You might know the “11foot8” bridge (which is now 12’ 4” tall, but the name has stuck) in Durham, North Carolina that became viral following a number of accidents with tall trucks. Now, the latest piece of bad road design comes from the U.K. The Woodmere Avenue width restriction has its own Facebook group with plenty […]
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These independent illustrations were made by Thanos Pappas for Carscoops and are neither related to nor endorsed by Opel. A few months ago Opel launched the new-generation Astra in five-door hatchback form and confirmed it will be joined by the longer and more practical Astra Sports Tourer estate in 2022. However, the Astra range will […]
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Donald Trump launched a new social media app this week called “TRUTH Social” and Chevrolet was unexpectedly drawn into the controversy as a result of an account it says it has no affiliation with. Screenshots for the app that appeared on Apple’s app store showed an account called @ChevyTrucks that promoted—what else?—Chevrolet trucks. The posts, […]
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Horacio Pagani revealed this week that his company’s next car will feature an AMG-sourced V12 as well as a manual transmission. Speaking to Quattroruote, Pagani revealed that although a name has been chosen for the upcoming hypercar, the company is not ready to reveal it yet. In the meantime, they are using the codename C10. […]
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At the turn of the century, the world was terrified of the Y2K bug as many computers and programs expressed the year in two digits instead of four. This meant they couldn’t tell the difference between 1900 and 2000, and this stoked fears of widespread issues that could impact people across the globe. While the fears […]
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General Motors is moving through the backlog of pickups it was able to build, but not finish as a result of missing chips. The company’s North American CEO, Steve Carlisle, said the company is more than halfway through shipping the vehicles. “We’ve made great progress,” Carlisle told Reuters. “We’re a bit better than halfway through […]
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For all the love cars from the ’60s get, they were deficient in one enormously important way: they lacked safety features. That, combined with more and more cars on the streets and lax regulatory standards, meant that through the decade traffic deaths increased precipitously. In 1970, in West Germany alone, 19,193 people were killed on […]
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Already beset by delays caused by supply shortages and a global pandemic, automakers face another hurdle in getting their cars to Australian customers: stink bugs. Cars arriving in Australia on container ships may be delayed even further due to the invasive species as the container ships they’re on must be fumigated, reports ABC News. The […]
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Polestar and Electrify America today announced that owners of the Polestar 2 will get no-cost 30-minute charging sessions for two years after their initial purchase. The new bonus will be available to all new and existing owners. “We are thrilled to announce this offer for current and future Polestar 2 owners, streamlining the EV ownership […]
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The second supercar from Gordon Murray Automotive could allegedly be dubbed the T.33. While the McLaren F1-inspired T.50 hasn’t yet reached the hands of customers, Murray revealed in May that work had begun on a second supercar that will be cheaper and produced in larger numbers. At the time, he simply referred to the car […]
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