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Polestar, a Swedish brand for performance electric vehicles, used this week’s 2024 New York auto show to present its 4 compact crossover in the U.S. for the first time and confirm local pricing. The Polestar 4 made its debut a year ago in China where sales have already started. Sales in the U.S. start in April, with deliveries to follow in the fourth quarter. It arrives as a 2025 model, and with pricing starting at $56,300. The starting price is for a single-motor rear-wheel-drive model rated at 272 hp. A dual-motor all-wheel-drive model rated at 544 hp will be available,…
A new generation of the Kia Soul is brewing, and judging by our spy shots the funky look we’ve grown accustomed to with past versions of the Kia compact crossover SUV will be retained. The boxy shape was first shown in 2006 on a Soul concept car and today is instantly recognisable as Kia’s smallest SUV. Well, smallest in the United States. In other markets there is the slightly smaller Kia Stonic. Beyond the boxy shape, the new Soul also maintains the vertical taillights of its predesscors. The front will be different, however. It looks like the designers have gone…
A new Ferrari patent filing has surfaced, hinting that the automaker is considering superchargers for future cars. Aside from some early race cars, Ferrari has generally preferred turbocharging as a method of forced induction. But a patent application published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb. 29 (and originally filed on Aug. 24, 2023) specifically deals with supercharging. Ferrari Supercharger patent image According to the application, Ferrari’s main interest in supercharging seems to be packaging. The automaker currently uses turbocharged engines in its road cars, but in the application it notes that turbos require placing intake…
Engineers from Kia have been spotted testing a prototype for what’s likely to be an EV9 GT. GT is the designation Kia uses for high-performance versions of its electric vehicles, the first and only example of which is the current EV6 GT. The EV9 GT was confirmed last year by Kia CEO Ho-Sung Song, who said the vehicle is due in early 2025. The timing suggests the EV9 GT will arrive as a 2026 model in the U.S. The prototype in our spy shots looks like an ordinary EV9 GT-Line, a grade that boasts unique front and rear fascias, as…
The V-8-powered Ford Mustang won’t be discontinued anytime soon, Ford CEO Jim Farley declared in a recently published interview with Motor1. The rival Chevrolet Camaro goes on hiatus after the 2024 model year, while the current Dodge Challenger is set to be replaced with a new model without a V-8 option. The last examples of both models were built near the end of 2023. That hasn’t fazed Ford, though. “A lot of our competitors have left,” Farley said, noting that Chevy and Dodge have built their muscle cars off and on over the years while Ford has kept the Mustang…
One of the most iconic names in racing is set to return this year by establishing a team in the Formula E Championship. The U.K.’s Lola Cars announced on Thursday that it will partner with Yamaha to form the new team Lola Yamaha in time for Season 11 of Formula E, which is expected to start later this year. The provisional calendar won’t be published until June. It will take over the current ABT Cupra team, with Formula E veteran Mark Preston serving as team principal. He’s currently the head of rival team Techeetah. Preston was also founder of the…
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News 2024.04.01 The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is proud to recognize April as Autism Awareness Month. The Teamsters Union will be celebrating the contributions that our members who are living with autism have made to our union and their workplaces. Our union draws strength from the diversity of our rank-and-file members. The Teamsters recognize that different physical and cultural qualities make individuals unique and deserving of respect. Through the work of the Human Rights and Diversity Commission and affiliates across the nation, we are fighting every day to ensure that Teamsters and Teamster families with disabilities are treated with dignity…
The 2025 Toyota 4Runner received a teaser, the 2025 Audi Q7 received a fresh face, and we drove the 2025 Volvo EX30. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The teaser campaign for the 2025 Toyota 4Runner kicked off. Toyota posted an image revealing part of the iconic SUV’s new design. It’s clear the new 4Runner, which will be new for the first time in more than a decade, will feature design elements similar to those of the new Land Cruiser and Lexus GX 500. The updated 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class debuted with and engine change. The go-anywhere…
An archaeologist from Cornell University has applied a statical analysis to narrow down the time range for the Theran eruption in the Holocene epoch. The Theran eruption, also called the Minoan eruption devastated the Greek island of Santorini. The eruption deposited layers of pumice and ash, followed by pyroclastic surges, lava flows, lahar floods, and co-ignimbrite ash-fall deposits, leaving Santorini uninhabited for centuries. By parsing available data and combining it with cutting-edge statistical analysis, Sturt Manning, professor of archaeology, has zeroed in on a narrow range of dates for the eruption. His modeling identified the most likely range of dates…