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Ford has announced more production cuts, including to the long-awaited Bronco, due to chip shortages. The company says it will extend downtime starting May 17 at its Michigan Assembly plant, but insists the first Broncos will still reach dealerships and eager buyers this summer. Manthey Racing has worked its magic on the 991.2 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and recently took the car to the Nurburgring to see what it was capable of. Mods include KW adjustable coilovers and a custom rear wing for extra downforce on the ’Ring’s fastest, scariest turns (which, looking at this vid, is all of them). Merced...

Engineering Explained: No, Model S Plaid Can't Hit 60 MPH In Under 2 Seconds May 05, 2021 at 10:22pm ET ++ And he's got a whiteboard full of figures to prove it! The popular YouTube channel Engineering Explained has a problem with Tesla's claim that the Model S Plaid and Plaid Plus can accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 2 seconds. And that means Tesla has a problem because the host of the channel, Jason Fenske, doesn't make claims he cannot back up with science, facts, a whiteboard and a bunch of multi-colored dry erase markers. The i...

Despite the occasional bouts of controversy, there’s no denying that Tesla has created some of the most impressive vehicles of this era. So impressive in fact, that they continue to be an industry benchmark for legacy carmakers looking to play catch-up in the EV sphere. And if there’s one key takeaway that anyone who’s been in a Tesla at full pelt will attest to, it’s the acceleration. We’ve seen their four-door sedans and SUVs destroy lightweight, carbon fiber draped supercars with an unfathomable acceleration. Now, they’ve taken that one step further. Tesla recently introduced ...

autoevolution 20 Apr 2021, 19:48 UTC · by I’ve bought my current daily driver three years ago with zero miles on the clock. It may not be the coolest automobile on sale today, it’s not luxurious, but I have never experienced a single issue with my econobox since then. Tesla, meanwhile, has a spotty record for build quality. 21 photos Take, for instance, the best-selling Model 3. Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained took delivery of an electric sedan with orange peel, a lot of scratches on the doors and rear bumper, and obvious panel gaps. The Model 3’s rear bumper has a habit o...

Consumer Reports Doesn't Have Much Good To Say About The VW ID.4 ++ The reviewers' initial impressions aren't very good, but they have yet to test the EV. Consumer Reports recently got their hands on the new 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 and had a few things to say about it on their latest Talking Cars podcast. In the video, the three reviewers gave their first impressions of the EV before testing it.   They didn't say many good things about the ID.4 and didn't have much enthusiasm for it. It's almost as if they were talking about a new run-of-the-mill g...