Filed under: Lamborghini,Crossover,SUV,Luxury,Military,Performance,Road Tests Continue reading 2020 Lamborghini Urus Road Test | How many bags of steer manure can it haul? 2020 Lamborghini Urus Road Test | How many bags of steer manure can it haul? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 15 May 2020 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our …
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Audi A8 L Security is not afraid of speeding bullets or hand grenades
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Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Plants/Manufacturing,McLaren McLaren is looking into various funding options to help the sportscar maker and Formula One team owner negotiate the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesman said on Thursday. Sky News reported that British-based McLaren was seeking to raise up to 275 million pounds ($335.61 million) by borrowing against its …
Read More »Renault to cut Espace minivan and other models as, like partner Nissan, it cuts costs
Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Renault Continue reading Renault to cut Espace minivan and other models as, like partner Nissan, it cuts costs Renault to cut Espace minivan and other models as, like partner Nissan, it cuts costs originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 15 May 2020 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms …
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The concept of zero-carbon transportation may sound like the lunatic ravings of a bearded Vermonter in a Rabbit diesel trailing French-fry fumes, but it’s a long-term planetary imperative that wise and wealthy visionary venture capitalists are investing heavily in right now. Light/Personal Vehicles Battery-electric drive will handle the lightest-duty ground-vehicle …
Read More »What VW’s Performance ‘R’ Brand Has Coming Soon
Jost Capito has accomplished an admirable list of successes in his 36-year career. The head of Volkswagen’s R performance brand spent his younger years racing motorcycles before attending the Technical University of Munich. With his competitive racing background and engineering degree, Capito’s talents afforded him opportunities to develop legendary road-going performance …
Read More »2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo Review: How Is it as a Daily Driver?
If Ferrari PR offered you a 2020 F8 Tributo for the day, would you turn them down? Heck no, and neither did we. MotorTrend contributor Derek Powell already drove the tires off the latest mid-engine 710-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 Ferrari in Italy last fall, including laps on the infamous Pista di …
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If there’s one thing this 1980 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000 might need, would you have suggested more weight? Like, more than 50 percent more weight? When new, this little Italian sedan weighed about 2,500 pounds. Sometime after its sale, this white example that just sold for $11,750 on Bring a …
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The yellow 2012 991 Porsche 911 Carrera S sat parked nose to nose with a Guards Red 2011 997 911 GTS. I’d just bombed in it from Santa Barbara to our test track at the California Speedway in Fontana. Over that approximately 150-mile drive I’d never stopped to consider what …
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