Important Innovations

  GAC Barchetta                                                                                Source:  GAC Barchetta Futuristic Car From SciFi Renowned Chinese automaker GAC Group and its new Advanced Design Studio GAC Barchetta in Milan, Italy have produced a futuristic concept car for the ages. The concept, called the GAC Barchetta, is inspired by iconic Italian sports cars from decades ago and is tailored made for Italian sports car enthusiasts. The design team calls it the essence of minimalism, efficiency and simplicity.  It's a two-seat electric sports car.  In just two months, GAC's fully digital design studio in Milan completed this extraordinary concept car, that looks like it came straight out of science fiction. Unique Aspects of the Concept The concept is windowless and roofless.  The vehicle is as low to the ground as you can go, with very low height and exceptionally low clearance. The EV's profile is flat, and the headlights raise and lower from the body of

  Reinvention of the Iconic Brand                                                  Source:  Corvette Hard Core Track Ready Vette With the 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06, Chevrolet has reinvented the iconic sports car into a track-ready supercar.  Chevy's primary goal with the new Vette is to redesign and redefine it into the rarified league of genuine supercars like the Lamborghini and Ferrari.  Chevy has infused the power and the fury of a hard-core track-ready supercar into the Vette with a new LT6 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine, along with a Tremec sourced, 8-speed dual clutch gearbox that pushes the power to the rear wheels for quick takeoff and blistering speeds.  The Z06 can hit speeds of 198 mph and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds...all of which places it well into supercar territory. Mid-Engine Supercar In the past, Corvettes have had an engine placed in the front of the vehicle.  The new Corvette Z06 has a mid-engine setup like other supercars.  It sports a ne

  Reinvention of the Iconic Brand                                                  Source:  Corvette Hard Core Track Ready Vette With the 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06, Chevrolet has reinvented the iconic sports car into a track-ready supercar.  Chevy's primary goal with the new Vette is to redesign and redefine it into the rarified league of genuine supercars like the Lamborghini and Ferrari.  Chevy has infused the power and the fury of a hard-core track-ready supercar into the Vette with a new LT6 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine, along with a Tremec sourced, 8-speed dual clutch gearbox that pushes the power to the rear wheels for quick takeoff and blistering speeds.  The Z06 can hit speeds of 198 mph and accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds...all of which places it well into supercar territory. Mid-Engine Supercar In the past, Corvettes have had an engine placed in the front of the vehicle.  The new Corvette Z06 has a mid-engine setup like other supercars.  It sports a ne

  A "Fitting Tribute to the Internal Combustion Engine"                                                  Source:  Praga Cars World's Most Impressive Hypercar A company many of us never heard of - the 115-year-old Czech engineering and race car manufacturer Praga Cars - is developing a car that automotive experts are calling the world's most impressive hypercar.  The Praga Bohema is automotive innovation on wheels.  Bohema is a street legal, 700 hp race car, inspired by Formula 1. The 2-seater is capable of speeds of 186 mph.  89 Bohema's will be hand built to honor the 89th anniversary of Praga's historic 1933 road race victory.  Customer deliveries will happen in 2023.  Believe it or not, in this age of electrified vehicles, Bohema is powered by a turbocharged and highly tuned, high performance 3.8-liter, 700 hp twin-turbo V6 engine.  The vehicle is being called a fitting tribute and fitting swansong to the internal combustion engine.  Why a Gas-Powered Engin

  A "Fitting Tribute to the Internal Combustion Engine"                                                  Source:  Praga Cars World's Most Impressive Hypercar A company many of us never heard of - the 115-year-old Czech engineering and race car manufacturer Praga Cars - is developing a car that automotive experts are calling the world's most impressive hypercar.  The Praga Bohema is automotive innovation on wheels.  Bohema is a street legal, 700 hp race car, inspired by Formula 1. The 2-seater is capable of speeds of 186 mph.  89 Bohema's will be hand built to honor the 89th anniversary of Praga's historic 1933 road race victory.  Customer deliveries will happen in 2023.  Believe it or not, in this age of electrified vehicles, Bohema is powered by a turbocharged and highly tuned, high performance 3.8-liter, 700 hp twin-turbo V6 engine.  The vehicle is being called a fitting tribute and fitting swansong to the internal combustion engine.  Why a Gas-Powered Engin

  Lucid's 2023 Air Pure and Air Touring                                                       Source:  Lucid EV's With 400 Miles + Range on a Charge California-based luxury EV maker Lucid has put into production two, notable, long-range cars that deliver up to 425 miles of range on a single charge.  Called Air Pure and Air Touring, they are new editions of Lucid's flagship luxury sedan Air. Both EVs have dual electric motors and all-wheel drive.  They are specifically designed to be more affordable versions of Air.  And they are fast.  Touring can go from 0 to 60 mph in a sizzling 3.4 seconds.  Air can do the same in 3.8 seconds. Very Long Driving Range These vehicles are being produced as limited editions.  Air Pure is completely sold-out.  It is priced at $87,400.  Air Touring goes for around $100,000.  In order to increase the vehicles' efficiencies, Lucid reduced the EVs weight and upgraded the aerodynamics.  Those moves enabled the impressive range of 425 miles on

  Lucid's 2023 Air Pure and Air Touring                                                       Source:  Lucid EV's With 400 Miles + Range on a Charge California-based luxury EV maker Lucid has put into production two, notable, long-range cars that deliver up to 425 miles of range on a single charge.  Called Air Pure and Air Touring, they are new editions of Lucid's flagship luxury sedan Air. Both EVs have dual electric motors and all-wheel drive.  They are specifically designed to be more affordable versions of Air.  And they are fast.  Touring can go from 0 to 60 mph in a sizzling 3.4 seconds.  Air can do the same in 3.8 seconds. Very Long Driving Range These vehicles are being produced as limited editions.  Air Pure is completely sold-out.  It is priced at $87,400.  Air Touring goes for around $100,000.  In order to increase the vehicles' efficiencies, Lucid reduced the EVs weight and upgraded the aerodynamics.  Those moves enabled the impressive range of 425 miles on