The United Kingdom is about to get its first official taste of the Tesla Model S, and it'll be one pricey bite. Business Insider says the impressive EV will start at 54,900 pounds ($88,000) for the 60-kWh version. There is a 5,000-pound government grant available that can drop that to a slightly more reasonable 49,900 pounds ($80,000). Auto Express Sebastian Blanco
Did you find yourself yearning for more Excitebike-style action after Round One of Red Bull's Straight Rhythm course? So did we, which is why we're happy to report that Round Two has officially been released. In the video you'll see below, Cole Seely and Jessy Nelson line up side by side at the beginning of the half-mile course. Seely has the early advantage, which can easily be attributed to the Honda C
Road & Track recently staged its first annual Performance Car of the Year test, pitting 13 new and updated performance cars against each other on track, then graduating the top six to a road test before picking a winner. Additionally, the magazine staff picked the best automobiles of the year in eight categories.
A few weeks ago, Mercedes revealed interior images of its upcoming V-Class, a new van set to take the place of several models. Now the latest news suggests that the V-Class could make its way Stateside.
It took a while, but chalk up another island conquest for the Nissan Leaf. The world's best-selling electric vehicle has made it to Guam, and the reaction there is apparently quite warm.
Already there are many signs that suggest General Motors CEO Dan Akerson will retire next year, but he hasn't formally announced his plans to GM's board, The Economic Times reports, and the search for a new CEO apparently hasn't started. If Akerson retires next year, as is speculated, the move would come sooner than when was expected when he took the job back in 2010.
The 2015 Subaru WRX will make its debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next week – that much we know for sure. We'll have all of the official specs very soon, but it seems Jalopnik has stumbled upon an official
Dario Franchitti will heed the advice of doctors and retire from competitive racing. Franchitti, 40, was seriously injured at last month's Grand Prix of Houston when his Indy car speared off the track and into the catch fencing, injuring both himself and spectators. The Scottish driver suffered a pair of broken vertebrae, a broken ankle a
Maybe the problem with electric vehicles isn't with the cars themselves but with the shoppers. Or potential shoppers. Or the not-so-potential shoppers.
With all the excitement over Forza Motorsport 5 and Gran Turismo 6, it's easy to forget that there's another racing game from an even older franchise coming out. The latest Need For Speed installment, Rivals, is set to hit stores November 15 (this Friday) for the Brandon Turkus
