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2019 VW Arteon pricing starts at $36,840
The 2019 VW Arteon is finally here and VW has announced the pricing, which starts at $36,840, for the front-wheel drive SE model, including the destination fees. If you want all-wheel drive, the base SE 4Motion starts at $38,640. The 2019 VW Arteon will be offered in four trim levels: SE, SEL, and SEL Premium. The sporty R-Line appearance package...
2019 Ram HD Lone Star edition is only for Texas
Ram has unveiled the 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty Lone Star at the DFW Auto Show in Dallas, Texas. The Ram HD Lone Star edition is a special "Texas Only" truck. “First and foremost, the Ram Heavy Duty Lone Star edition is a powerful, hard-working truck that meets the demands of Texas truck buyers,” said Reid Bigland, Head...
McLaren creates a Senna out of almost 500k Lego bricks
In 2017 McLaren teamed up with Lego to create a McLaren 720S entirely out of Lego bricks and now it's followed it up with a Lego version of the McLaren Senna. The Lego-fied version of the McLaren Senna is a fully scale model made out of 467,854 Lego bricks, which is almost 200,000 more bricks than were used to create...
Bentley Continental GT heads to Pike Peak to set production car record
In June, Bentley hopes to set a new production car record with the Bentley Continental GT at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Bentley hopes that the V12-powered Continental GT will come out ahead on the 12.42-mile, 156-corner course in Colorado Springs. Besides the 626 horsepower engine, Bentley has also tapped two-time champion, Rhys Millen to pilot the Continental GT...
VW I.D. Lounge concept will preview an electric flagship SUV in Shanghai
Volkswagen will reportedly preview a future flagship electric SUV next month at the Shanghai Motor Show. Dubbed the I.D. Lounge concept, the electric concept SUV is a preview of VW's Tesla Model X rival. VW hasn't released any teasers yet of the I.D. Lounge concept, but the production version will offer three rows of seats and it's expected to launch...
Jaguar J-Pace flagship SUV to arrive in 2021
A new report claims that Jaguar has given the green light to a new flagship SUV, called the J-Pace, which will arrive in 2021. The Jaguar J-Pace will also be an electrified model that's based on Jaguar Land Rover's new MLA platform. According to Autocar, the Jaguar J-Pace is coming in about two years. When it arrives, the J-Pace will...
Hyundai Tucson N Line adds a sportier touch
Hyundai is giving the Tucson a bit more sport with the introduction of the Tucson N Line, which is the first SUV to get the N Line treatment. The Hyundai Tucson N Line is adds more than just a few styling upgrades, since its steering and suspension have also been tweaked a bit to make it a little more fun...
VW has no plans for a Beetle EV, it’s dead for good
The VW Beetle will officially set off into the sunset at the end of the 2019 model year and although there have been reports that it could be revived in the future as an EV, VW has killed those reports. Motor Trend recently got to spend some time with Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, where he shed some...
Volvo plans to use in-car cameras to detect if you’re intoxicated
Volvo is continuing with its future goal of making sure that no one dies in its cars in the near future with the deployment of new tech that can detect if a driver is intoxicated or distracted. To detect if a driver is intoxicated or distracted, Volvo will soon start installing in-car cameras and other sensors that monitor the driver....
2019 Audi A6 and Q8 receive top IIHS safety ratings
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced its latest test results for the 2019 Audi A6 and Q8 models. The 2019 Audi A6 received its highest safety rating, Top Safety Pick+, while the Q8 SUV received the lower Top Safety Pick rating. Both the A6 and Q8 earn good ratings in all six IIHS crashworthiness tests. The A6 is...
