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Ford announces Bronco will be a brand, not just an SUV

We knew there would be a new Bronco. In fact, we knew it was even going to have a little brother. What we didn't know was that "Bronco" would be its own comprehensive sub-brand. Obviously, it consists of the vehicles themselves, confirmed to be th…

Join a Ford historian for a quick tour of the Bronco archives

With Ford officially confirming that Bronco will be an entire sub-brand, much the way Prius developed into one for Toyota, the Blue Oval is doubling down on the legacy of its iconic nameplate. To accompany Monday's announcement, Ford has been trumpet…

Mazda Mexico debuts Mazda3 Turbo before official U.S. reveal

We should have been keeping an eye on our neighbors to the south, who did us the favor of showing off the turbocharged 2021 Mazda3 last week. The automaker teased the reveal for the U.S. market to happen on July 8. It's reasonable to expect slight ch…

Ford Ranger Raptor could soon be hopping dunes alongside F-150 in America

Ford chose not to sell the Ranger Raptor (pictured) in the United States because it decided American motorists seeking a quick truck riding on a Baja-ready suspension can take home an F-150. It has changed its mind, according to a recent report, and …

Trump claims NASCAR noose was 'hoax,' demands Bubba Wallace apologize

WASHINGTON — After a weekend spent stoking division , President Donald Trump on Monday went after NASCAR's only Black driver and criticized its decision to ban the Confederate flag at its races and venues. Exploiting racial tensions, Trump wrongly ac…

Ford GT/109 Competition Roadster Prototype headed to auction

Legends are most often made of years — or decades — of learning, practice, trials, and errors. Many, many errors. Before the Ford GT40 earned its place in the automotive hall of heroes, Ford's Total Performance program had been busy building GT proto…

Mercedes-Benz expands Designo Manufaktur to E- and S-Classes and AMG GT

In 2010, Mercedes-Benz Canada turned the Designo trim into a specialized division greatly expanding the personalization options for the E-Class, S-Class, CL-Class, SL-Class, SLS AMG, M-Class, and G-Class. Mercedes USA took longer to open up its store…

[VIDEO] Mysterious ducktailed Porsche 911 spotted at the 'Ring

The puzzling ducktailed Porsche 911 Turbo prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring, but this time Automotive Mike .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

> did us the favor of capturing video. It was first spotted in November of last year , then in March this year doing winter testing, b…

Tesla now sells red satin shorts that mock short-sellers

Say what you want about Elon Musk's controversial opinions and actions, there's no arguing that the man has a keen sense of humor. After surpassing Toyota as the world's most valuable automaker , Tesla — surely at Musk's behest — has taken time to pok…

Junkyard Gem: 1973 Chevrolet Vega with V8 Swap

The Chevrolet Vega plot follows a trajectory very similar to that of some other 1960s-1980s GM machines that seemed like serious engineering breakthroughs at first but then caused many headaches for the company, e.g., the Chevrolet Corvair , Chevrolet…

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