Ford is yet to start press drives of the all-new Bronco as it is still finalizing the off-roader before production starts last year. However, that hasn’t stopped Doug DeMuro from reviewing one of the Bronco pre-prototype’s, even though the example he took a look at wasn’t actually fitted with an engine. As you probably already
Ford of Europe said it will join an open emissions pool with other manufacturers to bring down its CO2 levels and avoid fines in the region after it was forced to stop sales of its key low-emissions model, the Kuga plug-in hybrid. Ford did not say which manufacturer it would join, but Renault has filed
Jim Farley, who replaced Jim Hackett as Ford CEO earlier this year, doesn’t just sell cars. He races them. Farley has been racing vintage cars for more than a decade, and he received permission from executive chairman Bill Ford to continue racing alongside his new responsibilities as CEO. It was probably the second conversation we
Finding a parking space can be a stressful experience for some and one that can become all the more stressful if someone “steals” the space you were ready to pull into. However, this is most definitely not the appropriate way to react to such an incident. This video was first shared to Live Leak earlier
What kind of car is the 2022 Acura MDX? The 2022 Acura MDX is a three-row crossover SUV that’s sold under Honda’s luxury imprint. It can seat up to eight passengers, offers some of the automaker’s most advanced technology and most luxurious features, and comes with a choice of front- or all-wheel drive. It introduces
Sonic Automotive Inc. CEO David Smith is due in Mecklenburg County District Court in North Carolina on Oct. 20 to face a felony charge of assault by strangulation related to his arrest last week. Smith, Sonic’s CEO since September 2018, spent a night in the Mecklenburg County Jail after he was arrested Monday, Oct. 5,
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Unifor on Wednesday night agreed to a tentative labor contract, averting a strike with minutes to go. A news conference with Unifor President Jerry Dias is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET Thursday. The union provided no details about the agreement, including its length, but said it would provide “more information” at
Amazon offers its Prime members a 24-pack of Sylvania A19 Non-dimmable LED Light Bulbs for $25 shipped. As a comparison, this bundle originally had a $40 value but it’s trended around $30 at various retailers recently. The big news here is that today’s offer equates to around $1 per bulb, which is amongst the best offers we’ve
LOS ANGELES — Acura’s fourth-generation MDX arrives in dealerships next year with upscale exterior styling, a modern interior and a performance Type-S variant that will mark a first use of that trim in its crossover lineup. Acura, which presented a prototype of the redesigned MDX at a virtual event Wednesday, is billing the crossover as
With more and more supercars adopting forced induction, the Lamborghini Huracan Evo represents an old-school form of motoring thanks to its high-revving, naturally aspirated V10 engine. Sure, the Huracan Evo will be left behind at a racetrack by rivals like the Ferrari F8 Tributo and McLaren 720S, but as Matt Farah recently discovered when driving
Renault has filed notice with the European Commission that it is accepting partners for an “open” emissions pool, an arrangement that allows automakers that are on track to meet tougher CO2 targets to combine their emissions with others that might be in danger of missing them, resulting in heavy fines. Open pools that have already
DETROIT — GMC’s goal with the debut of the Hummer electric pickup next week is broad awareness, not only of the vehicle itself, but also the GMC brand and General Motors’ electric future. GMC’s reveal campaign for the Hummer EV begins next week, with spots during Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series
The R34-generation Nissan Skyline GT-R, built from 1999 to 2002, spawned numerous variants, but the V-Spec II Nür is among the most coveted. A virtually new example of this very rare GT-R is for sale, with an asking price of $485,000. Offered through JDM Expo, a Japan-based import/export company, this GT-R is one of just
What kind of vehicle is the 2022 Volkswagen Taos? What does it compare to? The 2022 Volkswagen Taos is the smallest crossover SUV in the Volkswagen lineup, slotting beneath the Volkswagen Tiguan. It’s similar in size to the first-generation Tiguan, seats five, and wears Volkswagen’s characteristic conservative style. In size and segment it fills a
A semi-truck has been wrecked in Pendleton, Indiana after being struck by a fast-moving freight train. The driver of the semi-truck was reportedly unable to get the vehicle over the train crossing and decided to abandon it and just leave it there. It’s claimed that local construction crews tried to move the truck before a
New-vehicle inventories tightened further in September to just 2.11 million vehicles, a decline of about 150,000 vehicles from the previous month, as sales return while production struggles to keep up. The inventory composite, compiled by Cox Automotive, is the lowest industry inventory level in nine years, according to the Automotive News Data Center, and represents
There are private events that are so relevant they should have been public. This is the case of a recent Bernstein Research webinar that had Sandy Munro for a chat. Apart from saying Tesla is ten years ahead of the competition in manufacturing, the engineer also said Tesla should never do a $25,000 EV. Such
Euisun Chung, scion of the Hyundai Motor Group’s founding family, has been appointed chairman of the South Korean auto giant, taking the reins from his father as the carmaker drives into an era of electrification, automated driving and new mobility. The younger Chung, 49, previously the auto group’s executive vice chairman, was promoted to chairman
There are two plot arcs in the 2021 Honda Accord story. Which one you follow depends on whether you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of buyers who snatch up new Accords year in and year out, or if you’re among the extreme minority who purchase the midsize sedan because of its available manual transmission.
