MALIBU, Calif. – The sun is shining, the air is cool, the roof is off and the beltline is low. We’re surrounded in every direction by atypically green mountains in this remote corner of the Santa Monica Mountains. Oh, and the windshield’s down, sealing the deal on the most back-to-basics, horse-like transportation experience possible. Of … Read more
Photo: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) The Boeing 737 Max door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 has put the aircraft manufacturer and its newest plane under intense scrutiny. The incident has also brought several figures from 2019, after the pair of Max crashes that killed 346 people, back into the public eye. Driving … Read more
And now for something completely different: cars being launched off the deck of a Navy aircraft carrier into a river. Well, not cars per se, but massive, heavy slabs of steel that roll on four wheels — what the Navy calls “vehicles” — designed to emulate the weight of actual fixed-wing aircraft being launched from … Read more
Mahindra has unveiled a new version of its popular SUV, the Thar. The new Mahindra Thar Earth Edition is inspired by the Thar Desert and features a unique Desert Fury satin matte paint scheme. Priced between Rs 15.40 lakh and Rs 17.60 lakh (ex-showroom), the Thar Earth Edition will be available in four variants of … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its investigation into the second Starship test flight, which SpaceX performed on November 18, 2023. With the inquiry concluded, SpaceX is now on track to advance its program, pending the necessary fixes. Driving The 2024 TX 500h F SPORT In NYC | Quick Drive Orbital Test Flight 2 … Read more
Hitting the one-year mark for a new McLaren hardtop model means it’s time for a convertible version. The timeline got fudged with the Artura, the hardtop delayed a tad while McLaren worked out some technical issues. But here we are, the Artura Spider not only packing a clear view to the sky, but 19 more … Read more
Czech carmaker Skoda Auto plans to enter the mass market of electric vehicles segment in India, for which it is exploring all options, including partnerships with local companies for economies of scale, company’s management board member Martin Jahn said on Wednesday. The company is gearing up to enter the electric vehicles segment in India this … Read more
Elon Musk is not a man who is known for doing the right thing, but since a broken clock is still right twice a day, he may be doing just that. The Tesla CEO said that he would “make things good” with the black-owned bakery in San Jose, California that the automaker royally screwed over. … Read more
Shares of legacy automakers have outpaced their electric counterparts over the last few weeks, as investors respond to company decisions to prioritize higher-margin, gas-powered models, hybrids and plug-in hybrids instead of pure battery vehicles. Automakers, including Ford Motor, General Motors, Mercedes, have scaled back on their ambitious EV plans. Electric vehicle demand has slowed of … Read more
Power Wheels are an important part of any car enthusiast’s childhood. I had one, and I’m sure you had one too, but every now and then they need a little sprucing up. That’s exactly what’s going on with this Power Wheels Jeep project I stumbled across on Instagram. Mitchell Slaggert’s Rainbow-Colored Jeep Wrangler According to … Read more
