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Ford, Lincoln Recall 198,000 Expedition and Navigator SUVs for Fire Risk

Ford, Lincoln Recall 198,000 Expedition and Navigator SUVs for Fire Risk

ford has announced it will recall 163,253 ford expedition and 35,229 lincoln navigator suvs from the 2015 through 2017 model years over a fire risk.the problem is believed to be a defect in the front blower motor.to date, ford has received 25 complaints of fires believed to be caused by the problem.ford motor company will recall 198,482 2015&nd [...]

2023 Honda Civic Type R Has 315 HP and Track-Minded Improvements

2023 Honda Civic Type R Has 315 HP and Track-Minded Improvements

the 2023 honda civic type r's 2.0-liter turbo-four makes 315 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque—up 9 and 15, respectively.the new ctr also has track-minded upgrades that are said to improve engine cooling and make it perform better.while we still don't know how much the 2023 civic type r costs, honda says the car's pri [...]

Super Bee Badge Returns to Dodge Charger for 2023 Send-Off

Super Bee Badge Returns to Dodge Charger for 2023 Send-Off

the 2023 dodge charger super bee is the latest “last call” edition to be revealed before the current charger and challenger are killed off after 2023.the super bee uses the scat pack as a starting point, adding adaptive dampers with a “drag mode” and wide drag radial tires.the super bee also gets snazzy exterior graphics [...]

2023 Genesis Electrified G80 Starts at $80,920

2023 Genesis Electrified G80 Starts at $80,920

The 2023 Genesis Electrified G80 sedan has a starting price of $80,920.Currently only sold in California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York, the electric G80 will be available in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming in September.The Electrified G80 is only offered with a 365-hp dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain.Genesis has introduced an [...]

Buick Reveals the Envista, a Spunky-Looking Compact SUV for China

Buick Reveals the Envista, a Spunky-Looking Compact SUV for China

this is the buick envista, a new suv model for the chinese market.its size puts it in between the subcompact encore gx and the compact envision in buick's lineup.we don't know if it will come to the u.s., but the envista name is trademarked here.buick is big in china, with a far broader lineup than it offers in the states. over there, [...]

French Budget Minister Announces Plan for $100-a-Month EV Leases

French Budget Minister Announces Plan for $100-a-Month EV Leases

french president emmanuel macron has a plan to encourage electric-vehicle leases by subsidizing them so the user pays only about $100 per month. the plan, announced sunday by french budget minister gabriel attal on the french news channel lci, is based on a presidential campaign pledge made by macron back in april.according to bloomberg, the fr [...]

Wild Ford Mustang Prototype Is a Test Bed For Fords 7.3-Liter Crate Engine

Wild Ford Mustang Prototype Is a Test Bed For Fords 7.3-Liter Crate Engine

back in march 2022, a flurry of spy shots came out of detroit showing a peculiar ford mustang shelby gt350 prototype sporting an absolutely ridiculous hood bulge. opinions were mixed as to what might be hiding under the hood, but now, thanks to a new video, we know.revan evan on youtube got the chance to spend some up-close-and-personal time wi [...]

Ford Escort RS2 Turbo, Ex–Diana, Princess of Wales, Sells for $850,000

Ford Escort RS2 Turbo, Ex–Diana, Princess of Wales, Sells for $850,000

update 8/27/2022: the ford escort sold at auction for the equivalent of $857,712 at auction today, which bloomberg news pointed out today is more than 10 times the price of a 1985 ford escort rs turbo sold at auction in 2021 that was "collector quality" but did not have the diana provenance. one month before the royal couple married in the summ [...]

As Hyundai/Kia Thefts Grow, 2 Victims of the TikTok Trend Show Us What Happened to Their Cars

As Hyundai/Kia Thefts Grow, 2 Victims of the TikTok Trend Show Us What Happened to Their Cars

a "kia challenge" on tiktok encourages people to break in and steal hyundai and kia vehicles with key-based ignition systems, and they're responding in record numbers.the challenge started in milwaukee and is rampant there, but that city is only part of what has become a nationwide problem.vehicles produced by the two brands accounted for [...]