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2021 Ford F-150 early builds reportedly sidelined for fixes

The 2021 F-150 appears to be yet another victim of quality control issues at Ford, as the company has reportedly filled Detroit-area parking lots with early-production models in need of further inspections, repairs and components, the Detroit Free Pr…

Toyota announces the current-generation Land Cruiser is dead after 2021

Toyota confirmed a rumor we first caught wind of earlier in 2020 by announcing that the current-generation Land Cruiser will retire after the 2021 model year. The next-generation model will be introduced in the coming months, but we're receiving mixe…

Guilty as charged: Electrify America site delivers a slow flow to a Ford Mustang Mach-E

As Ford touts its electric Mustang Mach-E, the company is also promoting its owners' access to an existing public-charging network built by ChargePoint and Electrify America. Ford calls the network, with some 13,500 stations and 35,000 total plugs, t…

Baby Bugatti II First Drive | Classic car hijinks at three-quarter scale

The Bugatti Type 35 is one of the most unmistakable race cars in history. Powered by a screaming straight-eight engine that was often fitted with a supercharger, the open-wheel single-seater earned more than 1,000 victories back in the day, making it…

Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid pricing announced

Jeep has posted pricing for its first plug-in-hybrid model, the Wrangler 4xe . At launch, the PHEV Wrangler is being offered first in Sahara and Rubicon trim and is four-door only. Pricing for those two versions has now been announced: For the Wrangle…

U.S. regulator drops ban, allows Mahindra Roxor sales over Jeep's objections

DETROIT — A U.S. regulator ruled on Wednesday that Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd's new design for its Roxor off-road utility vehicle did not infringe the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Jeep brand, six months after barring the …

UK and EU reach a post-Brexit trade deal in the nick of time

BRUSSELS — After months of talks and at almost the last minute, Britain and the European Union struck a provisional free-trade agreement Thursday that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesse…

2021 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe gets a more affordable front-wheel-drive version

BMW branched out into a new segment when it released the 2 Series Gran Coupe for the 2020 model year. It expanded a little more downmarket by launching a cheaper front-wheel-drive variant of the sedan for 2021. Called simply 228i, the new entry poin…

SSC Tuatara tries for top speed record again, but runs into heat issues

A number of months have gone by since the SSC Tuatara controversy broke, and ever since Jerod Shelby announced a second attempt , we haven't heard much of anything out of SSC. We still haven't heard anything from SSC directly, but they've been busy. …

C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 to get enhanced warranty owing to overheating issues

We reported about the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06's overheating problems way back in 2016 . Chevy said it had a solution for owners with a new hood design that featured larger vents and a new supercharger cover. Even then, Tadge Juechter said there was …

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