Rivian will launch the R2 on March 7, its first “affordable” SUV. And immediately, the corporate launched a video giving us our first have a look at the brand new mannequin. We solely get to see its face, and it’s solely a small glimpse previewing the lighting signature, which appears just like the corporate’s different fashions.
Rivian has supplied few particulars in regards to the EV. We know it will be smaller than the R1S and extra reasonably priced. Company CEO RJ Scaringe advised it may value round $45,000 to $50,000. That places it above rivals just like the Tesla Model Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Kia EV6, and Hyundai Ioniq 5, however we’ll must study its beginning worth.
The R2 would not deviate from Rivian’s trademark lights. It options the model’s full-width gentle bar throughout the entrance with the Stadium-shaped headlights that make it simple to establish on the street. The teaser solely exhibits the R2’s entrance, so we are able to solely think about what the taillights will appear like, however the R1S and R1T each characteristic a easy full-width factor throughout the again.
According to Scaringe, the brand new R2 can be Rivian’s “Model 3 moment,” as there might be challenges to ramping up manufacturing to fulfill demand for its extra reasonably priced mannequin. It’s spending $5 billion on a new manufacturing plant in Georgia in preparation.
Details in regards to the powertrain, output, and vary are nonetheless secret. We’ll probably see extra teasers of the SUV within the lead-up to its reveal early next month, so keep tuned.
Remember the Shelby Series 1? Released in 1997, it was an odd catfish-faced trying try at a supercar that got here straight from Shelby American, promising Cobra-like efficiency with modern-era tech. Instead, it delivered patrons with an Oldsmobile-Aurora-powered parts-bin GM automotive that suffered from severe high quality issues. Just 249 were made, so that you’re forgiven should you forgot about it. The Series 2, launched in 2018, promised to repair all of these woes, and now — 25 years after the introduction of the Series 1 — orders are open for a batch of ten Series 2 coupes, constructed underneath license by Wingard Motorsports.
While this technically is not the primary run of the Series 2 — four Series 2 cars were sold in 2018, additionally underneath license by Wingard — that is the primary time that the Shelby Series 2 can be accessible as a hardtop coupe. Three of those ten whole coupes can be made solely out of aluminum; the remaining seven will get carbon-fiber physique panels. Wingard is constructing the vehicles as engineless rollers, however has assembled a number of drivetrain decisions for homeowners to have put in later, together with a Windsor V8 with a sequential six-speed transmission or an unspecified “Performance EV” electrical package deal. The chassis is reportedly able to dealing with as much as 1,100 horsepower, and six-pot brake calipers come customary on all corners, so these accessible drivetrains can get a bit of loopy if desired.
Whatever drivetrain patrons select, they should come ready to pay for it. The Series 2 curler begins at $385,600 for a carbon fiber mannequin; aluminum-bodied vehicles will begin at $498,200. The least expensive drivetrain will begin at an extra $83,500 — earlier than set up — and climb from there, that means even these seeking to scrimp can be spending round half one million {dollars} to drive their new Shelby Series 2. The vehicles, regardless of being rollers constructed underneath license with out engines, will get a Shelby American serial quantity and be recorded within the official registry of Shelby vehicles.
2018 Shelby Series 2 Interior
The unique Series 1 was a little bit of an automotive oddity, and it is good to see the remaining components nonetheless used to construct drivable vehicles. Let’s simply hope that for half one million, the inside will get one thing a bit extra… premium this time.
PLANO, Texas (Feb. 8, 2024) –Today, J.D. Power launched the outcomes of the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, revealing Toyota returned to the highest of the company rankings with a composite rating of 146 (PP100) with 16 of 17 eligible Lexus or Toyota fashions rating within the Top 3 of their segments.
Lexus retained the highest spot total within the business with a rating of 135 (PP100), whereas Toyota moved as much as second total with a rating of 147 (PP100). Toyota additionally moved into the primary spot of the Mass Market rating primarily based on enhancements within the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study.
More than half of the eligible Lexus/Toyota 17 fashions acquired awards (9) of their segments.
