Trump, Harris Spar Over Auto Industry At First Presidential Debate

Trump, Harris Spar Over Auto Industry At First Presidential Debate

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 11, 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. Karen Fukuhara Is A Very Happy Jeep Owner 1st Gear: Harris, Trump Battle Over Auto Industry On September … Read more

Give Your Ford Ranger Raptor An Extra 50 HP And 106 LB-FT Of Torque For $825

Give Your Ford Ranger Raptor An Extra 50 HP And 106 LB-FT Of Torque For 5

Photo: Ford If you want a pickup truck that can handle pretty much anything you throw at it, it’s hard to do better than a Ford Ranger Raptor or Bronco Raptor. They aren’t cheap, but they were designed with hardcore off-roading and desert racing in mind and are ridiculously capable on the trail. For any … Read more

Ford Hiked The Maverick’s Base Price By Nearly 25 Percent In Three Years

Ford Hiked The Maverick’s Base Price By Nearly 25 Percent In Three Years

The 2025 model year Ford Maverick was revealed earlier this week with a host of new features, styling tweaks and the availability of an all-wheel-drive hybrid model. Amid all that news, no one is really talking about the Maverick’s price. In the three years since the Maverick went on sale, its base price has risen by … Read more

Police Officer Kills Woman With Beach Patrol Truck

Police Officer Kills Woman With Beach Patrol Truck

A woman was killed after she was hit and run over by a Horry County police in a truck on a beach in South Carolina this week. She was apparently hit by a 2020 Ford Ranger pickup around Thursday, 1 p.m. on Myrtle Beach. 2024 GMC Acadia Is GM’s Beefy Answer To The Crowded Midsize … Read more

Ford Made A Ranger SHO 4 Years Before The SVT Lightning

Ford Made A Ranger SHO 4 Years Before The SVT Lightning

We used to be a proper country. A country where performance pickups like the Chevy 454 SS, Toyota Tacoma X-Runner and GMC Syclone roamed the streets. Performance pickups still exist today like the Ram TRX and Ford F-150 and Ranger Raptor models, but they’re off-road focused. Things might have been different had Ford been first … Read more

The 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor Is Exactly What You Want It To Be

The 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor Is Exactly What You Want It To Be

Two, maybe three times in the lead up to driving the new Ford Ranger Raptor, I heard it compared to a rally car. This something that car companies have been increasingly eager to say about their cars in the last few years, and it’s also something that trips the old switch in my brain marked “skepticism.” … Read more

Ford’s New E-Transit MS-RT Is Its Most Powerful Van Yet And Just Another Reason You Should Move To Europe

Ford’s New E-Transit MS-RT Is Its Most Powerful Van Yet And Just Another Reason You Should Move To Europe

I’m sorry to report that America’s time being home to the best Fords has come to an end. It’s time to sell off your Mustangs, F-150s Raptors and Broncos and move to Europe where you can buy this, the Ford E-Transit Custom MS-RT – the most powerful Transit Custom Ford has ever created. The new … Read more

Which One Are You Buying With A $9,000 Budget?

Which One Are You Buying With A ,000 Budget?

Photo: Jet Auto Sales While browsing online listings for used cars I came across two pickup trucks that were listed for similar money. Both had two doors, rear-wheel drive and manual transmissions, too, making them incredibly desirable in the Jalopnik universe. The question is, though, if you were in the market for a small, used … Read more

Ford Dials Back F-150 Lightning Production To Scale Up Bronco And Ranger

Ford Dials Back F-150 Lightning Production To Scale Up Bronco And Ranger

Happy Friday! It’s January 19, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: Ford Cuts Lightning Production, Ramps Up Bronco And Ranger EV … Read more