GM's Renaissance Center Is Mostly Empty
The famed Renaissance Center in Detroit has been the hive where GM houses its most important worker bees since it acquired the building in 1996, but lately the building is feeling more like an empty nest. The complex comprises six giant office towers, a 73-story Marriott hotel, and a pair of shorter 21-story buildings…
‘Exceptional’ WW2 Ghost Ship Found At The Bottom Of The Sea After 78 Years
A ghost ship that has been missing since it was captured by the Japanese Navy during the Second World War has been located on the bed of the Pacific Ocean. The ship, which was called the U.S.S. Stewart, was unearthed after almost 80 years by a team of scientists that used a fleet of autonomous submarines to scan the…
Watch This Video About The 1966 Lincoln Continental Coupe I Never Knew Existed
As a convertible lover, the fourth-generation Lincoln Continental holds a special place in my heart as an iconic and rare four-door droptop, but I never knew it also was offered as a traditional two-door hardtop coupe as well. America had an infatuation with oversized two-door cars that maximized exterior footprint…
2026 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II spied
Uber Claims Couple With Life-Altering Crash Injuries Can't Sue Because Their Daughter Ordered A Pizza
New Jersey couple John and Georgia McGinty were riding in an Uber in March 2022 when their driver got into a wreck. They both survived, but Georgia spent a week in the critical care unit with a fractured spine and abdominal trauma while John escaped with “only” a broken sternum and a hand injury. As the Independent…
What Car Should Be Turned Into A Ute?
While it may be tough to describe to your parents, significant others or friends who don’t care about cars, there’s something just plain cool about a ute. These car-based trucks once roamed the streets of the United States, but now they’re mainly relegated to South America and Australia, and even there are starting to…
EV Subsidies Have Already Cost The U.S. $2 Billion This Year
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Live Life Like 'The Flintstones' With This Human-Powered Daily Driver
If you wanted to upgrade your daily driver to make it a little more efficient, where would you look for inspiration? Maybe the kind of clever engineers out there electrifying all kinds of classic cars, or perhaps your favorite sci-fi to see how people thought we’d be getting around in the future? One budding mechanic…
These Are Your Wildest Road Rage Stories
While the open roads offer near-limitless freedom, many drivers use the opportunity to dish out their rage on an unassuming populace. We asked our readers earlier this week for their wildest road rage stories, and they delivered. The responses feature guns being brandished, heated arguments and multiple high-speed…
Mercedes-AMG One breaks own record at the 'Ring
At $9,950, Is This 1998 Honda Stepwgn Field Deck A Deal You Wouldn’t Sleep On?
That’s not a typo in the name of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Stepwgn; that’s actually how Honda named it. Let’s see if the price of this privately-imported mini-camper also looks like a mistake.
Modern Renault 4 teased ahead of 2024 Paris auto show debut
A Ferrari that won the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans can be yours
In This California Town, Homes Have Hangars And Cars Share Roads With Planes
Have you ever been looking for a home and encountered an infuriating shortage of properties with attached airplane hangars, or frustrating HOAs that prohibit you from taxiing your plane on public roads? Then gird your loins, because the picturesque town of Cameron Park, California, is the ideal Sacramento suburb for…
Hurricane Helene Destroys 672 Cars At A Single Florida Dealership
Hurricane Helene made landfall in the U.S. on September 26 near Perry, Florida, with winds blowing at Category 4 strength, killing at least 128 so far. Many of the stories we see focus on much of the devastation in North Carolina where people living in towns and cities several hours inland from the coast are still…
Delayed Three-Year Cruise Finally Sets Sail Then Stops Over Paperwork
After a four-month delay caused by maintenance issues, the Villa Vie Odyssey finally left Belfast, Northern Ireland, and steamed out of port on Monday, only to stop a few hours later. The 31-year-old cruise ship was still in Belfast Lough, the bay connecting Belfast with the Irish Sea. Its crew told passengers that…
[PIC] First Look at the New Engine Specification Plaque for the 2025 Corvette
Non-Tesla EVs Are Having A Hard Time Using Superchargers And Tesla Owners Hate It
Tesla’s Supercharger network has become the North American Charging Standard and tons automakers are building their EVs with this network in mind. While this is good for mass EV adoption, it’s turning out to be a headache in practice.
[VIDEO] Corvette Insider: ZR1 Performance
Chevrolet dropped a new video last week for those subscribed to ZR1 updates and this video features ZR1 lead development engineer Chris Barber talking about the 2025 Corvette ZR1's performance.
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Tesla Cybertrucks Are Getting Full Self-Driving Now, So Good Luck Out There
The Cybertruck has been on sale for nearly a year at this point, but it’s finally getting Tesla’s flagship (in Elon Musk’s mind, at least) piece of technology: Full Self-Driving. Members of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum are saying that the update enabling FSD has been installed on their trucks.
