Yearly Archives: 2017
Polestar 1 teaser reveals its Volvo Concept Coupe inspiration
Polestar has been releasing teasers aka puzzle pieces of its new model leading up to its debut this week. Now Polestar has released the last piece of the puzzle, which reveals the rear of the Polestar 1, which is going to debut tomorrow. As expected the Polestar 1 will be an electric coupe and even though Polestar has broken off...
Toyota Concept-i Series can interpret your emotions
Following the debut of the Concept-i earlier this year at CES, Toyota has now unveiled two more Concept-i models that now expand the concepts into a series. The Concept-i Series now includes the Concept-i Ride and the Concept-i Ride. The Concept-i Ride is smaller than the original Concept-i with a footprint that is aimed more for an urban environment. It...
2019 Audi A7 teased ahead of its debut on Thursday
Audi is going to reveal the next-generation 2019 Audi A7 Sportback on Thursday, but Audi has been kind enough to release a teaser of the new A7 on Twitter. The single teaser image shows off the A7 Sportback's profile, which has a shape that is similar to the current generation. The rest of the design details are expected to be...
Jaguar Land Rover is planning a range of hardcore SVX models
Following the debut of the 2019 Land Rover Discovery SVX, Jaguar Land Rover has revealed that it is working on a range of hardcore off-road ready models that will all wear the SVX badge. The Land Rover will make more hardcore off-road models, like the Discovery SVX and even an SVX version of the upcoming Land Rover Defender, but don't...
Cadillac Super Cruise Review
In a few years we'll see the introduction of several self-driving cars that will forever change the way we get from point A to point B, but what options are there today to make your daily commute a little less tedious? Over the last year or two several automakers have introduced new driver assistance technology, like adaptive cruise control...
2018 Jeep Wrangler owner’s manual leaks online
The next-generation 2018 Jeep Wrangler (JL) is literally the worst kept secret for the 2018 model year. After leaked photos, leaked NHTSA documents and even a few early tidbits of info, we now have a leaked owner’s manual for the new 2018 Wrangler. The leaked owner’s manual/ user guide is brought to us by JL Wrangler Forums, the site that...
Toyota to begin testing Project Portal fuel cell semi truck
While Tesla is intent on introducing an electric semi truck, Toyota is also testing a zero emissions semi truck that uses a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. Toyota is set to begin testing its new Project Portal zero-emissions truck later this month around the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Project Portal heavy-duty truck concept generates more than 670...
Mazda is bringing back the rotary engine, but there’s a catch
Ever since the RX-8 left us in 2012, Mazda fans have been hoping that a new model would be introduced with the legendary rotary engine. After several rumors and even a few teasers, it looks like Mazda's rotary engine is close to making a comeback, but it won't be under the hood of a new RX model. Mazda's rotary engine...
Polestar teases its new model again
Polestar has released another teaser of its new model on YouTube, but this teaser doesn't really show more than the previous teasers. Rather than reveal more of its first model, since separating from Volvo, Polestar talks about everything that the car isn't. "Our relentless focus on details, always putting our product first, is grounded in a design philosophy where state...
Tesla fired hundreds of employees this week, but why?
This week Tesla quietly fired anywhere from a few hundred to up to 1,000 employees, which included associates, team leaders and supervisors. Tesla says that the people were let go as a result of an annual review. One former employee gave a few more details into what happened, "It's about 400 people ranging from associates to team leaders to supervisors....
