Good morning! It’s Friday, March 22, 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. New York Joins California, Banning Non-Electric Vehicles After 2035 1st Gear: Plug-In Hybrids Are Outpacing EV Sales Electric … Read more
Photo: Ram For the 2025 model year, Ram dropped the V8s from its full-size pickup truck lineup and replaced them with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six that’s available at two output levels. The regular version makes 420 horsepower and 469 pound-feet of torque, but if you upgrade to the high-output engine, you get 540 hp and … Read more
Image: Facebook Marketplace The whole van life craze is still going strong, but if you aren’t the kind of person who can just go buy a brand new Mercedes Sprinter and drop another fifty grand modifying it with all the gubbins you need to live in it, there are much less expensive options available to … Read more
We’re just gonna cut to the chase on this one, because there’s a lot to cover; Dodge just unveiled the 2024 Charger, which is entering production in mid-2024 with fully electric powertrains but will gain an internal combustion inline-6 option next year. Its styling sticks close to the concept from 2022, and the new Charger … Read more
Dodge officially revealed the redesigned Charger today, and we have to say, we like what we’ve seen so far. While you’ll still be able to get a gas-powered version of the coupe and sedan, Dodge is also offering the Charger as an electric vehicle. Opt for the Charger Daytona Scat Pack, and you’ll get an … Read more
Mazda recently introduced its all “new” CX-70. If you were hoping for something different, I’m sorry, but Mazda let you down; the CX-70 is nothing but a CX-90 without a third row. We now know how much it’ll cost, but that isn’t really a surprise either, because the CX-70 is close or identical to the … Read more
There’s a particular genre of auto enthusiast that absolutely despises the luxury pickup truck. They’re going to tell you that trucks are for work, that no one actually needs a pickup adorned with segment-shattering luxury features. And sure, maybe no one actually needs a top-trim pickup truck — but boy, do people want them. And … Read more
It’s no secret that “Twister” is one of my favorite movies (and car commercials) of all time, so you can imagine how excited I was when the new trailer for “Twisters” blasted across my TV during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. As excited as I am for the movie as a whole – especially Glen … Read more
Florida seems a lawless land, where (nearly) anything goes and vehicular mischief is just appreciated as entertainment. As it turns out, though, there are rules — rules put in place to stop good, hardworking Americans from taking their pickup trucks surfing. What Car Should You Buy: Everything is Bigger In Texas A Florida man discovered … Read more
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 will go down in history as one of the most outrageous and awesome production cars ever made. What’s wild is that Dodge priced this thing at a relatively accessible (in terms of it’s performance) price. Of course, you’ll never pay that at the dealer. And one dealer is taking … Read more
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