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Auto review: The Ferrari 488 Pista brings racetrack performance to the freeway
Companies that build performance sports cars, trying to sell steak and sizzle at the same time, continue to offer vehicles that increasingly erase the space between street cars and track...

Harley-Davidson and Zero launch new electric street bikes
America's largest motorcycle company and its most successful manufacturer of electric motorcycles are going head-to-head with a pair of battery-powered street bikes. Harley-Davidson has begun selling its dynamic new LiveWire,...

They turn ’49 Mercurys and Shelby Cobras into EVs, one Tesla carcass at a time
In a garage near South Los Angeles, metal fabricator Greg Abbott fits battery packs borrowed from a decommissioned Fiat 500E under the hood of a 1965 Mustang. In Oceanside, Calif.,...

Those classic Shelby race cars in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ aren’t what they seem
When director James Mangold's new movie "Ford v Ferrari" hits theaters Nov. 15, car nuts may find themselves asking where the filmmakers found all those classic Carroll Shelby race cars...

Auto review: Lamborghini’s 2020 Huracan EVO is a hell of a ride, but maybe not a daily driver
I had barely begun to experience this new Lamborghini Huracan when, at my first appointment of the day, the man I was meeting for breakfast said: "Don't you feel like...

When you think Harley-Davidson, think electric scooters in India. At least that’s the new plan
Harley-Davidson Inc. on Monday unveiled a plan to expand motorcycle ridership and increase global sales with bikes that will be hardly recognizable as Harleys – among them electric scooters and...

Harley-Davidson commits to electric motorcycle production by 2020
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson's retail motorcycle sales were off sharply, according to the company's latest quarterly earnings report, but the Milwaukee motorcycle giant is looking toward a future that includes an...

22 feet of fun fraught with fear — that was our Airstream adventure
For more than 80 years the Airstream trailer company has been a fixation for American road warriors entranced by its sleek, bullet-shaped aluminum body and the promise of camping in...

Dodge Challenger GT goes AWD for winter
Just in time for winter, Dodge has unveiled an all-wheel-drive version of its Challenger GT. The resulting vehicle, capable of baking up endless amounts of snow donuts, will retail for...

New cars shift away from manual transmissions
The manual transmission is going the way of the rumble seat. Once standard equipment on all motor vehicles, preferred for its dependability, fuel efficiency and sporty characteristics, the four-on-the-floor and...
