We’ve seen the pictures, we’ve seen the car premiere at the Geneva Auto Show, so now it’s time to see home hot footage of the Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce put all that reactive ability to work.
In a brand new promo, the driver of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce prepares to take this super lambo through some treacherous bends, clinically analyzing his approach before executing it with precision, a seriousness we usually attribute to drivers of that other really well known Italian supercar maker. Nevertheless, Lamborghini is keen to show off that the new Superveloce is just as sharp to drive as it is in looks, as implied in the not-so-subtle “S”execution graphic that flashes up on the screen.
The driver narrates his methodology while highlighting features of the car like its adaptive magnaride suspension and dynamic steering, all with the goal of shaving off a few tenths of a second. It’s a very stylish way to show off the sexiness of the latest SV than its performance capabilities, but it does a good job of igniting the imagination.
We’re already imagining what we’d do with the 750 horsepower on tap from the Aventador’s modified 6.5-liter V12. Its 0 to 60 launch time of 2.8 seconds makes us wish we could crawl into one now and find a similar abandoned mountain road for our own twisty time trials, We just need to wait until the super cars on sale this spring and scrounge up €327,190 in the mean time.
BYD has launched the third-generation Qin Plus DM-i in China, and the first thing that caught my eye is its price. According to CarNewsChina, the plug-in hybrid sedan starts at 79,900 yuan, which is about $11,980. That’s an incredibly low price for a brand-new car, especially by US standards.
What’s even more impressive is the range. The Qin Plus DM-i can drive up to 137 miles on electricity alone, which should cover most people’s daily commutes without using a drop of gas. Once the battery runs out, the 1.5-liter engine takes over. Thanks to its 17-gallon tank and roughly 91 mpg with a drained battery, the combined range reaches up to 1,423 miles.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.