Lexus (phase):
ES (Midsize Premium Car)
IS (Compact Premium Car)
NX (Compact Premium SUV)
RX (Midsize Premium SUV)
Toyota (phase):
4Runner (Midsize SUV)
Camry (Midsize Car)
Corolla (Compact Car)
Tacoma (Midsize Pickup)
Tundra (Large Light Duty Pickup)
The 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study is predicated on responses from 30,595 unique purchasers and lessees of recent 2021 model-year autos after three years of possession. The survey was performed from August via November 2023.
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When Ford launched the Model A, it launched seven body-type variations: Coupe, Fordor sedan, Phaeton, Roadster, Sport Coupe, Tudor sedan, and truck. Along with the physique type choices, Model A consumers had a alternative between 4 exterior paint colours, together with Arabian Sand, Dawn Gray, Gun Metal Blue, and Niagra Blue,
Ford remodeled 4.3 million Model A between its launch in December 1927 and early 1932 when manufacturing ended. Experts, like Hagerty Price Guide Support Specialist Hawk Hawkins, usually acknowledge three Model A generations. The separation between generations is not as simple as for extra fashionable vehicles, as adjustments occurred mid-cycle and have been applied randomly.
The first technology Model A consists of these constructed from late 1927 to June 1928. The second technology consists of Model As manufactured from mid-1928 by way of 1929 (Paul Newman’s first car was a 1929 Model A), and third-gen Model As run from 1930 to the top of manufacturing in early 1932. Unique traits corresponding to a crimson steering wheel on first-gen fashions and third-gen polished stainless-steel radiator shells made identification extra manageable within the Thirties. However, as folks swapped components between Model As to revive them, they turned tough to differentiate.
Last week Dodge launched pictures showing the new Charger with none camouflage. Now, we’re seeing it on the I-75 Freeway in Michigan, not too removed from the automaker’s headquarters.
This clip printed to Instagram by the consumer @connor.mink provides us an awesome take a look at the Charger’s tail, notably its rear lighting association. The lamps resemble the prevailing mannequin’s lights however have boxy, pixel-like graphics.
The rear glass seems to be sharply angled, and it appears to supply first rate rearward visibility, judging by how a lot of the rear seat headrests we will see. A small wing on the decklid appears extra for type than a purposeful piece for bettering aerodynamics.
Though there are rumors of a combustion-powered Charger, the dearth of tailpipes means this Charger prototype is probably going an EV. Unfortunately there isn’t any likelihood to listen to the automotive’s artificial Fratzonic exhaust sound, first teased in 2022, in on this video.
Official pictures launched by Dodge (above) present a greater take a look at the entrance of the brand new Charger. The design mixes parts from the present Challenger and the 1968-1970 Charger. There are trendy touches just like the wing on the very tip of the nostril.
So far, we do not know an excessive amount of in regards to the new Charger’s inside. Renderings present the idea with a minimalist cabin (beneath), a digital instrument cluster, and a roughly hexagonal infotainment display screen. There are a number of bodily buttons beneath the show, however in any other case the console is easy, with the gearshift as essentially the most outstanding component.
The firm’s been mum on energy figures, however rumors level to prospects having the ability to choose a number of energy outputs with figures between 455 hp and 880 hp. And if a combustion-powered model does develop into accessible, all indicators level to Dodge’s the twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six Hurricane engine, which may make as much as 510 hp in some Jeep trims.
The Charger is anticipated to debut earlier than summer time, and hit dealerships earlier than the top of 2024. No pricing particulars can be found but, although contemplating take a look at mules are already on the highway, extra information must be accessible quickly.
The Apple Watch Nike+ was launched on the identical time Apple released the Apple Watch Series 2 in late 2016. The former product was primarily a timepiece with all of the latter’s major options however with extra Nike-specific bells and whistles, corresponding to unique watch faces, sports activities bands, and the Nike+ Run Club app, which was additionally brand-new on the time.
