Acura moves to resurrect its performance sub-brand with new Type S Concept

Acura will be hitting The Quail this weekend with a concept designed to re-ignite some of the brand’s performance sedan credentials. The snazzy Type S Concept paves the way for an upcoming souped-up TLS Type S…
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Volkswagen delivers on its threat of a T-Roc convertible crossover

Perhaps in retaliation for the mean things people said about the brand after Dieselgate, Volkswagen has decided to inflict a convertible crossover on the motoring world with today’s release of the T-Roc Cabriolet…
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Reconstructed Mercedes 1932 SSKL silver arrow headed for Pebble Beach

Mercedes-Benz Classic, the restoration arm of Mercedes, has reconstructed the streamlined race car from 1932. The SSKL will be showcased at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2019 as part of the event’s “125 Years of Motorsport” theme. A 19… Continue reading Reconstructed Mercedes 1932 SSKL silver arrow headed for Pebble Beach

Rezvani Tank X: Bulletproof urban war machine becomes the world's first 1,000-hp hyper-SUV

More than 1,000 hp makes the Rezvani Tank X the world's first hyper-SUV

Nobody this side of Howe & Howe knows how to overcompensate like the Rezvani team, and the new Tank X is so brutally macho that you’d need to be Dwayne Johnson to hang your arm out the window and look right. Starting at US$349,000, meet your new 1,000-horsepower off-road hyper-SUV.

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Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent

Straying from the hard-sided pop-out expansion modules we’ve seen on the likes of the Westfalia James Cook, RP Rebel Slide and Pinnacle Finetza, a new Toyota camper van from Australia’s Bus 4×4 relies on a simpler solution: a drop-down expans… Continue reading Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent

Volkswagen's barnstorming I.D. R to tackle China's most spectacular mountain road

The 99 curves of the Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road are shaping up as an iconic ...

Volkswagen’s barnstorming electric race car already holds records for Pikes Peak, Goodwood and the Nurburgring, and now it’s headed to China, where it will tear up the famous 99 turns up Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road, one of the most spectacular roads on God’s green Earth.

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Norway's Fresco Motors announces the Reverie, a super-quick premium electric sedan

The electric Freco Reverie will offer blistering acceleration, sky-high top speeds and a "built in Norway" ...

Norway has famously adopted electric cars at a staggering rate – some 60 percent of all cars sold there this March were battery-powered. According to Forbes, a number of factors are behind this success, from sales tax breaks, free parking and bus lane access to the fact that almost all the country’s power comes from hydro-electric plants, tipping the scales even further toward EVs as a pollution-busting solution.

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Hyundai Nexo becomes first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle crash tested by the IIHS

After Hyundai nominated its Nexo Fuel Cell SUV for early crash testing, it’s become the first production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (HFCV) ever tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the United States. The crash testin… Continue reading Hyundai Nexo becomes first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle crash tested by the IIHS

Next Gen off-grid camper van drops weight with ultralight cots and components

A leading name in custom camper vans, Outside Van developed one of its latest customs with a different purpose in mind. The Next Gen van is an experimental prototype designed to optimize and centralize weight, using new strategies and experim… Continue reading Next Gen off-grid camper van drops weight with ultralight cots and components