Ford has all but reduced its definition of cars to one word: Mustang. That philosophy extends to the racing world as Ford has worked to replace its race car fleet with Mustangs. That continues with this week’s reveal of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang race car which will start competing next February. Ford Performance
A whistleblower who alerted Uber officials to safety problems in the company’s self-driving program days before a fatal crash has a warning for the broader industry. Robbie Miller says auto and tech companies testing autonomous vehicles are driving too many miles on public roads, causing crashes at rates higher than human drivers and endangering motorists
Day 1 Recap. We’re rolling in our stock 1967 Chevy II Nova for a one-week transformation from grocery getter to gasser in 5 days! Today’s build we have a lot of things to do. We’re going to dismantle the car, bolt in the front and rear suspension (straight front axle), and get the brakes going.
Aston Martins have always been some of the most beautiful cars in the market, and the 2019 Vantage is no exception. In fact, it wouldn’t be a hyperbole to call it simply gorgeous. Built on a shortened platform of the DB11, with lots of modifications and a different suspension, the baby Aston has a Mercedes-AMG-sourced
PEBBLE BEACH, California — Ferrari will expand sales of easier-driving grand touring cars, but will not try to chase rival Porsche’s annual sales volume, Ferrari Chairman John Elkann said. Elkann was speaking to an audience of classic car enthusiasts gathered at this storied golf resort on the Pacific coast. Elkann visited Pebble Beach during the
Dealers, what are you doing to improve your foot traffic? In a new report from Blis looking at the state of the auto industry, data found that of all external factors, foot traffic is the only metric that dealerships can take action on to drive sales output, vs. “uncontrollable” variables such as consumer confidence. And
In the end, the judges at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance couldn’t turn down a good party. The judges announced that the 1931 Bentley 8 Ltire Gurney Nutting Sports Tourer was the best in show, beating impressive Bugattis, Skittles-colored Lamborghinis, Aston Martins, and Mercedes-Benz—and the rest of the field—on Bentley’s 100th birthday. The 1931
Dramatic CCTV footage has captured the moment a huge semi-truck rolled over after crashing into a construction vehicle blocking off a lane on a U.S. motorway. The video starts out by showing a large roadwork truck with a flashing yellow arrow sign informing motorists the right two lanes of the motorway are closed up ahead.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Subaru marketing has its dogs. And the brand has its history of owners keeping their vehicles for a long time. To promote the Crosstrek subcompact crossover, Subaru of Am- erica plans to combine the two. An ad that was to launch Monday, Aug. 19, on TV and digital video in 30-second and
By Jamie Groh Posted on August 18, 2019 SpaceX and NASA teams continue to prepare for Crew Dragon’s inaugural crewed launch (Demo-2) to the International Space Station (ISS) slated to possibly – but not likely – occur by year’s end. On Tuesday, an official NASA Twitter account published images of teams from SpaceX and the
Ahead of the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Infiniti announced a new addition to its SUV lineup, the QX55. Based on the teaser sketch that Infiniti released, the QX55 appears to be a coupe-like variant of the recently released QX50, which means it’s got the BMW X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe in its sights. “The
DULUTH, Minn. — The first- generation Ram 1500 EcoDiesel had the half-ton diesel market to itself. There was no one to grapple with over horsepower, towing capacity and torque. The third generation, in contrast, will step to the plate this year as a seasoned combatant that must contend with offerings from Ford and Chevrolet. Ford
Electric car drivers heading to the south west on their summer holidays have had a boost. InstaVolt, has installed two rapid chargers at Starbucks on the A31 Dorchester Road at Corfe Mullen, Dorset. With the location being a key part of the route to the south west, InstaVolt says it’s expecting the chargers to act
Lifting a vehicle has become second nature for the Mopar team at FCA. But one of the automaker’s newest rolling test beds takes things in a different direction. The 2018 Ram 1500 Big Horn Low Down concept actually lowers the full-size pickup by two inches. Mopar created the concept for the 2018 SEMA show, and
DULUTH, Minn. — The first- generation Ram 1500 EcoDiesel had the half-ton diesel market to itself. There was no one to grapple with over horsepower, towing capacity and torque. The third generation, in contrast, will step to the plate this year as a seasoned combatant that must contend with offerings from Ford and Chevrolet. Ford
