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Automakers are adding buttons back into their interiors. The move to modernize cabins and replace cluttered instrument panels with sleek screens and minimalist dashboards has only frustrated consumers. Companies are backpedaling, but Aston Martin avoided that kind of controversy by pissing off its designers and engineers before pissing off its customers.
Volvo is living up to the promise it made last year when it announced to end production of vehicles powered by diesel engines in early 2024. This XC90 assembled at the company's Torslanda factory is the final oil-burner produced by the Swedish automaker, ending an era that started 45 years ago. The blue SUV won't be heading to a customer since it'll go into a museum for posterity.
Automakers sometimes patent a single farfetched technology to protect an idea. But describing an unorthodox vehicle system with multiple unusual traits is far from the norm. That's what Ferrari did with this recent patent application, which is extreme, to say the least.
There's a new-ish G-Class that looks a lot like the old one. However, Mercedes has made some changes underneath the skin, chief of which is an inline-six replacing the V8 inside the G550. Over in Europe, the diesel engine is sticking around and is even getting more power. That's a nice surprise considering how strict emissions regulations are in the EU.
China has filed a complaint against the Biden administration's EV incentive policy with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Bloomberg reports.
It’s a slate-gray Tuesday morning in January, and Sadiq Khan is marching through Camden Market trailed by a caravan of officials, press officers, and the hulking presence of his Metropolitan Police protection unit.
[UPDATE] Statement from Porsche 718 spokesperson Oliver Hilger added below:
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