[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Calling it “the distillation of more than half-a-century of McLaren’s expertise and experience in race- and road-car engineering,” the British sports car manufacturer has unveiled the Artura, its first series-production high-performance hybrid supercar. “Underpinned by the McLaren philosophy of super-lightweight engineering, the all-new Artura is the distillation of every attribute inherent in a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A recently restored 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone led the bidding with a €2,423,750 ($2,918,800) sale during RM Sotheby’s livestreamed Paris auction held February 13. The live/online auction, which offered 40 high-end sports, touring and racing cars along with a collection of mostly Ferrari automobilia, resulted in total sales of €9,407,600…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2021 Hyundai Elantra N Line Manufacturer image It’s important to Hyundai to keep its Elantra sedan fresh, so the automaker put a lot of money and attention into the mainstream model, which is a little surprising in a market so focused on SUVs. A new Elantra has been launched for the 2021 model…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ford announced on February 17 that it plans for its European sales to be all zero-emission vehicles — all-electric or plug-in hybrids — in 2026 and that it will move to all-electrics by 2030. The plan includes passenger and commercial vehicles. As part of the plan, it is spending $1 billion to outfit…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] While working with Renault’s Alpine division on a next-generation electric-powered sports car as well as ramping down production of the Elise, Exige and Evora in preparation for its own Type 131 model, Lotus has found time to create a design study for “the electric race car for 2030.” Callled E-R9, Lotus aerodynamicist Richard…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ioniq 5 Manufacturer image Hyundai is spinning off a brand called Ioniq that exclusively produces battery-electric vehicles, and the first model, the Ioniq 5, will debut Feb. 23. So far, we’ve only gotten hints about what the Ioniq 5 will look like inside and out and what its capabilities will be. Related: Hyundai…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The McLaren Artura is here, and with it comes a lot of firsts for McLaren. It’s the first plug-in hybrid McLaren, even though it counts as McLaren’s third hybrid model behind the P1 and the Speedtail. It’s also the first McLaren to use the freshly developed 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine, put in place…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A rare 1997 Ascari Ecosse is up for auction at RM Sotheby’s. Based on the mid-engine Ascari FGT Concept that was unveiled at the 1995 British Motor Show, the Ecosse is arguably one of the rarest and least-known supercars from the 1990s. It’s currently listed at a fixed price of €165,000. That converts…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] If there are Porsche loyalists still unconvinced by the 992-generation 911, the brand-new GT3 is here to convert them. The German automaker has just unveiled the fourth iteration of the track-ready (but still street-legal) variant of its iconic sports car, and it’s hard to imagine even the snobbiest purist having any complaints. That’s…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] We can safely say that each and every Gymkhana car used so far in the installment was downright bonkers. No exception. However, as Ken Block traded places with Travis Pastrana for Gymkhana 2020, Subaru responded by dialing up the WRX STI to eleven… thousand. [bsa_pro_ad_space id=15]