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Kanye West, now better known as just Ye, has revealed his latest whip. Some have drawn comparisons of his vehicle to Batman‘s Batmobile, but one thing is for certain is that for Kanye, it’s the “Yemobile.” The rapper is no stranger to making moves when it comes to cars. Late last year, Ye was auctioning off six of his Wyoming cars, which totaled to over $434,780 USD. After reports of Ye selling his custom Ripsaw EV2 tank to the Diesel Brothers, it seems that the DONDA rapper has added yet another supercar to his fleet of automobiles. The “Yemobile” is a modified BAC Mono. The company specializes in single-seater road-legal sports vehicles and only has 12 dealership agreements across four continents, making the cars super rare. Briggs Automotive Company (...

French automotive company DS Automobiles is known for its luxurious lifestyle-based vehicles such as the DS 3 and DS 9, but now it looks to the future of electrification with the unveiling of its new concept, the E-TENSE PERFORMANCE. This prototype draws heavily from DS Performance, the division that looks after the brand’s involvement in Formula E. As a result, it features two electric motors that produce 815 hp and 8,000Nm of torque at the wheels that are derived from Formula E technology and know-how, as well as a battery that’s housed in a carbon-aluminum composite envelope and is positioned at the center-rear for optimum levels of weight distribution. A specially-designed carbon monocoque has been used for the structure of the car, housing the drivetrain from the Formula E...

Japanese automaker Toyota is working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on creating a manned Lunar Cruiser that aims to be operational by the end of the decade. The ultimate goal of the project is to help humanity live on the moon by 2040, and eventually on Mars. The Lunar Cruiser, which eludes to Toyota’s popular Land Cruiser SUV, is essentially a fuel-cell-powered mobile laboratory that features living quarters, workstations, and cutting-edge scientific instruments. The pressurized rover is expected to have a “lunar-surface cruising range of more than 10,000 km.” Toyota and JAXA entered into a joint research agreement for a “manned pressurized lunar rover” in 2019, and have since then, been creating virtual reality visualizations, conducting ...

Koenigsegg has just released news of an impressive breakthrough in powertrain technology with its Quark electric motor. Developed for the Gemera hypercar, the Quark weighs just 63 pounds and can produce 335hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. Koenigsegg drove home the point of how compact the motor is by photoing the Quark next to a 330ml energy drink can. “The Quark is unique in its high efficiency in combination with its class-leading torque-to-power-to-rpm-to-weight matrix. This means, when using the Quark in applications such as marine, aircraft or VTOL, there is no need for a step-down transmission, instead direct drive can be achieved, as the RPM of the motor is right from the get-go. Small high-revving motors can have a higher peak power-to-weight ratio, but they need transmissions in ...

Indian Motorcycle has just unveiled two new Rogue versions of its classic Scout motorcycle. Arriving as the Scout Rogue and Scout Rogue Sixty, each bike has been enhanced cosmetically with increased handling. The styling has been made more aggressive via 19-inch wheels, mini-ape hanger handlebars, a blacked-out exhaust system, a solo seat, and a quarter fairing. The bikes are powered by a liquid-cooled V-Twin where the Scout Rogue puts down 78hp, the Scout Rogue Sixty 100hp, and are priced at $9,999 USD and $11,499 USD, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indian Motorcycle (@indianmotorcycle) In other automotive news, Koenigsegg’s compact 63-pound Quark electric motor can produce 335 horsepower. Click here to view full gallery at HYPEBEAST

Complaints have surged over the past three months against Tesla over what owners are calling “phantom braking.” The complaints lodged to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have reached 107 over the period as compared to a total of 34 in the 22 months prior, and detail a phenomenon where a Tesla vehicle would unexpectedly engage its brakes and almost completely stop the car despite having no particular reason to do so, causing potentially dangerous situations if you’re on a highway or in the middle of traffic. It’s not the first time the automaker has known of its vehicles behaving this way. Back in October, Tesla had to recall a version of its beta Full Self-Driving software due to its emergency braking system being triggered erroneously by the updat...

