The Wrangler may be Jeep’s iconic 4×4, but the Grand Cherokee has actually been the brand’s best seller. This, despite going more than a decade since its last redesign. People like the thing, and they’re bound to like it even more as this midsize,...
Mercedes-Benz is all in on electrification, says CEO Ola Källenius. And to prove it’s serious about this, the automaker is unleashing a flurry of fully electric vehicles, the latest being the new EQE. The EQE is sized like the venerable E-class and thus...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a news bulletin with a “park outdoors” order for certain Hyundai and Kia models at risk of catching on fire. This applies to approximately 485,000 vehicles, including the 2014-2015 Hyundai Tucson,...
DS, one of the lesser-known parts of the Stellantis empire, wants to transfer the lessons it has learned by racing in Formula E to upcoming production models. It built a concept called E-Tense Performance to bridge the gap between today’s race track and...
Ever-greater numbers of drivers want to ride up high and surround themselves with excess sheetmetal. And yet, as enthusiasts know, lower, smaller automobiles are inherently more responsive and rewarding. A good example of that truism is the latest Audi S3....
In December 2018, Ford submitted patent application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a Manual Transmission with Electric Clutch. The USPTO published the patent last November, Muscle Cars & Trucks discovered the paperwork this month. What we’re...
Greetings, my fellow Americans. How is everyone doing today? I said, HOW IS EVERYONE DOING TODAY? I’m sorry if we can’t hear each other very well, what with all the beautiful music reverberating off the hills and dales and insides of our skulls. It’s the sound of my...
Fifteen years ago, I wrote my first-ever automotive article under the name Murilee Martin, and it didn’t take me long to start writing about one of my favorite automotive subjects: the junkyard. Before I’d refined my system for documenting discarded...
LONDON — Accelerating sales of electric vehicles have fueled a scramble for nickel, cobalt and lithium, propelling prices of the battery materials to multi-year highs. Phasing out internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in favor of electric vehicles is part of the...
