American manufacturer Saleen is back, and has released some details about a limited edition on the way called the S7 Le Mans. Saleen took to the 20th Annual Saleen Show and Open House event to announce plans for seven vehicles to be produced in the next few months. The S7 […]
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VW has only fixed 10% of cars affected by dieselgate in Europe
Volkswagen remains faced with the challenge of fixing around 90 per cent of the impacted diesel vehicles in the aftermath of the dieselgate scandal. The German manufacturer yesterday made a statement outlining it has repaired less than 10 per cent of the 8.5 million affected vehicles in Europe powered by […]
Ford teams up with Michigan Uni to boost autonomous tech
Ford has announced plans to accelerate its development of autonomous technology in collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan. In preparation to fast-track its autonomous driving program, Ford has become the first manufacturer to collaborate in-house with the University of Michigan. In addition, Ford announced U-M professors Matthew Johnson-Roberson […]
New BMW 8 Series confirmed, prototypes spotted
BMW has been spotted test driving what appears to be a new 8 Series, essentially confirming the long-rumoured revival for the flagship nameplate. A prototype was spotted by various media during testing on public roads recently, and although PD doesn’t have access to any images, the main news is the […]
2018 Renault Clio interior to debut portrait touchscreen
Renault design chief Laurens van den Acker has promised the next-generation Renault Clio, due in 2018, will kick of an interior design “revolution”. In a candid acknowledgement that the brand’s current interiors do not live up to the promise delivered by the exterior styling, van den Acker told Auto Express: […]
Next Jeep Wrangler getting aluminium body panels
More details surrounding the construction of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler have come to light, with light being the operative word thanks to the types of aluminium the car will use. It won’t be used throughout the core body structure as previously thought, but an employee of Alcoa (component supplier) has […]
G30 BMW 5 Series to come with autonomous tech (video)
BMW has released a short clip teasing both its upcoming new G30 5 Series and the autonomous technology set to be packaged with it when it arrives in 2017. BMW says that its new steering and lane-control assist “presents a milestone toward automated driving”, and offers a similar function to […]
Last Mitsubishi Evo Final Edition sells at auction
The last Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition ever to be produced has gone under the hammer in the US at a price of US$76,400. Chassis number 1600 of the Mitsubishi X Final Edition, the last to be produced, ended up landing just shy of the $80k mark, but still commanded […]