convertible, and JCW launched in India: Now in pictures

MINI Three-Door hatch, Convertible, and JCW launched in India: Now in pictures"

MINI has introduced the new Three-Door hatch, Convertible, and the John Cooper Works (JCW) in the country. All three models get a fresh set of cosmetic and feature updates and are sold as Completely Built-Up Units (CBUs). To learn more about all three models in detail, click here. The new MINI...

2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Features explained in detail

2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class - Features explained in detail"

The all-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class was launched in India last week with prices starting from Rs 2.17 crore (ex-showroom). Arguably, the S-Class is the most luxurious saloon in its segment as well as is heavy with features and we are going to spell out all of that here. The MBUXThis car comes...

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet begins testing

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet begins testing"

- Next-gen Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet could arrive next year- The model is expected to be offered with a range of petrol and diesel enginesContrary to previous reports, Mercedes-Benz has commenced testing the new-gen C-Class in the Cabriolet format, as is evident from the photos seen here. This particular test-mule was...

Three new MINI models launched in India: All you need to know

Three new MINI models launched in India: All you need to know"

- Introduces three new models in India - Three-Door hatchback, Convertible, and the John Cooper Works (JCW)- Gets fresh cosmetic and feature updatesBritish marque MINI has launched the new iterations of the Three-Door hatchback, Convertible, and the John Cooper Works (JCW). The new MINI range is available in petrol engine...

Volvo Car Group plans to collaborate with Northvolt for battery development and production

Volvo Car Group plans to collaborate with Northvolt for battery development and production"

- Volvo Car Group and Northvolt plan to set up research and development centre in Sweden- Volvo Cars plans to sell only fully electric cars by 2030Volvo Car Group has announced its plans to enter into a joint venture agreement with a Swedish battery company, Northvolt, to develop and produce...

Hyundai Creta waiting period stretches up to five months

Hyundai Creta waiting period stretches up to five months"

- The second-gen Hyundai Creta was launched in March 2020 - The model recently surpassed the six lakh unit sales milestoneThe Hyundai Creta has been a successful product right from the time the first generation model made its debut back in 2015. The second-gen model, which was unveiled at the Auto...

Audi e-tron India launch on 22 July

Audi e-tron India launch on 22 July "

- Powered by two electric motors with Quattro system to produce 402bhp and 664Nm of torque - The Audi drive select will offer seven profiles that can be used in different driving conditionsPost much wait, Audi will finally launch its first fully electric series production model in India, the e-tron on...

2021 Audi S5 Sportback - Acceleration and fuel economy tested

2021 Audi S5 Sportback - Acceleration and fuel economy tested"

German luxury carmaker, Audi brought the brand-new S5 Sportback to India a few months ago as a CBU. This S5 Sportback is a high-performance version of the standard A5 sedan and hence features a more powerful V6 petrol engine. So, let us take a quick glance at its performance and...

Ferrari V6 hybrid caught testing; to be unveiled later this week

Ferrari V6 hybrid caught testing; to be unveiled later this week"

- The new Ferrari V6 hybrid model will debut on 24 June- The model, codenamed F171, will be the first V6 Ferrari since the DinoFerrari is working on a new V6 hybrid model, which has been codenamed the F171. Set to become the first V6 model from the house of...

BMW 5 Series facelift teased ahead of launch tomorrow

BMW 5 Series facelift teased ahead of launch tomorrow"

- The BMW 5 Series facelift is likely to be offered with three powertrains- The model will rival the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6, and the Jaguar XFAhead of its launch that is scheduled to take place tomorrow, BMW India has teased the upcoming 5 Series facelift. The teaser image gives...

Here's All the Action From The Start Of The 24 Hours of Daytona

Here's All the Action From The Start Of The 24 Hours of Daytona

IMSA is kicking off the 2019 racing season this weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Kurt Bradley is there to capture amazing photos for the express purpose of you being able to enjoy them. From the huge speed of the prototypes to the incredible competition in the GTD category, he’s...

New for NASCAR: Crocktober

New for NASCAR: Crocktober

What would motorsports be without product placement? And in NASCAR in 2019, we welcome an innovation. A revolution of thought. A thoughtvolution. We welcome the beast that is “Crocktober.” This all came up from an offhand tweet that dipped across my feed out of time today: Indeed, the rapid pace...

