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Thank the car gods. Ever since the Chevrolet C8 Corvette made its debut back in 2019, fans of the mid-engined American exotic have been patiently waiting for Chevrolet to introduce more hardcore models. Recent updates of the Corvette include three new exterior paint colors for 2022, namely Hypersonic Gray Metallic, Amplify Orange Tintcoat, and Caffeine Metallic, and details are slowly being revealed about the electrified Corvette E-Ray. But the latest news is much more tangible. According to m...

New standard equipment has been added across Audis 2022 model lineup in the US. Audis high-performance RS models have received a raft of upgrades for the 2022 model year, and now Audi has announced more changes across its entire model lineup in the US. For 2021, the Audi A4 and A5 received a 13-horsepower performance boost along with new tech upgrades. For 2022, the A4 40 TFSI and A5 Sportback 40 TFSI models are now available with a sporty black optic package, while the A4 45 TFSI, A5 S line Co...

Will joining forces be enough? The list of new and purely battery-electric vehicles from mainstream automakers keeps growing and its difficult to keep track of them all. Whether its something affordable and mainstream like the Chevrolet Bolt EUV or something with a six-figure price tag, such as the Tesla Model S Plaid, theres now literally an EV for everyone. As more automakers pledge to ditch combustion engines, two key auto industry players are not happy. Big Oil and its new ally, auto suppli...

There's mostly been bad news lately on the new car front because of the semiconductor chip shortage plaguin...

Tesla has just released its first quarter of 2021 financial results and hopefully you're sitting down. In s...

It coincides with the spring commercial truck season. For thousands of Americans, the pickup truck remains the ideal vehicle, able to fulfill a variety of roles such as family chariot, powerful hauler, and off-road adventurer. Sitting pretty above many other road users in their crossovers and sedans also feels rather good. But for the commercial industry, trucks are less of a status symbol and more of a necessity. The same goes for cargo vans and chassis cab models, where the only purpose is to...

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Hypersonic Gray, Caffeine, and Amplify Orange are the new additions. Once the last 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8s were ordered late last year, we were able to find out what the most popular options and colors were for this mid-engined sports car. The findings revealed that Torch Red, Arctic White, and Black were the most popular colors, in that order. New colors and stripe options were added for the 2021 model and now Chevy has revealed the additions to the color palette for the 2022 model. The 20...

Owner claims that Teslas faulty brakes nearly killed four of her family members. Its been a tense couple of months for EV automaker Tesla in China, despite healthy sales of vehicles like the Model Y crossover in that country. Earlier this year, several quality issues were raised in that country, with reports of Teslas experiencing various issues such as faulty software upgrades, fires related to batteries, and even irregularities with acceleration. The latest debacle wont make Tesla feel any be...

An electric RS6 will make the transition to EVs way more bearable. Audi, like other manufacturers, uses letters to denote the level of performance youre getting. Mercedes-Benz has AMG. BMW has M. Audi starts with A for its normal cars, S for its sportier offerings and RS (racing sport) for its supercars like the recently revealed RS6 Avant wagon. Yes, its a supercar. It has a twin-turbo V8, 591 hp and a top speed of 190 mph. Its also using the letters on its EVs like the RS e-tron GT. So we kno...