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Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck to fix accelerator pedals that could stick and cause vehicles to accelerate unintentionally. In the affected vehicles, a pad attached to the pedal may dislodge and become trapped by interior trim, preventing it from being released once pressed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Ford has confirmed price cuts for most 2024 F-150 Lightning grades, and has started shipping trucks from its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center manufacturing facility near Detroit to dealerships. The biggest price cut goes to the Flash Extended Range, which now starts at $70,090 with the mandatory $2,095 destination charge. That's $5,500 less than the...

Shelby American has started its tuning program for the seventh-generation Ford Mustang with the Super Snake. The car debuted this week and offers the choice between naturally aspirated and supercharged V-8s, with the latter spitting out over 830 hp. Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for the current 992 generation of the 911. One of the...

The Formula 1 circus is back in China for the first time in five years for the running of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix this weekend at the Shanghai International Circuit. The normally annual race has been scheduled and later canceled in each of the past five years due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. It means that this year's race, which...

A new Ford patent filing has surfaced detailing desks built into dashboards. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) March 19, 2024, but filed by Ford on July 25, 2022, a patent application discusses an arrangement of fold-out panels and tracks built into the dashboard to create a pop-out workspace while preserving...

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has an option for off-roaders in the form of the ZR2, but there's still a void in the lineup for a high-performance off-road truck to take on vehicles like the Ford F-150 Raptor R and upcoming Ram 1500 RHO (the TRX's tamer replacement). Suspension expert Fox Factory has decided to fill that void by this week revealing...

Shelby American has joined in Ford's celebrations this week for the Mustang's 60th anniversary by unveiling the latest generation of its Super Snake Mustang. The car represents Shelby's first take on the redesigned seventh-generation Ford Mustang, and packs an available supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that in its final specification will deliver over...

Porsche has ruled out an electric 911, at least for now, but hybrid technology is definitely in the cards, starting with the current 992 generation. When the 992 911 undergoes its mid-cycle facelift over the next 12 months or so, some variants will receive electrified powertrains. One of them is expected to be the 911 Turbo S, and the facelifted...

It’s not often that you can experience humid, gusty 60-degree conditions and dry temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the course of an hour, but I did that behind the wheel of a 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE-Class Cabriolet on the volcanic island of Tenerife. Part of Spain’s Canary Islands, Tenerife lies off the coast of west Africa, and...

Starting year, Mustang fans will have more incentive to visit North Carolina's Charlotte Motor Speedway, as the iconic motorsports location will also become home to what Ford calls the Mustang Experience Center. As Ford describes it, the new center will be the “destination for all things Mustang,” and visitors will be able to sample...

From next year, Mustang fans will want to visit North Carolina's Charlotte Motor Speedway, as the iconic motorsports location will also be home to what Ford calls the Mustang Experience Center. As Ford describes it, the new center will be the “destination for all things Mustang,” with visitors able to sample cars on the racetrack...

Ford Mustang owners can now reskin their cars' digital instrument clusters with a retro design inspired by the 1967-1968 Mustang gauge cluster. This option is now rolling out to 2024 Ford Mustang models via an over-the-air (OTA) software update, according to a brief announcement from Ford. It's another attempt by the automaker to make the most of...

BMW is just weeks out from revealing its redesigned fourth-generation X3. The new compact crossover will ride on an updated version of its predecessor's platform, and it will still have gas engines under the hood. A separate electric variant likely to be called the iX3 is coming based on BMW's Neue Klasse EV platform. Saleen's redesigned 302...

GMC will take the wraps off a redesigned Terrain compact crossover later this year. Market timing hasn't been announced but the new Terrain will likely arrive as a 2025 model in the U.S. A teaser photo shows part of the new design. It specifically shows the rugged Terrain AT4 variant, revealing the headlight design as well as part of the front...

Ford used its Mustang 60th anniversary bash held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday to announce a new variant for the current seventh-generation car. A single teaser photo was shown but Ford was short on additional details, apart from confirming the car will arrive in 2025. The teaser doesn't give away much detail but shows the car equipped...

A new generation of the Ford Mustang arrived for the 2024 model year, and the folks at Saleen have now turned it into a 302. The Southern California engineering and motorsports company has added unique styling inside and out, and delivers the performance to back up the new looks. Like the outgoing 302 based on the sixth-generation Mustang, the new...

BMW is just weeks out from unveiling a new generation of its top-selling X3 compact crossover. Camouflaged prototypes have been spotted for more than a year and BMW this week released its own photos of prototypes to mark the sign off on development. The new X3 is expected to start sales later this year as a 2025 model in the U.S. The vehicle...

Audi's A6 E-Tron electric midsize sedan due for a reveal later this year will spawn both S and RS versions aimed at performance fans. A prototype for the S6 E-Tron has already been spotted and this week we have our first spy shots of a prototype for the RS 6 E-Tron performance flagship. The prototype may look like the regular A6 E-Tron but a...

Prospective customers can now vie for a 2025 Ford Mustang GTD build slot, but getting this race-bred limited edition isn't as simple as plunking down a deposit. Like the Ford GT supercar, the Blue Oval is requiring customers to apply for the opportunity to purchase a Mustang GTD. Applications are currently open for U.S. and Canadian customers...

Mercedes-Benz AMG's redesigned C 63 finally rolls into showrooms in the U.S. this spring, and the automaker on Wednesday confirmed prices will start at $85,050, including a $1,150 destination charge. It arrives as a 2024 model in a single grade called the C 63 S E Performance, and there's no longer a V-8 under the hood. Instead you get a hybrid...