Yearly Archives: 2017
Tesla Model S travels 670 miles to set EV record
The Tesla Model S 100D recently set a driving range record a few days ago. Tesla Owners Italia completed a 27 hour drive in a Tesla Model S 100D where it was able to drive 669.83 miles on a single charge. Of course the caveat here is that the Model S averaged only 25 mph. The Model S 100D has...
2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country – Review
It started with the wagon and then the minivan took over, which was then replaced by the SUV as the preferred family vehicle. Now could wagons be on the verge of a come back? Mercedes-Benz recently introduced a new E-Class Wagon and Volvo also revamped its large wagon. But over the next year, we’ll have wagons from Porsche, Buick...
Nissan Leaf platform to spawn new Terra crossover EV
We're now a month away until the debut of the new 2018 Nissan Leaf, but we already have a bit of news about Nissan's second electric car. Nissan has already confirmed that it's working on a new electric crossover and now it's being reported that it could be named the Terra. According to Autocar, Nissan recently filed paperwork to trademark...
Watch a McLaren 720S made of Legos come to life
It took over 2,000 hours to do, but McLaren managed to build a unique 720S that is entirely made of 280,000 Lego bricks. The life size McLaren 720S debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed just over a month ago and now McLaren has released a video of the process. While the McLaren 720S was made out of almost 300k...
Tesla drops the Model X price to $79,500
Tesla has made the Tesla Model X crossover a little more attainable thanks to a slightly lower price. The Model X now starts $3,000 lower at $79,500. At that price, the Model X is now only $5,000 more than the Model S. "When we launched Model X 75D, it had a low gross margin. As we've achieved efficiencies, we are...
2018 VW Atlas receives Top Safety Pick rating
Volkswagen has announced that the 2018 Atlas has received the Top Safety Pick rating from the IIHS. The Atlas missed out on the coveted Top Safety Pick + rating, since its headlights received a marginal rating. The 2018 Atlas earned the top “Good” ratings in the five IIHS crash tests: frontal impact moderate overlap, frontal impact small overlap, side impact,...
Watch the Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special set a record at the Nürburgring
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special recently set a new lap record for a four-door sedan at the 12.8-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, achieving a time of 6:57.5. The special WRX STI was driven by Richie Stanaway and now Subaru has released a video of the record setting lap. Subaru says that the WRX STI Type RA...
VW teases the 2018 T-Roc with its “surprising progressive design”
Volkswagen is going to reveal the 2018 T-Roc compact crossover later this month. VW has keep most of the T-Roc's details under wraps, but we do have a batch of new teasers. Volkswagen says that the T-Roc's exterior will feature a “surprising progressive design.” The T-Roc will be based on VW's MQB platform with a range of turbocharged gasoline and...
Toyota and Mazda to build new U.S. plant
Today Toyota and Mazda are expanding on their partnership with a new agreement that will see the two companies build a new plant in the U.S. and collaborate on the development of EV and connected car technologies. The new plant will produce the Corolla and new Mazda crossovers. Toyota and Mazda originally formed a collaboration in 2015 and now the two...
Toyota 86 to race in the Pirelli World Challenge
Toyota has announced that a special Toyota 86 is heading to the Pirelli World Challenge this month. Toyota Motorsport’s GmbH (TMG) 86 Cup Car will make its debut in the racing series at Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah, August 11-13. Entered in the TCA class, the 86 Cup Car will do battle in the PWC’s double-header race weekend and...
