Tag: last-weekend
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F1 aerodynamics mean no big wings on British sports car
The British company Elemental revealed its Rp1 sports car at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Rp1 is built around a carbon composite tub, and buyers have a choice of two Ford EcoBoost engines: a 180-horsepower 1.0-liter 3-cylinder or a 320-horse 2.0-liter 4-cylinder. What makes this car unique, however, is its use of Formula…
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Fatal crash in Florida is first reported Tesla Autopilot death
An Ohio man is dead after the Tesla Model S he was riding in crashed into a semi-truck on May 7, Florida Highway Patrol officials confirmed. According to witnesses and authorities, the man may have been watching a movie before the crash. In a statement posted on its website, Tesla confirmed the man was using…
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Goodwood’s glorious Festival of Speed: photo galleries
Quick, name an event in which cars 110 years apart compete against each other to race up a hill. Stumped? Welcome to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a unique, surreal, one-of-a-kind event in which cars of every size, type, and variety compete run up a 1.1-mile hill as fast as possible. And last weekend, we…