North Carolina Adds 25 Mustang GTs to its State Police Force
The V-8-powered GTs wearing state trooper liveries will deploy in the coming months across the state.
No, AI Transcriptions Of Bodycam Footage Wont Stop Police Shootings
Axons triangular aperture logo has quickly become a ubiquitous mark on the top right corner of police footage, but the company wants to amplify its role in policing. On Tuesday, the inventors of the Taser launched Draft One, generative AI software intended to transcribe camera audio into police report narratives. Read more...
Dead: The Subaru Legacy
When most people think of Subaru , the Legacy wont be the first car that comes to mind. Theyll picture the WRX , the Forester , or even the Crosstrek first to represent that seven-ish-star badge . Perhaps thats why, after 36 long years in the American market, the Legacy is set to die in 2025. Read more...
Ferrari F40's Front End Ripped Off In Highway Crash by Young Dealer Employee
This won't be cheap to fix.
2025 Lamborghini Urus SE, 2025 Mercedes G-Class: Today's Car News
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Lamborghini has overhauled the Urus for 2025 and added a plug-in hybrid powertrain in the process. The new Urus SE hybrid grade pairs the familiar twin-turbocharged V-8 with a single electric motor for a combined output of 789 hp, resulting in performance that can make a supercar envious. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class has also been updated for 2025...
Nissan's next Armada, Murano reportedly lean toward luxury
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Nissan is close to launching redesigned versions of its Armada and Murano, Automotive News (subscription required) has learned from dealer sources who attended a recent meeting held by the automaker. The vehicles are due by the end of the year, meaning they should arrive as 2025 models in the U.S. The Armada was last redesigned for 2017 while the...
Musk Says You 'Should Not Be An Investor In The Company' If You Don't Believe Tesla Will 'Solve Autonomy'
Tesla had its Q1 earnings call last night , right after releasing news that its profits last quarter fell 55 percent . Not only is that loss a big drop on its own, but its also significantly higher than the 40-percent drop that analysts had estimated ahead of the announcement. Instead of making that the main topic of Read more...
IndyCar Disqualified The Winner Of A Race That Happened 45 Days Ago
The season-opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season , the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, took place on March 10, a month and a half ago. So when IndyCar officials announced the disqualification of Team Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin , as well as a 10-point penalty for Will Power on Read more...
2025 Mini Aceman electric crossover revealed
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Mini on Wednesday took the covers off the third member of its new-generation lineup, the Aceman electric crossover. Measuring just 160 inches long, the subcompact Aceman slots in perfectly between the redesigned 2025 Cooper hatch and redesigned 2025 Countryman crossover, essentially filling in for the discontinued Clubman. It was developed in...
Scuderia Ferrari Partners With Hewlett Packard Because It Hopes To One Day Be As Reliable As A Printer
After decades of sipping from the overflowing chalice that was Marlboro tobacco title sponsorship, Scuderia Ferrari and Philip Morris were forced to part ways when tobacco sponsors were banned from international motorsport in 2011. Of course the partnership continued through backdoor Mission Winnow channels until that Read more...
Lamborghinis New Plug-In Urus Is Its Most Powerful SUV Yet
Electrification is sweeping the luxury car world, with Ferrari adding hybrid power to its models, Maserati rolling out a full electric lineup and Porsche plowing ahead with its own electric ambitions. Now, Lamborghini has turned to plug-in power to create its most powerful SUV ever, the Urus SE. Read more...
2025 Nissan Frontier spied sporting some updates
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Nissan is out testing lightly camouflaged Frontier prototypes, pointing to some updates being developed for the midsize pickup truck. The Frontier was last redesigned for 2022 and the updates may be introduced as soon as the 2025 model year, which would mean a launch late this year or early next is likely. The two prototypes, one that appears to...
You Can Now Buy A Totally Legal Flame-Throwing Robot Dog Because America
You can buy some pretty wild things in America in 2024. Theres fun stuff like an American muscle car that packs more than 1,000 hp , a keychain that lets you hack your neighbors car (sort of), and now a futuristic robot dog armed with tech invented during the first World War . I love the smell of capitalism in the Read more...
Be A Hip Cat And Buy The Original 1950s Superbike
British bike builder Vincents follow up to its already-fast Rapide was the new-for-1948 Black Shadow . This was the bike that invented the concept of the superbike. With 55 horsepower and a top speed of 125 , it was difficult to conceive of humanity ever building a faster motorcycle for public consumption. It was sleek Read more...
