The United States has large reserves of lithium, but not enough processing and refining infrastructure to turn into useful material for EV batteries, according to a recent CNBC report. The U.S. holds almost eight million metric tons of lithium in reserve, ranking it among the top five countries in the world, but only 1% of […] More
A Porsche 911 Turbo that starred in the 1995 hit movie “Bad Boys” went under the hammer over the weekend at Mecum’s auction in Kissimmee, Florida, and ended up selling for a substantial $1.43 million. The car is a 964-generation 911 Turbo 3.6, which was only produced for the 1993 and 1994 model years, with […] More
Morgan has revealed the Plus Four LM62 to mark this year’s 60th anniversary of the company’s class win at the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chris Lawrence and Richard Shepherd-Baron drove a Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports to victory in the 2.0-liter GT class of the French endurance race, so it’s appropriate that Morgan […] More
An icon of the custom car era, Bob Hirohata’s 1951 Mercury customized by the Barris shop, went under the hammer over the weekend at Mecum’s auction in Kissimmee, Florida, and ultimately sold for $2,145,000. The rise of custom car culture paralleled hot rod culture in the post World War II period. Many shops in Southern […] More
A real piece of automotive history went under hammer over the weekend, and set a new record in the process. A 1965 Ford Shelby GT350 Competition, Shelby American’s first Mustang built racing, was just sold at Mecum’s auction in Kissimmee, Florida. The final price paid, after adding the buyer’s commission, was $4,070,000, reinforcing this as […] More
Bentley motors presented the new Flying Spur Hybrid for the first time in Europe at the 2022 Autoworld Museum. The new Flying Spur Hybrid is Bentley’s first electric sedan, the most environmentally friendly Bentley ever built and a vehicle that will offer mergers between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. The Flying Spur […] More
The new Honda Civic Type R was officially unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon car show, this was its first public appearance after extensive tests at Suzuka Circuit. Additionally, the vehicle was presented wrapped in a special camouflage designed exclusively for the Type R and will be featured in a new test driving video whereby […] More
Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) unveiled the new GR GT3 concept and GRMN Yaris at Tokyo Auto Salon 2022. TGR will be promoting ‘driver first’ car development and provide attractive vehicles preferred by customers participating in GT3. The company also intends to use feedback and technologies from various motorsport activities to develop both GT3 and mass-production […] More
Toyota Gazoo Racing (Toyota GR) has shown off its all-new GR Yaris Rally1 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) racer, ahead of its debut at the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. Based on the road-going GR Yaris, this GR Yaris Rally1 racer follows the new Rally1 hybrid regulations for the 2022 season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). […] More
After over a decade on the market, the Volkswagen Amarok is being replaced soon. The new ute, developed alongside the redesigned Ford Ranger, is due here in the first quarter of 2023, around six months after the new Ranger lobs. Meanwhile the current Amarok has entered 2022 unchanged but for the introduction of the rugged […] More