And now, as Tesla approaches establishment status, a handful of even newer EV startups have emerged, a prospect that has shaken the world’s major automotive brands to their very cores. Clearly concerned with being overtaken by more nimble competitors selling bolder visions, Ford made a half-billion-dollar bet on the electric Rivian pickup truck concept back in 2019 ( before backing out due to Covid-19 ), while General Motors more recently dropped a $2 billion investment into a similar idea from Nikola (as in, you guessed it, pioneering inventor Nikola Tes
The Mazda MX-5 Miata has consistently been one of the best driving and most popular sports cars to ever hit production. It’s small, light weight, perfect 50/50 weight distribution and high level of feedback make it an absolute dream to drive. For those who want a bit more out of their Miata, the aftermarket industry follows their popularity. With anything from various suspension upgrades to turbo LS engine swaps , the sky is the limit for the little roadster. One company, however, has decided to do something different and turn the popular sports car into the perfect driver’s
Tesla as a brand didn’t get to where it is by making distinctly average vehicles, and it is indeed true that they’re the industry standard when it comes to electric technology. But it’s a fallacy to assume the Tesla aesthetic isn’t part of their appeal. The simple, elegant design is all part of the brand. Polestar, therefore, have done exactly the right thing by making sure the design is also on point. On this evidence, they have a worthy challenger to Telsa’s Model 3. Not bad for a company that’s only been in the game since 2
Back in 2008, Top Gear aired an episode of presenter Jeremy Clarkson getting the opportunity to test the first Tesla Roadster . Clarkson started by demonstrating how quick it was compared to the Lotus Elise it was based off of, and proceeded to rip the entire car apart, thereby basically concluding that electric cars are dumb and will never catch on. Fast forward to now, and you have companies such as Ford making insane electric sports cars like the Mach-E 1400, and showcasing just how awesome electric cars can be. A little over a week ago, Ford and Vaughn Gittin Jr. took the Mach-E to Goodwood Festival of Speed to showcase its performance. And now, we’re getting a closer look at this amazing ride, including details surrounding American rapper T-Pain’s involvement with the car’s so
In the video above, Jonny Smith from The Late Brake Show YouTube Channel got an exclusive look at the Mach-E 1400, and even got the privilege of getting a ride with Vaughn Gittin Jr. As much as we all enjoy seeing the footage of Gittin drifting the Mach-E as if he was auditioning for the next gymkhana video , that’s not what we are here for today – we’re here because we finally get a deeper look into the makings of this amazing car, and the real ideas surrounding the proj
Ryan currently leases a Volkswagen GTI and his three years will be up come December. He’s also got a two-year-old son and another due in a few weeks, plus a big, energetic dog who travels with the fam—safe to say, his priorities are in the midst of a serious reshuffling and a car the size of a GTI just won’t do the trick anym
“On the exterior, [the challenge] was probably this cab-forward proportion. The car has a relatively long wheelbase and the cabin is stretched out much farther than other cars in that class. As a result, you end up with a fairly short hood and you end up with a very short tru
“There’s always a temptation with electric cars to go super futuristic, like taken from a Tron movie,” he explained. “We felt like we can dabble in that a little bit but most luxury buyers today—and in a couple of years—don’t necessarily want a piece of science fiction in their driveway. They want something relatable, clearly future-focused but still elegant and sophisticated, as we
After driving the prototype Miata, Jonny mentions just how much the EV still feels just like a regular automatic Miata. He mentions how it is just as agile and joyful to drive as the original, saying it’s just like driving an automatic NB without the terribleness of realizing you made the mistake of buying an automatic Mi
They get to talking about how unlike most production EV cars, the Mach-E actually has seven motors – three stacked in the front and four in the back. Concering the motors, while Gittin Jr. claims that “when they go, they’re whining like crazy,” they still wanted to create a sound that would help the Mach-E stand out from the pack. The pro drifter confirms two ways they did this: evinsightzone.com first, teaming up with Harman for the speakers; second, working personally with American rapper T-Pain to develop the sound its
Not so in the new era of VR, he said. “In virtual reality, I can iterate instantaneously… And I really enjoy working in VR because we can have five or six iterations of the car and you can quickly click through each iteration to figure out which attributes you like the be