There’s an urban legend that states that human beings only use 10 percent of their brain’s capacity. Imagine the sheer potential that awaits if we were to harness the power of that other 90 percent. But the reality is that over the course of a normal day, the majority of us do tap into the full 100 percent of our gray matter. Just … not all at once.
The 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo, on the other hand, has absolutely no problem accomplishing this feat. Here is a supercar designed to enable its driver to operate at the fullest extent of their ability—and then some. Do those percentages add up? It’s all in how you do the math.
Building on the brilliant 488 GTB (the 2017 MotorTrend Best Driver’s Car, by the way), the F8 Tributo manages to improve on its predecessor in nearly every way. The overall chassis carries over, but Ferrari has made significant [...]
“Don’t let real facts get in the way—it’s Hollywood.” So said the man who introduced the special screening I saw of James Mangold’s hotly anticipated new film, Ford v Ferrari, which hits theaters November 15.
Viewed through a documentarian’s lens, there’s a great deal missing and/or wrong with the movie. For instance, Carroll Shelby was a head taller than Matt Damon. Having met Carroll twice, I never bought Damon as Shelby. It shoulda been Vince Vaughn. He’s a more appropriate 6-foot-5, does a great Southern drawl, and he’s even got curly brown hair.
Moreover, there wasn’t a single blonde female pictured on Shelby’s arm, a glaring inaccuracy by all accounts. Also, the legendary Kiwi Denny Hulme, Ken Miles’ codriver at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, was barely on screen, and I think his first name was uttered once. Maybe.
Images courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox. The biggest omission, from [...]
The C-Class is Mercedes’ best-selling car in the U.S., so you better believe the brand takes the redesign seriously. Before the 2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class arrives, we sat down with AMG’s Tobias Moers at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show to learn more about the 2021 C-Class AMG models and the future of AMG. With Frankfurt hosting the debuts of everything from a GLB 35 AMG to an updated plug-in GLC and the sleek EQS electric sedan concept, we chatted at the European auto show to learn about where the C-Class AMG models are headed. Here’s what we know so far.
A C 63 Plug-In Hybrid?Moers confirmed that AMG is going hybrid, something we’ve heard is coming: “This is our intention, this is our strategy, and this is what we’re working on.” The next C- and S-Class AMG models will be plug-in hybrids, though don’t go looking for a huge EV range from powertrains we’re assured [...]
At the start of the 2019 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance, I found myself at the front of the pack of this year’s participants, a highly curated collection of some of the rarest (and most valuable) motorcars in the world—including a 1932 Mercedes-Benz SSKL, a girthy and raw metal reproduction of one of the company’s famed “Silver Arrow” race cars, nicknamed “Gurke,” German for cucumber. As the handler unfastened the clasps on the engine cover, my view of the polished and gleaming 7.0-liter straight-six engine was quickly obscured by the forward crush of the crowd that had gathered, phones in hand, camera and Instagram apps at the ready.
As I watched the scene play out on the mobile screens in front of me, I thought ahead to the 2119 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Surely by then we will have devices much smarter than our current smartphones, but will the vehicles of today and tomorrow engender the [...]
Quicker isn’t always better: With the new 2020 Ford Escape, one of the slower trims is also one of its best. Don’t get too excited, though, as the 2020 Escape Hybrid comes with a couple big asterisks—for now. With the tall C-Max hatch gone, the 2020 Escape Hybrid has a special surprise for compact crossover customers craving something a little different. As the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid’s only direct competitor until the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid arrives, we tested the 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid to see how it measures up.
The Escape’s surprise is the new plug-in hybrid, an intriguing model that promises an EV range of at least 30 miles before the four-cylinder engine kicks in to help. In the real world, this means folks with shorter commutes can drive to and from work without ever using a drop of gas. Cool. It’s promising tech we look forward to testing; the already-available Mitsubishi Outlander has [...]
