Day: May 31, 2022

Truck Trend

Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet Comes to Campers, RVs

Imagine you’ve arrived at a lovely blue lake in the upper northeast corner Utah. It is really a attractive, sunny working day in the mid 70s. A gentle breeze and puffy cumulus clouds trace at a brewing storm. But for now, daily life is fantastic. You consider to oneself, With this view, surrounded by character, I could just dwell here. But you are not able to. Perform expects your quite deal with to make an overall look online for a Zoom chat in 24 hrs, and you will find no cell services. None. You won’t be able to even demonstrate Instagram your brilliant perspective. It truly is just you and the birds.

Right up until now. Starlink, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX-made satellite internet service, is now available for RVs, campers, vans, expedition automobiles, overland motor vehicles, and other huge cars, generating connectivity achievable in the remotest of locations.

Motor Trend

2022 Mecum Indy Auction Sets Records, Brings in $126M

By Michael J. Moody 2 months ago

If you believe about it, Mecum’s 2021 Indy auction was currently a miracle as it was at the trailing conclusion of the Excellent Pause. It was a mystery just what quantities it would provide, but it attained $107 million by the time the final gavel banged down. 2022’s Indy auction would have had a good deal to dwell up to, especially considering that it marked a celebration of the 35 yrs Mecum has auctioned in Indianapolis and Dana Mecum’s First Spring Common.

Collectors brought out cars and trucks that were being deserving of being raced on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway circuit at some issue in its heritage. Ray Evernham introduced a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster and a number of racing or race-able autos in his collection. Evernham’s selection was a large accomplishment, with various vehicles offered for more than $800,000, with some topping the $1 million

Motor Authority

Electrified SSC Tuatara to have AWD, first Striker to debut at 2022 Quail

By Michael J. Moody 2 months ago

SSC’s looking toward an electrified era.

After the company’s Tuatara hypercar hit a confirmed 295 mph earlier this month, SSC CEO and founder Jerod Shelby sat down with Motor Authority and revealed an electrified Tuatara is in the works.

The electrified model will have a small production run and not be part of the 125 Tuataras (including 25 Tuatara Aggressor track cars) set to be produced by the end of 2025.

SSC Tuatara record run

Development has already begun, though Shelby wasn’t read to talk a production timeline but said it is completely independent of the non-electrified Tuatara’s production timeline.

Shelby said the electrified model will have electric front hub motors, which will make the new version of Tuatara all-wheel drive (the current models are rear-wheel drive).

At this point Shelby said it hasn’t been decided if the electrified model will bear the Tuatara nameplate.

First production SSC Tuatara

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Motor Authority

DeLorean Alpha5 reimagines icon for electric era, hits 88 mph in 4.4 seconds

By Michael J. Moody 2 months ago

The DeLorean has finally returned, but instead of a flux capacitor the reborn icon is battery powered.

On Monday, the DeLorean Alpha5 broke cover in its production design ahead of the car’s formal online debut set for May 31. With gullwing doors, seating for four, and lots of LED lightning, the car features a few nods to the past while firmly planting itself in the electric era.

DeLorean Alpha5

Not going back to the future

Like the DMC-12 of the late 1970s, the Alpha5 was penned by Italdesign. However, it’s not a throwback or typical reimagination of a cult classic, and the body is not made of stainless steel. The clean-sheet design features horizontal LED headlights and taillights, a fan-like wheel design, massive gullwing doors, gullwing outlines in the lower front grille and rear valence, a louver-like design on the rear window, and the world DeLorean on the left side