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Audi’s New A2 Revives A Genius Idea That Was 25 Years Too Early

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New A2 e-tron EV borrows design ideas from Audi’s innovative 1999 A2 hatch. Biggest of three batteries delivers 401 range miles; smallest starts at £32,200. Clever storage and one 167 hp motor comes standard; 322 hp hero tops lineup. Being ahead of the curve sounds great unless nobody is ready for what you’re selling. Twenty-five years ago, Audi toyed with a radical vision of what a clever compact car could be: light, slippery, incredibly efficient and premium-feeling. Now that thinking and the A2 badge it wore is back, wrapped in a far more marketable electric crossover that might finally have arrived at exactly the right moment. This is the new Audi A2 e-tron, and while another electric crossover might not sound like something worth cancelling dinner plans for, this one is worth your attention – even if you’re in the US, where the A2 was, and will continue to be, off limits. For a start, it takes some of the de...
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Teen Fleeing Police In Mustang Crashes Into Multimillion-Dollar Plane

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A 17-year-old allegedly fled police in a 2008 Ford Mustang and breached an airport fence. The Mustang crossed an aircraft apron before hitting a tractor and parked Pilatus PC-12. Police charged the teen with DWI, aggravated DWI, reckless driving, and other offenses. Police chases are just plain dumb. They risk life and limb, and even when those things escape without injury, the prospect for collateral damage is high . That typically involves signs, fences, and maybe the cars of innocent motorists who are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this case, a teen driver managed to make things a whole lot worse. They hit a tractor and then a multi-million-dollar airplane while running from police. Read: SF Airplane Loses Tire In The Air, Crushes Cars In Parking Lot New Hampshire State Police say a 17-year-old driving a black 2008 Ford Mustang managed exactly that on August 29. The nighttime escape attempt ended inside Portsmouth Inter...
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Mitsubishi’s Facelifted Triton Could Steal The New Pajero’s Best Ideas

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Reborn Mitsubishi Pajero flagship hints at future updates for the Triton. The midsize truck could benefit from modern styling and tech features. Both the Triton and the Pajero are expected to gain a hybrid option. Mitsubishi has finally pulled the covers off the reborn Pajero , its new flagship SUV, and in the process dropped a few hints about a facelift for the Triton midsize pickup. The two share the same ladder-frame architecture, and they could end up sharing more styling and tech once the truck gets its mid-lifecycle update. The current sixth-generation Triton arrived in 2023, which puts an update within reach over the next few years. A refresh after 2028 makes sense, and it would help the truck hold its ground against the recently updated Ford Ranger, the new Toyota Hilux , and the growing army of Chinese entries in the midsize truck segment. More: The Mitsubishi Pajero Is Back, And It Looks Like A Proper Land Cruiser Rival Again ...
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