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Fisker and Foxconn To Build Project PEAR In The US, Will Cost Less Than $30,000

Henrik Fisker’s Karma was a pioneer in the luxury electrified car space, but he’s aiming for a very different market with his latest project, a small crossover that’s slated to go into production in 2023. Project PEAR (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) has taken another step forward, but will it turn out to be another lemon?

Could The McLaren 765LT Actually Be Quicker Than The P1?

Such is the rate of change in the exotic car market that today’s supercars are now almost as fast as full-blown $1.5m hypercars from only a few years earlier. But could the McLaren 765LT actually be quicker than the fabled P1 hybrid? Drag Times investigates.

Ford’s Patent For In-Car Pop-Up Ads On Your Infotainment Screen Sounds Like A Terrible Idea

Your car’s infotainment system is about the only screen in your life that doesn’t bombard you with ads – but it might do if Ford gets its way. The Company has just patented a system that reads billboards and then loads related information onto the car’s console display.

Chip Shortage 101: Why Car Makers Can’t Keep Up With Demand

A global shortage of semiconductors is causing chaos in the auto industry with production lines sitting idle and automakers out of pocket to the tune of $60bn. But the problems can’t simply be blamed on COVID-19, as Carcoops’ Sam D. Smith explains.

30 Years On, The BMW Z1 Remains A Wonderful Oddity

There are cars with scissor, sliding, butterfly and gullwing doors, and then there’s the BMW Z1. Top Gear’s Jack Rix gets under the skin of the E30-based sports car that’s now hot property on the classic market.

Apple iCar: Imagining What The Tech Giant’s Foray Into The Automotive World Could Be Like

The Apple car is one of the worst-kept secrets in the automotive world, but how will the finished ‘Project Titan’ look, and what kind of advanced technologies will it feature? We take a hypothetical look and explore everything we can expect.

How Much Ferrari Can You Get For The Price Of A Toyota Camry Or Two?

YouTube’s Car Trek asked if you could buy a Ferrari for the price of a boring Toyota sedan and returned with three options. One happened to be the cheapest Ferrari that was on sale in America at the time of filming, and as you’d expect, it definitely isn’t car show material, making this a pretty fun film.

What Else Is Making The News

Twitter May Be Gearing Up To Launch Twitter Blue Subscription Module At $2.99 Per Month

Yahoo Finance says Twitter is about to drop a new subscription plan called Twitter Blue. For $2.99 per month users will be able to access new features including the ability to undo a tweet.

Here’s Your Porsche GT1 User’s Guide

So you’ve just taken delivery of your $10m Porsche GT1 and the owner couldn’t find the handbook to pass on. No sweat: fresh from his forensically detailed user’s guide to the Mercedes CLK GTR, DK Engineering’s James Cottingham tells you exactly what you need to know about your new wheels in his latest video.