Autos

The rumors of Porsche‘s Taycan recall have been made official. The German automaker is rescinding 43,000 of its Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo electric vehicles over an issue regarding sudden power loss. The recall of the electric vehicles was initially prompted by nine separate incidents that saw Porsche Taycan models shut off its power, mid-motion. Six of those cars refused to restart after powering off. According to Autoblog, after conducting its own investigation the same problem was found amongst 130 cars. There has yet to be a report of any injuries and collisions as a result of the faulty power loss. Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo EVS worldwide are asked to be taken into the EVs workshop for an hour-long software update. However, Porsche did say that drivers can continue usi...

Dodge announced it would create an all-electric muscle car in 2024 during a conference on electric vehicle strategy by the car manufacturer’s parent company, Stellantis, on Thursday. Under a new tagline, “Tear Up the Streets … Not the Planet,” Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis clarified that the brand “will not sell EVs” and will instead embrace new technology with “eMuscle,” presumably the branding for the automaker’s future electric vehicles. As engineers reach the “practical limits” of gas-powered engines, Kuniskis says the brand has an “obligation” to integrate electric motors in order to take its vehicles to new heights. “If a charger can make a Charger faster, then we’re all for it,” Kuniskis said, lauding Dodge’...

BMW‘s all-new CE 04 urban electric scooter is officially being produced. Teased last year at BMW’s #NEXTGen 2020 event, the futuristic scooter concept was presented as a sleek urban commuter for short-journey usage. Now that the final design is out, new details make this out to be a promising electric two-wheeler. The CE 04 boasts 31 kW (42 hp) of power, a 0 – 50 km/h time of 2.6 seconds, a range of roughly 130 kilometers, and a charge time of 4 hours and 20 minutes (reduced to 1 hour and 40 minutes when using a quick charger). Keeping the scooter stable is one-piece tubular steel main frame construction, ASC (Automatic Stability Control), DTC (Dynamic Traction Control), and ride settings for eco, rain, and dry road. There’s also ABS. Outside of the performance specs, the...

A really interesting bit of Ford history was just listed over on Bring a Trailer in the form of the Ford GT Confirmation Prototype 1. While it didn’t meet its reserve, even after a $500,000 USD offer, the listing still provided automotive enthusiasts something to think about. Coming with over hundreds of pages of documentation, this 2004 Ford GT CP 1 was the first running and driving GT Prototype. This unique piece has a lot of components that never made it past prototyping like the full carbon fiber clamshell, CP-1 manufacturer’s plates, Mustang-borrowed steering wheel, and a port on the lower passenger side for testing various grades of fuel. What’s more is that this example also has the signatures of Carroll Shelby, Bill Ford, Camilo Pardo, and Fred Goodnow. As this su...

The second-generation BMW 2-series coupe has officially arrived and is set to be available in rear-wheel-drive 230i and an all-wheel-drive M240i xDrive model. Different from the four-door 2-Series Gran Coupe, the two-door Coupe takes notes from the 3 Series and 4 Series. The latest model promises a longer and wider body, but its weight has been trimmed down due to the use of aluminum for its construction. The new Coupe appears to take on a more modest version of the BMW’s ever-expanding kidney grille design. The 2 Series sees a more conventional front end as opposed to the 4 Series. The car features the brand’s active air control flaps that promise greater aerodynamic efficiency. The car is available in M Sport trim, followed by a dark gloss exterior trim and dark metallic fini...

Often regarded as the “Godfather of Streetwear”, Hiroshi Fujiwara has continued to push the boundaries of design for over three decades. Still eager to take on new challenges, the designer has teamed up with Maserati for an exclusive collaborative collection through his fragment design label. Enlisted to participate in the Maserati Fuoriserie Customisation Program, Fujiwara opts for the luxury brand’s Ghibli Hybrid sports sedan as his canvas. Unveiling two models — a black Ghibli Operanera and white Ghibli Operabianca, both carrying Fujiwara’s signature stripped-back style as well as reimagined dual-branding within its details. With only 175 made available for global distribution, 40 of which are for Japan, both cars retail for ¥14,250,000 JPY (approximately $127,730 USD). Accompanyi...

After announcing a shift to hybrid and fully electric vehicles by 2026, Bentley on Tuesday introduced its second plug-in hybrid, the powerful Flying Spur sedan. Following the Bentayga Hybrid SUV, the English car manufacturer’s latest hybrid model is equipped with a need for speed, featuring a 410 brake horsepower (bhp), 2.9-liter V-6 with twin turbochargers along with a 134 bhp electric motor. Though the Flying Spur Hyrbid is stocked with 95 bhp more than its SUV counterpart, it’s slightly slower than the V8, gas-engine version, needing 4.1 seconds to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour, instead of four seconds flat. The spacious sedan, which first hit the market as a gas-powered vehicle in 2005, will receive its hybrid treatment by the end of this year. Featuring a similar look to ...

When visualizing a Lotus, one may think of a small nimble car such as the Elise. However, Lotus has decided to go in a different direction with the new 2022 Lotus Emira, building a stunning functional daily driver rivaling the Porsche Cayman. The Emira is the first sports car model since the Evora was launched in 2009. It will also be the last model of Lotus powered by a combustion engine with future models set to be full EVs. UK-based auto platform carwow describes the Emira as an “amazing 1/4 price Ferrari 488 Pista.” The two-seater sports car has a bonded aluminum chassis with wrapped fiberglass bodywork featuring heavily contoured scoops integrated into the doors channeling air to the mid-mounted engine. 20-inch rims and Goodyear Eagle tires come standard. A boot compartmen...

Volkswagen has turned its phenomenal MkVIII Golf R into an estate, meaning that the whole family (and the dog) can now enjoy VW’s fast-paced wagon life. Powered by the same two-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged engine as its smaller counterpart, the Golf R Estate produces 315 BHP and can hit 62 MPH in just 4.9 seconds (or 0.2 seconds slower than the hatchback variant), before going onto a top speed of 167 MPH if the special R package is equipped. Other things have been borrowed from the hatchback, such as the 4MOTION all-wheel-drive torque vectoring system, the high-performance brakes, electronic differential locks and adaptive chassis control, which all come together to make sure the car puts the power down correctly for a precise and nimble, yet very fast, drive. Elsewhere, the Est...