For 1974, Ford built a sporty car on the Pinto platform and named it the Mustang II. A few years later, the Torino became the LTD II, while the unrelated full-size LTD sat next to it in Ford showrooms.
That plan worked so well that, starting with the 1984 model year, an SUV-ized Ranger became the Bronco II and was sold alongside the F-Series-derived big Bronco.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the time frame of the pilot program. Transportation officials in Southern California are testing a new way to get drivers to slow down in construction zones, and — based on early results — they say it’s working. The Caltrans pilot program began on the 5 Freeway […]
Range Anxiety Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't wasting any time in pulling out of extending one of his car company's key value propositions: its Supercharger network. Earlier this week, news emerged that Musk was conducting yet another round of layoffs, including senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci, alongside her 500-person-strong team. Now, Electrek reports […]
One Fisker Ocean owner lost thousands and experienced weeks of hardship over a simple door ding that totaled the EV.
If you like the Tesla Cybertruck for its angular styling and alleged toughness, then consider this Zeal Motor Fat Truck 2.8C that’s currently for sale on Bring A Trailer. It may not be able to beat a Porsche 911 in a drag race while towing a Porsche 911, but neither can the Cybertruck. The Fat Truck does however seat eight, have an external roll cage, and unfathomably large 1640x640 Fat Truck low pressure tires and a central tire inflation system to keep you moving over land and water.
LOS ANGELES – A possible dispute between drivers sent one vehicle tumbling hundreds of feet down the side of a mountain in the Angeles National Forest Tuesday morning. The incident was reported shortly before 6:30 a.m. at Mile Marker 32 of Angeles Crest Highway north of La Cañada Flintridge, according to the California Highway Patrol. […]
An alleged drunk driver has been arrested after slamming into a vehicle that was pulled over to the side of a Cleveland highway near an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper early Tuesday morning.
See an earlier report on the airport terminal plans in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A parking garage project costing nearly $180 million will be built on the site of a McDonald’s at John Glenn International Airport to accompany its upcoming $2 billion terminal. Ground is expected to be broken in early […]
There’s nothing German automakers like doing more than screwing with their naming conventions, and BMW is once again doing just that. However, instead of making things more complicated and confusing, it’s actually streamlining its naming structure by dropping “i” from the end of its internal combustion-powered vehicles. Don’t worry, it’ll still be at the front of all its EV’s names.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A Metro police officer cited their boss after Sheriff Kevin McMahill collided with another car on a freeway offramp, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained.
The Boeing jet lost the slide shortly after takeoff last week at New York City’s JFK Airport.
Between valets taking cars for spins and wrecking them and thieves stealing vehicles from valet services, we sometimes wonder why anyone uses them anymore. The latest installment in this ongoing trend comes out of Atlanta where a Dodge Challenger owner claims a valet stole then crashed his muscle car. Audi RS7 stolen from valet who stole it and took it to a car meet. After dropping his Challenger off at the valet at a downtown Atlanta hotel back in 2022, the owner says a valet attendant stole it
Consumer Reports found that the Toyota Tundra is the most expensive vehicle in America to gas up, with costs nearing $120 per tank.
The crash is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A Las Vegas judge appeared disgusted Wednesday with an unlicensed and uninsured driver – with 19 previous traffic citations -- who killed a bicyclist last fall, sending him to prison for at least two years.
An anonymous tipster, who claimed to be a former Assabet employee told state police, that the company regularly operates overnight without permitting.
Rep. Juan Carrillo called on Caltrans to improve safety on "one of our state's most hazardous roadways" after crashes left six people dead in two days.
An Illinois man and woman were seriously injured Wednesday morning after the truck they were in and its attached camper overturned, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Tesla has backed away from an ambitious plan for innovations in gigacasting, its pioneering manufacturing process, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retrenching amid falling sales and rising competition. Tesla has been a leader in gigacasting, a cutting-edge technique that uses huge presses with thousands of tons of clamping pressure to die-cast large sections of the car’s underbody. Last year, as Tesla developed a new small-vehicle platform, it aimed to punch out the underbody in a single piece, Reuters exclusively reported last September, citing five sources familiar with the automaker’s gigacasting operations.
A small suburb of Houston, Deer Park, was recently hit by car thieves who went after high-end vehicles all in one night. Among them was a customized, limited-edition Chevy Camaro owned by military veteran James Fuller. The man is fighting mad after a car he poured tens of thousands of dollars into modifications was stolen with apparent ease. Missing person case tied to a submerged Ford Pinto might never be solved. The only thing Fuller found of his beloved muscle car was the window the thieves b
There are few better ways for the British motorsport company to make its return.
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