Category: Speed
Rolls-Royce commemorates Goldfinger with one-off Phantom
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger features a solid 18-carat gold bar in the center console Movie references are littered throughout the Phantom Goldfinger’s bespoke design touches Aston Martin also paid tribute to the “Goldfinger” movie with a special-edition DB12 James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 rightfully gets the most attention, but it’s not the…
Audi A2 E-Tron restomod EV remixes forward-thinking city car
Audi commemorated the 25th anniversary of its cult-classic A2 hatchback by converting one into an EV. The Audi A2 E-Tron is a one-off project undertaken by apprentices. It’s not the first such project; Audi apprentices previously converted an NSU Prinz 4 from one of the automaker’s predecessor brands into a speedy EV concept to mark 150 years of…
Ford developing second midgate pass-through design
Ford has submitted another patent application for a pickup truck midgate, with more variations on the design of a feature normally associated with rival General Motors. The first patent application appeared earlier this year, showing a design similar to what GM has used previously. This second patent—published by the United States Patent and…
Scout returns with Traveler SUV and Terra pickup EVs due in 2027
Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck will relaunch vintage Scout brand Prices to start at about $60,000, but the American-made EVs will qualify for current tax credits Reservations open Oct. 24, and Scout requires a $100 refundable deposit Scout Motors debuted two new electric vehicle concepts planned for production in 2027, the new brand owned by…
Lamborghini Temerario chassis has half the structural components used in Huracán
Lamborghini Temerario debuts new aluminum spaceframe chassis Chassis is lighter and stiffer than Huracán’s design Temerario starts sales in early 2025 with pricing from about $360,000 Lamborghini unveiled the Temerario in August as the successor to the Huracán, and the new supercar has big shoes to fill considering the Huracán…
Scout Terra vs. Rivian R1T: How the off-road electric trucks stack up
Scouts are known as the off-road SUVs built by International-Harvester from 1961 to 1980. Now, the Volkswagen Group is reviving the Scout name as both an SUV and a pickup truck. On Thursday, the electric Scout Terra truck debuted in production-intent concept form providing a look at the Rivian R1T’s most serious rival. Scout said the concept…
Scout Traveler vs. Rivian R1S: How the off-road electric SUVs stack up
The first real challenger to the Rivian R1S’s electric SUV halo is coming, and it hails from South Carolina via Germany. The Scout brand has been resurrected by Volkswagen. On Thursday, the electric Scout Traveler SUV was unveiled as a direct rival for the Rivian R1S off-road electric SUV. Years away and shown in what Scout has dubbed…
Ferrari originlly wanted the F80 hypercar to be a single seater
Ferrari F80 design team wanted a car with extreme proportions Original design called for a single-seat configuration V-6 was deemed Ferrari’s best-performing engine Ferrari’s F80 hypercar revealed earlier in October was originally conceived as a single seater, Ferrari design chief Flavio Manzoni has revealed. In an interview with Top Gear…
2025 Cupra Raval spied, will spawn VW ID.2 sibling
The Cupra Raval will be the first of VW Group’s new subcompact EVs The subcompact EVs will use VW Group’s MEB Small platform Cupra plans to launch in the U.S. later this decade Several Volkswagen Group brands are working on a new generation of subcompact electric vehicles, and a prototype for one of them has been spotted. The prototype is for the…
Stellantis spent $29.5M to enhance wind tunnel for EVs
Stellantis has upgraded the wind tunnel located near its U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, in its quest to boost range of electric vehicles by reducing drag. The automaker on Wednesday said it invested $29.5 million in the site to add moving ground plane technology, essentially a rolling surface. Each wheel gets its own belt that…