The concept was to make the usual Apple Watch a extra interesting choice for runners. The flagship watch’s important options — built-in GPS to trace all vital run metrics that ought to work even with out your iPhone in hand, a brighter show, and water resistance as much as 50 meters, to call a number of — have been improved general. Still, Apple Watch followers who wished a sportier accent might additionally go for the snazzy Nike version of the very same watch. Unique watch faces bore the long-lasting swoosh emblem and might be additional customized to make run-related insights extra accessible throughout exercises. The Nike Sport band — a perforated model of the Apple Watch Sport band — was designed to be extra sweat-friendly and have higher air flow.
However, the principle spotlight of the Apple Watch Nike+ was that the Nike+ Run Club app got here preinstalled on the system, with options that included sensible reminders, teaching plans, neighborhood challenges and motivation, and different pertinent coaching information. Furthermore, one factor the Apple Watch Nike+ had that common Apple Watch fashions did not was the Nike emblem emblazoned on the again of the timepiece. This was maybe an easter egg for the model’s loyalists to get pleasure from, because it wasn’t even seen whereas the watch was worn.
The Corvette Museum has launched a full breakdown of 2023 Chevrolet Corvette gross sales, giving us some perception into how patrons specified their vehicles over the previous yr. Among the 53,785 Corvettes offered, simply 6,413 have been Z06s. And of these Z06s, simply 20 (!) have been painted in Caffeine, the brown shade proven above.
Production of the Corvette went up 108 p.c over 2022, seemingly resulting from fewer provide constraints stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the info revealed by Corvette Blogger, Chevy constructed 27,943 coupes and 25,842 convertibles in 2023, a 52/48-percent break up. Interestingly, the unfold is flipped once you have a look at Z06s alone, with 3109 coupes and three,304 convertibles produced. We completely perceive — we would get a convertible too merely to raised hear all 8600 rpm from the car’s flat-plane-crank V8.
Things get extra attention-grabbing when you have a look at gross sales by shade. Torch Red was the preferred shade, with 7,896 models produced (15 p.c of all 2023 Corvette gross sales). It’s adopted intently behind by Arctic White at 7216 vehicles, then Black at 6,403 models.
Chevy offered simply 536 Caffeine-colored Corvettes, lower than one p.c of all manufacturing in 2023. Of these vehicles, 516 have been Stingrays. The remaining 20 Z06s have been break up in half between 10 coupes and 10 convertibles. If you occur to personal a brown Z06, simply know you might have one of many rarest mid-engine Corvettes on the planet — a reality we’re positive will assist increase the automobile’s worth at a Mecum public sale 30 years from now. And it is not like Chevy is constructing any extra. The firm dropped Caffeine and one other shade, Elkhart Blue, from the Corvette’s shade lineup beginning in 2024, changed by Riptide Blue and Cacti, a type of green-grey shade first shown on the E-Ray.
Caffeine wasn’t the one unpopular shade for the Corvette in 2023. In second-to-last place sits Silver Flare, with simply 1695 models produced. It’s adopted by Accelerate, the brilliant yellow shade, at 1898 vehicles constructed. Those shades signify simply 3 and 4 p.c of manufacturing, respectively.
Ford launched its gross sales numbers for 2023 on Thursday, confirming it bought a grand whole of 31 GT supercars final 12 months. An organization spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 the GT ended manufacturing in March of final 12 months, as deliberate.
The small variety of GTs in-built 2023 correlates to the replace from Ford in August 2023 saying it had extended production of the twin-turbo V6-powered supercar from 2022 to finish the final batch of automobiles.
Ford initially deliberate to construct simply 1,000 GTs by way of 4 years of manufacturing in collaboration with racing agency Multimatic. The firm added another 350 units to the production run to satiate demand in 2018, with plans to finish manufacturing in 2022.
It’s not clear why Ford prolonged manufacturing into the primary few months of 2023, although we guess provide chain constraints with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic had one thing to do with it. A spokesperson declined to share any images or particulars on the ultimate manufacturing GT when reached by Motor1, but when the Shmee150 YouTube channel is to be believed, the final GT is chassis N260-J211, painted in Antimatter Blue and paired with graphite wheels and purple brake calipers, delivered to a non-public collector in Detroit, Michigan in May.
