Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Good morning! It’s Monday, September 30, 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. Paulina Porizkova Had Two Toyota 4Runners Stolen Back-to-Back 1st Gear: Chinese Car Ban Could Cut Car Sales And … Read more

Renault Doesn’t Even Trust Renault To Build Competitive Formula 1 Engines

Renault Doesn’t Even Trust Renault To Build Competitive Formula 1 Engines

Image: Alpine F1 Team Renault’s near-non-stop participation in Formula 1, which began in 1977, has been tumultuous, to say the least. While the company handed over its entry in the sport to sub-brand Alpine in 2021, the yellow diamond brand has been a powertrain supplier to no fewer than 12 teams in that time. Currently … Read more

FBI Raids Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Over Allegations It Stole Secrets From IndyCar Rival

FBI Raids Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Over Allegations It Stole Secrets From IndyCar Rival

In This Story While we’re no stranger to the sight of stewards probing cars at a race meet, one things that’s a bit stranger to see is hordes of officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raiding a race team. That’s exactly what happened earlier this week when the FBI probed the offices of Rahal … Read more

Almost 800,000 Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks Probed Over Engine Fires

Almost 800,000 Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks Probed Over Engine Fires

Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 12, 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. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review 1st Gear: Engine Fires Reported In Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks After Stellantis … Read more

Genesis Is Going Racing At Le Mans

Genesis Is Going Racing At Le Mans

Image: FIA WEC Upmarket Hyundai sub-brand Genesis is becoming a real grown-up automotive brand and finally kicking off its own major international racing team. While Hyundai has been doing the yeoman’s job racing in TCR and WRC, Genesis has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for its turn at the big leagues. This week the … Read more

Aston Martin Just Signed F1’s Most Successful Car Designer

Aston Martin Just Signed F1’s Most Successful Car Designer

This has been a big year for monumental team changes in Formula 1. We kicked things off with Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for 2025, then it was announced that Audi was bringing Mattia Binotto in as team principal for its F1 effort. Now, Aston Martin has played its ace by revealing that it’s signed … Read more

Aston Martin Vanquish Returns Longer And More Powerful Than Ever Before

Aston Martin Vanquish Returns Longer And More Powerful Than Ever Before

While Lamborghini was working on a new hybrid flagship and Rimac was making its electric hypercar even faster, Aston Martin was busy eking even more power from its V12 motor and fitting it into a brand new Vanquish. I Need A Sleek And Fast Car To Replace My Aging Aston Martin | WCSYB? That’s right, … Read more

What’s The Best Entry-Level Sports Car You Can Buy Right Now?

What’s The Best Entry-Level Sports Car You Can Buy Right Now?

What if today, the answer wasn’t Miata? Photo: Mazda I’ll be the first to admit that I love a ridiculous supercar. There’s something joyous about the roaring V12 you hear from an Aston Martin or the over the top stylings of an immaculate Lamborghini. But that doesn’t mean that all the fun is reserved for … Read more

Dirtbags Steal Race Team Rig Packed With $1.5 Million Worth Of Porsches

Dirtbags Steal Race Team Rig Packed With .5 Million Worth Of Porsches

Image: Rennsport One Racing Following the most recent round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season at Virginia International Raceway, the Rennsport One team packed the truck full of four Porsche race cars, and all the associated gear, and headed back to their South Florida race shop. On Sunday at 3 a.m. thieves broke into … Read more

Aston Martin unveils new Vantage: A Rs 3.99 crore marvel of power and luxury

Aston Martin unveils new Vantage: A Rs 3.99 crore marvel of power and luxury

Aston Martin on Thursday launched the latest addition to its iconic lineup—the new Vantage, priced Rs 3.99 crore (ex-showroom). In addition this, customers can get their cars customized by with extra charges. Deliveries for this sports car is expected to start by last quarter of 2024. The new Vantage boasts a 665PS/800Nm output from its … Read more