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2023 Toyota 4Runner Gets Eye-Catching 40th Anniversary Special Edition

Photo: Toyota Toyota is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its rugged 4Runner SUV with a special model featuring genuinely inspired tri-colored stripes inspired by its early success in off-road racing.…

Nissan Sentra Safety Systems Ready for 2021

2021 Nissan Sentra Photo: Nissan The Nissan Sentra drives into 2021 with the most standard safety features in its class, new connectivity tech, and a U.S. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price…

2021 Nissan Versa Gets Official Pricing in Canada

2021 Nissan Versa Photo: Nissan The fun-to-drive 2021 Nissan Versa has an official price tag in Canada. You can get a closer look at the subcompact sedan at Canadian showrooms…

2021 Honda Odyssey First Minivan to Earn 2020 Top Safety Pick+ Rating

Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda Odyssey has earned a 2020 Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest accolade granted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It’s the first minivan to…

Red Bull Wins 1-2 at Spanish Grand Prix, Now Leads Championship

Photo: Honda Max Verstappen led a 1-2 finish for Red Bull Racing at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, marking a turn of fortunes for the reigning champion. Charles Leclerc was…

Romain Grosjean Scores IndyCar Podium: ‘I’ve Still Got It’

Photo: Honda Romain Grosjean retired from Formula 1 last year after a dramatic crash in Bahrain nearly ended his life — then hopped right into IndyCar. At just his third…

4 Canadian Ghost Towns to Explore This Fall

Leaves are dive-bombing to the ground, the winds are picking up, and the temperature is plummeting. This means fall is in full swing and it’s time to embrace the chill…

Hamilton Calls for Changes to ‘Never Exciting’ Monaco Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg leads Sebastian Vettel at the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix Photo: United Autosports via CC There’s a weird thing that happens every year to Formula 1 fans. Every year,…

Valtteri Bottas Wins Damp 2021 Turkish Grand Prix

Photo: Jake Archibald via CC Since he announced his move to Alfa Romeo, no Formula 1 driver has amassed more points than Valtteri Bottas, who celebrated his first win of…

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 2.0-Liter Engine Reduce Emissions

2019 Jeep Wrangler Photo: Jeep The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited was redesigned for 2018, and that redesign has resulted in a significant benefit for the environment. Thanks to the new, available…

Leaked Photos Show Possible Baby Bronco Grille

The first teaser image of the “baby” Bronco first released in 2018 Photo: Ford Motor Company A member of the Bronco6G community posted an image in November that shows what…

Meet Chevy’s 1,004-HP Crate Engine, Shai-Hulud of Engines

Photo: Chevrolet “Big engine go fast.” Chevrolet’s press release about the new ZZ632 crate engine contained a lot of words and numbers, but it could have been condensed to just…

2021 Toyota C-HR Gets Standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.5

Photo: Toyota The 2021 Toyota C-HR subcompact crossover has arrived. It comes with a newly standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 suite as well as a new Nightshade special edition model,…

GMC Launches ‘Work From Anywhere’ Campaign

GMC Launches Work From Anywhere Campaign Photo: GMC Working from home has become the norm for more U.S. workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To celebrate this shift in the…

History of the Tomorrowland Speedway at Magic Kingdom

Racers speed near Space Mountain on the Tomorrowland Speedway Photo: Brett Kiger For little fans of high-speed adventures, the Tomorrowland Speedway at Disney’s Magic Kingdom is a must-see attraction. Here,…

F1: Turkish Grand Prix is Out, Replaced by 2nd Austrian GP

Fans watch the start of the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix Photo: pedrik via CC Less than a month after it was added to the 2021 Formula 1 calendar, the Turkish…

Jeff Gordon to Pace Daytona 500 in Camaro ZL1

Lovesick #24 fans, you’re in luck. Today Chevrolet announced that three-time Daytona 500 winner and recently retired NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon will lead the field to the start of this…

Toyota Invests $383M across U.S. Production Plants

Photo: Toyota Toyota will invest $383 million across four of its plants in the U.S. south, including Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. The investment will go toward creating or expanding…

Nissan Armada Ranks as Reliable SUV on US News’ List

2021 Nissan Armada Photo: Nissan Finding an SUV you can trust is essential to your life on the go. You definitely don’t have time for breakdowns, especially after the sizable…

2021 Honda SUVs are ‘Best Car for the Money’

Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda CR-V, Passport, and Odyssey have each received a “Best Car for the Money” award from U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s latest new…

Book Review: ‘The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel’ by Marie Benedict

Photo: The News Wheel Actress. Inventor. Scientist. Beauty. All of these words can be used to describe Hedy Lamarr, who comes alive in the pages of Marie Benedict’s book, The…

Confederate Flag to be Removed from Dukes of Hazzard General Lee Merchandise

The General Lee Photo: Cliff via Flickr Them Duke Boys are in trouble again! Or at least their car, the General Lee, is. According to an article from Vulture, Warner…

Survey Reveals Tax Refunds to Fuel Car Purchase for High Percentage of Filers

Tax refunds are a financial boost for many filers. According to a new survey by Enterprise Car Sales, a high percentage of filers are earmarking their tax refunds for automotive…

Nissan Sentra Named a Best Car for College Grads

2020 Nissan Sentra Photo: Nissan As they enter the workforce, college graduates need a reliable, budget-friendly, and technologically advanced car. Autotrader recommends the 2020 Nissan Sentra, among others, on its…

Apple CarPlay & Android Auto: Bailing Automakers Out of Making Proper Infotainment Systems

