Filed under: Truck , Ford , Off-Road 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew – Click above for high-res image gallery Ford’s off-road beast, the F-150 SVT Raptor , has only been on sale for a year, but it’s already getting a few upgrades for the 2011 model year. Many reports and a few spy shots indicated that Ford had… Read the rest
Because apparently buyers asked for it, here’s the 2011 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew . Four swingin’ doors and 12 more inches of wheelbase for full-size adult haulage, a standard 411-hp 6.2-liter V8 and all the dune-pounding goodies of the original. More
Filed under: Crossover , Dodge , Ford The SUV is dead. Long live the SUV! The 2011 Dodge Durango and Ford Explorer are big departures from the models that they replace. Aside from the usual styling and refinement differences, the biggest changes for these vehicle are that they both ditch the traditional body-on-frame sport-utility vehicle DNA in favor of… Read the rest
Filed under: Aftermarket , Motorsports , Videos Spectre Perfromance Speedliner hits 366 mph – Click above to watch video after the jump Spectre Performance has been busy. The team made impressive progress toward its goal of toppling the 400 mph barrier in a four-wheel, gasoline-powered vehicle during this year’s Bonneville Speed Week . Their weapon of choice? A twin-engined… Read the rest
EPA, DOT propose new design for fuel-economy labels Earlier this week, we reported that the NHTSA and EPA are each proposing a new standard of auto grading based on fuel efficiency. The 17,000-member National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has voiced its opposition to the measures, stating that such changes would “confuse the buying public, make vehicle purchasing decisions more… Read the rest
An M5Board forum member took his 2007 BMW M5 to the dealer for brakes and fresh oil. Their 20-year-old tech crashed it during a test drive. The dealership’s offering him $2500 in parts . The problem? There’s $30,000 in damage. More
Nissan Pathfinder Consumer Reviews Nissan Pathfinder Overview 2010 Nissan Pathfinder Photo Gallery 2010 Nissan Pathfinder Specs By Francis Cebedo The Good Legacy car with pedigree Body on frame chassis Good towing ability Good off-road ability Powerful V6 motor Seats 7 with many available configurations The Nissan Pathfinder has been around the block a few too many times. It was… Read the rest
Craig Henderson drove from Blaine, Washington to the Mexican border — a distance of 1,478 miles — without stopping to refuel. He burned 12.4 gallons for a record-breaking 119.1 mpg in a car he originally designed in 1984. More
The world’s most popular car-related TV show, produced in the U.K., is Top Gear. Lately, BBC America has been showing more reruns of Top Gear from past seasons and fewer new episodes from the 2010 season. Maybe they are holding back because the History Channel will begin airing a U.S. version of Top Gear. As we anxiously await, today… Read the rest
Filed under: Europe , Japan , Technology A French company may have come with the next big thing in vehicle lighting . Valeo SA has developed a system called Beamatic Premium that allows drivers to keep their high-beams on at all times while still protecting other drivers from being blinded while driving. The tech uses onboard cameras to track… Read the rest