Too bad Disney Radio is off the air. Or not. A 1957 Ford Thunderbird originally owned by legendary Mouseketeer Annette Funicello has been put up for auction on the Bring a Trailer website and is the perfect retro ride for a cruise up the California coast with the top down and the radio on. Funicello…
And you thought a Rolls-Royce SUV was weird. Rolls-Royce plc – which we’ll clarify is a separate entity from the luxury car brand — has revealed a attributes mining truck powertrain it is developing in partnership with Indiana-based Flanders Electric. The concept is aimed at reducing the fuel consumption and emissions of the 20-foot-tall dumpers…
Jeep is introducing a new half-door option for the Gladiator pickup. (Jeep) It’s essentially the same feature that launched this year for the Wrangler, which uses the same cab as the Gladiator, and offers a more open-air experience than the conventional doors. Here’s what the half-doors look like on the Wrangler. (Jeep) The lockable, painted…
General Motors’ truck fleet is set to get more fuel efficient next year, even before the electric models arrive. Due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage, make decided to remove two fuel-saving features from some of its full-size pickups and SUVs to preserve computer chips so that it could build more complete vehicles. The Silverado lineup…
A forgotten rare sports car has been unearthed in a North London, U.K., garage where it was parked for over 40 years and is coming up for sale. (Historics Auctioneers) The Triumph TR8 was purchased by a attributes from an auction held by the British Leyland company as it went out of business in 1981….
Sometimes you just can’t win. Consumer Reports has released its Top 10 lists of worst vehicles for short and tall drivers among those recently tested, and four models managed to end up on both. The Miata and Gladiator both offer open-top driving. (Mazda/Jeep) The Mazda MX-5 Miata and Toyota Tacoma, along with the similar Jeep…
Apple is cautioning iPhone owners against mounting their devices directly to high-power motorcycles. (ugurhan/iStock) A new message on its support site says that vibrations can ruin the optical image stabilization and autofocus functions on iPhone cameras. The warning says that “long-term direct exposure to high-amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges may degrade the performance of…
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is lucky to be alive after championship rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull landed on top of his car during a dramatic collision on Lap 26 of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images) Points leader Verstappen was attempting to pass Hamilton as they entered the…
Martin Truex Jr. assumed the lead when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch was penalized for speeding with about 50 laps to go and won the f Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images) The victory was the third for Truex in the last five races at Richmond. He got…
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