BMW on Tuesday unveiled the 2020 8-Series Gran Coupe. The car’s arrival has hardly been a secret. Prototypes have been testing in public for over a year and BMW even previewed a planned M8 Gran Coupe with a concept at…
Ford GT disqualified following Le Mans victory, Porsche customer team crowned winner
The Ford GT race car completed its final 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend, but it didn’t write a glowing final chapter in the nameplate’s history book. On Tuesday, the FIA and WEC disqualified two of the GT…
2020 Porsche 718 spawns Cayman GT4 and Boxster Spyder with 414-horsepower flat-6 engines
The days of lightweight, thoroughbred sports cars may be waning, but not at Porsche. The latest salvo from the German performance marque is an evolution of the much-loved Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4 launched a few years back. The new…
Chinese firm turns Suzuki Jimny into Mercedes G-Wagen replica
The Suzuki Jimny, everyone’s favorite off-road SUV not sold in America, has undergone a transformation in China. If it looks familiar, your eyes are not mistaken. Motor 1 reported Saturday that this Mercedes-Benz G-Class conversion kit comes from an unknown…
Hot Wheels id takes everyone’s favorite toy car into the digital era
Hot Wheels has become a go-to toy car brand for over 50 years, but this month its miniature rides are getting a digital makeover. The company announced Hot Wheels id last week, ushering in a physical and digital presence for the…
A new era brings new challenges to automaker-supplier relations
DETROIT — Electronics are creating new tensions in automaker-supplier relations. The key problem, according to a new survey: Automakers are pressing their usual desire to whittle new-vehicle parts costs, while suppliers of advanced electronics are not eager to oblige. That…