Ford despatched off GT manufacturing with the LM Edition, revealed in October 2022. All LM Edition GTs had been painted in Liquid Silver, with both purple or blue accents. All 20 examples additionally included a bit of the Ford GT race automotive that completed third at school on the 24 Hours of LeMans in 2016.
Tesla is reputed for diversifying its portfolio. In slightly over a decade, the outstanding producer has launched an EV for nearly each class, be it its unique-looking pickup truck, or the electric SEMI that sprints from rest to 60 mph in five seconds! Aside from its vibrant fleet, the Austin-based firm may even not shrink back from making its personal fancy Tequila, or its personal expensive toys for that matter.
During Cyber Week in December 2021, the company unveiled the Tesla Cyberquad for Kids, a tiny, toned-down model of the electrical ATV that was first introduced along with the Cybertruck back in 2019. Fast-forward one main security recall and a few years later, and Tesla is as soon as once more providing the child-friendly four-wheeler with revised warning labels, as of November 2023. You might need guessed it, however this isn’t your common child’s toy.
The Cyberquad (for youths) is especially resilient, surprisingly succesful, and notably suave-looking. So, in case you’re trying to shock any kids in your loved ones with a one-of-a-kind current for subsequent Christmas, or are merely curious, listed below are 10 issues you need to find out about Tesla’s fun-sized quad.
Tesla’s introduction of the vary extender for the Cybertruck is an efficient transfer, however it comes at the price of compromising on one other essential side.
In order to provide the most modern and correct data attainable, the info used to compile this text was sourced from varied producer web sites and different authoritative sources, together with Radio Flyer, Tesla, and Electrek.
1It Offers Two Different Drive-Modes
You Can Set The Max Speed Yourself
YouTube/Tesla North
Being a child’s toy, the Cyberquad just isn’t going to win a drag race towards the Tesla Roadster anytime quickly both. The specs are moderately modest, to say the least, befitting the car’s goal. Considering the recall points that we’ll talk about beneath, we think about limiting the Cyberquad’s efficiency was probably the most prudent strategy.
A Top Speed Of 10 MPH
The 500W motor permits you to attain a prime velocity of as much as 10 mph. You can select to restrict this and go for a tamer driving mode of 5 mph max. The emphasis on the Cyberquad being a kids’s toy is thus abundantly clear, and Tesla additional stresses that it’s not an ATV for the youth. The revised warning label additional specifies that the brand new 915 Model just isn’t appropriate for off-roading.
Tesla Cyberquad For Kids Performance Specs
Electric Motor
500 W
Top Speed
10 mph
Limited Speed
5 mph
(Specs sourced from Tesla)
2It’s Rather Pricey For A Kid’s Toy
The Cyberquad For Kids Costs Nearly $2,000
Tesla
You might need guessed it, the Cyberquad just isn’t the most cost effective toy you will get your child for Christmas. The tiny four-wheeler comes at $1,900, as you’re basically paying for the expertise, in addition to the status that comes with the model. Now, as it’s possible you’ll know, ATVs for ages +9 had been by no means actually meant to be budget-friendly, and MSRPs can get means crazier than that.
Tesla Cyberquad For Kids Features
Variable velocity thumb throttle
Pneumatic rubber tires
Disc brake
Wrapped foam seat
This can also be less expensive than a four-wheeler for adults, which may price a minimal of $6,000 to $7,000. Since the Cyberquad is devoid of fancy tech and quirky devices like most EVs, it is going to be easier to maintain than your average electric car. Nonetheless, we think about some upkeep charges will nonetheless be required, as is the case with each car.
The Cybertruck boasts hidden gems past its eye-catching exterior and efficiency specs from a self-cleaning digital camera to an expandable mattress.
3The Cyberquad For Kids Has Already Been Recalled
The Model 914 Was Pulled Out Due To Safety Concerns
Radio Flyer
The recalled model is called the Model 914, whereas the model that was reintroduced in November is called the Model 915.
