The Ford Escape has received some spec upgrades for 2022, though prices are unchanged. The list of safety equipment for the range has grown, with all models now receiving a rear seat occupant alert and intelligent speed assist. There’s also a Reverse Cross Traffic Braking feature that’ll apply the brakes if it detects you’ll reverse […] More
The Jeep Grand Cherokee L is no longer available in the US with air suspension, another victim of semi-conductor chip shortages. Mopar Insiders reports the Quadra-Lift air suspension option has been removed. “Chip constraints have necessitated some changes to available equipment on the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L. If a vehicle was built without the […] More
Mercedes-Benz Vans has recalled the 2019-21 Sprinter to make its included jack compliant with Australian regulations. “The jack provided with the vehicle does not comply with the mandatory standard for vehicle jacks Trade Practices Act 1974 Consumer Protection Notice No. 1 of 2010 Consumer Product Safety Standard for Vehicle Jacks,” Mercedes-Benz says in its recall […] More
Audi’s all-electric e-tron SUV has been recalled to fix a problem with the anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control. “Due to a manufacturing issue with a braking component the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stabilisation Control (ESC) function may fail under hard braking,” the recall notice says. “In the event of an accident or […] More
There’s a hot electric hatch-slash-crossover undergoing testing at the Nurburgring, and it seems to be the much anticipated Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. If it is, this car is likely to be an early-stage test mule for the drivetrain and chassis. Visual differences are currently limited to the lower ride height, unique alloy wheels, and wider […] More
Let me start by stating I’m a Lamborghini guy through and through, that’s my main interest in the automotive world, the Lamborghini Countach drew me into the history of Ferruccio Lamborghini and how he built his own factory to compete with the rest of the world, and at the time in 1963, to offer an […] More
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It’s been a few months since we heard from FuelTech, but they are back in a big way after their 2020 Corvette test car just hit 1,350 wheel horsepower which puts the crank horsepower at greater than 1,500 and closer to 1,600 according to founder and CEO Anderson Dick. FuelTech’s C8 Corvette is […] More
Recently, I needed to get from Los Angeles to the Napa Valley. Separating me from my destination was over 400 miles of mostly arid, bare desert bifurcated by nothing but the 5. With my normal road-trip cruiser in the shop, I needed to get a rental. I booked a cheap-ass sedan — I am a […] More
The 2021 Bentley Continental GT Speed wears the largest brakes, in the world – the enormous 440mm disks are gripped by beefy 10-piston calipers. It’s rare that a car can be summed up by its brakes, but the necessary stopping power highlights the forces that are at work in what is possibly the most dynamically […] More
Photo: Hyundai Hyundai has a lot riding on the Ioniq 5, the first battery-electric vehicle built on its new E-GMP platform that will underpin a multitude of future models. The retro-styled crossover has been on sale in Europe and South Korea since the second quarter of this year, while Hyundai’s U.S. website initially listed a […] More