Cue AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” because the folks at Hennessey want to get 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat drivers on the road to Hades as quickly as possible. Why else would the famed tuning company see a need to tweak this three-row SUV’s supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine from 710 horses to an eye-widening 1,012 ponies? Yes,
The 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe has received an—ahem—refresh. We almost spit out our coffee at the description. The word “refresh” in automotive parlance gets a lot of exercise. We’ve seen it used when a model gets a new fascia and a new color. We have also seen automakers refer to a vehicle as “next-generation” when
By Joey Klender Posted on October 13, 2020 Elon Musk’s Boring Company Loop in Las Vegas, simply known as the Vegas Loop, is set to expand, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s President, Steve Hill. Hill met with the LVCVA’s Board of Directors in a meeting on Tuesday morning, outlining a plan
Daimler and BMW are exploring a sale of their jointly-owned parking app business Park Now, according to people familiar with the matter, as the German luxury automakers focus on their core automotive operations. The companies are working with advisory firm Rothschild & Co. on the potential divestment, said the people, who asked not to be
If you have $150,000 to spend on a brand new car, chances are the 2021 Polestar 1 and 2020 BMW i8 Roadster aren’t on the top of your list. If you want to go green, though, without sacrificing performance, but don’t wish to jump on the all-electric bandwagon just yet, those two plug-in hybrids start
Mercedes-Benz will drop manual transmissions and “dramatically” reduce the number of combustion engine variants it offers as part a cost-cutting drive by parent Daimler to help ramp up electric investment. Mercedes wants to reduce complexity within the development and production processes with a goal of slashing spending 20 percent by 2025 from 2019 levels, executives
It’s a common assumption that Millennials and members of Generation Z are less interested in cars than previous generations. But according to Hagerty survey results released last week, these younger drivers are more likely—not less—to want to own a classic car than their parents or grandparents. Of the 10,000 United States drivers surveyed, Gen Z
A British driver has been convicted after being caught doing more than 100 mph (160 km/h) on the wrong side of a 30 mph (48 km/h) road in Sunderland, UK. Horrifying dashcam video captured 27-year-old Aaron Lee of Merle Terrace, Sunderland, driving a black Mercedes-Benz (which appears to be a C-Class) at high speed along
DETROIT — Detroit’s biggest seller of luxury vehicles isn’t Cadillac anymore. It’s GMC. GMC’s high-end Denali and AT4 lines are outselling General Motors’ traditional luxury brand in the U.S. this year, according to figures from GM and the Automotive News Data Center. The automaker is building on Denali’s ability to command luxury prices by expanding
LMP Automotive Holdings Inc., an emerging public auto retailer and subscription provider, said it agreed to purchase a majority stake in New York’s largest dealership group in a transaction valued at $608 million. The deal, announced late Friday, would advance LMP’s aggressive acquisition goal to grow to as many as 50 franchised new-vehicle stores within
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