The rear spring beneath the seat was changed with a metal tube with rubber-coated metallic inserts.
The entrance left fender now incorporates a tire inflation warning label.
The entrance fender additionally features a warning label that states the product just isn’t meant for off-road use.
What’s weirder than Tesla making child toys? A child’s toy getting recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Such was the case with the Cyberquad Model 914 in 2022, after failing to adjust to the federal obligatory security requirements for youth ATVs. The electrical four-wheeler was notably flagged for its mechanical suspension, most tire stress, and lack of a CPSC-approved ATV motion plan.
This led to The CPSC and Radio Flyer each urging shoppers to right away cease utilizing the Cyberquad. Radio Flyer additionally issued a full $1,900 refund in case you returned your Cyberquad For Kids together with its motor controller, with out the necessity to present a receipt. Of course, you would additionally select to maintain it to your self, as this little scandal instantly made it a sought-after commodity.
4It Is More Capable Than Advertised
It Can Carry A Grown Man With Ease
YouTube/Tesla North
Do not let the tiny body of the Cyberquad idiot you, it’s comparatively strong! On paper, the 120-pound toy is able to carrying a 150-pound driver with none battle. But in actuality, it exceeds that estimate. In March 2022, Electrek published a review, detailing that the Cyberquad Model 914 was completely able to carrying a grown man above that weight vary.
To spice issues up, the small ATV was even put at 30-percent grade. The consequence? It is completely able to dragging an grownup at that angle, though it’s extra suited to children, one would possibly argue. The producer additionally advises towards utilizing the Cyberquad on uneven or moist surfaces. Per Tesla’s instructions, the minimal advisable age is 9–12 years previous for the brand new 915 Model, a slight improve over the 8+ age requirement of the 914 Model that suffered a recall in 2022.
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5The Range Is Very Limited
You Only Get One Hour Of Runtime
Radio Flyer
Charging instances are comparatively gradual, as much as 5 hours.
Driving habits, velocity, and climate can have an effect on the general vary of the Cyberquad
If you’re questioning how far the Cyberquad for youths can go, nicely, let’s say it’s not rivaling the Lucid Air anytime quickly. However, it must be sufficient to cowl your child’s little escapades. The 36-volt lithium-ion battery is sweet for 15+ miles of vary, or about one hour of runtime.
Tesla Cyberquad Charging Time
Battery Capacity
36-volt
Range
15 miles
Charging Time
5 hours from empty
(Specs sourced from Tesla)
However, these figures rely on the customers’s weight, in addition to the driving circumstances, driving terrain, and velocity. The backside of the battery is provided with a charging port. Recharging the Cyberquad from empty can take as much as 5 hours. The charger is designed to function on commonplace family electrical energy (100/240V AC), so we’d advise towards plugging it into a Level 3 DC Fast Charger.
6It Has Got The Cybertruck Genes In Its Build
The metal body of the Cyberquad can stand up to a number of weapons, together with sledgehammers.
We’ve not too long ago talked in regards to the Tesla Cybertruck’s “bulletproof” doors and how they’re manufactured. Well, it seems its little brother can also be fairly sturdy. Now, are you able to empty the charger of a Tommy Gun on the Cyberquad for youths? Of course not, and disgrace on you for even fascinated with it. However, you may nonetheless swing at it with a chair, a ladder, and a sledgehammer and it is going to be completely tremendous.
Recently, Bikes and Beards posted a video the place it put the Cyberquad by the wringer, utilizing all of the aforementioned objects. The car endured a number of dents and scratches however remained completely operational. The cherry on prime? The metal body is even resilient to arrows shot from each a bow and arrow and a crossbow.
Tesla arguably modified the course of EVs on this planet, and this is all the pieces you could find out about its charging.
7It Looks Like A Proper Off-Roading Badass
Tesla is thought for a bunch of issues, and making interesting-looking automobiles is considered one of them. For higher or worse, the corporate all the time opts for daring styling selections. The Cyberquad just isn’t resistant to that doctrine. If you had been to have a look at the images with out prior context, you wouldn’t assume that the ATV was constructed for young children, till you took a take a look at the scale that’s.
