The Volvo factory outside Charleston, South Carolina, will get even busier this year. Formerly the site that built the S60 sedan, in recent years it shifted to building big electric SUVs, the EX90 and closely related Polestar 3. Today, Volvo and Polestar announced that Charleston will now be the sole production site for the Polestar ..
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After getting a little overoptimistic about the speed and nature of electric vehicle adoption in the US, automakers are now scaling back their production plans. The imposition of tariffs and the abolishment of federal EV incentives are mostly to blame, although the domestic OEMs’ attempt to easily transition their full-size truck customers into all-electric versions ..
RV Tech, a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and Rivian, has completed a successful winter test program, it said this morning. The partnership was created in 2024 when VW Group announced it would invest $5.8 billion in the American electric vehicle maker to gain access to Rivian’s expertise in vehicle software and electronic architecture. VW ..
A 13:1 compression ratio makes it the highest-compression small-block that Chevy has ever produced, up from the 12.5:1 in the current Z06. That compression ratio is enabled by a number of tweaks, including better cooling around the valves and spark plugs and optimized direct injection. Mike Kociba, assistant chief engineer of small block engines at ..
But the NLS has multiple classes, from low-powered entries similar to the Golf GTI I used to race all the way up to GT3s, plus an exhibition class called SPX for stuff that doesn’t quite fit in elsewhere. It’s this latter class that the M3 Touring 24H will enter, being driven by Jens Klingmann, Ugo ..
As the i3 will be the second EV to use the platform, we already know some of the technical details, such as BMW’s 6th-generation powertrain. At the core of the car is its 800 V battery pack, which uses new cylindrical cells that are 20 percent more energy-dense by volume than the prismatic cells you’d ..
I’m less enamored with the column-mounted, twisty nub gearshift that we’ve seen in other Kias, including the EV9. Yes, it frees up console space, but it’s a little awkward to use, and I found myself bumping it with my leg from time to time. I am 6-foot 4-inches (2 m) tall, though, so your mileage ..
Before the cup car, some warmup in a GT3. Credit: Tim Stevens Before the cup car, some warmup in a GT3. Credit: Tim Stevens The car I drove had a dual-clutch transmission, which meant I could just relax and let the car do the shifting while I figured out which way to go. Though I ..
Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars in China, and the more traditional racetrack environment played better to the strengths of their hybrid power units, with enough ..
Offered through 1996, this generation also marked the end of an experiment. Four-wheel steering, once the Prelude’s technological calling card, unceremoniously disappeared. It’s an omen of what is to come. A final shot over the bow When the fifth-generation Prelude arrived for 1997, its styling felt like a compromise between eras, a return to Honda’s ..