The Continental: China Rising, Awesome AMGs, and No U.S.-Bound Front-Drive BMWs
– Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. – – One of Germany’s most prolific auto designers continues to make headlines—as the chief designer of Qoros, the offspring car company of an Israeli-Chinese joint venture. Developed with massive help from
While everybody was busy watching for Tesla to introduce its wall-mounted battery pack for solar-powered houses, the electric automaker quietly began offering used Model S sedans on its website. Now you can get a certified preowned Model S—provided you live in one of the 11 U.S. metropolitan areas currently offering used Teslas. – The Wall Street Journal first discovered the new “Preowned” tab on the Tesla Motors website, which seems to
– In five years, more than 76,000 Americans have welcomed Bob Lutz’s electric baby into their homes, all this time wishing it would grow up to be a faster, cleaner, and cheaper plug-in hybrid. The second-gen 2016 Chevrolet Volt has matured with at least one of those hopes fulfilled: It’s $1175 less than the 2015 model. – Before any tax incentives or rebates, the 2016 Volt will start at $33,995,
– Just before the previous-generation F-150 went out of production, Ford offered the truck with a “gaseous-fuel prep” option for the 2014 model year. In non-gassy speak, the package was essentially a kit that allowed the engine to run on compressed natural gas, and it was only available with the old F-150’s base 3.7-liter V-6. Now nearly a year into the current F-150‘s production run, Ford has announced that it will
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month’s devastating earthquake and were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, officials said on Monday. “Local volunteers and police personnel are digging through six-feet (deep) snow with shovels looking for more bodies,” said Gautam Rimal, assistant chief
By Amena Bakr and Jibran Ahmad AL-KHOR, Qatar/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Representatives at preliminary talks aiming to end Afghanistan’s long war have agreed that Taliban insurgents should open a political office for negotiations, but disagreement over foreign troops still clouds the prospects for a ceasefire. A statement issued on Monday outlined the agreements reached by at least 40 delegates to a “non-official meeting” bringing together Taliban representatives, Afghan government figures
DETROIT (AP) — Retired surgeon Ben Carson has made it official, telling a crowd in his hometown of Detroit that he’s running for president.
The latest Republican candidate to join the 2016 race, Fiorina broke the news on Twitter just moments before making her official announcement on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’
What do we owe our canine veterans? And what can we afford to give them?
The gunmen were killed after firing on a security officer outside the provocative contest.
