Wednesday night, Ford pulled the wraps off its all-new 2020 Explorer at an event held, quite appropriately, at Detroit’s Ford Field. The model is a complete redesign of America’s all-time best-selling SUV. Since the introduction of the original, Ranger-based Explorer, over eight million units have found American homes. With that heritage in mind, the 2020…
Photo: BMW Many German cars, and most BMWs, don’t have dipsticks and haven’t for years. They’ve been replaced by sensors and systems that will give you a dashboard warning if anything seems awry. Because if you’re paying $70,000 for a car you probably don’t want to get your hands dirty. But! BMW confirmed that the…
Image art: Jason Torchinsky Every time you take your car in to a dealership for a repair or even a minor service, you get a receipt. Over 20 years, those receipts can pile up into a thick wad that you may be tempted to throw away. Don’t. Keep those receipts forever, especially if you plan…
It doesn’t quite sound how we expected The mid-engine 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 is just around the corner, based on prototypes we’ve been seeing in mostly production-spec guise. As such, its racing counterpart, the Corvette C8.R is also just about ready. We’ve seen the race car a time or two before, but the video above,…
Like the LC and LS, the transformed ES wows with its engaging dynamics The 2019 Lexus ES 350 F Sport truly cements that “driving like a Lexus” now means something far different than it ever did before. It’s not dull, it’s not anonymous and old ladies probably won’t like it. It should not be painted…
Gateway Broncos inks licensing deal with Ford For anyone who loves the original Ford Bronco, we have some fantastic news for you. Gateway Broncos and Ford have just reached a licensing agreement that allows Gateway to build limited numbers of 1966-77 Broncos. This isn’t just some cheesy take on the original Bronco either. Gateway is building these trucks…
Having already set a lap record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this year, Volkswagen’s I.D. R has served the company well. Intended to showcase the brand’s might in electrification, the blisteringly fast R is as much a purpose-built track car as it is a marketing tool, and its long-term plans involve setting more records. For…
Simple tasks that can make you car last longer. By Consumer Reports One of the reassuring qualities of contemporary cars is that they need much less-frequent service to keep them running well. Changing the spark plugs, breaker points, and condenser used to be a seasonal exercise, and body rust was accepted as a normal if…
A Classic Alfa That’s All Show And All Go Gorgeous isn’t it? This is David West’s 1971 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300, and I am – possibly – the most enamoured I have ever been with a feature car. After pestering the Retropower team incessantly to let me shoot this build, the stars finally aligned and a slot in…
Chevy has doubled down on the polarizing looks of its 2019 Silverado 1500, endowing its big brother with a face ripped straight from the pages containing the most terrifying of Dr. Who monsters. Actually, I’m not entirely sure we have the correct photo here. What brand is this truck? Anybody know? “We set out to…
