Craving a need for speed? The chances are you’re going to need a bigger engine, more cubic inches, in theory, producing more power. Call it a macho thing, but bigger in the car world is usually better. How big is too big? If these monster engined cars are anything to go by, the sky and… Continue reading 10 Largest Engines Ever Fitted In European Cars – HotCars
Tag: VW
Group C beasts battle at Donington Park Historic Festival as Silverstone hosts 750MC – Autosport
A week before the centenary of circuit saviour Tom Wheatcroft’s birth, the 11th Donington Historic Festival welcomed spectators back in number. Thirty years after Group C sportscars last graced the track contemporarily, the spectacle of Rob Huff’s bellowing IMSA GTP Spice SE89P staving off the howling Silk Cut Jaguar V12s of Andy Bentley and Phil… Continue reading Group C beasts battle at Donington Park Historic Festival as Silverstone hosts 750MC – Autosport
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: Allegations of “slave labor” on cattle farms – investigations against VW in Brazil004378
Volkswagen Volkswagen wird wieder einmal von seiner dunklen Vergangenheit in Brasilien eingeholt. Staatsanwälte in Rio de Janeiro ermitteln gegen den deutschen Automobilhersteller wegen möglicher Menschenrechtsverstöße, die sich in den 1970er- und 1980er-Jahren in Brasilien zugetragen haben sollen. Der VW-Konzern ist zum wiederholten Mal solchen Ermittlungen im größten Staat Südamerikas ausgesetzt. Über das neue Verfahren hatten… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: Allegations of “slave labor” on cattle farms – investigations against VW in Brazil004378
German Handelsblatt: Interview with the VW boss: Herbert Diess: “We cannot only work with democracies”004376
Am Rande des Weltwirtschaftsforums in Davos trafen sich Handelsblatt-Chefredakteur Sebastian Matthes und VW-Chef Herbert Diess für eine Podcast-Aufnahme: Es war ein Gespräch über das Engagement des Autobauers in China, den Zustand der Weltwirtschaft – und das Geschäftsmodell Deutschlands.Herr Diess, das wichtigste Thema auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum (WEF) war der kritische Zustand der Weltwirtschaft. Ökonomen haben vor einem Zerbrechen der Welt in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Interview with the VW boss: Herbert Diess: “We cannot only work with democracies”004376
New 2022 Ferrari Purosangue SUV set for naturally aspirated V12 power
Ferrari has revealed that its eagerly anticipated Purosangue SUV will be powered by its legendary naturally aspirated V12. The Italian firm released a teaser video to announce that its first ever SUV model will arrive later in 2022, while Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna told Reuters that the car will adopt the firm’s famed V12 engine.… Continue reading New 2022 Ferrari Purosangue SUV set for naturally aspirated V12 power
German Handelsblatt: Car company: Apparently investigations against VW in Brazil on human rights violations004374
Volkswagen According to media reports, Volkswagen was faced with investigations into suspected human rights violations in Brazil several years ago. As NDR, SWR and “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported on Sunday, the allegations relate to the period from 1974 to 1986, when the car manufacturer operated a farm on the edge of the Amazon basin under the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car company: Apparently investigations against VW in Brazil on human rights violations004374
Cleantechnica: Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report 002008
With the doom and gloom continuing on the overall European car market, down 21% last month and the lowest April in over 30 years (excluding the Covid-hit April 2020), the European passenger plugin vehicle market has also started to be affected. It dropped 1% last month, with approximately 159,000 plugin vehicles registered in April. Plugin… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Stellantis Wins #1 & #2 in Europe — Plugin Vehicle Sales Report 002008
Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Here’s what the EV scene looked like a few years ago, pre-COVID: the legacy automakers were slow-walking the transition to EVs, producing just enough “compliance cars” to satisfy government regulators, doing nothing to market them, and insisting that customers didn’t want them. Of course, even then everyone knew this wasn’t true — Tesla had already… Continue reading Clean Technica: Will Rising Lithium Prices Put An End to Trend Toward LFP Battery Cells for EVs?002007
Skoda could build Czech ‘gigafactory’ and other VW Group cars
Skoda main production facility in Mladá Boleslav is likely to build cars for other Volkswagen Group brands in the coming years as the company ramps up its electrification programme. Mladá Boleslav currently produces the Skoda Enyaq iV and the Skoda Octavia, and the Czech firm has just opened a new plant there to assemble battery… Continue reading Skoda could build Czech ‘gigafactory’ and other VW Group cars
@VW Group: Audi triumphs in 24-hour anniversary race005113
Audi has won the 50th edition of the 24-hour classic at the Nürburgring: After a spectacular race with numerous overtaking maneuvers, lead changes and a dramatic finale with rain showers, Robin Frijns, Kelvin van der Linde, Dries Vanthoor and Frédéric Vervisch celebrated victory with the Audi R8 LMS from Audi Sport Team Phoenix. It is… Continue reading @VW Group: Audi triumphs in 24-hour anniversary race005113