Tesla is now forced to recall 817,000 vehicles over faulty seatbelt notifications. On Thursday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that a series of Tesla models — including the 2021-2022 Model S and X, the 2017-2022 Model 3, and the 2020-2022 Model Y — have failed to satisfy federal safety standards regarding “Occupant Crash Protection” because they would fail to notify the driver of unbuckled seatbelts when the car starts. Tesla has since acknowledged the software error, explaining that the chime would not activate only under specific circumstances and so far it has not received reports of any crashes or injuries resulting from the fault. The automaker will now fix the issue with an over-the-air software update. The news comes shortly after the au...

Last year, Toyota‘s Research Institute (TRI) teamed up with Stanford University to create an autonomous self-driving GR Supra that would learn drivers’ behavioral habits, and now the Japanese automotive company has announced a world-first — the Supra has completed its first autonomous drift around a closed circuit. Drifting around obstacles, the test shows Toyota’s know-how in the world of vehicle control and dynamics, and by understanding this it hopes it can make cars and their drivers less likely to crash in dangerous conditions, such as when there’s black ice on the road. “At TRI, our goal is to use advanced technologies that augment and amplify humans, not replace them,” said Avinash Balachandran, senior manager of TRI’s Human Centric Driving ...

British automotive giant Aston Martin is known around the globe for its formidable supercars and GTs, but things changed when it started to produce the DBX in 2020. Now, the marque has taken the SUV to the next level, presenting the DBX707. Dubbed as the world’s most powerful luxury SUV, the DBX707 packs a twin-turbocharged four-liter V8 that offers 707PS and 900Nm of torque, equating to an increase of 157PS and 200Nm over the standard DBX. The result, when paired with a new nine-speed automatic gearbox, is 0-62 MPH in 3.3 seconds, and this speed is echoed by the car’s upgraded styling. As per the brand’s press release, “Every area of the car has been enhanced to boost performance, intensify driving pleasure and amplify its on-road presence.” Wheels now come i...

HYPEBEAST drove the Maserati MC20 back in 2021 before it launched, lauding the Italian company’s latest supercar as “a thinking man’s supercar that’s part sculpture, part engineering marvel, and entirely joyous to drive.” While we loved it, it seems that others that already have their hands on the limited-run model see the MC20 in a different light, positioning it as a good investment. While few are on the roads as of writing, a brand-new MC20 has just landed on the auction site Bring a Trailer. Showing just 86 miles the car has barely been driven, meaning the next owner will get to experience the car’s twin-turbocharged three-liter V6 in all its glory. That engine produces 621 HP and 538 lb-ft of torque, resulting in a 2.9-second 0-62 MPH sprint and 202 MPH top spe...

The artist formerly known as Kanye West has reportedly sold his Ripsaw EV2 to Diesel Brothers hosts Dave “Heavy D” Sparks and David “Diesel Dave” Kiley. Speaking to TMZ, Sparks shared that he and Kiley, who is actually not his real brother, first interacted with Ye a few years ago when the rapper wanted them to do some work on his trucks. While the partnership never materialized due to poor timing, West’s team reached out to the reality TV show hosts again in October 2021 to offer them the sale of the Ripsaw EV2.  The pair decided to acquire it from from the rapper’s Wyoming ranch as the luxury tank’s waiting list supposedly stretches out to three years. Sparks did not divulge the exact price they paid for the Ripsaw EV2, but did share that Ye gave...

Sydney Pollack’s previously owned 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS is up for auction courtesy of RM Sotheby’s. The vehicle was the 31st of 121 GTS/4 Daytona Spiders produced by Scaglietti in 1971 and 1-of-14 automobiles to feature an Argento Metallizzato bodywork. The convertible was purchased by H.J. Hoff, who later sold the model to Sydney Pollack in 1975. Ferrari’s cutting-edge 365 GTS features a water-cooled, front-facing V12 engine and open-top cabin. The two-seat grand tourer houses a five-speed manual transmission that revs to 259 kW at 7500 rpm with a maximum torque of 431 N⋅m. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sydney Pollack sold the car to Alberto Amezcua of Mexico City. In 1981, Amezcua was strong-armed into selling the vehicle to a pawn shop owner loosely tied to the Mexican president ...