Posts From King World News
-Car hacking has been a big concern lately. After a Wired article demonstrated how security researchers could remotely disable a new Jeep Cherokee by worming into the car’s infotainment system, automakers are under increased scrutiny over their digital security. Now, security researchers have reportedly figured out how to take control of one of the most tech-heavy vehicles on the road today: the Tesla Model S. – According to a Financial Times
-Car hacking has been a big concern lately. After a Wired article demonstrated how security researchers could remotely disable a new Jeep Cherokee by worming into the car’s infotainment system, automakers are under increased scrutiny over their digital security. Now, security researchers have reportedly figured out how to take control of one of the most tech-heavy vehicles on the road today: the Tesla Model S. – According to a Financial Times
– The Nissan Juke-R is the ultimate, factory-operated automotive Frankenstein project of our time. For anyone who may have forgotten, the Juke-R is a unlikely and utterly unholy marriage of the funkomatic Juke crossover and the hair-on-fire GT-R supercar; we reviewed the original version three years ago. Each one is hand-built with a racing roll cage, wild body work, and the GT-R’s 545-hp twin-turbocharged V-6 engine and all-wheel drive. Oh yeah, and
– The Nissan Juke-R is the ultimate, factory-operated automotive Frankenstein project of our time. For anyone who may have forgotten, the Juke-R is a unlikely and utterly unholy marriage of the funkomatic Juke crossover and the hair-on-fire GT-R supercar; we reviewed the original version three years ago. Each one is hand-built with a racing roll cage, wild body work, and the GT-R’s 545-hp twin-turbocharged V-6 engine and all-wheel drive. Oh yeah, and
– Automakers sold 1.5 million cars in July, nudging the yearly total to 10 million as most brands continue to ride strong waves of sales increases powered at least in part by cheap gas prices. We’ve gathered the data from WardsAuto and the manufacturers, sifted the most interesting nuggets, and polished them up so you can see what drivers did with their money last month. Follow along. – – Blocking
– Automakers sold 1.5 million cars in July, nudging the yearly total to 10 million as most brands continue to ride strong waves of sales increases powered at least in part by cheap gas prices. We’ve gathered the data from WardsAuto and the manufacturers, sifted the most interesting nuggets, and polished them up so you can see what drivers did with their money last month. Follow along. – – Blocking
Tesla’s Model X crossover has been on a long and meandering road to the marketplace—first promised in “early 2015,” then delayed to “late 2015,” with deliveries for later orders pushed well into 2016. Now, we have official word: Tesla will put the first Model X crossovers in customers’ hands in September. Separately, the company said the more-affordable Model 3 is slated to be revealed in the first quarter of 2016
Tesla’s Model X crossover has been on a long and meandering road to the marketplace—first promised in “early 2015,” then delayed to “late 2015,” with deliveries for later orders pushed well into 2016. Now, we have official word: Tesla will put the first Model X crossovers in customers’ hands in September. Separately, the company said the more-affordable Model 3 is slated to be revealed in the first quarter of 2016
– At a swanky Manhattan event space, Lincoln Motor Company held a press event to discuss one of the innovations it’s most proud of in the strikingly handsome and headed-for-production Lincoln Continental concept. But we weren’t there to talk about engines or gawk at the suspension or raise an eyebrow at chassis-rigidity specs. No, we were there to hear all about the Continental’s absurdly luxurious seats, which adjust thirty different ways. – “Feeling refreshed
– At a swanky Manhattan event space, Lincoln Motor Company held a press event to discuss one of the innovations it’s most proud of in the strikingly handsome and headed-for-production Lincoln Continental concept. But we weren’t there to talk about engines or gawk at the suspension or raise an eyebrow at chassis-rigidity specs. No, we were there to hear all about the Continental’s absurdly luxurious seats, which adjust thirty different ways. – “Feeling refreshed