-We already knew the 2017 Ford GT would use an active rear spoiler, and while we could guess at how it would function based on Ford’s description and the needs of a supercar like this, we haven’t yet seen it deploy in real life. And then this Forza Motorsport 6 video comes along. Since Forza builds its in-game models by meticulously detailing their real-life counterparts, down to small functional details
– After 15 years on the market, Nissan’s body-on-frame, old-school Xterra SUV is going out of production. No replacement model is mentioned in Nissan’s announcement, and we don’t imagine there will be a new Xterra anytime soon. That’s because although truck and SUV sales are booming on the backs of the unibody crossover segment, the only body-on-frame rigs getting any love of late are pickups and full-size SUVs with big tow capacities
– The first BMW M3, that little snarly sweetheart E30 from the Reagan years, didn’t invent its genre. There were heroic versions of otherwise mainstream cars long before it, starting with the Cosworth Vega and VW Golf GTI. Well, actually, starting with the Pontiac GTO. No, really, starting with the Chevy II Nova Super Sport. Okay, fine, starting with the 1949 Olds “Rocket” 88. Discussion closed. But while the M3
– For AMG aficionados, it wasn’t easy to swallow the loss of the raucous naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8 offered in a number of hot-rod Benzes, the last being the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG coupe. Now that it’s history, how to keep the fans pumped? – – How about a new Mercedes-AMG C63 coupe (note the new nomenclature) with the AMG GT’s twin-turbocharged V-8, clad in unique bodywork that underscores the brand’s special position within the Daimler
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By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aukkarapon Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, nearly half of them foreigners. The government said the attack during Monday’s evening rush hour in Bangkok’s commercial hub was aimed at destroying the economy. Major-General Werachon Sukhondhapatipak said there were similarities
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida on Tuesday, and officials there said the raids destroyed cranes and warehouses in the main entry point for aid supplies to the north of the country. Hodeida, controlled by Iranian-allied Houthi forces, has become a focal point of efforts to resupply the impoverished Arab state, battered by five months of war that has killed over 4,300 people. “The
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – Alexis Tsipras has presided over a near-death experience for the Greek financial system and performed a U-turn on resisting austerity. With his ministers openly discussing the possibility of a snap election, Tsipras seems nearly ready to exploit his enduring popularity in Greece and further consolidate his position after seven turbulent months in office. Tsipras’s one tangible achievement has been to seal a new bailout
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will formally give up trying to form the next government on Tuesday after weeks of coalition talks failed, raising the prospect of a fractious interim administration leading the country to a new election. Davutoglu had been trying to find a junior coalition partner since the AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in an election in June, leaving it unable
By Shihar Aneez and Douglas Busvine COLOMBO (Reuters) – Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s attempt to stage a comeback in Sri Lanka’s general election has ended in defeat as results on Tuesday showed the alliance that toppled him making decisive gains. The ruling United National Party (UNP) fell just short of an outright majority, but Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should still command enough support to form a stable government after eight