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The Nürburgring sports complex features perhaps the world’s best-known racetracks and testing grounds. Companies looking to design world-class hypercars often take models and prototypes to Nürburgring to test their mettle. And it turns out, the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar has mettle in spades. The hypercar recently set a record breaking 6:35.183 lap. No other production sports car has achieved a faster time. The AMG One moniker is a simple albeit it accurate label. Right now, this hypercar is arguably number one not just in the Mercedes lineup, but arguably in the world. This supercar cranks out more than 1,000 horsepower and…
The Tesla Model S is one of the most rewarding all-electric experiences around – especially if you pay company car tax. And perhaps surprisingly, while it’s loaded with digital technology and has a futuristic feel, the Model S is roomy and practical too. Autopilot ‘self-driving’ features are among the Tesla talking points, but the Model S has proved itself as far more than a geeky toy for early adopters. It offers a luxurious, serene and relaxing experience for drivers and passengers, with a roomy cabin and wide-opening tailgate helping to make it easy to live with. It’s not a hugely involving…
A Ram extended-range EV will help run faster than regulations. Lightyear opens the waitlist for its $40,000 model. Goodyear shows a tire that’s 90% sustainable. This and more, here at DriftBreath Reports. While Ford and GM are aiming to make electric trucks and gasoline ones in the years ahead, Stellantis plans that plus a range-extended electric truck from Ram. And as Stellantis’ CEO told DriftBreath Reports, it’s part of a need to “run faster than regulations.” Lightyear has opened the waitlist for its $40,000 Lightyear 2 solar car, which is due in 2025, with the U.S. targeted as one of…
The last Editors’ Picks collection of 2022 consists of picks from three different segments. We recently got our first shot at the 2023 Genesis G90, which instantly found a warm place in our heart. Plus, a couple of favorites from years past came through. Look out for even more ratings come the new year as a ton of fresh metal comes onto the market. Tons of totally new EVs and sports cars may have hit the streets in 2022, but there are even more new and exciting cars coming. In case you missed our previous Editors’ Picks posts, here’s a…
An electric powertrain allows for a lot more possibilities for improving low-speed maneuverability, as Hyundai recently demonstrated. The automaker’s Hyundai Mobis mobility-tech division has developed a hardware set called “e-corner” that allows a vehicle’s individual wheels to rotate up to 90 degrees. The system was first shown in 2021, and the general concept dates back to 2018, but Hyundai Mobis has now applied it to a Hyundai Ioniq 5 to show its potential. Hyundai Mobis e-corner module With e-corner, the Ioniq 5 can crab sideways like a GMC Hummer EV, turn in place much like the “tank turn” maneuver exhibited…
Ford’s F-150 is about to come in for an update, its first since its 2021 redesign. Prototypes for the updated model have been spotted ahead of a likely debut later this year. The new truck should be introduced for the 2024 model year. Camouflage gear on prototypes spotted testing point to new designs for the lights at both ends. A revised grille can also clearly be seen on one of the testers. Heavy camo at the rear also suggests Ford will finally offer a multi-function tailgate on the F-150 with this update. Some patent drawings filed by Ford a year…
T.M. Detwiler Back when cars only had three manual speeds and reverse, the possibility of mixing up the gears was minimal. At least you had a one in four chance of getting it right. But after the popularization of the automatic transmission in the 1950s, the controls for gear selection became a question of both design and ergonomics.In 1971, the Department of Transportation mandated automatics use the PRNDL—say “prindle”—layout. The impetus of this law, like so many automotive regulations, stemmed from the 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed, in which Ralph Nader called out General Motors, Studebaker, and Rambler for…
Over the past two months, I’ve had two chances to take a Ford Lightning for a quick spin — once around the scenic village of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (which you probably know as the home of the famed Road America racetrack) — and once around the block in a part of Chicago dotted with strip malls.I wasn’t going to write about my experience, because these short drives aren’t as informative as a full day of driving on a press trip or a week-long press loan, and because our own Matt Guy had covered the first-drive event for us. I initially…
Porsche is offering buyers of the 2023 911 Dakar the chance to dress up their rugged sports cars in one of a handful of liveries inspired by designs used on Porsche rally cars that competed in events like the East African Safari Rally and Dakar Rally in the 1970s and 1980s. One of these is the Rallye Design Package, which features the popular Rothmans livery worn by the 911-based 953 rally cars that were successful in the Dakar Rally in the 1980s. The Rothmans livery was shown on a 911 Dakar during the car’s world debut last November at the…
VerdictPeugeot’s updates to the e-2008 have focused on what buyers want and need at this level of the market: more range. It’s a small but useful gain and it’s great to see the brand acting on experience to boost this small electric SUV’s appeal. However, the so-so ride, frustratingly sluggish infotainment system and a shortage of rear-seat space (albeit with a big boot) still peg this Peugeot back to the same result as it achieved initially. We’re certainly grateful for the extra range and the added flexibility it brings, though.Range remains one of the biggest deciding factors for electric car…