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The trunk may be smaller than the C7's, but the frunk closes much of the distance Among sports cars, the Corvette has long been one of the best choices if you actually plan on driving the thing somewhere and bringing some luggage along with you. There was a relatively vast amount of space underneath the coupe's hatch and a decent amount of space for a convertible. Specifically, the C7 had 15 cubic feet in the coupe (below left), which is comparable to a midsize sedan, and 10 cubic feet in the convertible (below right), which is usually what you'd get in a coupe...

Nearly 3 billion plastic bottles per year could be recycled for tire production Michelin says its goal of "achieving 40% sustainable materials (of renewable or recycled origin) by 2030 and 100% by 2050" is one step closer to reality. The French tire giant has successfully tested a plastic recycling technology by French biochemistry company Carbios that can be used in tire production. Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process for polyethylene terephthalate (more commonly known as PET) plastic waste relies on an enzyme that is capable of depolymerizing plastic...

Automakers who report monthly sales figures indicated Monday that April was a strong rebound month, with volume manufacturers reporting increases of as much as 50 percent for year so far, compared to 2020's pandemic-ravaged figures. April was particularly good news by itself, as some brands doubled last year's single-month sales figures. Acura more than tripled its sales compared to the same month last year, for example. The figures for the full year are far more subdued, but nonetheless impressive even in context...

He won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981 Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico of natural causes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday. Unser won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. His younger brother, Al, is one of only three four-time Indy 500 winners in race history. Al Unser won the race in 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1987. The Unser family tradition stretched to Al Unser's son, Al Unser Jr...

The original Tamiya Wild One was a groundbreaking radio control car when it debuted in 1985. It featured highly detailed working suspension and powertrain bits that functioned like a real car's, and building one was a lesson in automotive engineering for those of a certain age. Now, a U.K. company has turned the Wild One into a car that the adult version of that kid can actually drive. The main structure consists of a polycarbonate bathtub chassis and metal roll cage suspended by coilovers and oil-filled shocks and a trailing-arm rear suspension...