Photo: Logan Carter When Ford unveiled the hardcore Mustang GTD at Monterey Car Week last year, its aggressive face was plastered all across the internet, and as of Wednesday, Americans and Canadians can apply to potentially buy one. The application opens today, April 17, 2024, exactly 60 years after the first Mustang debuted at the 1964 … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Ports Are Filling With Unsold Cars, Mostly From China … Read more
If you are a human being on planet Earth who hails from modest means, there’s a good chance you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing a used vehicle. Not all used vehicle purchases are created equally, though. In fact, some are downright miserable, and I want to know all of your horror stories. Lay ‘em on … Read more
Most American cars of the 1970s were underpowered, unfortunate-looking four-wheeled lumps of disappointment, but this 1975 Pontiac Astre has one, maybe two redeeming qualities. It’s currently listed on Bring A Trailer for auction, and despite hiding a little 140 cubic-inch inline four cylinder that produced a paltry Pontiac-claimed 87 horsepower when new, this little hatchback … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Expedition shows what happened when Ford took its winning Explorer formula and doubled the ingredients. We’ll have to decide if this old-school SUV’s price still makes it large and in charge. 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC SUV | First Drive Being the youngest in the family usually means getting … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice ZO6 produces 405 horsepower, which is apparently so notable that it gets a fender badging saying so. Let’s see if its price tag warrants equal admiration. Best Corvette Generations, According to Bob Peter Parker’s Spiderman is a superhero whose crime-fighting responsibilities were adopted due to happenstance rather than to … Read more
Photo: Ford The United States are in a dark age for automotive color. It’s all monochrome as far as the eye can see, even as the era of Nardo Gray Omnipresence begins to wane. Yet, while buyers clamor for bright hues, manufacturers are going the other way — charging ever more for color. WCSYB_CHALLENGER_031523_FINAL Ford … Read more
An infamous Dodge Charger Hellcat driver who would film himself recklessly driving and speeding in his “Belltown Hellcat” has been barred from driving the car. Not any car. He can still drive if he wants to. He just cannot drive his Hellcat anymore. I thought this was America. Drifting Over 100MPH In A Dodge Charger … Read more
Apparently, something special is happening with the sun and moon today. You should drive more carefully, and despite what the “experts” on TikTok say, do not stare directly at the eclipse without protective eyewear. But let’s take a moment to appreciate some good eclipses and recognize some bad ones. Before it was the brand that mostly … Read more
Photo: Hyundai When quarterly sales figures come out, it’s common to focus on the cars that sold the most in the previous three months. That’s certainly interesting on some level, but at the same time, most of the top sellers are pretty consistent. Presumably, the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado will take the top two … Read more
