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Apr 26, 2021

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and Performance Edition finalize specs, prices and delivery dates

The final details concerning the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT are out. Ford has additional specs, features and pricing to share with us today, along with an official release schedule. Plus, we also have a couple new details to share about the Performa…

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Auto dealers post huge profits as chip shortage affects production

Mike Bowsher shakes his head in wonder when he hears yet another customer at one of his Buick-GMC dealerships near Atlanta has agreed to pay full sticker price of more than $71,000 for a top-of-the-line GMC Yukon XL Denali SUV that is still being ass…

What to bring off-roading: Packing a non-winch basic recovery kit

No matter where you go off the pavement, having proper vehicle recovery gear with you is as important as having a suitable set of tires. In many cases, you can't go very far in your vehicle if you don't have either. Owning a basic recovery kit is es…

Honda shows off interior design concept, and there's something to it

Usually when an automaker is announcing a design philosophy, it's for the exterior design of a car. And it typically comes with a flashy new concept car. Honda is taking a slightly different tack, with its latest design philosophy applying to interio…

2021 Dodge Challenger Review | It keeps going and going ...

The Energizer Bunny's got nothing on the Dodge Challenger. It just keeps going and going and going without a major redesign, turning the calendar over each year with new colors (this year it's Gold Rush! ) and trickling down elements from top-dog perf…

Toyota will enter a hydrogen-powered Corolla in an endurance race

Toyota's new all-electric bZ4X might be one of the most important Toyotas in recent history , but the Japanese giant is still taking a two-pronged approach to green fuels. Not only does it refuse to let go of the hydrogen reins, it's entering a hydrog…

GTO Engineering's Ferrari-inspired resto-mod is named 'Squalo'

British specialty-car builder GTO Engineering has a thing for the Ferrari 250 GTO. The firm is not alone in its infatuation — the GTO is so revered that it is considered to be the most valuable car of all time . But the British firm is reinterpreting …

Junkyard Gem: 1970 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe

Even though Oldsmobile's best sales years came in the mid-to-late 1970s, when the Cutlass topped the American charts for several years, a strong case could be made that the Oldsmobile brand reached its pinnacle in model year 1970 . Olds shoppers that …

Tesla's bad week in China was months in the making

BEIJING — Tesla had a terrible week in China, but sentiment against the U.S. electric car company in its second-biggest market had been building as it struggled to keep pace with rapid growth. The pile-on by media and scolding by regulators show how…

Elon Musk is going to host Saturday Night Live on May 8th

NEW YORK — Technology mogul Elon Musk has a lined up a new gig in addition to his jobs as CEO of electric car maker Tesla and spaceship maker SpaceX. He is going to host the iconic TV show "Saturday Night Live" on May 8th. Musk's scheduled May 8 app…