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Dead Fisker Ocean Bought For $10,000, Rebuilt For Chump Change


Dead Fisker Ocean Bought For $10,000, Rebuilt For Chump Change

Dead Fisker Ocean Bought For $10,000, Rebuilt For Chump Change

A quick browsing session on eBay and $100 later, the sensor was replaced, and lo and behold, the Fisker accepted a charge.


I Raced a BMW M1 Against McLaren CEO Zak Brown

I Raced a BMW M1 Against McLaren CEO Zak Brown

The Peter Gregg class at the 2024 Monterey Motorsports Reunion hosts cars built from 1973 to 1981 that raced in IMSA GT, GTX, AAGT, GTU, and FIA.


Volvo Built a Prowler Knockoff. It Was Way Cooler Than the Original

Volvo Built a Prowler Knockoff. It Was Way Cooler Than the Original

Volvo would provide Tufvesson with a donor car for parts, but he started by building the T6's tubular frame around the engine and transmission—a twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter inline-six borrowed from an S80, and a five-speed Geartronic automatic transmission that powered the rear wheels.


General Motors’ CEO ‘Surprised’ EVs Have Become Political

General Motors’ CEO ‘Surprised’ EVs Have Become Political

With the investigation still underway and the cause of the Mercedes fire yet to be identified, some carmakers, including Hyundai, General Motors and Porsche have taken the matter into their own hands by voluntarily disclosing their battery suppliers and offering free safety inspections to EV owners.


Charging A Chevrolet Bolt EV On A Tesla Supercharger: Here’s How It Works

Charging A Chevrolet Bolt EV On A Tesla Supercharger: Here’s How It Works

That’s a lot to take in, but once you get over all these initial steps, all you need to do is park front-first at a compatible Supercharger, plug in the cable, launch the MyChevrolet smartphone app, select the correct stall from the list and hit Charge Now.


Volvo EX30 Is Crushing It in Europe: Is the U.S. Next?

Volvo EX30 Is Crushing It in Europe: Is the U.S. Next?

The car is also sized absolutely perfectly for city dwellers, offering compact SUV storage amenities in a car-like package.


EVs Could Be 24% Of Europe’s Car Market By 2025. But Who Will Make Them?

EVs Could Be 24% Of Europe’s Car Market By 2025. But Who Will Make Them?

As Euronews noted this month, "Chinese car manufacturers are preparing to establish production plants overseas to counter the additional tariffs being imposed by other countries, which will likely boost their sales volume in the long term."


The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Is on Another Level

The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Is on Another Level

The GT4 RS Manthey gets retuned aerodynamics for increased downforce—complete with a bigger wing and carbon blades on the rear wheels—steel braided brake lines, and it ditches Porsche’s Active Suspension Management system for manually adjustable coilovers.


The Kia EV9 Has Motors Unlike Any Other EV

The Kia EV9 Has Motors Unlike Any Other EV

Kia has a very different approach to this that doesn’t need multiple gear ratios, and it’s a clever engineering solution that debuted in the firm’s largest electric vehicle, the EV9 SUV.


Rivian R1S, R1T Available As Certified Pre-Owned EVs For As Low As $62,000

Rivian R1S, R1T Available As Certified Pre-Owned EVs For As Low As $62,000

As of this writing, Rivian only sells pre-owned EVs in California and Illinois, two of its biggest markets, so you’ll need to enter a zip code from one of these states to see what’s on offer online.


Tesla May Have Solved Its 4680 Battery Problems

Tesla May Have Solved Its 4680 Battery Problems

With its second-quarter earnings report, Tesla announced that it entered validation testing of its very first dry cathode 4680 cells in July.


Chevrolet Equinox EV’s DC Fast Charging Quirks, Explained

Chevrolet Equinox EV’s DC Fast Charging Quirks, Explained

It lags behind key rivals like the Tesla Model Y or the Kia EV6, although we say it’s not enough to ruin what overall is a very good electric vehicle, at least based on our first drive experience.


Tesla Model Y, Model 3 With $0 Down Is The Hottest EV Deal This Month

Tesla Model Y, Model 3 With $0 Down Is The Hottest EV Deal This Month

On top of its rapid-fire cuts last year that triggered a global electric car price war, Tesla is now going one step further to get buyers into its EVs.


Tesla Cybertruck Reviewed By James May: He Brings A Ruler

Tesla Cybertruck Reviewed By James May: He Brings A Ruler

He says that even though there’s plenty to like about the truck (he’s also a known EV advocate who has owned several Teslas over the years), he wouldn’t like to own a Cybertruck because it’s too big and it’s a pickup truck, a body style that carries very different connotations in any other part of the world outside the United States, where it’s exceedingly popular.


Ginetta Akula finally ready to take a bite of the supercar market

Ginetta Akula finally ready to take a bite of the supercar market

In 1958, the four Walklett brothers founded Ginetta as a race car maker with the same focus on light weight and super-sharp performance as better-known companies like Ace, Caterham and Lotus.


