GM filed 2 aero-related patents for a mid-engine hybrid supercar

2020 Chevrolet Corvette (C8) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-MedienGeneral Motors has filed yet again for more patents regarding active aerodynamics, and this time they’re clearly for a mid-engined car. The automaker has filed two new patents surrounding control systems for active aerodynamic systems, and one lends itself to a hybrid system. The two new patents, first discovered by Jalopnik, follow patents from…

Rear-wheel-drive Audi R8 could return with supercar’s facelift

2018 Audi R8 V10 RWSAudi Sport is out testing prototypes for an updated R8, and a rear-wheel-drive variant could return with the freshening. Autocar reported Tuesday that Audi marketing manager Linda Kurz commented on the return of a rear-driving R8. Specifically, she said the previous one, called the R8 V10 RWS (or Rear Wheel Series), was a “great success” for the…

Cadillac moving its headquarters back to Detroit from New York

2019 Cadillac XT4The Cadillac brand will return to Detroit after a controversial relocation to New York City in 2015. The brand’s new president, Steve Carlisle, announced the relocation in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The move back to Detroit follows the departure of former Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen. The executive abruptly…