These Are the Fast Cars of Big Speed

These Are the Fast Cars of Big Speed

There are days you may wonder: What is the real speed? What is the fast that frightens and thrills? Is it here, writhing before me? No. It is at the Rallye Monte Carlo, and the WRC cars cutting across its dirt-strewn mountain roads. The Monte is on this week into...

Rejoice, for ESPN Will Do Commercial-Free F1 Races Again This Season

Rejoice, for ESPN Will Do Commercial-Free F1 Races Again This Season

When said it would show the rest of the 2018 season without commercials after its in the U.S. last year, it seemed too good to be true. Surely, it was just a way to apologize, and wouldn’t carry over into 2019. Surely, we were getting spoiled to a temporary thing....

The Winningest Woman in NHRA Funny Car Racing Is Stepping Away From Driving

The Winningest Woman in NHRA Funny Car Racing Is Stepping Away From Driving

Just before the start of the 2019 race season—and just a few months after she entered ’s stretch of championship races in 2018 as in the Funny Car division—the winningest woman in that class, , Thursday that she’s stepping away from driving. Even with the announcement coming so close to...

Special reports

Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car

Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car

Types of car loansCar loans can make buying that dream car, whether it be a necessity or for leisure, way simpler. Rather than paying up a rather large amount of money up front, which could take years of savings, car loans can help you get the car you want/dream immediately...

How to drive a manual transmission car?

How to drive a manual transmission car?

IntroductionIndia has predominantly been a manual-car market, but with the influx of automatic transmissions, the 'art of driving a manual car' might be in jeopardy. Nonetheless, owning and driving a manual car is still a dream for many. However, it’s one thing to drive a car and another one to learn...

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks

How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricksYou have decided to buy a car and have come to the conclusion that you will need a car loan to do so. But the myriad of options are confusing and you have hit a roadblock. Here are some tips and...

How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car

How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car

IntroductionWith a country obsessed with the fuel efficiency of their car, we surely are always on a lookout to extract that extra kilometre from every drop of fuel we feed our engines. But seldom do we realise, the fuel efficiency of any car is dependent on a plethora of factors....

Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade

Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade

HighlightsThe CarTrade Group, India’s largest online automotive group, has raised Rs 325 crore from investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital Partners. It plans to use these funds for its expansion into the auto finance space and to invest into companies in the automotive space. Commenting on the fund raise, Mr....

Automobile information

New Fiat Titano revealed as Peugeot Landtrek twin

New Fiat Titano revealed as Peugeot Landtrek twin

The wraps have come off the new Fiat Titano 1-tonne bakkie, which appears to be little more than a rebadged Peugeot Landtrek. But could it end up being assembled in SA? This is the new Fiat Titano 1-tonne bakkie. Look familiar? Well, that’s because it’s effectively a rebadged Peugeot...

These 23 vehicles each just had their best sales month of 2023

These 23 vehicles each just had their best sales month of 2023

November 2023 saw SA’s new-vehicle market suffer its biggest losses since early 2021. But, fascinatingly, as many as 23 nameplates registered their best performances of the year so far… In November 2023, South Africa’s new-vehicle market suffered its most significant year-on-year losses since the beginning of 2021, with sales...

Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Announced with 330 kW

Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Announced with 330 kW

The high-performance version of the stylish coupe has been announced. Meet the Mercedes-AMG CLE53 with a hybrid 6-cylinder turbo engine! We’ve already seen the Mercedes-Benz CLE, a coupe that blends the C-Class and E-Class in one very pretty package. Now there’s the Mercedes-AMG CLE53, which brings a whole lot...

All-New Suzuki Swift: What to expect

All-New Suzuki Swift: What to expect

The fourth-generation Suzuki Swift has been revealed and we have some details on what’s to come. The current-shape third-generation Suzuki Swift is approaching the end of its current lifecycle, with this generation first landing in SA back in 2018. The Japanese carmaker has been hard at work developing the...

Honda Fit e:HEV Facelifted for 2024

Honda Fit e:HEV Facelifted for 2024

The Honda Fit e:HEV facelift has arrived in South Africa. Here’s a look at how much it costs and what has been updated. The Honda Fit e:HEV is the brand’s most frugal model offered locally in South Africa. Combining the legendary practicality with an updated and more powerful engine,...

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