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

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: Crossover , Kia 2011 Kia Sorento SX – Click above for high-res image gallery Back in March , Kia debuted a new top-shelf version of its most popular vehicle, the Sorento crossover , dubbed the ‘SX.’ The announcement included word of a redesigned front clip and more equipment, but we were most interested in the SX’s lower… Read the rest

Chrysler is on a roll with SUV designs, and though the Durango doesn’t quite hit the sweet spot the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee does, it’s not far off the mark. Sleek, smooth, and modern, the 2011 Durango’s look wraps what Dodge is pitching as a “performance-tuned” setup, and does it with three rows of seating. Performance SUVs are hardly… Read the rest

by Sean Tucker $200 a month: It’s less than $7 a day. Sacrifice your daily latte habit, and voila! You have the budget for a new car. In today’s market, you have options. There are a number of appealing cars you’d genuinely enjoy owning available for less than $200 a month. They’re lease deals, which have drawbacks. You’ll need… Read the rest