Новости за 14.02.2023

For most Formula 1 drivers, the ascent into the sport is a simple one: you win in karting, you win in regional single-seaters and then you win in junior categories like Formula 2. It’s the way drivers like Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, and even Lewis Hamilton found their footing. But, after failing to secure an F1…

When most people learn to drive a manual transmission, they’re worried about stalling the engine at a traffic light. When I learned how to drive a manual, an instructor was telling me over a walkie-talkie to brake later for a corner on a racetrack. I had a few issues getting acclimated, but by the day’s end, I was…

Tesla is once again changing the price on a handful of its Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles. According to Reuters, this is the fourth price adjustment done by the Texas-based automaker since the start of 2022. It is increasing the price of the Model Y Performance by $1,000 – bringing the new MSRP to $58,990. On…

I can only imagine what it was like in the room when top Kia and Hyundai executives got together to discuss a viral social media challenge that not only showed people how to steal your cars but encouraged people to do it.

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If you ever drive at night, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed an increasing problem with blinding headlights. In some cases, people are simply driving around with their high beams on, but that doesn’t fully explain the problem. Anyone who’s flashed their lights at an oncoming driver to let them know their high…

Over the past year, automakers have been struggling with making cars. This was apparent throughout 2022 with the sheer number of recalls issued for everyone from Honda to BMW. Now, Ford adds another production woe and has paused assembly of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck over a potential battery issue. …

When Chevrolet unveiled the revived Blazer, longtime fans of the brand were aghast. A compact unibody crossover, bearing the mantle of the legendary K5? The later release of the revived Ford Bronco further solidified all that disappointment — clearly, General Motors should have built a body-on-frame Wrangler…

Weird cars are the best because they express so much about the owner. Whether you’re a cutie with a Kei car or a madman driving a postal Jeep cross-country, your car says a lot about you. No vehicle screams personality quite like a van with a sick mural, so I got to know: What does yours look like?

VinFast’s founder appears to be taking a break from pouring his wealth into his car company, European Parliament has approved the 2035 death date for internal-combustion engine-powered cars, and Tesla workers in New York are ready to fight for the dang thing. All that and more in The Morning Shift for Tuesday,…

Tesla – with the help of its Model 3 – is getting ever so close to snagging the top sales spot from Toyota in the U.S.’s biggest car market: California. A new report from Automotive News says Model 3 registrations in the state surpassed the Camry in 2022. That’s according to the California New Car Dealers Association.…

If you don’t have an active interest in motorsports history, you might be shocked to learn that much of the gear that a driver wears today was considered either optional or simply didn’t exist even a few decades ago. (If you do have an interest in motorsports history, you won’t be shocked at all.) One really good…

Getting busy in a car can be a lot of work, especially in small spaces. But if you can get things going in the right vehicle, it can be nearly as comfortable as a hotel room. Well, almost. Last week, we asked you to name the best cars to have sex in. We got some... interesting responses. In the spirit of Valentine’s…

Few sights are more delightful for a racing fan than seeing a car with no business existing on a race track being driven at the highest level. And that’s what we’re here to celebrate today. Some of these cars were derived from completely innocuous production origins; others look the part, but got there purely by…

At 2:42 pm Eastern on Sunday, February 12, mere hours before the Super Bowl kickoff, a pilot flying an F-16 fighter jet shot an AIM 9X missile at an airborne object 20,000 feet above Lake Huron. The pilot did so at the direction of President Biden and the Secretary of Defense, and the event marked the fourth…

Way before BMW was doing huge split grilles, Pontiacs like today’s Nice Price or No Dice G6 were showing the Bavarians the way. Let’s see if this sporty coupe’s price is just as dramatic.

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Even before Ford officially revealed the new Bronco, the automaker announced plans to create a driving program to teach owners how to off-road their new SUVs properly. Unfortunately, Ford decided to call it the Bronco Off-Roadeo, which is one of the more groan-worthy puns ever officially published. But the opportunity…

So you dig the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but you don’t so much dig the 21 MPG city, 30 MPG highway EPA rating on the base-model car with the 3.0-liter turbo inline-six. Fret not, because Mercedes has just announced a plug-in hybrid variant of its flagship full-size sedan that promises up to 60 miles of all-electric range…

Louisiana last month became the first state to require sites featuring a certain percentage of material “harmful to minors” to verify the age of users by checking official state-issued identification. Now, there are several additional states following close on Louisiana’s heels.

Ford said Monday that it would spend $3.5 billion on a new battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, to manufacture nickel cobalt manganese batteries — what Ford uses on its EVs currently — in addition to lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are cheaper and made with more widely available materials compared to other…

Way back in the sands of time (2018), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) passed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141, which mandated that all electric and hybrid vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating under 10,000 pounds be equipped with a pedestrian warning sound. That’s why…

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Formula 1 is having a bit of a moment in America right now. After long being seen as that snooty European motorsport, the series has undergone a resurgence that’s brought new fans to the sport in droves. Now, passionate fans and exciting new circuits are making racing State-side feel…

At least eight people, including one police officer, were injured by a man driving a U-Haul rental van in New York City today reports News 12. Thankfully, no one was killed, but two of the people who were hit are said to be in critical condition. The driver led police on a chase over multiple miles that only ended…

Nearby West Virginia took steps to protect its citizens Sunday, a week after a train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio sent hazardous, toxic materials billowing into the winter sky and into local waterways.