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Florida Could Suspend Carvana’s Dealer License For Not Submitting Title Applications
Florida is considering suspending Carvana’s dealer license over failing to transfer vehicle titles. State law in Florida requires retailers to apply for a title within 30 days of completing a sale, but Californian authorities showed 300 un-transferred vehicles. The company now has until the 31st of January 2022 to submit the titles.
Subaru Previews Fully Electric STI E-RA And Three More STI Performance Concepts For Tokyo Auto Salon
Subaru will be bringing three new STI performance concepts of the WRX S4, Levorg, and BRZ to the Tokyo Auto Show. But the most important launch will be the STI E-RA, a concept car that will give us a glimpse of Subaru’s take on their electric performance cars. Expect new design elements that could soon make their way to production variants, but a production version may still be far into the future.
2023 Honda Civic Type R Will Join The Tokyo Auto Salon But It’s Keeping On Its Camo
Good news: Honda will be bringing its new-generation Type R to the Tokyo Auto Salon. The bad news: it will continue to wear its special camouflage that it has been spied in before. Still, it will give show-goers a good look at the new car before its confirmed debut in 2022 and could be Honda’s last “pure” ICE Type R.
Buick Trademarks The Electra Name, Does It Hint At Upcoming Electric Crossover?
Buick has trademarked the Electra name in Canada. It doesn’t take much to make the EV connection. Of course, it isn’t an ironclad guarantee that the name will be used, but if it were, it could very well feature on a production version of last years’ fully-electric crossover concept being the same name.
2023 Peugeot 508: Here’s What We Know And What To Expect From The Mid-Life Facelift
The second-gen 508 from Peugeot turned a corner for many, with an elegant design, flourishes from past models, and a genuinely involving driver experience. Four years since its debut, Peugeot appears to be readying a mid-life facelift, as seen in these illustrations from CarScoops’ artist. Other than Peugeot’s latest emblem, the new car will likely inherit a redesigned bumper with additional faux intakes in the sides, a tweaked grille, and new LED graphics at the rear.
BMW M Rumored To Be Readying Special M4 For 50th Ann. With Manual Gearbox
With 2022 the 50th anniversary of BMW‘s M division, expect some celebrations along the way. The XM, BMW M’s first unique production model since the M1, will debut next year, and now there’s a rumor that a new special edition M4 configured like the CSL, but with a manual gearbox. According to the leaker, it will have a few options deleted too, including comfort access, parking sensors, and electric seats.
See Anything Wrong With This Pre-Delivery Jeep Wagoneer’s Badge?
Whether you like it or not, the Jeep Wagoneer’s long and spaced-out text on the tailgate is an important feature. But an image posted on Twitter seems to give rise to some quality control concerns. It features a Wagoneer with a badge that is so askew, it’s almost comical. Jeep said the issue was rectified before the car was handed over to the customer.
What Else Is Making The News
Coldplay Could Stop New Music In 2025
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has declared that the band will stop releasing new music in 2025. Speaking to BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley, Martin said that after that, the band would only tour, although the radio host admitted she couldn’t tell if he was being serious or not.
Lickable TV Screen That You Can Taste
📺 ‘Taste the TV’: A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors https://t.co/JWVhiU94z1 pic.twitter.com/ZgxmfTf1Xn
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 23, 2021
A Japanese professor has developed a TV that can be licked, mimicking food flavors, reports Reuters. The TV uses ten canisters to spray flavor on a hygienic film, allowing users to lick the screen. The professor envisages a world of downloadable “taste content.”