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2022 Toyota Corolla Cross Confirmed, Hybrid Coming Later

Photo: Toyota As we anticipated last month, Toyota has revealed it will launch the Corolla Cross in the United States for the 2022 model year. Positioned between the C-HR and…

3 Tips To Extend Your Vehicle’s Performance

Oil changes are a key component of routine car care It’s not just luck that keeps your car performing well for years. Your choice of a vehicle, your driving habits,…

Save Money Down the Road By Addressing Small Issues ASAP

Spending time and money in the service bay is no driver’s dream. However, maintenance and repairs are part of the joys of car ownership. You can protect your car and…

Tips for Cleaning Microfiber Towels

Photo: The News Wheel Microfiber towels are ideal for cleaning the inside and outside of your vehicle. To keep them in their best condition so you can wash your car…

The Most Common Tire Mistakes of Canadian Drivers

Proper tire care and regular maintenance can help you avoid dangerous situations like a blowout, annoying predicaments like a flat tire, or costly visits to the repair shop. Unfortunately, tire…

NHTSA Pleads With Drivers To Be Safer On the Road

Photo: Free-Photos Although there are fewer drivers on the road due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems the ones still on the roads are engaging in risky driving habits. The…

Best Times to Use the Emergency Brake

Photo: The News Wheel The emergency brake on your car is a useful component that can help protect your vehicle’s transmission, provide emergency assistance, and keep your vehicle in place…

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Monster Jam motorsport events feature a cast of gargantuan, creatively themed monster trucks sporting elaborate designs, from the classic Grave Digger to the over-the-top Zombie. Among those attention-grabbing entrants is…

Which Drivers Have Won the Most Indy 500 Races?

Only three drivers have won the Indianapolis 500 four times Photo: CZMarlin It’s not easy to triumph at the Indianapolis 500. Since the race began in 1911, only three drivers…

Debunked: Death Causes Closure of Disney World Speedway

The Walt Disney World Speedway track For years, the Exotic Driving Experience at Walt Disney World has offered guests the chance to pilot a car they could only dream of.…

2022 Buick Encore GX Earns Top Safety Rating

2021 Buick Encore GX Photo: Buick Just like the 2021 Buick Encore GX, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated the 2022 Buick Encore GX a 2021 Top Safety…

The Problem With Electric Car Fires

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Lithium-Ion Battery System Electric vehicles have come under scrutiny lately after a couple of crashes involving Tesla cars where the battery pack ignited. In one of…

Hyundai Earned More 2021 Top Safety Pick Awards than All American Brands Combined

Photo: Hyundai The Hyundai Motor Group — including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis — has racked up more 2021 Top Safety Pick awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety than…

Love Cars? Add These Netflix Originals to Your Watchlist

Photo: Netflix If you enjoy working on cars, driving them, or even just watching them on the screen, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from on Netflix. The streaming…

New Display at GM's Detroit HQ Celebrates Automaker's Motorsports Legacy

GM’s new racing heritage display at its Detroit headquarters includes the 1987 #5 Rick Mears Chevrolet-powered Penske PC17 IndyCar Photo: Steve Fecht for General Motors A display featuring 13 classic…

Toyota Drivers Collect Three Victory Trophies Over the Weekend

Photo: Toyota Toyota had yet another great motorsport weekend, with drivers collecting three victory trophies and a few others, including a NASCAR Cup Series win. Denny Hamlin scored his third…

America’s Haas F1 is First to Reveal New 2018 Car

As of last week, the America’s only Formula One team, Haas F1, was the only team in the sport not to have announced when it would reveal its new 2018…

Toro Rosso Pokes Fun at Honda Critics

Toro Rosso, the formerly Renault-powered Formula One team now partnered with Honda, poked fun at the engine manufacturer’s critics with a spoof press release that marked the team’s successful engine…

Toyota Tundra Arrives Sept. 19

Photo: Toyota After months of teasing the all-new truck, Toyota has finally confirmed the 2022 Tundra will be fully unveiled on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 9 p.m. EDT. That will…

This Year's Indianapolis 500 Will Be the First Since Death of Iconic “Back Home Again in Indiana” Singer Jim Nabors

The Indianapolis 500 will be held this Sunday, but the Greatest Spectacle in Racing just won’t be the same now that Jim Nabors is gone. Nabors, who died in November,…

Maine is Top State for RV Revenue

Photo: MemoryCatcher via Pixabay New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Economic Census shows that for every 10,000 residents, Maine generates more than $600,000 in annual sales at RV…

2020 Dodge Challenger Named Top Affordable Coupe

2020 Dodge Challenger Photo: FCA If you’re in the market for a new coupe but have a budget to keep in mind, consider the Dodge Challenger. The muscular Dodge Challenger…

2022 Porsche 911 GT3 is the Ultimate Driver’s Car

Photo: Porsche Porsche may have gone all-in on electric with the Taycan, but the automaker is still remaining true to its roots with the all-new 911 GT3, the high-performance homologation…

1967 and 2017 Chevy Camaro Indy 500 pace cars

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[VIDEO] Who Wants To Watch Legolas Crash a Formula E Car Into the Wall?

