Author Archives: Michele Lupini

Mercedes Plug In Hybrid Batteries Grow to Meet Tax Breaks

Mercedes-Benz will increase the battery capacity on its smallest PHEVs. The A 250e and B 250e will soon come with 50 miles electric range.

WEC Toyota Back on Top in Sao Paolo

Happy Hunting for Toyota Gazoo Racing in Brazil 6 Hour Toyota bounced back to score a dominant World Endurance Championship Interlagos 6 Hour victory on Sunday. The Japanese team beat championship leaders Porsche to tighten the title chase as Le Mans winners Ferrari watched on. Brendon Hartley, Ryo Hirakawa and Sebastien Buemi’s number 8 Toyota… read more

Porsche Culls Gas 718. Will History Repeat?

Dubious Porsche 718 Decision Eerily Similar to its 1970s Fiasco While its Taycan EV sales tanked by over half in line with the global flop in electric car sales in the first half of 2024, Porsche has astounded many an industry observer with this week’s news that it will cull gasoline powered 718 Cayman and… read more

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Le Mans: Porsche to Avenge Ferrari at São Paulo?

Porsche Leads World Endurance Championships to Brazil on Sunday Ferrari may have stolen the glory at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour, but it’s Porsche that leads the way to Brazil for the first FIA World Endurance Race to visit Interlagos’ Autódromo José Carlos Pace in a decade at Sunday’s Rolex 6 Hours of São… read more

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Ferrari Stole Le Mans. Revenge in Brazil?

The World Endurance Championship resumes at Interlagos on Sunday With the hype of the 24 Hour now just a brilliant memory, the FIA World Endurance Championship resumes with its first visit to Brazil’s Interlagos’ Autódromo José Carlos Pace in a decade for Sunday’s Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo. And with the rest smarting at… read more

Prius Prime Review: Why the Plug-In Hybrid May Be the Answer

We went to France to watch the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Along the way, we experienced 1,200 miles in the new Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. The mission was simple. We were on the way to Le Mans to watch Toyota’s Hybrid Gazoo Hypercars take on Ferrari and the rest in the 24 Hour, so… read more

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Ferrari Wins Another Astounding Le Mans 24 Hour

Nielsen, Fuoco and Molina Best Overcome the Odds for an Epic Victory Ferrari has won its second straight Le Mans 24 Hour since returning to the classic race. Nicklas Nielsen drove an economy run to squeeze home on empty tanks as he took the Ferrari AF Corse 499P he shared with Antonio Fuoco and Miguel… read more