Month: July 2018

Skoda Karoq SUV gets the Scout treatment with three all-wheel-drive drivetrains and some off-road styling

Skoda has confirmed a new member of the Karoq line-up is on the way in the form of the Karoq Scout – a tougher, more rugged version of its Nissan Qashqai rival, which will make its full debut at the Paris Motor Show in October.

Joining Skoda’s Scout ranks alongside jacked up versions of the larger Kodiaq and the Octavia estate, the Karoq Scout features the same selection of tweaks Continue reading “New Skoda Karoq Scout breaks cover ahead of Paris Motor Show”

Toyota Project Portal 2.0 fuel cell-powered semi-trailer truck

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Toyota is going big on fuel cells.

Its latest effort expands on the Mirai sedan by converting semitrucks to hydrogen fuel-cell power.

The company has been testing a fuel-cell powered semi for more than a year at the Port of Long Beach, California, ferrying goods from the Toyota Logistics facility to distribution points headed for factories and other facilities throughout the U.S.

READ THIS: Toyota ‘Project Continue reading “Toyota introduces second hydrogen fuel-cell powered semi working in Los Angeles”

Faraday Future FF91 prototype

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After two years in the development wilderness, Faraday Future is marching forward toward producing its first ultra-luxury electric SUV.

The company announced Monday that it built its first “body-in-white” of the FF91, the basic body structure of its upcoming first production car.

Faraday Future plans to deliver the first FF91s to customers as early as December.

The body-in-white is the first produced using production tooling at the Continue reading “Faraday Future reveals first production FF91 body”

Prototype for Porsche Taycan, the production Mission E

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Porsche teases the Taycan electric car’s Continue reading “Porsche Taycan specs, Faraday Future builds a car body, and Toyota Project Portal: Today’s Car News”

Porsche Mission E concept

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Porsche this week teased us with a few specs of its upcoming Taycan electric sedan ahead of the car’s 2019 debut.

The Taycan, the production name for Porsche’s Mission E concept car, is designed to compete with the Tesla Model S.

To compete with Performance versions of the Model S, the Taycan will use two permanent-magnet synchronous motors, one on each axle, for a total of 600 horsepower that Porsche says should slingshot the electric sedan to 62 Continue reading “Porsche Taycan specs trickle out ahead of debut next year”

2017 Tesla Model X

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Electric cars are becoming more capable, but they still can’t do everything, our Twitter followers suggest.

Last week, a study showed that the biggest factor in spreading electric-car adoption in the U.S. is a broader selection.

Teslas outsell most other electric cars not only because of their performance but also their size and comfort.

Various companies are gearing up to produce electric SUVs and pickups, including an electric pickup and a second Continue reading “Is there anything you wish your electric car could do that its can’t? Twitter poll results”

2017 Ford GT heading to Mecum auction again

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The controversial 2017 Ford GT that sold at Mecum’s Indianapolis auction this past May is up for sale yet again. It’s once again being sold by Mecum, this time at the auction house’s Monterey Car Week sale Continue reading “Ford GT that sold for $1.8M at auction is up for sale, again”

Pagani Huayra L’Ultimo – Image via Prestige Imports Miami

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Electric car startup Faraday Future reached a major milestone recently with the construction of its first body-in-white for the FF91. With the milestone passed, the company is now confident of getting the FF91 delivered to customers by the end of 2018.

Pagani has built the final example of the Huayra coupe, unless it decides later to build a few more “final” examples like it did with the Zonda. The owner of the Continue reading “Faraday Future FF91, final Pagani Huayra, Porsche 911 GT3 Cabrio: Car News Headlines”