Ever since Ford introduced SYNC at the start of 2007, just about every automaker on the face of the planet has followed suit by creating their own infotainment systems for…

How Porsche Uses Gaming Tech to Develop Cars

Can you tell this is a computer-generated image? Photo: Porsche What do Fortnite and the all-new 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 have in common? Both were built using the Unreal game…

2021 F1 Pre-Season Testing Recap

Photo: Andrew & Alan Frost via CC Pre-season testing for the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship came to a close on Sunday, the third and final day of a…

Nissan Reveals Pricing for the 2021 Armada

Photo: Nissan The flagship full-size SUV in the Nissan lineup, the 2021 Armada, now has an official price tag in the U.S. it is now available at dealerships across the…

Joey Hand Makes NASCAR Cup Series Debut at Charlotte

Joey Hand makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut Sunday at Charlotte Photo: Ford Joey Hand, who has been with Ford Performance since 2015, is making the leap to the big…

Nissan Releases Pricing for 2022 Pathfinder

2022 Nissan Pathfinder Photo: Nissan The all-new Nissan Pathfinder offers a bold design, improved performance (thanks to its all-new Intelligent 4WD with seven-position Drive and Terrain Mode Selector), and a…

RV Popularity Soars Among Millennials During Pandemic

Photo: Bo Gordy-Stith via CC A new survey by the RV Industry Association shows that millennials are now more interested in buying an RV than any other age demographic —…

EPA Study Finds SUV Popularity is Harming Climate Change Progress

Photo: Ford According to the EPA’s 2022 Automotive Trends Report, the rising popularity of pickups and truck-based SUVs is hurting the progress toward slowing and reversing climate change. Vehicles of…

Kerry Washington, Nathan Fillion, and Lea DeLaria Join the Cast of 'Cars 3'

The Cars franchise claims three more talented entertainers Photo: Disney/Pixar Say what you will about the Cars franchise, but it does seem to attract some pretty A-list actors to lend their…

Two Cadillac Models Contend for Vehicle of the Year Awards

The 2020 Cadillac CT4 Sport trim Photo: Cadillac Making the first cut of this year’s North American Car, Truck, and Utility Vehicle awards is definitely cause to celebrate. Currently toasting…

Dave Pericak Promoted to Engineering Director, Unibody; Ford Performance Global Director Duties Split Between Salenbauch, Rushbrook

Dave Pericak, who has been quite vital to the success of Ford Performance since its creation three years ago and integral in the launch of vehicles like the Ford F-150…

2018 Chicago Auto Show Gallery: Peruse the Vehicles Lexus Took to the Windy City

Proudly holding a spot in the South Hall of McCormick Place between Porsche, Cadillac, and Acura, Lexus brought a strong variety of its vehicles, including hybrid, performance varieties, and even the…

2020 Jeep Gladiator Named North American Truck of the Year

2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon Photo: FCA After evaluating the design, safety, innovation, segment-leading features, value, and driver satisfaction of vehicle finalists, 50 automotive experts from a range of outlets in…

Mobility Initiatives Assigned to Newly Created Michigan Office

Detroit The future of driving might be calling Michigan home. Stay Safely Connected to the Road: How to maintain your tires That’s the hope of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who…

How Max Verstappen Had the F1 Season That Will Never Be Beaten

Photo: Honda Everyone’s been talking about it, and I’m not going to be any different. With the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix now behind us, the checkered flag has been waved…

Toyota Continues Winning Ways in May

Photo: Toyota Toyota is quickly becoming one of the most winning brands in motorsport. Over the weekend the automaker captured several notable victories across various racing series. To start with…

The Best Christmas Gifts for NASCAR Fans

Your last-minute guide to the best Christmas gifts for NASCAR fans Photo credit: LostShootinStar Christmas is fast approaching, but there is still enough time left to get something special for…

2024 Honda Prologue Pricing Revealed

Photo: Honda The prologue for the Prologue is almost over. The all-new, all-electric Honda SUV will arrive in dealerships in March with an EPA-estimated 296 miles of range, the highest…

Vehicular Viewing: New to Streaming for February 2021

If you need some extra motivation to stay home this February (besides how grim the weather is outside), the major streaming services are here to help. They’ll be adding plenty…

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month

Photo: The News Wheel Pedestrian safety should be a priority 365 days a year, but for the month of October, it gets special attention. According to the National Highway Traffic…

Brad Keselowski Joins Roush, Austin Cindric Takes No. 2 Car for Penske

Jack Roush (left) shakes hands with new Roush Fenway Racing driver Brad Keselowski Photo: Ford Former NASCAR Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski has a new home at Roush Fenway Racing.…

Why Are EV Sales Slowing Down?

Photo: Chevrolet As we covered in a recent article, former Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda is having his “I told you so” moment with regard to electrification. After EV sales surged…

Formula One Launches Virtual Grand Prix Series

Photo: F1 Esports I only had to click publish on my last article, which called for something exactly like this to happen, to discover that Formula One was officially launching…

[PHOTOS] 2017 Hyundai Elantra Facelift Receives Mixed Reactions After Reveal

Ever since plans for a new generation of the Hyundai Elantra was announced and its first teaser images were revealed, anticipation for the compact’s redesign has been heightened but wary.…

You Need To See These ‘Wrinkle In Time’ Cars

Back when Nissan announced its partnership with Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, I was so excited that I pleaded with the Japanese automaker in my article for a show car…

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Hyundai will be releasing two all-new ads for the 2015 Sonata as the world gears up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Both 30-second spots will air on ESPN…