[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Worldwide Auctioneers, which held its 2021 Scottsdale Auction virtually from the company’s Auburn, Indiana, home base, reported that bidders purchased 93 percent of the 60 collector cars offered entirely online this year because of the pandemic. While Worldwide did not provide a total-results amount for the January 23 sale held during a COVID-restricted…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The USA-based hypercar manufacturer controversially claimed it had broken the record late last year, however inconsistencies found in the official data suggested this was inaccurate. The SSC Tuatara – built by low-volume manufacturer SSC North America – has reportedly broken the production car speed record… again. The company controversially made the same claim…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Much was made recently of actress Betty White’s 99th birthday. But did you know one of her favorite cars, a 1977 Seamist Green Cadillac Seville she named “Parakeet,” resides at the AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania? The car was a gift from her late husband, television game show-host Allen Ludden. To celebrate its…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Launched in 2020, the fifth-generation Supra received mixed reviews about the car produced in a collaborative process between Toyota and BMW (the Z4 is BMW’s version). I had to know if all of that commotion was really necessary. I discovered that the 2021 Toyota Supra GR 3.0 Premium is, indeed, an enthusiast’s car.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Tesla Model S, before (left) and after January 2021 updates Manufacturer images Tesla’s vehicles have always carried a futuristic, minimalist styling vibe, and the all-electric automaker is doubling down on that with an interior refresh for the Model S sedan and Model X SUV that include a steering wheel with a truncated rim…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] President Biden may have just forced the automotive industry to speed up its electrification efforts. Days after the newly sworn-in president announced plans to replace the federal government’s fleet with EVs, General Motors made a dramatic commitment of its own. On Thursday, the nation’s largest automaker sent shockwaves through the industry when it…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] There’s a new speed king and its name is Tuatara. On Wednesday, SSC announced its customer-owned Tuatara supercar, driven by its owner Dr. Larry Caplin, set a new production-vehicle land-speed record of 282.9 mph. The record was set on Sunday, Jan.17 over the course of 2.3 miles at the Jonny Bohnmer Grounds at Space…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2015 Nissan Pathfinder Manufacturer image Failing brakelights are an obvious safety hazard for any motorist, but it can be just as dangerous to drive around with your brakelights perpetually illuminated. That’s the issue being addressed by a new recall from Nissan to more than 267,000 owners of model-year 2013-15 Pathfinder SUVs. Related: More…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Toyota has ended months of speculation by confirming the mystery new model set for production at its Prospecton Plant in Durban as the Corolla Cross. Part of the marque’s R2.4-billion investment announced two years ago, local production of the Cross will see the newcomer being made in right-and-left-hand-drive for South Africa and the rest…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Tesla may be the undisputed leader of the electric revolution, but other automakers are making up ground quickly. Which might explain why the California-based automaker just dropped a redesigned Model S, a car that’s all but certain to solidify its place at the top of the EV pile. Unveiled on Wednesday, the new…