On this installment of Motor Trend Presents, we reveal the true story of rookie driver Alexander Rossi’s improbable comeback win in the 100th running of the Indy 500. Co-owner Bryan Herta’s risky fuel-saving strategy helped power Rossi as he outlasted the leaders and crossed the finish line moments before his fuel ran out. Featuring interviews
Rewind a decade or two and it wasn’t difficult to buy new cars which were, well, kinda terrible. Things are a little different nowadays. No matter what type of vehicle you’re in the market for, you can rest assured that there will be ample options from different car manufacturers and all of them will be
McLaren Automotive has convertibles in its expanding lineup but doesn’t have a true, open-air roadster. That will change next year. During Monterey Car Week, the British exotic brand on Friday teased a photo of the unnamed two-seater, which will join McLaren’s Ultimate Series, following the P1, Senna and Speedtail. The automaker said the vehicle will
Silicon Valley performance EV startup Drako Motors lifted the cover off of its upcoming GTE sport sedan on Friday at Monterey Car Week, giving us our first glimpse of the company’s vision for a four-door performance car with 1,200 horsepower. Yes, you read that correctly. Power comes from four permanent magnet hybrid synchronous motors each
NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fortunate to escape uninjured with his family after a private jet crash in east Tennessee, CNN reports. Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy were on the private jet with their daughter and two pilots when it ran off the runway after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport at 3:38
The auto parts industry has chalked up a decade of steady growth, but analysts and forecasters believe the strains of falling vehicle sales, rising material costs and huge demands for r&d spending could bring the party to an end. The combination of uncertainty over future technologies, lingering import tariffs and unsettled trade issues with key
Drako Motors, a new Silicon Valley-based electric supercar manufacturer, has unveiled the Drako GTE, a limited-production all-electric supercar with insane specs and an even more insane price. The company was founded by Dean Drako, better known as the co-founder and CEO of Barracuda Networks, and Shiv Sikand, an electrical engineer and co-founder of IC Manage.
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 might have the best-sounding engine of any new production car. If you don’t believe us, take a listen. Ford calls it the Voodoo, and it’s much different than the engines in its more pedestrian pony car brethren. Its flat-plane-crank architecture is unique among V-8s from the ‘States, as is its
CAMDEN, N.J. — Subaru of America is taking a measured approach to launching its redesigned 2020 Outback crossover. Production of the 2019 model has wound down, but with sales of 112,139 through July, it is delivering more than a quarter of the brand’s U.S. volume. Slow launches of the redesigned midsize crossover and the closely
Don’t you love what this 3D video reveals of the E-Ferry Ellen, in Denmark? The biggest electric ferry boat in the world has just had its maiden trip on August 15. From then on, the E-Ferry Ellen will have the mission to connect the ports of Søby and Fynshav, on the islands of Aerø and
A highlight of the week leading up to Saturday’s Woodward Dream Cruise 2019 is the exclusive car show at General Motors’ Warren tech center. Exclusive because it is for GM’s design team only. Not surprisingly, the majority are GM brands, but MotorTrend loves heading to the tech center to see what employees have brought to work
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. lawmakers and European safety regulators are considering rules that could mandate “child presence detection” systems aimed at avoiding hot-car deaths of unattended children. That has suppliers scrambling to develop new systems for automakers, according to interviews with several high-tech suppliers at a recent industry conference here. “Everybody is looking at
Pro driver Randy Pobst hot laps the 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Motor Trend’s 2017 Best Driver’s Car.
The default choices in the premium compact sports sedan segment all wear German badges, namely those from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. Buyers, however, also have other, highly credible alternatives to the 3-Series, C-Class and A4, such as the highly acclaimed Alfa Romeo Giulia and, from the 2020MY, the improved Jaguar XE. The latter is the
FRANKFURT — BMW’s new CEO, Oliver Zipse, urged employees to embrace change and to find innovative ways to help the automaker overtake rival Mercedes-Benz at a time when demand for luxury cars is waning. Zipse addressed staff in an internal email a day after his predecessor Harald Krueger stepped down. BMW has lost ground to
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