Новости за 12.06.2023

With catalytic converter thefts still happening, cities and law enforcement officials across the country are running out of ideas on how to stop them. Dealers have also been reporting parts shortages resulting in months-long wait times if you need a replacement. Now, ABC7 reports that the Los Angeles Police Department …

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most significant racing events of the year. It’s also one of the longest races. You probably weren’t awake and alert for every single moment of the French endurance classic, or maybe you were too busy over the weekend to watch Le Mans. Here are a collection of the race’s most…

Two weeks ago, I sold my 2022 BMW G310GS. I was the first owner, and it was just about due for its first oil change when I rode it off to that great scrapyard in the sky (New Jersey) to pass it on to its next caretaker. Mechanically, functionally, it was perfect — I just wanted something more. More power, more…

The rebooted Forza Motorsport has been a very long time coming. After putting out a new entry every other year since 2005, Turn 10 Studios took an extended break to reinvent Xbox’s first-party sim racer following FM7's release way back in 2017. The next chapter was slated for a spring 2023 launch as of last summer,…

The SS United States was one of the greatest and fastest ocean liners of the 20th century. And while the ship has clearly seen better days, it has been a landmark at Philadelphia’s Pier 82 on the Delaware River, where it has sat for nearly 30 years. But the ship’s future at the pier may be in question as the Delaware…

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A 63-year old driver failed her driver’s license test in spectacular fashion after jumping the curb more than once and crashing a Volkswagen Polo into a lamp post at full speed. The driver was OK following the incident, which happened on a closed course overseen by the municipality of Lanús in Buenos Aires, Argentina.…

A few months ago, General Motors announced that it would no longer sell the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. Sales hadn’t exactly been stellar, but it was still sad to see one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market go away. After all, not everyone who wants an EV can afford a Lucid Air or Porsche Taycan…

New York, New Jersey and other big cities in the U.S. are currently dealing with a new crime phenomena: Ghost cars, which are not registered with the state’s DMV or have their license plates obscured, have proliferated throughout urban areas since the COVID-19 lockdowns. One way of keeping your car off the books is by…

Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” is quite the performance feat. Since tickets went on sale last year, it’s been dominating headlines and breaking all kinds of records. Off the back of the tour, Swift has set attendance records at stadiums across the U.S., broken the record for the highest-grossing U.S. tour in history and…

Just a little less than two hours shy of the end of the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota told 29-year-old Ryo Hirakawa to take “full risk” to catch the leading No. 51 Ferrari about 15 seconds up the road. Tasked with extracting the maximum from a car that was very tricky under braking, the Toyota driver lost it…

Stock prices, in theory, are tied to how well a company is doing. You make money, your stock goes up; you lose it, your share price goes down. So why has stock in Carvana, a company with negative earnings per share, climbed nearly 500 percent recently? Well, there are two possible answers. I’ll throw my business…

After weeks of searching, four children — the sole survivors of a plane crash in the heart of the Amazon rainforest — have been found exhausted, emaciated, but alive in Columbia.

Drivers in northeastern Philadelphia might have noticed a thick plume of black smoke rising into the sky yesterday. It wasn’t smoke from a Canadian wildfire, but a burning truck. A tanker carrying a petroleum product, possibly gasoline, crashed underneath an Interstate-95 overpass and caught fire around 6:15 a.m. The…

We’re not going to pretend that Cheez-Its are a fancy, high-end snack. When you’re craving a crunchy, savory snack, they hit the spot, but they’re not exactly the kind of thing you would serve at a dinner party. They’re the kind of snack you eat way too much of and may get full on but aren’t ever really satisfied…

Times may change, but teenage boys never do. A new theory from a biomedical Egyptologist sheds light on the mysterious death of one of ancient history’s most famous leaders: Pharaoh Tutankhamun, an 18th-dynasty king who ruled Egypt from 1332 to 1323 B.C.E.

The 2024 Lexus GX is sporting a big redesign, which is uncharacteristic of the stalwart Lexus mid-size SUV. I’ve called Lexus off-roaders “crocodilian” in the past, because they evolve at a painfully slow pace but refuse to die off.

Hot take: Music is good. I’m always listening to it, whether I’m driving cars with fancy sound systems or simply sitting at my desk writing these mellifluous words for you beautiful folks to read. But more than being good, music can evoke a kind of sense-memory — throwing your mind back into a situation, somewhere…

Despite being the darling of eco-conscious drivers 20 years ago with the launch of the Prius, Toyota has been stagnant in its efforts to electrify its range. Where outfits like VW have made efforts to electrify various segments of the market, Toyota was late to introduce a fully electric vehicle and now, when …

YouTube continues to surprise me with an automotive treasure trove of content I would have never thought of as an enthusiast. Honestly, that speaks more to the ingenuity of my fellow enthusiasts than YouTube of course.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has been an interesting proposition for the past few years. Currently, it offers a range of EVs in China and Europe, and it has plans to one day launch models Stateside as well. But now, as the EV price war continues to hot up, the company has scrapped one of its most interesting…

Shipping ain’t easy. You’ve got record-breaking storms knocking containers into the ocean, backed up ports, and countries taking your crews into escrow — and pollution. So much pollution. To the point where some interests are looking into putting nuclear engines into cargo ships.

More information is coming to light about ARC Automotive, the Tennessee-based airbag parts supplier whose potentially dangerous inflators are present in an estimated 67 million vehicles in the U.S. In May ARC resisted a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration order to recall its components, which may spew…

It’s Monday, June 12, 2023 and this is “Who Won Where” — your recap of last weekend’s racing action. All eyes in the motorsports world were focused on France for the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. Elsewhere, Martin Truex Jr. dominated the NASCAR Cup Series visit to Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. Also,…

Volvos don’t always get a lot of respect in enthusiast circles. They’re safe, sane, comfortable and sensible, and those things don’t generally jive with drivin’ fast and kickin’ ass. That isn’t to say, though, that Volvos can’t offer surprising speed and super capable handling if they’re tweaked just a little, and the…