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Charging Bull: Lamborghini Boss outlines electrification strategy and prepares fourth EV model series for 2025+
Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini, has announced that it will provide every single model of the brand with electrical assistance by 2024 and bring its first electric vehicle to the road before the end of the decade. However, expect some big celebrations for the existing engines before they fade away.
The $ 9.7 million Bugatti Centodieci visits the Nürburgring
In the same week that Bugatti announced that the Chiron prototype 4-005 was being phased out after eight tough years, we nabbed the company’s latest development car at the Nürburgring. Only 10 Centodiecis are built, and although they cost three times as much as a Chiron, they are all sold.
Porsche restores Walter Röhrl’s 924 Carrera GTS Rally Approx.r
At 74, rally legend Walter Röhrl shows no signs of slowing down, and since Porsche gave him the restored 924 for his birthday, he doesn’t have to. Röhrl and the golden Porsche achieved four victories in the 1981 rally season and took second place in the championship.
California’s DMV is investigating Tesla over a potentially misleading self-drive option
Tesla is charging customers an additional $ 10,000 for the “Complete Self-Drive” option. However, the fine print on its website confirms that the system is “not making the car autonomous” and that it requires “active monitoring” by the driver.
Kia’s new EV6 electric crossover is coming to America in 2022 with 167 to 576 hp
Reservations for the First Edition models are available in June, but you’ll have to wait more than six months for delivery and the 576-horsepower GT with supercars won’t be here until late 2022.
McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1 and Mercedes CLK GTR: Part 1 of the ultimate group test
It would be incredible to secure a ride in one of those ’90s Le Mans legends, but Carfection managed to bring all three together for an incredibly in-depth two-part video. Who would you have fled with?
Smart is growing up and teasing the electric SUV concept with “cool” and “sexy” design
Smart is reinventing itself for the SUV age with a grown-up electric crossover set to arrive in 2023. It shares a platform with the upcoming XC20 from Volvo and is on the way to becoming a Mini Countryman.
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Apple’s new M1 iMac M1 could be the best portable desktop out there
Apple’s all-in-one desktop machine gets the biggest update in nearly a decade with a slim case that comes in a variety of colors and contains the company’s lightning-fast internal M1 chip. Engadget is impressed.
Green Hell VR is a scary compelling virtual survival game
Do you think you could take care of yourself if you were trapped alone on a tropical island? Lots of us like to think we could, and this latest VR game is giving us a risk-free chance to find out. Later this year on PC and Oculus Quest, you can ward off snakes, leopards, and tribesmen, and treat nasty wounds in your arms and legs to prevent infection.
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