Random Car News Thread

[Captain_Kirk]

Biden Administration Proposes New Electric Charging Standards To Make EV Use Easier, Fairer For All Drivers

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/b...to-make-ev-use-easier-fairer-for-all-drivers/

 

[therumblewagon]

Wow, this thing is gorgeous -

https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/volvo-p1800-cyan-review-700000-buys-you-the-wildest-volvo-on-earth

 

[LeatherWings]

Wow, this thing is gorgeous -

https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/volvo-p1800-cyan-review-700000-buys-you-the-wildest-volvo-on-earth

Holy crap, that is a clean and uncluttered engine bay! ?

 

[indio22]

Lots of doom and gloom in articles about parts and materials. I'd say if you've got some decent vehicles now, or high mpg varieties, take care of them. In case of needing to ride out the situation.

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/may-stuck-paying-high-gas-103000938.html

 

[therumblewagon]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/41373...trong-argument-for-driving-priceless-classics

 

[Y_PLZ]

 

[Z34_2.0]

Old comparison test...

 

[indio22]

Ford recalling some Mustangs over manual transmission rev-match malfunction:
https://www.yahoo.com/autos/ford-recalls-mustang-manual-gearboxes-122100294.html

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

^ As I said elsewhere, an unnecessary gimmick that is likely expensive to fix (in that example Ford is paying for it, but that expense will be rippled through to future customer prices).

 

[LeatherWings]

^ As I said elsewhere, an unnecessary gimmick that is likely expensive to fix (in that example Ford is paying for it, but that expense will be rippled through to future customer prices).

Always the Denver Downer, lol.

Anyways, from what the article says, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal to fix:

 

[supraboi]

Toyota Scores Fifth Consecutive Win At Le Mans As Attention Turns To 2023

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/06/t...ve-win-at-le-mans-as-attention-turns-to-2023/

 

[jdm-rhd]

Plastic Suspension Springs Could Be Coming to the Car Industry​

A German company's composite spring weighs up to 75 percent less than conventional steel.​

Jalopnik.com​

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a german company that's replacing steel car parts and making them plastic? ...you don't say?

 

[Denver the Last Dinosaur]

Airless tyres are in the news again at BBC.com ...

Could flat tyres soon be a thing of the past?​

BBC.com​

They do look rather horrible, but they should be able to put sidewalls on them to hide all that framework in final shipping versions ... if they ever do actually go on sale.

 

[supraboi]

 

[West Aussie]

L

looks promising but still a good few years away, and with the amount of new tech I’d be very wary busying it the first year or two.
The amount of electronics in there is going to put huge pressure on those chip suppliers.
I’m also still not totally convinced about electric or hydro cars.
Electric is working at present, but only a small percentage of people are driving them. When everyine is driving them…will there be enough electricity, especially as more countries try and move away from coal and towards sustainable sources…I’m not convinced. And even if there is prices are going through the roof. It will be like diesel, so many people converted from LPG and now it’s as expensive if not more expensive
Water even less likely, especially in Aus when we have water restrictions etc