Faraday Future is the automotive equivalent of a death-defying cat. It apparently has at least one life left, announcing plans for yet another new project set to go on sale next year. This time it says it’s rolling out an all-electric “affordable mass market MPV.” And it has a talking grille. More on that from Headlight.News.
If you managed to wrangle a ticket to the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend you might have wondered about that camouflaged SUV racing up the hill might have been. A closer glimpse at the Porsche decal was your first hint: the all-electric version of the Cayenne soon set to join the German automaker’s line-up. Here’s more from Headlight.News.
With its first all-electric model set to debut next year, Bentley offers a glimpse at what’s to come with the new EXP 15 concept – while also hinting at other future EVs to follow. Headlight.News has more.
Mercedes’ AMG performance arm has a history of rolling out ever faster and more powerful supercars. But the new GT XX Concept takes things to a new level, delivering 1,340 horsepower and setting a top speed of 223 mph. Did we mention it is all-electric and previews a new model set to soon enter production? More from Headlight.News.
Tesla’s first day of robotaxi service in Austin, Texas appeared to go off without a disastrous hitch. However, federal safety regulators are looking into situations where the vehicles may have broken local traffic laws. Meanwhile riders offered their largely positive reviews. Get details at Headlight.News.
Tesla isn’t the only automaker with ties to the aerospace industry. Honda has just demonstrated a new rocket that, like the ones operated by SpaceX, is designed to be able to safely fly back to earth and then be reused. More from Headlight.News. A number of major...
With Americans doing ever more shopping online, automakers are racing to come up with just the right delivery solutions. Honda redefines the “last mile” van with the new Fastport eQuad Prototype, an electric quadricycle designed for use in crowded urban situations. Among the unique features of the rickshaw-like vehicle: the ability to keep going by simply swapping out its battery pack. Headlight.News has more.
When Mazda pulled the plug on the RX-8 back in 2012 it was more than just the end of a production for a slow-selling sports car, it marked the end of the line for the rotary engine. But the once promising technology, more promising known as the Wankel engine, may be ready to make a comeback. But it will function in a distinctly different form than it did in the past, according to Mazda’s CEO. More from Headlight.News.
As it celebrates its 100th anniversary, Chrysler is a brand struggling to survive. Down to just one nameplate, it’s fallen off the radar for many American motorists and that’s fueled rumors it could be cut by Antonio Filosa, the new CEO of parent Stellantis. But...
A low-profile start-up quietly backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suddenly burst into the headlines, Dubbed Slate Auto, the Michigan-based automaker rolled out an all-electric pickup Thursday night that, it said, will go on sale in late 2026 for “under $20,000.” But rather than delivering another high-tech wonder, the Slate pickup draws its inspiration from a low-tech past. Will Americans embrace an EV with crank-up windows and no infotainment screen? Headlight.News has more.
Don’t think of the Mercedes-Benz Vision V as just another van. True, it has the tall roof and the sliding doors but the German automaker intends to create an entirely new segment with the all-electric concept vehicle – and the production model set to soon follow....
Genesis covered two extremes during a preview event at this year’s New York International Auto Show – rolling out the ultra-exclusive X Gran Equator concept, along with a prototype of the GMR-001 Hypercar it’s developing for global endurance racing programs. Headlight.News has more.