Are you considering purchasing an electric car? Besides the “normal” selection such as the Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S etc., now you have one more choice: the Toyota Mirai, powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Have Benefits

The good thing about fuel cell cars are: they have all the advantages of electric cars (low noise, zero emission, maximum torque output at 0RPM), BUT you don’t need to wait several hours to charge it. Fuel cell vehicles are like normal gasoline cars – you just need to refuel it in a hydrogen station and it can be done in a couple minutes.

Today Toyota announced its pricing on the 2016 Mirai: MSRP $57,500...

Shelby GT350 Mustang

Today, Ford unveiled some information regarding the upcoming Shelby GT350 Mustang. The GT350 Mustang is positioned one more level higher than the current Mustang GT.

2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Highlights

1. Naturally aspirated, flat-plane crankshaft 5.2L V8, more than 500hp and 400 lb-ft of torque
2. Front stiffness is improved over the standard Mustang (by means such as: injection-molded carbon fiber composite grille opening, lightweight tower-to-tower brace etc.)
3. Massive brake system: 394mm rotors/Brembo 6-piston fixed calipers with integrated caliper bridges for the front wheels; 380mm rotors/4-piston calipers for the rear;
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Why is the LF-LC different from the LFA?

Lexus has debuted the LF-LC back in the 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

Recently Alain Uyttenhoven, Lexus Europe Vice President, confirmed to the public that the upper management had green-lighted the production version of the LF-LC concept. Uyttenhoven also told the press that, the LF-LC will NOT be positioned the same as the LFA, and it is more “normal” than the LFA. The production volume will be also much larger than the LFA’s 500-unit count.

The LF-LC is said to be equipped with a hybrid V8 powertrain, delivering up to 500hp. We at youwheel.com will keep an eye on this exciting new model in the Lexus product line, so stay tuned.

What other lighting technology is being used?

LED headlights are no longer uncommon in the automobile industry, now even the Corolla LE comes as standard.

We’re not sure if you’ve heard, but some luxury brands are moving onto other types of illumination technology such as the laser headlights developed by BMW and Audi. But Mercedes-Benz seems to stick to the conservative way, which keeps its faith in the LED route.

Despite switching to other lighting sources, Mercedes-Benz is planning to add more LEDs into one headlight unit. Currently, the CLS-class has 24 LEDs in each of its high beam module...

BMW Will Roll Out the New Engine, July 2016

In our previous article we reported that BMW will make some changes to the 3/4-series. BMW will rename the 35i models to 40i, and also the 28i will become 30i.

This is not JUST a name change because the current N55 6-cylinder engine in the 35i models will be replaced by the newly-designed B58 engine.  The same for the N20 engines in the 28i trims: it will be replaced by the brand-new B48 4-cylinder engine as well. BMW is going to roll out this engine swap starting July 2016 and we can NOT wait.

the new B48 engine

What is the BMW M235i/228i New Name?

Today in the news, this change will also make it to the current 2-seri...