Tuesday, December 3, 2019

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2021 Jaguar F-Type arrives, and it still looks spectacular, Elon Musk 'pedo guy' jurors to be queried about billionaires, Thailand, The time Elon Musk paid $1 million for James Bond submarine car that cost a couple $100 and more...

Dec 03, 2019

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2021 Jaguar F-Type arrives, and it still looks spectacular

The 2021 Jaguar F-Type is officially here, and proportionally, it looks a whole lot like the current F-Type. There's nothing wrong with that, as the F-Type is still one of the best looking cars on sale today. Jaguar didn't want to mess with that winn…

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Elon Musk 'pedo guy' jurors to be queried about billionaires, Thailand

LOS ANGELES — Potential jurors in the defamation trial of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may be excused from the case if they voice strong feelings about billionaires or people who visit Thailand. Jury selection was set to begin on Tuesday in the …

The time Elon Musk paid $1 million for James Bond submarine car that cost a couple $100

Tesla CEO Elon Musk landed himself in court after insulting a diver who criticized his plan to rescue a Thai soccer trapped in a cave using a purpose-built mini submarine. Which reminded us that Musk's interest in submarines started years ago. The s…

Bentley Continental GT commemorating Pikes Peak win is one green machine

Back in June, the Bentley Continental GT set a production-car record for the Pikes Peak hill climb, and now there's a limited edition to celebrate. Maybe the wait was so the brand's Mulliner division could work up a batch of the car's special green p…

Bugatti Chiron Noire only slightly less exclusive than 'La Voiture Noire'

Bugatti has only constructed one La Voiture Noire , the homage to the Jean Bugatti's now-lost 57 SC Atlantic, and as far as we know, Bugatti will only build one. The Molsheim manfuacturer has come up with a way to spread the sheen of The Black Car to …


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2021 Jaguar F-Pace spied getting ready for a significant update

The Jaguar F-Pace is still relatively new to the world — started as a 2017 model year car — but it looks like an update is on the way. These spy shots preview a few new design and styling details coming to the company's luxury crossover. Its shape re…

Iveco and Nikola unveil Tre semi truck in electric and hydrogen forms

CNH Industrial's truck unit Iveco on Tuesday unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Nikola Tre, built in partnership with U.S. startup Nikola Motor Co. The heavy truck will be built for the European market under a deal announced by the two groups …

Hyundai RM19 Track Drive | Goes like Boxster, looks like Veloster

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — The car you see here is not a Veloster. Oh, it looks a lot like one, even with its huge fenders, huger wing and hugest rear splitter. The hatchback profile, general proportions and lighting are the same, and the dashboard su…

Rogue semi tire totals MLB All-Star's McLaren

No, unfortunately, that is is not a rear-mounted spare tire for a rally-inspired McLaren 650S. It's a semi truck tire with a mind of its own that crashed into a McLaren dealership and apparently totaled the innocent supercar Cincinnati Reds All-Star …

Man finds the coyote he hit sitting behind the wheel of his car

An ordinary commute took an entirely unexpected turn for a Canadian man after he hit a 30-pound coyote. While most people would keep going, the unnamed driver stopped, picked up the unconscious animal, and kindly placed it on his car's passenger seat…