Peregryn bought the Ultima design and tooling, moving assembly to the US. The GT-R targets roughly 700 horsepower from GM LS- or LT-series V8s. Peregryn says the GT-R can match Corvette ZR1 pace. A new name is muscling into Corvette territory. Peregryn Automotive is shifting production of the GT-S and GT-R to the United States … Read more
From the omnipresent One Night Only trailer, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the movie glosses over its terrifying and absurd premise — in otherwise normal modern New York, single people can only have sex one night a year — to deliver an entirely traditional romantic comedy. I’m here to report that it does not … Read more
Ferrari is working on a new version of the Purosangue, and it might not have a V12. Maranello’s SUV could get a V8 or even a V6, and we wouldn’t rule out a plug-in hybrid either. Since the SUV is already four years old, some styling revisions are likely planned. With all the controversy surrounding … Read more
The incident has already spurred Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker and member of the German parliament’s intelligence committee, to more directly describe Russia as being responsible for the “attempted act of terrorism.” As a major hub for air cargo, Leipzig/Halle airport frequently oversees the transit of shipments for NATO and the German military. It is also … Read more
NHTSA granted Zoox a two-year exemption allowing 2,500 shuttles yearly. Zoox can start charging metered fares for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas. NHTSA waived steering-wheel-related requirements and imposed enhanced oversight. Zoox just got the green light to do something no other US robotaxi operator has done: run a purpose-built car with no steering wheel or … Read more
Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico’s landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion for being a “public nuisance.” In a ruling published on Thursday, the Santa Fe district court found that Meta’s platforms are a “significant contributing cause” of a teen mental … Read more
Shirley Poullard’s Kia SUV sat at the dealership for over a month. A viral video captures a service manager admitting fuel injectors from her SUV were “borrowed” to fix another customer’s car. The dealership said the service manager is no longer employed. Kia of Lake Charles in Louisiana is under fire after customer Shirley Poullard … Read more
Horror story NFH made headlines when reports surfaced about a 2021 incident in which a Kentucky man in his 30s began visibly crying, pulled his knees to his chest, and shook his head as he was wheeled into surgery to have his organs harvested. The man, Anthony Thomas Hoover II, had overdosed and had been … Read more
Automakers now favor fewer, higher-impact OTA releases instead of frequent smartphone-style patches. Industry scale—hundreds of millions of connected vehicles by end of 2025—plus safety rules slow cadence and increase testing. OTA updates increasingly change core vehicle functions—driver-assist calibration, EV charging and powertrain—and are staged to small cohorts. Your car’s next big software update may not … Read more
SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it’s leasing land from the federal government to build a sprawling data center in Ohio. The Japanese company revealed the timing in response to a June letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Rep. Melanie … Read more