Stephen Rivers
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Jeep Takes Three New Wrangler 4xe’s to the Treacherous Rebelle Rally
7 Oct 2021, 08:22 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The 2021 Rebelle Rally will feature three factory backed Jeep teams, all using the new 375-horsepower plug-in hybrid Wrangler 4xe. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Jeep has sent factory teams to the all-female off-road rally stag...
General Motors Plans to Double Its Revenue and Improve Margins by 2030
7 Oct 2021, 08:12 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / General Motors announced today it feels confident that by 2030 it can double revenue and improve margin through more EV sales. GM is as ambitous as ever and it's laying out some of its plans today and tomorrow to investors. Among thos...
Faraday Future Picks Draexlmaier to Build Interior Consoles
7 Oct 2021, 08:00 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Faraday Future announces partnership with DRÄXLMAIER to build interior consoles for its luxury electric vehicle, the FF91. The upstart electric vehicle company began in 2014 and has been working hard to make it to production since the...
General Motors Ultra Cruise Promises to Drive for Us by 2023
7 Oct 2021, 07:51 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Ultra Cruise promises to be more capable than Super Cruise, Ford Blue Cruise, and Tesla Autopilot all by 2023. When we first reported on Ultra Cruise back in 2020, it felt like General Motors might just be dreaming of a day when they might featu...
Chevrolet Confirms Debut of Silverado EV at CES 2022 in January
7 Oct 2021, 07:20 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Chevrolet has launched a webpage dedicated to the Electric Silverado and announced its public debut will happen January 5th at CES 2022. CES or the Consumer Electronics Show is one of the largest tech events every year and that makes the d...
Red Bull Teases Classic Livery Honoring Hondas Final Formula One Season
7 Oct 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Redbull has just teased a livery for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix that will pay tribute to a classic Honda Formula One car. On October 10th, Red Bull Formula One cars will feature a largely white livery accented by flourishes that harken ba...
National Museum of Qatar Features Stunning American Muscle Car Exhibit
6 Oct 2021, 09:04 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / American Muscle is popular around the world and the Qatar National Museum is proving it again with one awesome exhibit. The new "American Muscle Cars in Qatar" exhibit has just been unveiled at the National Museum of Qatar and it demon...
Alpine Officially Confirms Hypercar Entry for 2024 WEC Season
6 Oct 2021, 08:27 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / French automaker Alpine has officially confirmed that it will begin racing in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship with a new LMDh hypercar. The move to a new hybrid hypercar will put Alpine at the pinacle of two different motorsport dis...
Engineer Sandy Munro Gets His First Chance to Dig Into the New Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUV
6 Oct 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Munro came to fame as an engineer in Detroit and spent some time with Ford but now he's breaking down the future of Jeep. That future is plainly seen in the new Wrangler 4xe and its innovative design. It might only feature a 2.0-liter...
Porsche Will Buck Convention With First EV Sportscar by Keeping It 'Mid-Engine'
6 Oct 2021, 07:55 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Porsche is going hard against the grain with its upcoming 718 EV sports car by placing its "E-Core" battery pack behind the driver. Take a good long look around the electric vehicle space today and it's easy to see that almo...
Updated Tesla Cybertruck Spotted Without Door Handles
6 Oct 2021, 07:40 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Video shot by a bystandard seems to reveal the first updated Cybertruck seen in the wild and it has no exterior door handles. Back in April of this same year we reported on a quote from Elon Musk that read "In end, we kept production ...
Volvo Recalls 260,000 Vehicles After Airbag-Related Fatality
6 Oct 2021, 07:20 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Today we're learning about a safety recall concerning over 260,000 Volvo vehicles that was submitted on September 30th. The central concern at the heart of the recall is a faulty airbag that can cause harm or even death according to t...
Lamborghini Driver Gets Rear-Ended and Puts On a Show
5 Oct 2021, 09:14 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / These days most supercar owners are considered to be some of the least understanding and most disconnected from reality people on the planet. This video from TikTok proves that not every supercar owner is as doltish as the stereotypes would have us...
Field of Rotting Porsche 928s Demands a Savior
5 Oct 2021, 08:20 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Despite the model's sky rocketing value, the owner seems content to let these Porsche 928s just rot away in a Californian field. The 928 is only just becoming the car Porsche wish it had decades ago. Originally slated to actually take over ...
Ferrari 250 GT TDF Wins Best of Show at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2021
5 Oct 2021, 08:02 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Over the weekend, a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT TDF or Tour de France won the Best of Show award at the 2021 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This marks the seventh straight year that an Italian car has taken the prestigious award.&n...
NASCAR Alum John Wes Townley Fatally Shot in Georgia
5 Oct 2021, 07:45 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley, son of Zaxby's founder Tony Townley, has died after being shot in an altercation involving his ex-wife and another man. John Wes Townley died after during a double-shooting in Athens, Georgia on ...
1953 Abarth 1100 SS Ghia Wins Best of Show at Audrain Concours
5 Oct 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Among some of the greatest cars ever produced, the ultra rare 1953 Abarth 1100 SS Ghia took home best of show at the 2021 Audrain Concourse this past weekend. Only four of these concept cars were ever built and this is one of the highest honors ...
Bubba Wallace Wins His First NASCAR Race in Rain at Talladega Speedway
5 Oct 2021, 07:05 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Bubba Wallace just picked up his first ever NASCAR victory at a rainy Talladega Speedway during the Sprint Cup Series Playoffs Monday. Rain had delayed the race and ultimately stopped it early but not before Wallace made his way to the fro...