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Volkswagen Will Stop Selling ICE Cars In Europe By 2035
Volkswagen will stop selling cars with internal combustion engines in Europe by 2035 as it shifts towards an all-electric line-up. But VW customers in the U.S. and China not ready to switch to an EV get to hang on to their ICE motors for a few more years.
2021 Ford Bronco Reviews Are Out, Was It Worth The Wait?
If you’ve got a new Bronco on order you’ll be glad to hear the first reviewers thoroughly endorse your choice. And if you’ve got a new Jeep on order, you might want to call the dealer and cancel, because these testers say the Ford is just as good in the rough stuff, and a whole lot less rough around the edges when the roads get smooth.
2024 Honda Prologue Is An Electric-SUV Running On GM Gear
Honda is finally getting its EV act together in the US. The Prologue is the first of two models that will ride on GM platforms and running gear – the second will be badged an Acura. But neither will appear before 2024, giving rivals from Kia and Hyundai a big head start.
Corvette Z06 Reportedly Delayed Until 2023 Model Year
Chevy’s high performance C8 was all set to arrive in the second half of the 2022 model year, but has now been pushed back to 2023 due to COVID-related production problems. But if it comes with a 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V8, as rumors suggest, sounds like it’ll be worth the wait.
E-Legend EL1 Is An All-Electric Audi Sport Quattro Hommage With 804 HP
Imagine an original Audi Sport Quattro S1 updated for the 2020s with a Porsche Taycan EV powertrain. That’s what German company E-Legend has done, and if you’ve got a spare $1.19m lying around, you can grab one of the 30 it plans to build.
$25,000 “Baby” Tesla To Offer More Range Than Rival VW ID.3
Tesla’s Model 3 helped EVs go mainstream, but the company is working on even more affordable electric car that will rival Volkswagen’s ID.3, but offer almost 35 miles more driving range.
Spectator Holding A Sign Causes Massive Bike Pileup On Tour De France
French police are searching for an attention-seeking spectator who managed to cause a painful pileup in the Tour de France, resulting in three riders withdrawing from the event due to injuries. The race organisers are also planning legal action against the unknown woman, which could prove equally painful for her.
What Else Is Making The News
‘Senna’ Producer Manish Pandey Is Working On A Bernie Ecclestone Series
The man behind the critically acclaimed documentary on Ayrton Senna is turning his attention to the controversial svengali who made F1 the international giant it is today, says Variety. Manish Pandey will use Ecclestone’s own recollections of his life, plus archival footage from F1 management to tell Bernie’s story (and F1’s, with it) over eight episodes.
Michael Keaton Is Reprising His Batman Role, And He’ll Drive This Maybach Concept As Bruce Wayne
Three decades after he last slipped on a rubber suit and built-up shoes, Michael Keaton is back as Batman in the upcoming DC movie, The Flash. No word yet on Batman’s wheels, but Bruce Wayne gets to tool around in the 2017 Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet concept.
First look #michaelkeaton on #TheFlash
This is his car, not Affleck’s, and I hear this is from the end of the movie and he’s now permanently in the #DCEU
Video tomorrow with full breakdown of all these set pics! pic.twitter.com/pO38KSIUUJ
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) June 20, 2021