11 thoughts about the 2024 Porsche Panamera 4

11 thoughts about the 2024 Porsche Panamera 4

By moving the shifter to a pleasingly tactile tab next to the instrument panel and consolidating the climate controls, Porsche freed up space on the center console for a deep, easily accessed wireless charge bin.


Who Is Buying the Volvo C40?

Who Is Buying the Volvo C40?

Around town, the instant electrons make it feel zippy, and the aggressive one-pedal driving function means you can maneuver without even touching the brakes.


Ram Just Recalled 1.2 Million Pickup Trucks

Ram Just Recalled 1.2 Million Pickup Trucks

If this happens, drivers should see any number of warning lights on the dash for anti-lock or stability control, adaptive cruise, or forward collision alert systems.


Free Parking: How to find free, low-cost and convenient parking near you

Free Parking: How to find free, low-cost and convenient parking near you

Smartphone apps are the perfect answer to this problem because they enable on-the-go assessments of parking spots and can provide maps or directions on reaching them.


Trying To Revive a Crashed V-10 BMW M5 Seems Like an Absolute Nightmare

Trying To Revive a Crashed V-10 BMW M5 Seems Like an Absolute Nightmare

Despite the daunting repairs ahead, Milisavljevic forges on, refreshing the damaged oil pump and replacing the rod bearings (a known wear item on this mighty 500-horsepower V-10 engine).


The EV Slowdown Will Last Another 12-18 Months, Analysts Say

The EV Slowdown Will Last Another 12-18 Months, Analysts Say

EV players have the upper hand when it comes to software, electrical architectures (which are becoming increasingly important), driver-assistance tech and technological innovation more broadly.


BMW X3 M Performance Parts bring distinctive flair to new SAV

BMW X3 M Performance Parts bring distinctive flair to new SAV

The X3's cabin is the closest thing we have to that show car, recalling the concept's minimalism, boomerang motifs, gold accents and lack of buttons.


These are the 10 most popular cars for Baby Boomers and Gen X

These are the 10 most popular cars for Baby Boomers and Gen X

It’s not so easy to pick out the cars liked by older drivers today, and a recent study from Insurify shows that some models are popular across all age groups.


Philadelphia woman using Ford BlueCruise charged with DUI homicides

Philadelphia woman using Ford BlueCruise charged with DUI homicides

State and federal investigators say the woman’s Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV struck the stationary vehicle of a man who had stopped on the left shoulder of I-95 to assist a driver whose car had broken down ahead of him.


Volvo ES90 Teased: Range Topping Electric Sedan Coming Soon

Volvo ES90 Teased: Range Topping Electric Sedan Coming Soon

The high-deck, short trunk lid of the gas-powered S60 and S90 are here, but the vehicle’s A-pillar appears substantially further forward than the designs of Volvo’s existing ICE sedans.


Junkyard Gem: 1976 Volvo 244 DL

Junkyard Gem: 1976 Volvo 244 DL

You could get a swanky new 1976 Buick Electra Limited four-door hardtop for just $6,852, but those sensible Volvo buyers knew it was worth paying a premium for genuine Scandinavian safety and build quality.


Watch in Awe as This Acid-Dipped Porsche 911 Sheds Away Years of Paint

Watch in Awe as This Acid-Dipped Porsche 911 Sheds Away Years of Paint

This car was pretty rough around the edges, with several layers of old paint, a gruesome boomerang-shaped hole in the roof, and some nasty rust hiding beneath the fiberglass that shapes the rear seats.


Aptly named Peace Vans ready to build the 2025 ID.Buzz you’re looking for

Aptly named Peace Vans ready to build the 2025 ID.Buzz you’re looking for

Quick background courtesy of The Autopian: An ex-Microsoft exec bought a VW repair shop, adding restoration and rentals to the business proposition, and over the last 11 years becoming the largest Bus repair and restoration concern in the U.S. Aside from that, with the rise of Mercedes vans as go-to bug-out vehicles, Peace Vans learned upfitting on modern cars with the German's short-lived Metris and Metris Weekender, saying it's done more than 1,000 Mercedes campers in six years.


BMW Ranks Third For Global Plug-In Car Sales So Far In 2024

BMW Ranks Third For Global Plug-In Car Sales So Far In 2024

The manufacturer also reported combined sales of electrified vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) of 269,065 units from January until June of this year, marking a 9.6% increase compared to the same span of 2023.


The Toyota Camry Is Still King

The Toyota Camry Is Still King

Toyota added bold design elements on the front end like a huge honeycomb grille, angular horizontal vents, a sharp hood line, and curvy headlights.


This Stripped-Out BMW i4 M50 Cuts Weight To Go On The Attack

This Stripped-Out BMW i4 M50 Cuts Weight To Go On The Attack

The first thing you notice about this car is its custom aero kit, which has a dinner table-sized splitter under the front bumper, suitably wide side skirts and a massive diffuser to complement the huge rear wing.


2025 Hyundai Elantra starts at $23,025, up $250 over 2024

2025 Hyundai Elantra starts at $23,025, up $250 over 2024

After an update to styling and a retune for the "corner rascal" Elantra N, the four-door rolls into 2025 barely changed outside of a rework to the trim steps.