Mecum will place under the hammer not one, not two, but three prototypes for the Ferrari LaFerrari at its auction coinciding with August’s 2022 Monterey Car Week. Prototypes are typically destroyed after they’ve fulfilled their purpose but it appears Ferrari sells them on from time to time. In most cases, registering them for road use is…
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Rivian’s R1T electric pickup truck took home our Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2022 award, due mostly to its excellent combination of performance and practicality. But how does its R1S SUV sibling stack up? Find out in our in-depth review. Hyundai’s N performance skunkworks plans to reveal two new models later this month. One of them is expected…
Toyota on Wednesday announced plans to reveal a redesigned Crown on July 15. The announcement comes just weeks after patent drawings depicting a high-riding Toyota sedan (or possibly hatchback) surfaced. The mystery vehicle is rumored to be a high-riding version of the redesigned Crown, to be called a Crown Cross. On a microsite for the redesigned…
I learned nearly as much about the 2023 Rivian R1S electric SUV with a ride in the second row as I did behind the wheel. On an off-road course outside the racetrack at the New York State’s Monticello Motor Club, with this truck’s ground clearance set to a maximum 15.0 inches, another journalist took the wheel. Rather than following the…
Ferrari has provided the first teasing look at its new race car being developed to meet LMH (Le Mans Hypercar) rules, meaning it will be eligible for both the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Ferrari thus far has only announced a commitment to the…
Chrysler plans to go the electric route by 2028 and the 300 sedan reportedly forms part of those plans, or at least a vehicle like it. Chrysler will launch its first electric vehicle in 2025, believed to be a mid-size SUV inspired by the Airflow concept car unveiled earlier this year. The Airflow itself isn’t destined for production. An electric…
The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle, which mixes hatchback and crossover cues, only reached dealerships at the start of the year yet Hyundai is already close to launching a hotter version. The latest spy shots and video show a prototype for what’s likely to be an Ioniq 5 tuned by the Hyundai N performance division, and the debut is tipped to…
America’s Glickenhaus Racing has revealed a striking new livery for its 007 LMH race car that’s currently enjoying its second year in the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship. Glickenhaus fields two cars, both wearing a combination of red, white and black. The new blue and white livery unveiled on Monday adopts the sky blue hue…
Ford recently filed three trademark applications for the Thunder name—one for each of its U.S.-market pickup trucks. It’s a hint that new variants of the F-150, Maverick, and Ranger are on the way. Applications for the F-150, Maverick, and Ranger Thunder have been filed individually with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and…
A redesigned Mini Countryman is due next year as a 2024 model. It’s one of three crossovers Mini has in the works, and we’ve got fresh spy shots and video of a prototype. The folks at Bloodhound Land Speed Record are still keen on breaking the land speed record for a steerable car, a record that currently stands at 763 mph. They’ll need funding…