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Ford’s Mustang Supercharger Kit Buys You 810 Horsepower And A Warranty For $10,000

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 3:00pm

Ford Performance has finally revealed the pricing details and specifics of the supercharger kit that’ll bump the 2024 Ford Mustang’s output to a whopping 810 horsepower. The supercharger kit will cost $9,995 and can be fitted to the Mustang GT and Dark Horse, which are powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine. Full power…

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I'm In My Late 30s, And I'm Hyundai Equus-Curious

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 2:40pm

As I approach middle-age, I’m starting to wander from my typical daily driver fare of too-stiff hot hatches and sports cars. I recently bought a big SUV and unfortunately like it more than I expected to. I’ve had a few American luxobarges in my teen years, because they were cheap and easy, but as I inch closer to…

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These Are The Worst Engines Of All Time

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 2:03pm

There have been so many hundreds of different engine configurations built in the history of the automobile. Statistically some of them are bound to be stinkers. Some of these engines are on the list because they’re unreliable, some because they were recalled for defects, and some just because they were gutless hunks…

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The 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron Is Built Better, Faster, Smarter

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 2:00pm

Audi’s latest EV, the 2025 Q6 E-Tron SUV and its more powerful sibling the SQ6, will sit smack in the middle of Audi’s electric SUV lineup, nestled between the Q8 E-Tron and the petite Q4 E-Tron. The actual sale date of the car isn’t until the end of the year, and I was only allowed to tool around in prototypes on a…

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Brazilian Drunk Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Receives Instant Karma [Update]

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 1:08pm

Cars are great and all, but it really is hard to beat the cheap thrills you can get on a motorcycle, especially on roads that you wouldn’t normally be able to enjoy a sports car on. The big downside, of course, is that if you crash, injuries are much more common. And no matter how safely you’re riding, there’s little…

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Ruin Your Life With This Awful Aston Martin Lagonda

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:45am

The original Aston Martin Lagonda sedan is one of the coolest-looking cars of all time. Its iconic shape and weird tech were symbols of the excess of the late 1970s and 1980s. We’d all be lucky to own one at some point in our lives, which is why I’ve got a heavy heart as I say this particular 1985 Aston Martin Lagonda

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Goodyear Doesn't Know Why Tire Wear Was So High At Bristol

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:30am

Extreme tire wear during Sunday’s Food City 500 was so drastic that the NASCAR Cup Series field was dangerously close to not having enough Goodyear tires to complete the race. However, the difficult conditions produced one of NASCAR’s most entertaining short-track races in recent years. Saturday’s 12 Hours of Sebring…

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The Return Of Tire Management Made Bristol The Best NASCAR Next-Gen Short Track Race Yet

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:53am

The 2024 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway turned into one of the most exceptional NASCAR Cup Series short track races in Next-Gen history thanks to one key factor: tire management. As the Goodyear tires eroded at a faster-than-expected pace, we saw a track record of 54 lead changes and side-by-side action from…

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Haha Yes, Porsches Are Boy Toys, To Be Enjoyed By Men, Not Like Those Silly Women With Their Barbie Dolls

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:50am

Building a car collection can be hard, and if the cars you’re interested in are rare or limited in production, it can be even harder. Most importantly, it takes a lot of time, since you can’t just hop on Autotrader and be guaranteed to find whatever you’re looking for. Alternatively, you could simply buy somebody…

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Donald Trump's Proposed 100 Percent Tariff On Chinese Cars Built In Mexico Would Be A Disaster

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:45am

Former President and current candidate Donald Trump directed promises of potentially economically devastating tariffs toward China and Mexico during a rally at the Dayton, Ohio airport on Saturday. The twice-impeached face of the Republican party claimed that he would impose a 100-percent tariff on vehicles made in…

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Kachow! This Is The Greatest Tattoo In History

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:15am

Tattoos share a bit of our soul with the rest of the world. I don’t have a soul, so I don’t have any tattoos, but you get the idea — but I’m very glad this guy has a soul, because he may also have the greatest tattoo I’ve ever seen. Kachow, baby. Kachow.

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The EV Price Premium Is Evaporating

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:00am

There are currently 57 electric vehicle models on sale in the U.S., and while Tesla is still the most popular, new players in the electric car market are driving competition and prices keep dropping. EV sales are still growing, though that rate of growth has slowed dramatically over the last year or so. The…

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Boeing 737 Loses Body Panel Mid-Flight, Lands Safely

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 9:45am

On Friday, March 15, 2024, a Boeing 737-8000 flight landed safely in Medford, Oregon despite the fact that it was missing an entire body panel, which had fallen off mid-flight, NBC News reports. It’s the latest public failure for the company’s aircrafts. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

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Feds Probe Ford’s BlueCruise Driver-Assistance System After Fatal Mustang Mach-E Crash

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 9:30am

Another week, another investigation into a crash involving an advanced driver assistance feature. This time, instead of yet another probe into Tesla’s Autopilot software, it’s Ford’s BlueCruise at the center of the investigation following a deadly Mach-E crash in Texas.

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Sovereign Citizen Arrested For Fake Diplomatic Plates Claims Diplomatic Immunity And Gets Stopped Again

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 9:15am

A sovereign citizen and mildly-famous singer from Florida has been arrested and detained by police on multiple occasions for using fake diplomatic plates on more than one car. The 32-year-old woman, Cecilia Mercado, goes by the name “Sessi” as a singer, and has a modest fanbase on social media. Video of her being…

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Here Are Some More 'Performance' Cars You Probably Forgot About

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 9:00am

One of the best parts about being a car enthusiast is that you’re constantly stumbling on cars and trims you never knew existed. I’ve gone down the forgotten performance car rabbit hole, and I can’t get free. A lot of these forgotten cars were actually produced in my lifetime, but I can’t remember ever seeing one.…

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What Car Option Is Absolutely Worth The Money?

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 8:45am

Cars cost too much these days. Used cars, new cars — they all demand too much from our increasingly beleaguered wallets. Sure, new cars offer more features, tech, and safety than every, but how much are those worth to you in real, actual dollars?

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Only Idiots Drive These Cars

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 8:30am

Idiots. They’re absolutely everywhere on the road, and they drive a whole lot of different vehicles. However, sometimes a car is just a bit of an idiot magnet. Whether that’s fair or not isn’t for me to say, but that’s what led us to last week’s question.

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EV Sales Need To Rise 500 Percent By 2032 If We Want To Hit Emissions Targets

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 8:15am

Good morning! It’s Monday, March 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.

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