The sharp edges and aggressive demeanor don’t match the everyday depiction of a toy. The metal body, reminiscent of the Cybertruck, is enhanced with LED headlights and headlights and mounted on high-pressure rubber air tires, giving it the looks of a correct off-roader, even when it isn’t one.
Tesla Cyberquad For Kids Dimensions
Length
45.6 inches
Height
25 inches
Width
27.5 inches
Weight
120 kilos
(Figures sourced from Tesla)
8It Was Made In Partnership With Radio Flyer
Radio Flyer Has Been Making Toys For Over A Century
The Cyberquad For Kids is Tesla’s third ride-on toy to be launched in partnership with Radio-Flyer.
The Cyberquad For Kids is the results of a three way partnership between Tesla Studios, and Radio Flyer, which is thought for its Little Red Wagon, and tiny tricycle. Radio Flyer has been within the toy-making enterprise since 1917 and is the unique ride-on toy companion for Tesla. The partnership between the 2 firms extends again to the final decade.
In 2017, the pair produced a lithium-ion battery-powered Model S ride-on, which remains to be out there to this present day, for a beginning value of roughly $499.99. The duo additionally affords a tiny Tesla Model Y, beginning at $89.99, though this one is much from having SUV proportions, and is made for youths starting from 1.5-4 years previous.
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9These Things Sell Like Hot Cakes!
The Cyberquad For Kids Sold Out On Its Very First Day
While the Cyberquad was launched as an afterthought to the Cybertruck, it will definitely ended up beating it to the market. So, whereas the larger, and badder off-roader was struggling one manufacturing delay after one other, the tinier four-wheeler was discovering its means into the fingers of smaller clients.
Sure, this isn’t the ATV adults had been initially promised in 2019, however it nonetheless did nicely. The battery-powered, half-sized four-wheeler offered out 5,000 examples in in the future, earlier than going out of inventory. In gentle of the overwhelming demand, and lack of provide, some folks took to re-selling the Cyberquad For Kids at exorbitant costs that far exceeded the unique MSRP. Luckily, this time round, it appears Tesla has sufficient items for everybody.
10Tesla Had Even Teased The Cyberquad For Grown-Ups
The Bigger ATV Was Initially Introduced As A Cybertruck Accessory
As beforehand talked about, the concept of a Cyberquad was initially introduced up in 2019. Back then, the car had a lot larger proportions and was launched as an add-on accent for the Cybertruck. The electrical ATV strolled down the stage, pushed by a grown grownup, with the aura of an actual trailblazer. The latter harbored hints of the Yamaha Raptor 700, which prices roughly $10,000.
Again, we do not know the worth of the larger Cyberquad, however it’s secure to say that it’s going to price a fairly penny. Fast-forward half a decade later, and we now have but to listen to something in regards to the Tesla four-wheeler for adults.
All of the Quest controllers launched so far use customary AA batteries by default, so all it’s good to do is swap them out. However, each the Quest 2 and three even have official charging docks you should purchase individually.
To change the batteries, maintain one of many controllers upside-down with the L or R deal with indicator going through up, then fastidiously push in and as much as unlock and slide off the quilt for the battery compartment.
Remove the 2 AA batteries contained in the compartment and change them — both with a contemporary pair or with a pair of rechargeable AAs. If the eliminated batteries are rechargeable, place them of their charger.
Put the battery compartment cowl again on and repeat the method with the opposite controller.
To arrange a charging dock, open the battery covers on each controllers and take away the batteries.
Install the brand new batteries from the charging dock equipment, ensuring the facet contacts are going through the open facet of the compartment, then slide on the brand new battery compartment covers.
Plug the charging dock into an influence supply then place the controllers of their respective cradles, ensuring they’re oriented appropriately with a purpose to cost.
If you determine to go the rechargeable battery route, it is price contemplating getting two units of batteries (eight in whole). That means you should use one set whereas the opposite one prices, then change and recharge with a purpose to preserve enjoying.
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