Compact Crossovers Earn IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK Status The 2023 Sportage and Sportage Hybrid have been awarded the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) award. The designation applies to the Sportage and Sportage Hybrid when equipped with LED projector headlights, and also makes the Sportage the ninth Kia vehicle to… Continue reading @Hyundai: 2023 Kia Sportage and Sportage Hybrid earn 2022 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award
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@FCA: Dodge Challenger ‘Last Call’ No. 7 Special-edition Model Set Back
Dodge Challenger ‘Last Call’ No. 7 Special-edition Model Set Back September 26, 2022 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Dodge today announced that the introduction of the brand’s seventh and final 2023 “Last Call” commemorative edition model has been set back. The car’s debut had been set for the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place on… Continue reading @FCA: Dodge Challenger ‘Last Call’ No. 7 Special-edition Model Set Back
@VW Group: The Lamborghini Aventador – end of an era005842
Cease of production for the last pure Lamborghini V12, an iconic super sports car that defined a decade Sant’Agata Bolognese 26 September 2022 – Automobili Lamborghini ceases production of the Aventador: a final Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster, in a special light blue Ad Personam color destined for the Swiss market, is the last, pure,… Continue reading @VW Group: The Lamborghini Aventador – end of an era005842
@VW Group: DTM win at Spa for Dennis Olsen and two podium finishes for Thomas Preining005846
15/09/2022 Porsche customer teams left an indelible mark on the DTM race weekend in Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps. In changeable conditions at the legendary ‘Ardennes rollercoaster’, polesitter Dennis Olsen from Norway took a lights-to-flag victory at the wheel of SSR Performance’s Porsche 911 GT3 R on Saturday. Porsche works driver Thomas Preining finished both races with a… Continue reading @VW Group: DTM win at Spa for Dennis Olsen and two podium finishes for Thomas Preining005846
@VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005845
A grey rolling door rises at the press of a button to reveal an unprepossessing warehouse space. Here in Buchholz, a small town in northern Germany, one of the most important goals of the future—a world without plastic—is being actively pursued. Traceless Materials GmbH, a German start-up, has developed an innovative solution. Hidden away inside… Continue reading @VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005845
@VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005844
A glance at the skyline is enough to tell the casual observer that driving in China is a different experience. The cities are crisscrossed by multi-level elevated roads of a type that simply doesn’t exist in Europe. They make very specific demands of navigation devices because the technology must identify which of the up to… Continue reading @VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005844
@VW Group: We Drive puts women in pole position005843
At the historic Brands Hatch circuit in southeast England, ‘We Drive with Esmee Hawkey’ offered 12 women from all over Europe the chance to take part in a day of driver tuition, workshops and Q&As. Hawkey, the 2020 Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am champion, was joined by a number of other professional racing drivers and instructors… Continue reading @VW Group: We Drive puts women in pole position005843
@VW Group: Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack005842
© 2022 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. *Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack005842
@VW Group: Strong TCR weekend for Audi customer teams005843
Audi Sport customer racing has already clinched the 27th championship title with the RS 3 LMS thanks to a customer team in Latvia. Excellent championship positions ahead of the finale are also held by teams in TCR Europe and in New Zealand GT3 endurance racing, while the DTM finale also offers title chances for the… Continue reading @VW Group: Strong TCR weekend for Audi customer teams005843
@VW Group: Pilot Project: Physical Recycling Makes Mixed Plastic Waste Recyclable005842
Audi is promoting sustainable product development and wants to establish more and more cycles. Together with partners from science and industry, the company with the four rings is researching ways of improving material recyclability and saving primary materials. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute, the manufacturer is now testing an additional method of recycling plastics… Continue reading @VW Group: Pilot Project: Physical Recycling Makes Mixed Plastic Waste Recyclable005842