Shane McGlaun

I'm a sucker for orange cars. Kia has a new orange car, and I want one. It's the Special Edition Stinger GTS, and it debuted in New York with a new all-wheel-drive system that has a drift mode.In addition to the bright orange paint, it also has carbon fiber bits and racier looks than the other Stinger models. Drive Mode Select amplifies the rear-biased dynamics of the car … [Read more...] about Stinger GTS Special Edition Packs Drift Mode

Porsche is at the New York Autoshow with the North American debut of the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster. The car has a version of the naturally-aspirated 4.0L flat-six from the GT3 and GT3 RS. In Speedster guise, the engine makes 502hp and 346 lb-ft of torque.That pushes the car to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and to a top speed of 192mph. All that power and torque goes to the rear … [Read more...] about 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster is manual-transmission only with 502hp

Lotus has started to tease a new car model, which will be its first all-new model since 2008. The new car is caleld the Type 130 and is billed as the world's first all-electric British hypercar. Lotus says that the vehicle will carry on its "legendary bloodline" and will be the most "dynamically accomplished Lotus in history."Lotus is playing mum on the specs for the car … [Read more...] about Lotus Teases Type 130 Electric Hypercar

VW has pulled the wraps off a new concept car called the ID. Roomzz at Auto Shanghai. The car is a vision of the zero-emissions SUV of the future with three rows of seats. The seats can have several configurations to transform it into a lounge on wheels.VW says that the EV would use fully automatic Level 4 autonomy to drive in traffic in ID Pilot mode. The seating … [Read more...] about VW ID Roomzz Concept Car Debuts

100 cars isn't that many. The big automakers push that that many or more in a day. 100 cars made is a big deal for BAC with its mono single seat track day beast. It took BAC a decade to hit the 100 cars made a mark.The green and gold ride you see here is Chassis No. 100. The beast appears to be carbon fiber in green with gold BAC lettering. The Mono is a hypercar weighing … [Read more...] about BAC Mono Celebrates 100th Car with Special Edition

GMC has announced that starting in early June buyers of the Sierra truck will be able to get the GMC Sierra CarbonPro Edition at select dealerships. The CarbonPro edition will be offered on the Denali 1500 and the Sierra AT4 1500.The special edition has a CarbonPro bed made of carbon fiber that brings more strength and durability with less weight; the bed is 25% lighter … [Read more...] about GMC’s Slick Denali Truck CarbonPro Bed Lands in June

If the aftermarket that has built up for V8 conversions for the Jeep Wrangler is any indication, the MOPAR V8 fits inside the SUV. Jeep has confirmed that the Hellcat V8 will fit into the Gladiator, which essentially has the front of a Wrangler. The catch is that shoehorning in that Hellcat engine leaves no roomJeep North American head Tim Kuniskis says the Hellcat V8 fits … [Read more...] about No Hellcat V8 for Jeep Gladiator is no surprise

Each April Jeep has the annual Jeep Easter Safari in Utah. This is an event for Jeep fans to get off-road and each year Jeep brings some sweet concepts with it. This year the Safari is all about trucks with the Gladiator finally launching.One thing that many Gladiator fans wished for was a shorter two-door version, and this concept shows precisely that. This Jeep J6 is a … [Read more...] about Jeep J6 Concept is what 2-door Gladiator fans wanted

Someone should tell Nissan that the way to gain share in the booming mid-size truck market isn't to create a "new" Frontier truck and stick with the same old platform that has been around since 2005. That is precisely what Nissan is reportedly doing. The next Frontier will use the same F-Alpha platform used now.The good news is that the truck will get new styling and a new … [Read more...] about Next Nissan Frontier to get new style and engine but use the same platform

Bentley has unveiled a new version of the Bentayga V8 SUV. This version is called the Design Series and its all about style. It has fancy Palladium Gray wheels that have self-leveling Bentley logos. That means the "B" badge is always upright so those you pass can be sure to read it.The Design Series also gets new interior finishes with duotone color schemes including Pillar … [Read more...] about Fancy Bentley Bentayga Design Series Debuts

The BMW M760i packs a massive V12 engine under the hood. The challenge with the V12 engine is making it green enough to meet emissions and fuel economy standards. Speculation suggested that the BMW V12 might be discontinued.The automaker has now announced that the V12 it uses will be around at least through 2023. This comes after both Audi and Mercedes announced that their … [Read more...] about BMW plans to keep V12 around through 2023

A rumor is going around about the next generation Ford Mustang expected in 2026-2029 model year. The problem for fans is that the car is rumored to get much larger and share a platform with the Explorer. That would make the Mustang the size of a Dodge Challenger and much heavier than it is now.The new Stang is said to use the codename S650, and a heavier, bigger car is bad … [Read more...] about Next-Gen Ford Mustang rumor is bad news for fans