As it ran late with the production of its 2024 launch car, Williams started the season with a chassis that was significantly overweight.And while Williams had already taken 14kg out of the car over the off-season, its 2024 FW46 was still four, five-tenths per lap slower than it should have been. A revised floor and other…
We miss the Honda Fit. We really do. It was an inexpensive subcompact, sure, but it was also so much better than it had any right to be, and it more or less made the competition irrelevant. There were less-expensive alternatives, but they just didn’t havethe level of charm, practicality and refinement of the Fit….
Filed under: Green,Electric Continue reading Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 15 Jun 2024 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
A woman in Knoxville, Tennessee had to turn to a local news station’s “Help Me” consumer affairs guy after a used car dealership sold her Ford Taurus out from under her after she brought it in for repairs. If that wasn’t bad enough, months later, the car was still registered in her name. For just…
There have been some awesome inventions in the world of science fiction over the years. Whether it’s the Tardis from “Dr Who” and its miraculous traveling abilities or the teleporting talents of the protagonists in “Jumper,” sci-fi has a knack for dreaming up marvelous modes of transport. Now, however, scientists… Read more…
Sometimes a song cover is better than the original. Tracks like Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along The Watchtower,” Grace Mitchell’s “Maneater,” or Daddy Issues’ “Boys of Summer” (no, not the Ataris version) all improve on their source material in some way. Today, we ask: What’s the automotive equivalent? – Amber DaSilva Read… Read more…
Dealers are almost universally shitty. From car buying to service, only a dealership could suck on multiple fronts. Often dealers won’t take any responsibility for their horrible service and behavior, either. Take what one Acura Integra Type S owner is going through with his local dealership, for example. – Lawrence… Read more…
Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Electric Continue reading Big oil and ethanol interests sue to block Biden’s clean-air and EV push Big oil and ethanol interests sue to block Biden’s clean-air and EV push originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Filed under: Government/Legal,Ford,Volkswagen,Transportation Alternatives,Autonomous Vehicles,Electric Continue reading Robot cars get a big push in China’s cities Robot cars get a big push in China’s cities originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 15 Jun 2024 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Filed under: Weird Car News,Tesla,Emerging Technologies Continue reading Musk thanks Tesla faithful for his pay deal by spinning a tale of trillion-dollar robots Musk thanks Tesla faithful for his pay deal by spinning a tale of trillion-dollar robots originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 15 Jun 2024 07:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use…
