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Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has announced a plan to bring electric assistance to every single one of the brand’s models by 2024 and put its first ever EV on the road before the end of the decade. But expect some big celebrations of the existing engines before they fade away.
The $9.7 Million Bugatti Centodieci Visits The Nürburgring
In the same week Bugatti announced it was retiring Chiron prototype 4-005 after eight hard years, we snapped the company’s latest development car at the Nürburgring. Just 10 Centodiecis will be built, and despite costing three times as much as a Chiron, they’re all sold.
Porsche Restores Walter Röhrl’s Black And Gold 924 Carrera GTS Rally Car
At 74, rally legend Walter Röhrl shows no sign of slowing down, and since Porsche gifted him the restored 924 for his birthday, he doesn’t have to. Röhrl and the gold Porsche notched up four wins in the 1981 rally season and came second in the championship.
California’s DMV Investigating Tesla Over Potentially Misleading Full-Self Driving Option
Tesla charges customers an additional $10,000 for the ‘Full Self-Driving’ option, but fine print on its website acknowledges that the system “does not make the car autonomous” and that it requires “active supervision” from the driver.
Kia’s New Electric EV6 Crossover Coming To America In 2022 With 167 HP To 576 HP
Reservations open in June for the First Edition models but you’re looking at more than a six month wait for delivery, and the supercar-baiting 576 hp GT won’t be here until the back end of 2022.
McLaren F1, Porsche 911 GT1 And Mercedes CLK GTR: Part 1 Of The Ultimate Group Test
Securing a drive in any one of these 1990s Le Mans legends would be incredible, but Carfection managed to bring all three together for an incredible in-depth two-part video. Which would you have absconded with?
Smart’s Growing Up, Teases Electric SUV Concept With “Cool” And “Sexy” Design
Smart is reinventing itself for the SUV age with a grown-up electric crossover due to arrive in 2023. It shares a platform with Volvo’s upcoming XC20, and is gunning for the Mini Countryman.
What Else Is Making The News
Apple’s new M1 iMac M1 Could Be The Best Portable Desktop
Apple’s all-in-one desk machine gets its biggest update in almost a decade with a slim case that comes in a choice of colors and contains the company’s blazing-fast in-house M1 chip. Engadget is impressed.
Green Hell VR Is A Scarily Convincing Virtual Survival Game
Think you could fend for yourself if you were trapped alone on a tropical island? Many of us like to think we could, and this latest VR game gives us a risk-free chance to find out. Out on PC and Oculus Quest later this year, it has you fending off snakes, leopards and tribesmen, and treating nasty wounds in your arms and legs to stop them getting infected.