Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 25, 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 Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo Is Excellent And Overpriced 1st Gear: Fewer Americans Believe EVs Are Better For The … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, September 13, 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. The Property Brothers First Car Literally Spoke To Them 1st Gear: Dealers Call Out ‘Rapid Degradation’ Of Stellantis … Read more
Image: Fiat If you hadn’t realized, the 2024 Fiat 500e is already arriving at dealers here in the United States, with the first ones all being painted bright red. Keeping in the brands plans to release special editions like shoe drops, the brand has “dropped” a new special edition. The latest 500e is called the … Read more
Screenshot: Attack Official Movie Channel on YouTube If you’ve ever played Gran Turismo, you probably remember that anything even approaching a one-minute time at Tsukuba Circuit is frickin’ fast. To bop around that track in a tiny little Fiat, on street-legal tires no less, in one minute and seven tenths of a second is nigh … Read more
Even by electric vehicle standards, the original Fiat 500e wasn’t exactly a huge success. The Italian EV was mostly available in California, and sales peaked in 2015 with 6,194 units dropping to 2,250 by 2018. Former CEO Sergio Marchionne also famously claimed the company lost $14,000 on every 500e sold, which meant the less successful … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 21, 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. My Mini Is Getting A Bit Cramped For Me And My Dogs | What Car Should You Buy? … Read more
It’s been more than three years since we first saw the electric Renault 5 Concept. At the time, it wasn’t entirely clear whether or not the reborn 5 would make it to production, but now, it’s officially here. Well, not here as in the U.S. Odds are, we still won’t get the new Renault 5 … Read more
I’ve long said that, despite its appearance and off-road legacy, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is one of the best cars for city driving. The G-wagen has excellent visibility, a manageable footprint and a fantastic driving position, plus it’s fun to quickly whip around and run errands in. Even the new Ford Bronco and Land Rover Defender … Read more
With 1,000 horsepower available, a 9,000-pound curb weight and absolutely massive proportions, the GMC Hummer EV SUV sibling, is arguably too big even for America despite our wide roads and abundant off-street parking. In a more densely populated country with narrow, curvy roads and parking spaces designed more with the Fiat 500 in mind, such … Read more
2024 Fiat 500eImage: Stellantis Stellantis is going to have two one-vehicle brands in the US in 2024: one is Chrysler and the other is Fiat. After an era of seemingly throwing things at the wall to see what sticks, the brand will go back down to selling a single vehicle in the U.S. in the … Read more
