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Nissan Denies It Will Stop Developing The Skyline Sedan, Says It Will Never Give Up On It
Contradicting a report from Nikkei Asia, Nissan says it has no plans to retire its famous Skyline sedan range. Though the GT-R moved to a different platform in 2007, the Skyline badge has been a constant presence in Japanese showrooms since 1957.
Not for the first time, California is denying its citizens the right to buy the coolest performance cars. Buyers who’ve already ordered a stick-equipped GT3 can have a PDK car instead, or maybe make a left-field choice and wait for the crazy-fast Cayenne Porsche just used to smash the SUV Nurburgring Lap Record.
2023 BMW 7-Series Spied As Concept Set To Make A Splash At September’s Munich Motor Show
BMW’s next 7-Series moves to a brand new, wildly flexible platform capable of accommodating petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell and electric powertrains, in a bid to outrank its Mercedes S-Class rival.
2022 Kia Telluride Debuts With Updated Looks And More Standard Tech
This year’s entry-level Telluride LX costs $600 more than last year’s, but gains more kit, including automatic climate control and a bigger infotainment system. All versions get a new grille and Kia’s updated badge, plus a nav-based cruise control system that slows you down for corners.
Polestar’s Upcoming 3 Electric SUV Will Be Built In America
Volvo is opening up its Ridgeville, South Carolina, plant to its electric sister brand for the production of the upcoming Polestar 3. The still-secret SUV will also be built in China, and is expected to move away from Polestar’s current boxy design language.
Frank Stephenson Picks His 3 Favorite BMW Designs, What Are Yours?
The man responsible for the look of the original BMW Mini and X5 is no fan of the Munich company’s latest efforts, and devotes his latest video to covering what he claims are BMW’s greatest designs. Spoiler alert: if you’re rooting for the X7, prepare to be disappointed.
Ken Block’s Insane 914 HP Hoonitruck Is Up For Sale For $1.1 Million
The professional tire-fryer’s custom truck featured in Gymkhana 10, Climbkhana Two, and Amazon’s The Gymkhana Files, and is powered by a 3.5-liter Ecoboost V6 borrowed directly from the Ford Racing Ford GT Le Mans development program. Or you could throw in another $14m and grab the keys to a 242-mile McLaren F1.
2022 Honda Civic Sedan Goes Officially On Sale, Priced From $22,695
The first examples of the new 2022 Honda Civic Sedan have arrived at U.S. dealerships, every car coming equipped with LED lights and adaptive cruise control. The range tops out with the $29,295 Touring, which gets a 180-horse turbocharged 1.5, power leather seats and Bose audio.
What Else Is Making The News
Web Creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee Is Selling The Original Internet Source Code As An NFT
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The British computing whizz famously refused to patent the world wide web, but now looks set to cash in on his invention by selling the original time-stamped files of the source code use to create the modern internet in 1989, says the BBC.
Suspected Catalytic Converter Thief Shot Twice Then Dragged Behind Truck
Emissions-cleaning catalytic converters are supposed to save lives, but one Washington man lost his life while trying to steal a cat from underneath a truck, The News Tribune reports. The vehicle’s owner, Michael Campbell, shot Brent Jalmari Peltomaa then tied him to his tow hitch before dragging his body into a field.