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2022 Hyundai Elantra N spy photos show big brakes, big-ish wing

With the fully redesigned 2021 Hyundai Elantra sedan , the Korean car company is giving it a new performance focus. It's starting with an N Line turbo model this year , and based on these spy photos, there's a full-fledged N coming after. Even with the…

Jeep previews 2022 Grand Wagoneer again — plus the plug-in hybrid Wrangler 4xe

Jeep will soon expand its lineup by resurrecting the Grand Wagoneer nameplate and taking the Wrangler into plug-in hybrid territory for the first time. It released two short videos to preview both models. Posted on Twitter, the 15-second Grand Wagon…

What's hiding beneath this mystery BMW M8 mule?

Spy photos of a mystery BMW M8 mule being tested at the Nürburgring could be our first glance at BMW's rumored 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid. The demise of BMW's mid-engine i8 plug-in hybrid with no news of a direct replacement led us to wonder what …

2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata powered by a Jaguar-sourced V6 for sale

Cars & Bids, a relatively new site that specializes in auctioning modern enthusiast cars, is selling a 2002 Mazda MX-5 Miata. While that's hardly unusual, this example lost its four-cylinder engine and gained a Jaguar-sourced V6. Pulling a 3.0-l…

This is McLaren's new carbon fiber tub it will use for future hybrid supercars

Look! It's a big hunk of carbon fiber! Specifically, it's McLaren's new hunk of carbon fiber, and it's high tech to the max. McLaren says this new structure will be the basis of all hybrid supercars it produces in the future, with the first of those …

2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S has more performance, and it'll cost you more, too

The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe brings a lot of improvements over its predecessor, especially with performance. But those improvements will cost you. The new model starts at $117,050 with destination charge. That's just over $3,000 more than the…

Scout Kenai truck camper completes the lightweight trio

Scout Campers plans to make its name with lightweight luxury pickup campers packaging thoughtful amenities and innovative solutions for the everyday needs during a bug-out. The new brand started with its mid-sized Olympic, followed that with the comp…

Elon Musk hints of jump in battery capacity ahead of Tesla Battery Day

SEOUL — Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years. "400 Wh/kg *with* high cycle life, produced in volume (not …

YouTuber built his own DIY version of Tesla's Cyberquad

Remember the ridiculous unveiling of Tesla's fabled Cybertruck ? The one where the truck's "Armor Glass" windows were broken in a demo gone wrong? You may also remember that Tesla announced a "Cyberquad" as a sort of accessory to go with the truck. It…

Porsche Drive subscription service expands, adds new tiers

Porsche announced early Tuesday that its subscription service, now dubbed "Porsche Drive," is getting an overhaul. Soon, customers in Los Angeles will be able to join the multi-vehicle subscription service Porsche started back in November 2017 with a…

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