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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Trucks

What Does the Hummer EV's 11,500 LB-FT of Torque Actually Mean?

There's a lot we don't know about the upcoming electric Hummer (which will be a GMC pickup, rather than a standalone brand, this time around), and we're not likely to learn much more until its full reveal on May 20. But the automaker is leading with a handful of very splashy figures: Up to 1,000 hp, a three-second 0-60 sprint and a monster 11,500 lb-ft of torque.

Future Cars

Volkswagen Has Come up with an Electric Golf R, and It's Testing on Ice

Volkswagen ran an ice-racing electric Golf R concept—yes, a Golf R EV— over the weekend at the GP Ice Race in Austria. The car is designed to show off more tech behind future electric cars from VW’s R performance brand.

Drives

2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC63S Coupe Review: Illogical, But Entertaining

The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Coupe is the GLC63 SUV’s swoopy four-door coupe cousin. Since the non-AMG GLC is a Benz best seller, spinning off as many variations as possible makes a certain amount of sense, even if the result is completely illogical...as is the case here.

Auctions

These 4 Aces with a Questionable Past Are up for Auction This Week in Texas

Scott Tucker, named as a businessman on his Wikipedia entry, is a former amateur race car driver who competed in the American Le Mans Series, United SportsCar Championship and other series in the mid-2000s but is best known for bilking billions of dollars from millions of Americans in a payday loan scheme.

Autoweek Talks: Tolerance

Check Your Tolerances on the Cheap with Feeler Gauges

If you’re like me and you’re unconvinced that hydraulic lifters exist, you’ve probably got a set or 10 of feeler gauges stuffed in the top drawer of your toolbox: you know, the place where you keep your lighters, spark plug gapping tools and the occasional receipt from your local auto parts store.

Racing

Report: Honda Nixes Fernando Alonso/Andretti Indianapolis 500 deal

It appears as if Honda has nixed a potential Fernando Alonso/Andretti Autosport reunion for the Indianapolis 500.

Racing

Q&A: Meet America's Next F1 Hope, Logan Sargeant

He doesn’t view himself as anything more than a racer trying to win races and championships, but Logan Sargeant inherently represents more than himself, as he is also the current best chance the United States has to return an American full time to the Formula 1 grid.