In general, I have always liked Orlando Bloom well enough. Like most people, I mostly knew him lately from his roles in the various Lord of the Rings movies or…

Our Q&A Interview with Monster Truck Driver Bari Musawwir

Zombie, the monster truck currently driven by Bari Musawwir Although monster truck racing may have begun with a “country boy” reputation, the high-power motorsport is starting to cross boundaries and break stereotypes thanks…

Info on Technical Aspects & Components of Monster Trucks

Monster truck shows offer a magical experience, with the power to capture attention and mesmerize both children and adults alike. But how many people actually know what types of advanced technologies…

Toyota Canada CEO Defends Auto Shows & Motorsports

Toyota Canada CEO and President Larry Hutchinston Photo: Toyota Canada Are auto shows outdated? Larry Hutchinson, president and CEO of Toyota Canada, doesn’t think so. Speaking at the 2020 Canadian…

Ways To Save Money When Renting A Car

Photo: Michael Gray via CC If your next trip, whether you’re traveling for work or pleasure, requires renting a vehicle at your destination, you may be dreading the extra cost…

2022 Formula 1 Season Could Be Epic

Photo: Honda Just four days from the opening grand prix in Bahrain, the 2022 Formula 1 season is already shaping up to be an epic one. It will be hard…

Honda Begins Making Ventilator Parts for COVID-19 Patients

Photo: Honda Honda has begun producing vital ventilator parts for COVID-19 patients at its technical development center in Marysville, Ohio. The automaker teamed up with Dynaflo, a manufacturer of valves,…

Toyota Ranked 4th U.S. Company for Diversity in New Study

Photo: Toyota Toyota continues to lead the automotive industry as the top car manufacturer in the 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, this time ranking fourth overall — up…

EV Tax Credit Bill Faces Opposition from Tesla, Toyota, and Republicans

Photo: Ralph Hutter via Unsplash Democrats are attempting to move a bill through Congress that would allow American customers who purchase an electric vehicle to get $12,500 back on their…

Top 9 Car-Themed Attractions at Walt Disney World

Lightening McQueen makes a special appearance. Disney World may be one of the world’s largest attractions for families all over the globe, but it’s also one of the ultimate locations…

Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Earns Power Award

2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody Photo: FCA With a horsepower rating of 797, it is not surprising the New England Motor Press Association honored the 2020 Dodge Challenger…

Toyota Will Sell New Fuel Cell Module to Other Companies

What’s in the box? Photo: Toyota Toyota has developed a new fuel cell module that it will sell to other manufacturers seeking to lower their carbon footprint. The module will…

All-New Toyota Prius Is Actually Incredible Looking

Photo: Toyota Toyota revealed the next-generation Prius last night, ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show. And while we expected powertrain improvements (and we got them, more on that below),…

First U.S. Toyota EV Will Arrive Mid-2022

Photo: Toyota Toyota has finally taken the wraps off the all-new bZ4X, its first U.S.-bound all-electric vehicle. Sized similarly to the RAV4, the bestselling SUV in the country, the bZ4X…

Maserati MC20 Debuts at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Photo: Maserati The all-new Maserati MC20 supercar has made its U.K. debut at the 27th Goodwood Festival of Speed, where it took on the famous hill climb and gave the…

5 Tips for Safely Driving in the Rain

Every year around this time, hurricanes and tumultuous weather fronts bring massive rainstorms. Whether you’re driving to escape the storm or still trying to commute during the downpour, it’s important…

Overland Journal Names Colorado ZR2 Bison Truck of the Year

2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Overland Journal introduced a new award this year, called the Overland Truck of the Year. The award rates trucks in a variety of categories, including…

FIA Dismisses Red Bull Racing’s Petition for Crash Review

Photo: Honda The FIA has announced it will not review (again) the crash between Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, as requested by Red Bull Racing, because the…

Film Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’

I walked into my local theater’s showing of Ford v Ferrari with modest expectations. On the one hand, it was directed by the same man behind the excellent Logan, features…

Andrea Chiesa at 1992 Monaco Grand Prix

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Fields: Ford Dealers Should Have Full F-150 Stock by Q2 2015

Bill Ford and the Dearborn Truck Plant crew celebrate the first F-150 Vehicle launches are crucial to an automaker’s success, and Ford is looking to be in step from day…

Monaco Formula One Grand Prix

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2020 Chevy Bolt EV Named to KBB Best EV List

2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV Photo: Chevrolet An electric vehicle isn’t worth much if it doesn’t cover a lot of miles. You don’t want to substitute frequent stops at the gas…

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At 46, Castroneves would later say that 2021 “might be the year for aging veterans,” comparing his achievement at the Brickyard to Takuma Sato should probably thank Fernando Alonso. So…

Maserati Teams Up With Streetwear Giant, Again

Photo: Maserati The year 2021 seems to be the year of Maserati special edition models. Like it did last month, the Italian luxury carmaker teamed up with another streetwear fashion…

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First featured in the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious, the car is probably best known for making a Ferrari driver look like a punk Dodge models have been…