Enlarge / The taillight of the Celestiq show car is one of the few images Cadillac has released of its next flagship. (credit: Cadillac) Cadillac’s transformation into an all-electric vehicle brand is about to get underway. The first new Cadillac EV will be the Lyriq, which has just entered production; Ars is driving it next…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Enlarge / Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari F1-75 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on June 12, 2022, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images) The sport of Formula 1 racing went through a massive change at the beginning of this season as it introduced…
Enlarge / The extremely aerodynamic Mercedes EQS 580 (credit: Eric Bangeman) Mercedes-Benz first gave us a glimpse of its electrification strategy in 2018, with its first battery electric vehicle—the EQC 400 crossover—going on sale in Europe in 2019. Sporting a range of around 220 miles, (354 km) the 402 hp (296 kW) SUV never made…
Enlarge (credit: Andrew Hedrick/Porsche) As I’m fond of saying, electric motors just make cars better. Regular readers will notice that most of our automotive coverage is about electrified cars, but the other kind still represents more than 95 percent of all new cars sold in the US, so we have reason to drive a few…
Enlarge / What better way to enjoy a vacation in Ireland than by spending some time with a true enthusiast’s car that’s not available in the US? (credit: Dan Carney) A thumbs-up from the middle-aged mountain bike racer confirmed that the Pearl Ice White Toyota GR Yaris I was testing had hit its target of appealing…
Enlarge / The Cadillac Lyriq is the first expression of the classic American luxury brand’s future as an electric automaker. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Cadillac provided flights from DC to Salt Lake City and back, plus a night in a hotel so we could drive the Lyriq. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PARK CITY,…
Enlarge / Streamlined aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s were an inspiration for the Hyundai Ioniq 6. (credit: Hyundai) Hyundai provided flights from DC to London and back, plus a night in a hotel so that we could see the Ioniq 6 in person. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. The physical unveiling of…
Enlarge / You’re unlikely to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but you might encounter a Polestar 2. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Polestar is riding pretty high right now. Now listed on the NASDAQ exchange, the company is preparing to introduce three new electric vehicles over the next three years: a large…
Enlarge / Tesla’s new factories in Berlin and Texas are proving more costly to set up than its plant in Shanghai (pictured). (credit: Tesla) After several quarters of impressive growth, Tesla is starting to feel the pinch. The US automaker announced on Saturday that, between April and June, it has produced only 258,580 electric vehicles…
Enlarge (credit: picture alliance | Getty Images) Soon after the devastating Glass Fire sparked in California’s Napa Valley in September 2020, wine chemist Anita Oberholster’s inbox was brimming with hundreds of emails from panicked viticulturists. They wanted to know if they could harvest their grapes without a dreaded effect on their wine: the odious ashtray…