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2020 Mil-Spec Ford F-150 First Drive | When a Raptor isn't big enough

Over the past few years, automakers have discovered that people love high-performance off-road pickup trucks. The Ford F-150 Raptor really kick-started the trend, with the Chevy Colorado ZR2 , and now the Ram 1500 TRX following. Off-road-oriented trim…

2020 Chevrolet Corvette Luggage Test | What can't the C8 do?

Luggage testing a mid-engine sports car or supercar can be a worthless endeavor. In many cases, the trunk is just too small for a proper suitcase. But the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette isn't your average mid-engine sports car. Corvette owners have had a s…

Mercedes-Benz EQS spy photos reveal more of its S-Class-inspired interior

We've known for a little while now that the upcoming all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQS would take some inspiration from the company's newly unveiled flagship S-Class . That's understandable considering the EQS borrows a letter from the distinguished seda…

You can now campaign the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R on iRacing

The mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette may still be rare in the wild, but race sim fans can take the C8.R race car for a spin in iRacing starting this week. Dedicated racers can purchase and campaign GM's latest world-class GT Le Mans racer in the iR…

BMW M4 spied with wild stacked center exhaust, could be a GTS

The standard (and still yet-to-be-revealed) BMW M4 has a relatively normal quad-tipped exhaust with twin pipes on each side of the bumper. The prototype we're looking at here is totally different, as it features a stacked, center-exit quad exhaust de…

Lucid Air's modular powertrain opens up serious performance possibilities

The Lucid Air sedan is an impressive, high-end luxury electric car with an astounding 1,080 horsepower between 465 and 503 miles of range in its top Dream Edition spec, but thanks to the company's trick powertrain engineering, that figure may just be…

Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron caught in fresh spy photos

Audi's new Q4 Sportback E-Tron has been spied in the wild. This slick-back coupe-style electric crossover is the sawed-off version of the standard Q4 E-Tron model, and they represent expansion of Audi's electric nameplate downward from the standard E…

Cadillac CT4 and CT5 get meaningful updates for 2021

It's common for vehicles to get an update here or there in between full redesigns every five or six years, but the changes being made for the 2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5, each just introduced last year, represent more than just a little nip and tuck. F…

2021 Honda Passport adds standard Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Honda Passport enters its third year as the brand's midsize two-row SUV entrant. For 2021, the Passport sees prices climb by a few hundred dollars, but the base trim at least has additional content for the extra money. Prices rise by $625 for th…

Sailing makes a comeback in wind-powered car carrier

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish consortium aims to launch commercially by 2025 a wind-driven car carrier that will emit 90% less carbon dioxide than a conventional roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo ship, it said on Thursday. The 200-meter-long carrier will have a…

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