The Crane Motor Company of Bayonne, New Jersey produced automobiles from 1912 through 1915. The early experimental automobiles were powered by a large, T-head four-cylinder engine which was built in 1907. The following year, two more cars were built. 1912 Crane Model 3 originally appeared on Conceptcarz.com on Tue, 28… Continue reading
Joseph, Robert and Ray Graham introduced their automobile in 1927, but in 1938 they showed their most striking design, the ‘Spirit of Motion,’ better known today as the ‘Shark-Nose Graham.’ This unusual car is one of a pair of supercharged Model 97 Grahams bodied by Saoutchik. 1938 Graham Model 97… Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz, with the introduction of an entire new sub-brand called EQ—teased by this Generation EQ concept from the Paris auto show earlier this fall—is committing to electric vehicles for the long haul. The launch of Mercedes-Benz’s first EQ model won’t happen until calendar year 2019—almost three years out. In the meantime,… Continue reading
Buyers of the Tesla Model 3, the upcoming $ 35,000 mass-market electric car from the California automaker, could get free access to its Supercharger network of DC fast chargers—although, perhaps, if and only if they’re on a long-distance road trip. – Tesla recently announced plans to reel in free and… Continue reading
The Paris Motor Show will see Porsche unveil the next model in the all-new Panamera line: the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with standard all-wheel drive and an electric range of up to 31 miles (50 km). The plug-in hybrid vehicle generates 462 hp of total system output and delivers impressive fuel… Continue reading
As the sports car of the compact SUV segment, the Macan has been setting standards in terms of driving dynamics since it made its debut. Now, Porsche is upping the ante: equipped with the Performance Package, the Macan Turbo now sits at the top of the model line, highlighting increased… Continue reading
-WHAT WE LIKE: Riding in Car and Driver’s long-term Tesla Model S P85D may result in feeling butterflies in your stomach, or your stomach in your throat, or the sensation that partially digested butterflies might suddenly stream out of your throat. These are just a few of the reactions reported… Continue reading
– A Tesla burned to the ground while it was parked charging at one of the company’s Supercharger fast-charge stations in Norway. – Norwegian TV station NRK reported the 2014 Model S caught fire on New Year’s Day in Brokelandsheia, a town near the southern coast about 130 miles from… Continue reading
Though the Duesenberg Company ceased production in 1937, there were still individuals interested in having a Duesenberg automobile. Less than 500 of the Model J and Model SJ combined had been constructed which left few options for acquiring an example. A wealthy German, named Bauer, commissioned one to be constructed,… Continue reading
Mercedes-AMG is extending its offering of AMG sports models. The GLE 450 AMG 4MATIC is already the third vehicle in this new line. The power SUV facilitates a further, attractive way of entering the AMG performance world. The hallmark characteristics of the sports models include the enhanced engine output and… Continue reading
This Oldsmobile with an unusual body by Pennsylvania coachbuilder Schutte is scheduled to cross RM Sotheby’s auction block in Hershey, PA (October 8-9). It is one of fewer than 10 Schutte-bodied cars known to survive. This 1924 Turtle Deck Speedster was built on a 1924 Oldsmobile chassis and is a… Continue reading
– It’s too early to know whether Tesla will amount to an entire chapter or a mere footnote in the annals of automotive history, but the company’s Model S will leave a record here at Car and Driver: We’ve embarked on our first full-length long-term test of a battery-electric car.… Continue reading
The future does not seem so amazing here, parked behind a grocery store in suburban Toledo, Ohio. It is raining, and without a canopy of protective solar panels over this particular Tesla Supercharger station, the one closest to our Ann Arbor, Michigan, office, we are resigned to sitting in the… Continue reading