Tag: Ferrari

A Kansas College Restored a Mercedes. It’s Now Headed to Pebble Beach.

Vintage car collecting faces an existential threat: The artisans who know how to restore the classics are aging. According to Paul Russell, the founder of a classic-car restoration shop in Massachusetts, the rate of attrition now exceeds that of replacement. A group of more than 60 college students in Kansas is bringing attention to the… Continue reading A Kansas College Restored a Mercedes. It’s Now Headed to Pebble Beach.

High prices for new cars slowing, discounts rising for most

Car buyers are getting a respite in terms of rising prices on new vehicles. On Wednesday, Kelley Blue Book released July pricing data that showed the smallest year-over-year price increase in the last decade, prompting Research Manager Rebecca Rydzewski to write, “New-vehicle price inflation has all but disappeared in 2023.” According to Kelley Blue book… Continue reading High prices for new cars slowing, discounts rising for most

Electric Cadillac Escalade to test GM’s EV strategy, cash machine

2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Cadillac NEW YORK – General Motors on Wednesday will reveal a new all-electric version of the Cadillac Escalade, testing the luxury SUV’s prestige for a new era of drivers and the company’s strategy to turn its most lucrative vehicles into money-making EVs. GM CEO Mary Barra and other executives have promised… Continue reading Electric Cadillac Escalade to test GM’s EV strategy, cash machine

New Maserati MCXtrema hypercar to be unveiled 18 August

Track-only hypercars are big business right now and Maserati is looking to add another to the fold with the all-new MCXtrema. The car was shown off last year as the ‘Project24’ but will have its first public reveal later this month at The Quail event in California.  Like Pagani, Ferrari and Lamborghini, Maserati has dabbled… Continue reading New Maserati MCXtrema hypercar to be unveiled 18 August

Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

After qualifying was finished for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March, Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, condemned his own car. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the team’s drivers, had finished over six-tenths of a second behind the leading time set by the reigning champion, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, which is a huge… Continue reading Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026

Formula 1’s 2023 season isn’t even half over, but manufacturers are already working on 2026. That is when revised power-unit regulations, running through 2030, will take effect. It will be the biggest overhaul to the rules since the introduction of 1.6-liter V6 turbocharged engines in 2014. There will be more manufacturers and a step toward… Continue reading F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026

GP F1 in Monza: all the news of the 94th edition

04.08.2023 Formula 1: Monza warms up the engines. In just thirty days, at 3 pm on Sunday 3 September, the traffic lights will go out to kick off the 94th edition of the Pirelli GP of Italy: the fifteenth round and the only Italian round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship. Entrances and timetables:… Continue reading GP F1 in Monza: all the news of the 94th edition

Mercedes-AMG SL

The SL 63’s 577bhp power and 590lb ft torque peaks are emphatic statements of intent. You have to go all the way to a Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, an Aston Martin V12 Vantage, a 12-cylinder Bentley Continental GTC or a Ferrari Roma Spider to get a significantly more powerful car – and few of… Continue reading Mercedes-AMG SL