Category: Automotive

Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise

Why be normal when you can let your freak flag fly at the Dream Cruise? Here are some of the most, um, interesting sights Saturday on Woodward. He’s a mean one All the gearheads on Woodward liked the Dream Cruise a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Cruiseville, did not. Riding sidesaddle… Continue reading Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise

Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise

For car-crazy people, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s biggest candy store. For the 27th time, an estimated 40,000 hot rods, retro mods and just plain odds rumbled along 16 miles of M-1 from Ferndale to Pontiac. Here are some of the coolest rides spotted Saturday at the Dream Cruise. 24-karat magic Carl Wilson’s… Continue reading Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise

Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash

Woodstock, Ga. — Ford Motor Co. plans to appeal a $1.7 billion verdict against the automaker after a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, a company representative said Sunday. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in the yearslong civil case involving what the… Continue reading Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash

China’s NEV market to see rapid expansion in 2022-2026: report

A technician instructs a driver how to operate super-charging equipment in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, in July. [Photo by HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] BEIJING — China’s new-energy vehicle (NEV) market is expected to expand rapidly during the 2022-2026 period, a report from the global market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) showed. The country’s NEV market… Continue reading China’s NEV market to see rapid expansion in 2022-2026: report

@VW Group: The ‘birthplace’ of the Cayenne: why Porsche chose Leipzig005578

Twenty years ago, on 20 August 2002, the new plant in Leipzig was officially opened. That same day, the first Cayenne rolled off the production line. It was the beginning of a great success story in two respects, yet other plans had also been considered originally. In 1998, when Porsche laid the foundation for building… Continue reading @VW Group: The ‘birthplace’ of the Cayenne: why Porsche chose Leipzig005578

@VW Group: Porsche 911 GT3 RS celebrates 50 years of Carrera RS 2.7005577

19/08/2022 The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS made its first in-person appearance today at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, only two days after its digital world premiere. The show car – customized by the GT Model Line and Style Porsche – is a tribute to the 1972 911 Carrera RS 2.7. Additionally, as announced by… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche 911 GT3 RS celebrates 50 years of Carrera RS 2.7005577

@VW Group: The friendship car005576

Pearl Pink Metallic really comes into its own in the morning sun. We scan nearly every millimetre of the unique paint job, which can appear pink, a pearlescent rose, or Sahara-, Cashmere- or Ceramic Beige depending on the light. Suddenly an arrow-shaped shadow starts flitting across the silhouette, over and over. We look to the… Continue reading @VW Group: The friendship car005576

@VW Group: Mastering the Nordschleife with hydrogen005575

18/08/2022 In a study, Porsche Engineering has examined the potential of hydrogen combustion engines. The result is a high-performance powertrain with emissions at the same level as ambient air. Different powertrain solutions, including hybrid systems, electric drives and efficient combustion engines are currently all being developed in parallel for use in future vehicles. Hydrogen represents… Continue reading @VW Group: Mastering the Nordschleife with hydrogen005575