Category: US Motoring Press

Tesla settles class-action Solar Roof lawsuit for $6 million

Tesla vehicles parked outside a home with a Tesla Solar Roof on Weems Street in Boca Chica Village, Texas, June 21, 2021. Veronica G. Cardenas | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla agreed to pay just over $6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by customers who faced sudden Solar Roof price hikes in 2021… Continue reading Tesla settles class-action Solar Roof lawsuit for $6 million

GM positions new Chevy Trax, Buick Envista crossovers to fill an affordability gap

2024 Buick Envista GM DETROIT – General Motors is positioning two new crossovers from Chevrolet and Buick as its answer to affordability issues left by discontinued, cheaper sedans. Affordability has increasingly become a concern among investors and consumers. Cox Automotive reports the average price paid for a new vehicle this year has ballooned to upward… Continue reading GM positions new Chevy Trax, Buick Envista crossovers to fill an affordability gap

NHTSA confirms 26th US Takata air bag death; stop drive urged on 2003 Dodge Ram pickups

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday confirmed the first fatality from an exploding passenger-side Takata inflator in a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, increasing total deaths from Takata airbag ruptures in the United States to 26. The vehicle involved in the May 13 incident was one of the 385,686 2003 Ram trucks recalled in… Continue reading NHTSA confirms 26th US Takata air bag death; stop drive urged on 2003 Dodge Ram pickups

US probes complaints that Ford Escape doors can open while SUVs are being driven

Dearborn – U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven. The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers 346,000 Escapes from the 2020 and 2021 model years. The agency says in documents posted Tuesday on its website that it… Continue reading US probes complaints that Ford Escape doors can open while SUVs are being driven

Bronco vs. Wrangler: Mud wrestlers replace road racers in the car wars

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New Aston Martin Valour brings 705bhp V12 and manual gearbox

Aston Martin has unveiled a new supercar heavily inspired by the jaw-dropping, one-off Victor – and equipped with a thunderous 705bhp V12 and a six-speed manual gearbox. With design cues taken from the original V8 Vantage and Aston Martin’s snarling 1970s RHAM/1 prototype racer – known as ‘The Muncher’ – the new Valour is the… Continue reading New Aston Martin Valour brings 705bhp V12 and manual gearbox

Ferrari KC23: stunning one-off gives clues to the future

The new Ferrari KC23 is a jaw-dropping, one-off reworking of the 488 GT3 track car, created for “one very imaginative, passionate and exacting customer”. Revealed ahead of an appearance on the hillclimb at this week’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the KC23 is the latest customer-commissioned creation from Maranello’s in-house Special Projects division. It follows the… Continue reading Ferrari KC23: stunning one-off gives clues to the future

JLR boss: high Range Rover theft rate ‘has become a problem’

Thefts of high-end JLR models including the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport is a concern for the company, its CEO has admitted, but he claims the firm has solved the issue with the latest models. “Theft of our vehicles in large cities has become a problem,” Adrian Mardell, JLR’s acting CEO, told analysts in… Continue reading JLR boss: high Range Rover theft rate ‘has become a problem’

2025 Koenigsegg Gemera hyper-hybrid adds 2268bhp V8

Koenigsegg has finalised the customer specification of the Gemera, its four-seat ‘megacar’ – so named because it produces more than one megawatt of power (1341bhp). It will be available with two hybrid powertrains, each featuring a new radial-flux electric motor that alone produces 789bhp and 922lb ft. Nicknamed the ‘Dark Matter’ for its claimed high… Continue reading 2025 Koenigsegg Gemera hyper-hybrid adds 2268bhp V8