Yahoo Autos Photos: Kalmar 9X9 Reimagines Porsche 911
European-based Kalmar Automotive takes 993 Porsche chassis and recreates them in what may look to you like a 959. You can see their latest work at Pebble this week.
European-based Kalmar Automotive takes 993 Porsche chassis and recreates them in what may look to you like a 959. You can see their latest work at Pebble this week.
Good morning! It’s Friday, September 13, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
For obvious reasons, the late Burt Reynolds really enjoyed Pontiac Trans Ams, having owned a number of them after filming Smokey and the Bandit. Still, when one of his former rides hits the market it always creates a stir, so it’s a little shocking this 1978 Trans Am which recently crossed the auction block didn’t meet reserve. Clint Eastwood’s car collection is appropriately cool. The actor owned this particular TR from the late 70s all the way until 2010 when he gifted this ride to his grounds
Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
A woman driving a Lexus RX350 through Kaysville, Utah refused to pull over for police because she apparently “did not want to deal” with officers at the time. This was after she allegedly almost caused an accident, giving police a good reason to perform a traffic stop. Instead, what followed was quite the police chase through several cities. Truck driver intentionally runs over Utah cop. Dashcam footage from Kaysville Police Department, obtained by local news station KSL, shows everything unfold
Vehicles must now meet more stringent requirements to earn the safety group's Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ designationsThe Genesis Electrified GV70 earned a IIHS Top Safety Pick+ designat...
A horrific crash involving a prototype Dark Horse Mustang hitting children watching it at a track in Auburn Hills has led to a lawsuit against Ford, the track operator, a nonprofit organization, and the driver of the car. It’s now a fight which might play out in a courtroom if the parties don’t settle. See the Grappler Bumper stop a police chase quickly. The accident happened back in July 2023 with a STEM field trip to the test track. The kids were excited to see the prototype Mustang speed arou
A newly revealed patent from Chinese lithography systems maker Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) shows how domestic firms could progress in the local advanced lithography tools market despite US sanctions. The "extreme ultraviolet [EUV] radiation generators and lithography equipment" patent, filed in March 2023, was published publicly on Tuesday and is still being vetted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration, according to a record from company registry website Qich
The parents of a 14-year-old girl say they're outraged after their daughter was removed from a Porter Airlines flight last month and left to fend for herself for the next 24 hours — without compensation or supervision from airline staff.
CMPD is one of several agencies implementing Vision Zero, a plan to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries as well as make the roads more safe and accessible.
People do interesting things in road rage fights, like destroying their own vehicle. That’s what went down with an incident in Sacramento as shocked onlookers couldn’t believe their eyes. Fortunately, one of them had the presence of mind to record the fight with their phone and share it with a local news station. Porsche club members tragically die in a road rage incident. The footage starts partway into the road rage exchange, so we don’t get to see what supposedly started it all. A lot of time
A Michigan State Police officer is recovering in the hospital after he was rear-ended during a traffic stop. The driver of the car that hit him did not survive.
It always amuses us whenever someone refers to a stick shift as the best anti-theft device for any car. Sadly, there’s some truth to that declaration and we have yet another example of a manual transmission stopping some would-be car thieves in their tracks, literally. Watch police use a Grappler Bumper to bring a chase to a quick ending. The incident in question happened outside a gas station when a man parks his old Honda Civic outside before going in to buy some items. He leaves the keys to t
On both ends of the Salt Lake Valley, traffic toward downtown has stalled due to a number of crashes.
Tesla has been reducing prices for popular models, making them more affordable than standard new cars powered by air-polluting gasoline.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — White Castle is ceasing operations at two manufacturing facilities, affecting nearly 100 employees. The central Ohio-based fast food chain is closing a frozen food plant in Covington, Kentucky, and Lebanon, Indiana, White Castle Vice President Jamie Richardson told NBC4. Richardson said these factories are used in the production of items sold […]
Stellantis has been dealing with a significant sales slide this year, and dealers aren't happy, saying they've been sounding the alarm.
A UK TV presenter has given his verdict on the Cybertruck, and has a request for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese regulators hit PwC's mainland China unit with a six-month suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) on Friday over the firm's audit of failed property developer China Evergrande Group. Delivering a strong rebuke to the Big Four firm, China's securities regulator said its investigation found that PwC Zhong Tian LLP "turned a blind eye" to and "even condoned" Evergrande's fraud while auditing the annual results of the developer's onshore flagship unit - Hengda Real Estate and assisting its bond issuance - in 2019 and 2020.
Not all hybrid cars are created equal. While some models offer excellent fuel efficiency, reliability and performance, others fall short. With so many options, it can be tough to separate the good...
A Tesla Semi truck that crashed in August 2024 in California caught fire and required 50000 gallons of water and an aircraft dropping flame retardant to extinguish.