Geoge Smith 
Significantly more people in the world know about Mickey Thompson’s death than his life. The unconscionable contract killing of one of Southern California hot rodding’s favored sons and his beloved wife over a business merger gone awry was a dark cloud hanging over the beautiful sunshine that was his long and illustrious career. Mickey might … Read more
The second-generation Mercedes-AMG GT costs about $16,000 more than its predecessor, but a more affordable version is around the corner. The brand detailed a new entry-level model called GT 43 that gets a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel-drive. Downsizing isn’t the most attractive word to hear when we’re talking about a sports car, but the … Read more
The Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe got a redesign for 2024, and we’re big fans of the way it looks. When it was revealed, though, we only got to see the V8-powered GT55 and GT63 versions. They make 469 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque and 577 hp and 590 lb-ft, respectively. If you love the idea … Read more
LONDON — British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday reported a lower operating profit for 2023 after a weak economy and high interest rates hit sales, but the company said its performance had stabilized and new launches would boost it in 2024. “We had an uneven performance for the first time in about four years,” CEO … Read more
At this point, I think it’s safe to say that the Tesla Cybertruck is a rolling disaster. I’m not talking about sales performance; I’m talking about the truck itself. There have been all manner of screw-ups with this thing damn near starting from the moment customers got their hands on it — trust us, we’ve … Read more
Ferrari has been sued in the United States by drivers who said the Italian luxury sports car maker has failed to fix vehicles at risk of a partial or total loss of braking capability. According to a proposed class action filed on Monday in San Diego federal court, recalls in 2021 and 2022 to … Read more
Image: Tesla Tesla engineers have done a lot of work to get the Tesla Cybertruck as aerodynamically efficient as possible, while keeping the faux-futurist design that excites children. Tesla claims the truck has a coefficient of drag of just 0.34, which is significantly better than a JL-generation Jeep Wrangler’s 0.48, but significantly worse than the … Read more
American automotive media spend a lot of time and words talking about the Ford F-150’s sales dominance, but globally, it’s Tesla that has taken the top spot. The American EV maker had the most-produced vehicle in the world last year, topping Ford trucks and an uber-popular Toyota along the way. French EV research firm Inovev … Read more
2020 was a weird time. Not because of Covid-19 or the election or anything that actually mattered. No, it was weird because Jeep decided the best thing to do was shove a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 under the hood of a Wrangler and put it on sale. I have thanked the automaker every day for making … Read more
A truck crash March 14 in Pittsford, N.Y. Fortunately the truck driver, and three adults and an infant in a car, had only minor injuries. (AP) We often get email from personal injury law firms that have mined National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data for insights. Their motive is presumably to drum up … Read more
