Ralph Gilles knows a few things about muscle car style. He’s the head of design for Dodge’s parent company Stellantis, overseeing the Challenger, Charger and the brand’s upcoming first electric muscle car. Not all of his ideas make it to production, however, and he’s been working on a unique car that he’ll be keeping all…
Memorial Day weekend isn’t what it used to be … for car shoppers. Gone for now are the plentiful incentives that used to mark the holiday, thanks to the low inventory of new vehicles due to the shortage of semiconductors and other parts. Transaction prices remain inflated across the industry, giving dealers and automakers little…
Convertibles aren’t as popular as they used to be, but they’re the most important cars on the road on Memorial Day weekend, as they transport many elder or injured veterans in parades across America. attributes, turning some events into all-out car shows, but with a noble cause. “Memorial Day weekend is a national holiday and…
The 2022 Indy 500 has the potential to be historic. Four-time winner Helio Castroneves returns with a shot at becoming the first five-timer. A win for the Brazilian would also make him the first two-time back-to-back winner, having already done that with wins in 2001 and 2002. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson is also making…
SSC North America has achieved new top speed mark for its Tuatara supercar. The $2 million mid-engine coupe laid claim to the production car top speed record of 282.9 mph last year on the former Space Shuttle landing strip at the Kennedy Space Center, and returned to the three-mile-long stretch of pavement this month to…
The Iceman cometh… back. NASCAR’s Trackhouse Racing announced Thursday that it will be entering a third car driven by Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen in the upcoming Cup Series race in Watkins Glen, New York. Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez currently drive full-time for the team, which was founded by co-owner Justin Marks. Chastain has…
Nissan is sending its newest electric vehicle to the ends of the Earth. That is to say, from one end to the other. British adventurer Chris Ramsey will attempt to drive a Nissan Ariya from the North Pole to the South Pole next year. The midsize SUV is being modified by Iceland’s Arctic Trucks for…
Americans are ready to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend despite the record high gas prices they’ll be paying along the way. According to AAA, 34.9 million people are expected to travel more than 50 miles by car for the holiday. That’s an increase of 4.6% from last year, but still short of the…
Ford said the 2022 Bronco Raptor would have more than 400 horsepower, and it cleared the bar with room to spare. Ford CEO Jim Farley has confirmed the official power rating for the new model on Twitter ahead of the start of deliveries this summer. The high performance Bronco Raptor is powered by a 3.0-liter…
There’s an international man of mystery coming to NASCAR. Or perhaps it’s a mystery woman. Trackhouse Racing has announced the launch of a new initiative called PROJECT91 that will see it add a third car with a guest driver from another form of motorsports series in at least one race this year. The team, co-owned…