Hopefully, it won’t literally live up to its name. The Ford F-150 Rattler is a new entry-level off-road model. (Ford) Ford is launching a new rugged pickup called the F-150 Rattler. The F-150 Rattler is based on the XL trim. (Ford) The new model combines the entry-level F-150 XL trim …
Read More »NASCAR has reinvented the windshield wiper … but not for rain
Along with real headlights, windshield wipers are probably one of the last things that come to mind when you think about a NASCAR Cup Series car, but they do have them. Sometimes. NASCAR Cup Series cars at the Circuit of The Americas were equipped with windshield wipers. (Logan Riely/Getty Images) …
Read More »Hertz confirms the Tesla Model Y version it will rent
Hertz is adding a Tesla Model Y to its fleet this spring. The Model Y starts at $62,990 (Tesla) The rental car agency announced last week that Model Ys will soon be joining the Model 3s that are already at several locations as part of its planned purchase of 100,000 …
Read More »Texas teen gifted new Chevrolet pickup after tornado wrecked his
Riley Leon is riding in style. The 16-year-old Texan survived a harrowing and bizarre ordeal last week, when a storm chaser’s camera inadvertently captured the moment that a tornado near Austin tipped his Chevy pickup onto its side then blew it back onto its wheels, allowing him to drive away …
Read More »NASCAR: Chastain gets Pitbull's Trackhouse Racing first win in Texas
Ross Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday for first career Cup win and upstart NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing’s first trip to victory lane. Ross Chastain’s win at Texas was the first for Trackhouse Racing (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Trackhouse …
Read More »Verstappen passes LeClerc late to win Formula one Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari three laps from the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the defending champion’s first win of the Formula One season and 21st of his career on Sunday. Max Verstappen led Charles Leclerc of Monaco across the finish line at …
Read More »Here's when you can buy the Cadillac Lyriq
Production of the Cadillac Lyriq is underway. The Cadillac Lyriq has a starting price of $59,995. (Cadillac) GM’s Spring Hill, Tenn., factory started building the brand’s first all-electric this week. The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq features seating for five and a fastback style roofline. (Cadillac) The Lyriq is a midsize style …
Read More »Chevrolet giving new pickup to teen whose truck was wrecked by tornado
Riley Leon won’t have any trouble getting to his new job, assuming the weather cooperates. Riley Leon’s pickup ws caught in a tornado near Austin, Texas. (Brian Emfinger/Live Storms Media) The 16-year-old Texas teen who drove his pickup through a tornado he got caught in outside of Austin this week …
Read More »Autonomous Toyota minivans testing in Dallas
Minivan sales were up 14% last year, and they’re so hot that even robots are driving them. Autonomous tech company Aurora has started testing Toyota Sienna minivans equipped with its Aurora Driver technology in the dallas-fort-worth” target=”_blank”>Dallas Fort-Worth< spokesperson told Fox News Autos that it has created a version of …
Read More »Jeep, Ram and Dodge getting new 'Hurricane' straight-6 engine despite EV shift
It’s the return of the Slant-6. Just without the slant. Stellantis has revealed an all-new inline-six-cylinder engine family that is launching this year as a more fuel efficient alternative to its thirsty V8s. The so-called “Hurricane” engines will be offered across the make, Ram and Dodge lineups in the coming …
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