This $13,000 Cadillac ELR Might Be The PHEV Deal Of The Year

This ,000 Cadillac ELR Might Be The PHEV Deal Of The Year

The ELR coupe was Cadillac’s first attempt at a plug-in hybrid — the second being the equally rare CT6 PHEV — and it was a spectacular flop. Only on the market for three years, only 2,958 ELRs were ever made. Now, more than eight years after the last ELR rolled off the production line, they’re … Read more

WEC Grid Will Be Air Freighted To Europe To Avoid Houthi Rebels

WEC Grid Will Be Air Freighted To Europe To Avoid Houthi Rebels

Image: Porsche In light of what the series is politely calling “the geopolitical situation in the Red Sea,” the FIA World Endurance Championship will be sending the full grid of 37 cars, plus all related equipment, by air instead of slower and far less expensive sea freight. The “situation” is that Houthi rebels in the … Read more

Elon Musk endorsed Jeremy Sylestine for Travis County DA, lost Tuesday

Elon Musk endorsed Jeremy Sylestine for Travis County DA, lost Tuesday

Tesla CEO Elon Musk photographed in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022. The electric vehicle firm has also made forays into battery storage. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk’s pick to be district attorney of Texas’ Travis County lost on Tuesday, hours after the Tesla CEO sent a companywide email urging employees … Read more

M&M promoter group entity initiates sale of shares; sale will reduce promoters’ stake to 18.57% from 19.32%

M&M promoter group entity initiates sale of shares; sale will reduce promoters’ stake to 18.57% from 19.32%

Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra’s promoter group entity Prudential Management and Services Pvt Ltd (PMSL) has initiated a secondary sale of shares in the company as the “family is looking for liquidity for specific needs”, the automobile manufacturer said in a filing with the stock exchanges on Wednesday. The company made the filing as a clarification … Read more

Everybody Stop Making Cars, The Perfect One Already Exists

Everybody Stop Making Cars, The Perfect One Already Exists

Photo: Facebook Marketplace For centuries, humanity has labored to answer one evasive question: What’s the best car? Is it something sleek and luxurious, something comfortable and capable, or something stripped-down and built for speed? Well, as it turns out, the answer is none of the above. The best car is a pink Suzuki Sidekick. Thanks … Read more

Lamborghini applies to trademark ‘Huracan STJ’ for another limited edition

Lamborghini applies to trademark ‘Huracan STJ’ for another limited edition

When Lamborghini showed the 60th anniversary Huracans at Milan Fashion Week last April, automaker CEO Stephan Winkelmann said “The special editions of the Huracán not only celebrate the 60th anniversary of our brand, but also give our customers maybe the last chance to purchase an otherwise sold-out V10-powered Lamborghini.” We wrote at the time that … Read more

An Antique Mercedes You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Just Sold For $12 Million

An Antique Mercedes You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Just Sold For  Million

Image: Gooding&Company I’ll admit that even as a car enthusiast, some parts of automotive history escape me. A big gray area for me is pre-WWII stuff; early automotive history. While I’d be hard-pressed to name some of the more obscure models from this time, one car from the period I never even knew existed just … Read more