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GM Digital Vehicle Platform Debuts

GM Digital Vehicle Platform Debuts

all-new electronic platform necessary for its next-generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the Super Cruise driver assistance feature*. These and many other advancements are central to GM’s vision for a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero c ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus UX-200 Review By John Heilig

2019 Lexus UX-200 Review By John Heilig

THE AUTO PAGE By John Heilig Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Mid-Atlantic Bureau The Auto Channel REVIEWED MODEL: 2019 Lexus UX200 ENGINE: 2.0-liter DIHC I-4 TRANSMISSION: 10-speed CVT HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 169 hp @ 6,600 rpm/151 lb.-ft. @ 4,800 rpm WHEELBASE: 103.9 in. ... Continue reading

Barrett-Jackson and GM to Auction the Last Production C7 Corvette to Benefit Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Barrett-Jackson and GM to Auction the Last Production C7 Corvette to Benefit Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Barrett-Jackson and GM to Auction the Last Production C7 Corvette to Benefit Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation--Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, and General Motors will auction the last production C7 Chevrolet Corvette during the 4th Annual Northeast Auction, June 26-29, 2019, at ... Continue reading

Nissan's Destination Frontier

Nissan's Destination Frontier

Nissan's Destination Frontier1 one-off truck is a highly capable, high value and quality overlanding rig that can be created for around $40,0002 Key modifications include 3-inch lift kit, rooftop tent, light bars, bed racks and winch The custom Destination Frontier will be on display at annual Overland Expo West in Fla ... Continue reading

McLaren Reveals New Superlight Grand Touring GT

McLaren Reveals New Superlight Grand Touring GT

McLaren Automotive today reveals its unique interpretation of a modern Grand Tourer: the new McLaren GT. Sleek, elegant and muscular, the superlight new GT challenges the conventions of the Grand Tourer category with a compelling blend of beautiful design, high-quality innovative materials, true supercar performance an ... Continue reading

2020 Hyundai Elantra Preview

2020 Hyundai Elantra Preview

The 2020 Hyundai Elantra, with a new Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT), improved fuel economy and standard Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA), once again is the standard in the compact sedan segment. Pricing throughout the lineup delivers consumers a compelling choice, starting at $18,950 for the Elantra SE ... Continue reading

KIA REVEALS NEW SUV CONCEPTS AT THE 2019 SEOUL MOTOR SHOW

KIA REVEALS NEW SUV CONCEPTS AT THE 2019 SEOUL MOTOR SHOW

World premiere for rugged Kia ‘Masterpiece’ concept New ‘Signature’ concept previews upcoming compact SUV Asian debut for fully-electric ‘Imagine by Kia’ concept Exhibition of latest tech innovations from the brand, including R.E.A.D, Kia’s Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving system Kia Motors has revealed ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group Invests in Partnership With High Performance EV Maker Rimac

Hyundai Motor Group Invests in Partnership With High Performance EV Maker Rimac

Companies to collaborate on high-performance EV and FCEV prototypes by 2020 New partnership to enhance Group’s status as game changer in Clean Mobility The companies will work closely together to develop prototypes for an electric version of Hyundai Motor’s N brand midship sports concept car and a high-performance ... Continue reading

smart's Final 21 ICE Powered Cars are Doozies

smart's Final 21 ICE Powered Cars are Doozies

smart presents limited special edition of the final 21 combustion-engine vehicles: The final #21 of their kind: Final Collector's Edition by Konstantin GrcicStuttgart. In 2020 smart will become the first automotive manufacturer in the world to have uncompromisingly switched its entire portfolio over from combustion eng ... Continue reading

Babson College and the Toyota Mobility Foundation Team Up to Accelerate the Future of Mobility

Babson College and the Toyota Mobility Foundation Team Up to Accelerate the Future of Mobility

Babson College, the pioneer and global leader in entrepreneurship education, and the Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), Toyota's dedicated global foundation to help more people go more places, today announced a two-year partnership aimed at accelerating the development of creative mobility solutions that could be deploy ... Continue reading

The Newest BMW 3 Takes the Worry Out of What’s in Your Rear View

The Newest BMW 3 Takes the Worry Out of What’s in Your Rear View

IEEE Inside of the BMW 3 Series. Photo: BMW Where you’ve been: The display screen shows where the car’s going while the Reversing Assistant backs up along the previously traveled path. ... Continue reading

Lovin' My Car: Women in the Driver's Seat-- A new book of photographs by Libby Edelman out now!

Lovin' My Car: Women in the Driver's Seat-- A new book of photographs by Libby Edelman out now!

Libby Edelman's new photography book, Lovin' My Car: Women in the Driver's Seat features STRONG female drivers across the United States and their cars. Generally a field dominated by men, Libby's book offers the untold women's perspective on automobiles. ... Continue reading

Bentley Presents Exclusive Bavarian Themed Continental GT Convertible by Mulliner

Bentley Presents Exclusive Bavarian Themed Continental GT Convertible by Mulliner

Bentley has created a truly unique Continental GT Convertible Bavaria Edition by Mulliner, inspired by the beauty of the Bavarian region, and designed by Stefan Sielaff, Bentley’s Director of Design. This one of a kind GT Convertible, in Bentley’s centenary year, incorporates a number of distinctive features into t ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 28 - May 4, 2019

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest - April 28 - May 4, 2019

* It is with great sadness the we report that Henny Hemmes, our friend, colleague, mentor, teacher and creative partner has passed away after a brave battle with ALS disease. For more than 25 years Henny had a successful career in motorsport with two Dutch FIA Championship titles, as well as top results in 24-hour raci ... Continue reading

Art and Engineering: How Dan Wright’s Fast Fine Art Is A Long Slow Metal Chase

Art and Engineering: How Dan Wright’s Fast Fine Art Is A Long Slow Metal Chase

Artist Daniel Wright discusses his racing-inspired sculptures, the inspiration behind them, and the process by which he sculpts and casts them. Special to THE AUTO CHANNEL By Louise Ann Noeth Photos courtesy the author We who choose to admire art, and perhaps purchase ones that “speak” to us in some way, rarely hav ... Continue reading

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