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About two years ago, GM requested that the NHTSA waive certain safety features that are federally mandated on vehicles that operate in the US. These were features like mirrors, dashboard warning lights, and turn signals designed for a human driver. The petition was to allow GM to build a fleet of no … [Read more...] about GM’s hope of autonomous cars with no controls inside questioned

Audi has unveiled a new plug in hybrid version of its Q5 SUV, the Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro. This new hybrid Q5 comes with a 2.0 litre TFSI turbo petrol engine that produces 252 horsepower, this is combined with an electric engine to give a total of 367 horsepower. The Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro … [Read more...] about Audi Q5 55 TFSI e quattro hybrid SUV announced

BMW has announced some new high-powered versions of its X5 and X7 SUVs, the BMW X5 M50i and BMW X7 M50i. The new M50i engines come with 530 horsepower and are powered by a V8 and come with BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system. The X5 model comes with a 0 to 62 miles per hour time of 4.3 seconds and … [Read more...] about New BMW X5 M50i and X7 M50i SUVs gets official

Mercedes Benz has added a new engine option to its GLE SUV, the new Mercedes GLE 580 4MATIC which is powered by a V8. The SUV comes with a V8 biturbo petrol engine combines with a 48-volt onboard electrical system and starter generator. The car produces 483 horsepower and 516 lb-ft of … [Read more...] about New Mercedes GLE 580 4MATIC comes with a V8 hybrid

The folks over at Car & Driver took a 2020 Toyota Supra over to a dyno to give it a turn and see what sort of power the car puts out. They decided to do this after testing showed the car could run 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and run the quarter mile in 12.3 seconds at 113 mph. Toyota and BMW have a … [Read more...] about Dyno shows Toyota Supra is underrated

Earlier today we saw the new Land Rover Discovery Sport and now Land Rover has released a new video of their latest SUV. The Discovery Sport will come with a choice of engine options including mild hybrids with a new 48-volt MHEV, 3-cylinder PHEV or three- and four-cylinder Ingenium petrol and … [Read more...] about Land Rover Discovery Sport shown off on video

and Rover has unveiled their latest SUV, the Land Rover Discover Sport, the car comes with a new design and a choice of engines. The update Discovery Sport will also offer more efficient electrified engines with a new 48-volt MHEV, 3-cylinder PHEV or three- and four-cylinder Ingenium petrol and … [Read more...] about New Land Rover Discover Sport gets official

Aston Martin has launched a new special edition version of the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera. The car is inspired by the original 1969 Aston Martin DBS from the James Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. This new limited edition Aston Martin DBS Superleggera comes with a 5.2 litre twin … [Read more...] about Special Edition Aston Martin DBS Superleggera revealed

Jeep fans have been wanting a V8 inside the Wrangler for a long time, but as it stands the V6 and turbo four are the only options. A diesel V6 will land at some point, but none of those is a V8. Jeep confirmed that the Hellcat supercharged V8 would fit in the Wrangler/Gladiator, but leaves no room … [Read more...] about Jeep Gladiator has a Hellcat engine and more

BMW has announced some new engine options for the BMW 8 Series coupe and convertible, the car will get a new six cylinder in lite petrol engine which will come with 340 horsepower. This new engine option will come with rear wheel drive like the 840i  and this new engine will be available from … [Read more...] about BMW 8 Series gets new engine options

We recently saw a video of the new Porsche 935 track car and now Porsche has announced that the car will come with a choice of custom liveries. There will be seven different versions available of the custom liveries and Porsche will produce just 77 of these track only cars. The livery … [Read more...] about Porsche 935 gets some custom liveries

Mercedes Benz has unveiled a new experimental safety vehicle, the Mercedes ESF Concept which is based on the Mercedes GLE. This new concept car will be used to test out a wide range of safety functions that the company will use in their future cars. The ESF 2019 stands for the objective of … [Read more...] about Mercedes ESF Concept experimental safety vehicle unveiled