These Are Our Readers Go-To Plans For Avoiding Traffic Tickets
We asked readers for their go-to plan for getting out of a traffic ticket earlier this week. The responses were a little surprising, to say the least. There was little to no consensus on anything. Some argued that drivers should never apologize for anything while someone else recommended getting misty-eyed in front of Read more...
2025 Lamborghini Urus SE plug-in hybrid revealed with 789 hp
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Lamborghini will use this week's 2024 Beijing auto show to introduce an updated Urus SUV packing a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Revealed on Wednesday ahead of the formal debut tomorrow in the Chinese capital, the 2025 Urus SE combines the current Urus' twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 with an electric motor for total system output of 789 hp. Order...
2025 BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe and i4 make debut
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
The BMW 4-Series range is undergoing a mid-cycle refresh for 2025, and on Wednesday BMW revealed the updated versions of the 4-Series Gran Coupe hatchback and the related i4 electric vehicle. The reveal follows the debut of the updated 2025 4-Series Coupe and Convertible and the updated 2025 M4 in January. The updates to the 2025 4-Series range...
Tesla Hopes New Models Can Shore Up A 55 Percent Drop In Profits
Good morning! Its Wednesday, April 24, 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. Read more...
These Vehicles Cost The Most To Fill Up At The Pump, According To Consumer Reports
When it comes to actually saving money on gas , youre going to be better off in the long run buying the most fuel-efficient vehicle that you can. If it also happens to cost a lot to fill up, who cares? The amount of money you spend in a year is much more important than how much it costs to fill up at the pump. All Read more...
What's Something You Wish Had Been Taught In Drivers Education?
Every year hundreds of local teens will barely pay attention to their geometry teacher providing summer driving instruction courses. From my personal experience all those years ago, Drivers Ed is mostly concerned with the dangers of drunk driving and what to do at a yellow light. There are so many everyday topics that Read more...
The Mini Aceman Is a Funky-Looking Electric Crossover With 218 HP
The Aceman slots between the Cooper and the Countryman in Minis lineup, but it's unclear whether it'll come to the US.
At $8,995, Does This 2004 Chrysler 300M Measure Up?
Todays Nice Price or No Dice 300M was dubbed the 5-meter car due to its overall length being under that number, allowing it to appeal to European buyers. Lets see how much appeal this still-big American sedan has now. Read more...
Lamborghini Urus Plug-In Hybrid Keeps the V-8 and Adds More Power
The Lamborghini Urus SE gets a transmission-mounted electric motor that, combined with the twin-turbo V-8, delivers 789 horsepower.
2025 BMW M440i Gran Coupe Gets More Power With Mild Hybrid Tech
BMW updated both the i4 and 4 Series Gran Coupe with styling tweaks, new lights, and its latest infotainment system.
Volkswagen ID.Code Concept Has Eyes That Can See You Coming
The Volkswagen ID.Code concept SUV has been developed for China and built to showcase future design and technology for the brand.
The Mercedes G-Class Electric Weighs 6,801 Pounds
The WLTP range is 294 miles but expect the EPA rating to be even lower.
2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology is an electric G-Wagen
Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled an electric version of one of its most iconic models, the G-Wagen. It's dubbed the Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ Technology and the good news is that it looks almost identical to the gas-powered G-Wagen, since on the outside the changes are minimal. On the outside the biggest changes are the slightly raised hood and flared rear wheel arches. The G580 is powered by four individually controlled electric motors located near the wheels. Each motor has 145... [read more]
2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV packs 116-kwh battery, quad-motor powertrain
By news@motorauthority.com (Viknesh Vijayenthiran)
Mercedes-Benz late on Tuesday took the covers off the long-awaited electric G-Class. It rides on a modified version of the gas-powered G-Class' body-on-frame platform, and packs four motors delivering a combined 579 hp. It's official name is G 580 with EQ Technology, and it launches as a 2025 model in the U.S. Sales start in the second half of the...
Electric Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Revealed As The Ultimate Off-Roader
I have always loved the Mercedes-Benz G-Class , and that feeling has increased with every passing year, especially after getting to drive them and moving to LA where theyre as popular as F-150s in Michigan. If I could only drive one car for the rest of my life, it would be a new G-wagen. My personal most anticipated Read more...
The Electric G-Class Has Four Motors and an Insane Amount of Torque
The iconic Gelndewagen goes electric, packing a massive 116-kWh battery that delivers 579 hp and 859 lb-ft of torque.
