Category: US Motoring Press

2022 BMW Z4 gains new design features, slimmed line-up

The BMW Z4 roadster has been given a mid-life update, with minor design amendments and changes to its model line-up taking effect from November. The third generation Z4 line-up, originally launched in 2019, will be slimmed down to just two variants in the UK, with the mid-ranking sDrive 30i variant axed.  The range will open with the… Continue reading 2022 BMW Z4 gains new design features, slimmed line-up

Opinion: An M car like none before it

I had a short drive in a disguised BMW XM prototype earlier this year; the kind BMW often facilitates to give testers an early idea of what to expect from the driving experience of a new car, but to keep the finer points of the styling reserved for comment later. Now we’ve all seen it with the camouflage off, you can make… Continue reading Opinion: An M car like none before it

Vauxhall Astra GSe launches electrified performance brand

The Vauxhall Astra will be the first model to get a performance overhaul under the firm’s new GSe brand – an electrified successor for the GSi nameplate. Launching as a plug-in hybrid, the new range-topping, dynamically enhanced Astra GSe gets sharper handling, a tweaked, lowered chassis and uprated engine performance. As with standard models, the… Continue reading Vauxhall Astra GSe launches electrified performance brand

New BMW XM is a 740bhp hybrid super-SUV

BMW promised the radical XM concept it showed last year was “more than 90%” ready for production and indeed the final car will arrive in dealerships next spring with only minimal design changes. M division CEO Frank van Meel told Autocar the prevailing ethos for the XM is ‘extroverted luxury’. “It’s got this rock star… Continue reading New BMW XM is a 740bhp hybrid super-SUV

2022 DS 3 drops Crossback tag, EV gains range and power

DS has lifted the covers on an updated version of its DS 3 crossover, bringing sleeker styling and a revised electric powertrain boosting range and power. The visual changes amount to a nip-and-tuck in line with the alterations made to the larger DS 7: replacing the curved daytime running lights with the angular signature from… Continue reading 2022 DS 3 drops Crossback tag, EV gains range and power

Here’s how 2023 Ford Super Duty pickups are attempting to rewrite the book on towing

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GM steps back on new return-to-office policy after backlash from salaried workers

General Motors is stepping back a bit on a return-to-work policy it revealed to salaried employees last week. On Tuesday, CEO Mary Barra sent out a note to the salaried workforce offering an apology of sorts for the timing of putting out a new policy late in the day Friday saying that employees would have… Continue reading GM steps back on new return-to-office policy after backlash from salaried workers

Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at truck plant in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ]ord will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company made the announcement Tuesday after a state board approved incentives Ford’s investment in the state. Most of the money will go to retool the truck plant, which… Continue reading Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at truck plant in Louisville