Category: Speed
Honda’s racing division gets into performance parts game
Honda and Acura’s official motorsports arm in the U.S., Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), announced on Thursday plans to develop a line of performance parts for Honda and Acura road cars, similar to offerings from Ford’s Ford Performance division and Nissan’s Nismo unit. HRC, previously known as Honda Performance Development (HPD)…
2024 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix preview: Sprint race returns
The Brazilian Grand Prix is round 21 of 2024 F1 season The race is held at São Paulo’s Autódromo José Carlos Pace Lewis Hamilton will make an exhibition run in Ayrton Senna’s 1990 McLaren MP4/5B The 2024 Formula 1 World Championship continues this weekend with the Brazilian Grand Prix, the third race of this season’s American…
Toyota removes the roof on the Land Cruiser with ROX concept
Toyota to present open-top Land Cruiser and 4Runner concepts at SEMA show Land Cruiser ROX concept designed in Ann Arbor Concept features vintage color used on early Land Cruisers It’s not unusual to see a Ford Bronco or Jeep Wrangler with their roofs removed while out on the trail, but you won’t find this with the latest Toyota Land Cruiser and…
2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale
What kind of vehicle is the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale? What does it compare to? Alfa Romeo’s Tonale brings Italian styling and athleticism, as well as an efficient plug-in hybrid, to the luxury small crossover segment. Competitors include Audi’s Q3, Mercedes-Benz’ GLA-Class, and BMW’s X1 and X2. Is the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale a…
Truck tuner Solomon Lunger builds 1969 Ford F-100 for SEMA show
Solomon Lunger’s Ford Era builds 1969 Ford F-100 for SEMA show Custom truck features full carbon-fiber body Power comes from F-150 Raptor R supercharged V-8 Early Ford F-Series pickup trucks are a popular option in the vehicle customizing scene, due in part to the wide availability of options and spare parts. And one company slowly building up a…
Hyundai Initium concept previews upcoming fuel cell SUV
Hyundai Initium concept planned for 2024 Los Angeles auto show Concept previews hydrogen fuel cell vehicle due in first half of 2025 Production model expected to replace Nexo Hyundai on Thursday provided a first look at a concept vehicle that previews a production-bound hydrogen fuel cell vehicle due in the first half of 2025. The concept is the…
2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class EV spotted again
Electric Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class spied ahead of 2026 U.S. launch New EV will replace EQC electric compact crossover sold overseas High-performance AMG variant planned Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing a prototype for an electric compact crossover that will end up replacing the EQC. The EQC is the compact crossover whose 2020 debut marked the…
Ford makes car customization easy with Custom Garage program
Ford launches Custom Garage personalisation program Program groups popular upgrades in easy-to-order packages Packages include styling and performance upgrades Ford will use the 2024 SEMA show on next week in Las Vegas to launch Ford Custom Garage, a program designed to make it easy to add upgrades to a new Ford truck or SUV. The program groups…
McLaren supercar business sold to Abu Dhabi-backed CYVN
CYVN Holdings, an investment consortium owned by the Abu Dhabi government, has agreed to purchase 100% of McLaren Automotive, the supercar business of McLaren Group. The news was confirmed on Tuesday in a joint statement by CYVN and McLaren Group owner Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the sovereign wealth fund of fellow Gulf country Bahrain…
AC’s modern Ace launches with electric power at SEMA show
AC Cars building new versions of Ace sports car Modern Ace offers gas and electric powertrains Both powertrains deliver approximately 300 hp AC Cars will use next week’s 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas to present an electric version of its modern Ace sports car. AC is the U.K.’s oldest surviving car company, and the company that supplied Carroll…