Ford Motor Company has issued a flurry of recall notices impacting some 400,000 vehicles, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) dated December 20. Here are the impacted vehicles: Trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles: Ford recalled several diesel pickups and commercial vehicles totaling 295,449, over concerns that biodiesel deposits may form … Read more
We were lucky enough to enjoy an extended test of the Ford Ranger Tremor over the December holidays. And even though we’ve driven one at the South African launch and on test, this extra time allowed us to get truly acquainted with the tremendous Tremor … FORD RANGER TREMOR Additional steel bash plate on the … Read more
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) share prices fell 3.25% to £323.13 ($403.84) on 31st December 2024, a day before a Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames in front of the Las Vegas Trump Hotel entrance at approximately 8:40 am local time. The TSLA stock price fell by over 5.5% to £307.18 ($380.81) on 2nd January, 2025. The Federal … Read more
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to the many good, bad and amazing cars that died in 2024. Some, like the Nissan GT-R or the Ram Classic, slipped slowly into old age and died surrounded by friends. Others, like the Audi A4 or Infiniti Q50, were unceremoniously slashed from their lineups … Read more
The Top Gear TV show might be over, but its tamed racing driver – a masked, anonymous hot shoe known only as “the Stig” – lives on … and his latest adventure involves pitching the 1,400 hp electric Ford SuperVan demonstration vehicle around the famed Top Gear test track. Sideways. Whether we’re talking about record lap times … Read more
Photo: Maserati In a way, it makes sense that tall drivers get a lot of attention. The Mazda MX-5 Miata may be great, but it’s hard to enjoy if you’re too large to physically fit inside. At the same time, though, tall people aren’t the only ones who have problems fitting into cars. Sometimes, it … Read more
Automakers recalled millions of vehicles over the course of 2024 to address a variety of issues, typically related to the safety of the driver and passengers. The five recalls with the largest potentially affected vehicle populations this year came from four different automakers: Tesla, Ford, Honda and FCA US, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … Read more
Photo: Facebook Marketplace Happy Friday, friends. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas out there, even though, without snow, it may not look it. The park near the climbing gym is selling trees, the air has that frosty nip to it and the floor of my apartment building’s hallway is absolutely freezing when I … Read more
When you’re shopping for holiday gifts, auto and Ford accessories probably don’t cross your mind, at least not initially. Unless, of course, you’re planning some gift ideas for the car enthusiast you know. But actually, Ford has a lot of different gift options even for those who aren’t big into cars and vehicles. I know, … Read more
The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales continued to grow in the U.S. in the third quarter, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this month. Taken together, sales of purely electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids, and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) represented 19.6% of total light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales last quarter, up from 19.1% in the second … Read more
