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Another world-first from Stuttgart. The Porsche Taycan is the German automaker's first-ever purely battery-electric model (and definitely not its last) that utilizes a number of other new technologies. One of them involves the exterior paint. At first, this may sound kind of mundane but the reality is that a vehicle's paint and how it's applied is critical to immediate and long-term quality. Painting the body of a new Taycan on the assembly line at the Zuffenhausen factory previously required workers to move a 15.5-pound tool with only their thumbs 3,600 times per working day. It sounds stren...

A torque converter automatic is now an advantage. With the release of the BMW M3 and its M4 coupe sibling, BMW thought it would be a good idea to also release videos explaining these systems work. In the past, we've been shown how the M modes work, been given a run-down on the cars' traction systems, and had the manual gearbox explained to us. The latest episode from BMW M now covers the manual gearbox's nemesis, the eight-speed Steptronic automatic. It has the designation M8HP76, upgraded from the previous AG-denoted automatic. It is produced by ZF and is already in use in the M5 and M8. Now...

Infiniti's new coupe SUV is here to battle the BMW X4. It's been nearly six months since the 2022 Infiniti QX55 coupe SUV was unveiled as a stylish alternative to the conventional QX50. Now, the Infiniti QX55 is arriving in dealers across the US and Canada to try and lure buyers away from the BMW X4 and Mercedes GLC Coupe. Earlier this month, the QX55 went on sale in showrooms in North America and will soon be available in global markets. In the US, Infiniti launched a successful digital reservation program allowing owners to secure their 2022 QX55, which exceeded the automaker's expectations...

Late last year, Volkswagen's first electric SUV arrived in the form of the ID.4. Yesterday, Volkswagen show...

The cross-country road trip took 18 days and required over 30 charges. Since the Volkswagen ID.4 arrived in dealers last month, initial sales have been encouraging. In its first month, VW sold 472 ID.4 units. To put that into perspective, Ford sold three units of the Mustang Mach-E when it first went on sale last December, followed by 238 units in January. It's a strong start, but VW still has a lot of work to convince first-time EV buyers to ditch their combustion-powered car. Thanks to range anxiety fears, many drivers are still reluctant to buy an electric car. To prove that this a thing o...