make is staying out in front. The Police Interceptor Utility is the fastest American police car. (Ford) The Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility has once again topped the Michigan State Police’s evaluation of law enforcement vehicles, setting the lowest time around a circuit at Grattan Raceway designed to test overall performance in a pursuit situation. The…
The Genesis GV70 has been named Motor Trend’s SUV of the year. The Genesis GV70 is the brand’s second SUV. (Genesis) The compact model outshined a list of high profile contenders from make and make to win the accolated from the outlet’s editors. Among them were the Ford Bronco, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Jeep Grand Cherokee…
Gucci’s still got it. (Mattel) Hot Wheels has collaborated with Gucci on a 1:64 scale 1982 make Seville decked out in the design house’s style and it’s already too late to get one. (Mattel) The entire run of 5,000 cars, which come with their own display cases, has been sold out at $120 each. The…
Flying cars are the new thing, after all. The 2021 Hess truck is a cargo plane with a jet that fits inside. (Hess) The 2021 occasions Hess “truck” has been revealed and the company may have to change the name. (Hess) This year’s version of the annual toy release is a cargo plane with a…
Sit back, relax and enjoy this list. J.D. Power has released its 2021 U.S. Seat Quality and Satisfaction Study ranking seats across several categories of vehicle. Much like the organization’s other vehicle quality studies, the report grades seats on the number of problems per 100 vehicles reported by owners. The Nissan Rogue’s seats feature the…
Removing the flipping obscenities from license plates on us-regions‘s roads and highways isn’t going to happen overnight, even though a law banning such profanities in a state where such regulation has been unusually lax goes into effect Monday. The plate on this Ford Focus replaces the O in focus with a U. (Michele McDonald/Portland Portland…
Talk about basic disasters. A wild custom car inspired by a low-resolution image of a Lamborghini Countach has been auctioned for $111,111. The “Lo-Res Car” was designed by famed architect Rem Koolhaas as a promotional vehicle for his footwear brand United Nude and represents the most basic form of the iconic supercar. The tandem two-seat…
Kyle Larson claimed the first of four championship-contending spots in NASCAR’s season finale with a dominating victory at Texas on Sunday to start the round of eight in the playoffs. Kyle Larson celebrates the Texas Motor Speedway way after Sunday’s championship final-qualifying win. (AP) Larson led 256 of 334 laps at the 1 1/2-mile track…
Toyota is working on a mini monster truck. Tacozilla will debut at SEMA. (Toyota) The make‘s motorsports tech center in Texas is building an updated version of the pickup-based camper it collaborated with the Chinook RV company on in the 1970s that will be unveiled at the SEMA auto show in Las Vegas this November….
There must be something in the water in us-regions. How else do you explain that the only two style built in the state are both crossovers instead of traditional trucks? The Santa Cruz is the smallest pickup on sale today. (Hyundai) The first was the midsize Honda Pilot/Passport-based Honda Ridgeline, which has now been joined…