Geoge Smith 
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 11, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Karen Fukuhara Is A Very Happy Jeep Owner 1st Gear: Harris, Trump Battle Over Auto Industry On September … Read more
Hennessey dropped a bit of a surprise bomb Tuesday by announcing that it will build — and has already sold — a limited number its Venom F5 supercars with gated manual transmissions dubbed the Venom F5-M (the “M” is for manual, if that wasn’t obvious). Hennessey said it had always wanted to build an “old … Read more
Expanding portfolio in country, Maruti Suzuki on Thursday launched S-CNG variant of its popular Swift with fuel-efficiency of 32.85 km/kg# at an ex-showroom price of Rs 8.19 lakh, said company’s press release. With the new launch, the company is expecting to cements its position as India’s most fuel-efficient premium hatchback in its segment. “With the … Read more
Image: Patrick T. Fallon (Getty Images) Climate change is real and it’s going to make infrastructure around the country even worse than it already is. At least, that’s according to experts who say that a warming planet is going to make bridges crumble. Airlines Have to Pay Up for Poor Service The New York Times … Read more
A. J. Baime has written eight books, one of them being “Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans.” You probably saw the movie version, “Ford vs. Ferrari.” Following two books on U.S. presidents and one on a civil rights activist, he’s back behind the figurative wheel with … Read more
You don’t often hear about disasters befalling the annual luxury gathering that is the Monterey Car Week. However, this year catastrophe struck when a priceless Ford Ghia Probe 1 Concept Car went up in flames leaving the event and now a second multi-million-dollar motor has been destroyed in a fire following the meet. The Kia … Read more
Bentley’s lineup is going through a revolution of hybridization, and the Flying Spur is next as the Crewe team just revealed the latest iteration of its four-door sedan. Specifically, we’re looking at the 2025 Bentley Flying Spur Speed, which Bentley is labeling the fourth generation of this model. It’s so confident in the car’s performance, … Read more
Taxi drivers have been ferrying people around America’s cities for decades with the biggest change to the sector coming when Uber burst onto the scene and made us all rely on our phones to get a ride. Now, the ride hailing app is facing an uncertain future as drivers grapple with increased competition for rides, … Read more
Ford introduced the Ford Tempo and its Mercurized twin, the Topaz, for the 1984 model year. After ten years and well over three million cars produced, the Tempaz was replaced by the Mondeo-based Contour/Mystique. These cars are largely forgotten now and very difficult to find in the boneyards, so I was pleased to run across … Read more
A Purdue University student thought he kicked his way to a two-year car lease for making three field goals in a contest held during the Boilermakers’ season opener in West Lafayette. However, the dealership sponsoring the giveaway later reneged on the deal because of a technical. The final kick – a 40-yarder – left his … Read more
