gm is making a $1500 option mandatory on all new buick, cadillac, and gmc vehicles, according to a report today by the detroit free press.the option is for the three-year onstar and connected services premium plan.essentially a price hike, gm's mandatory option looks to be the latest example of automakers finding ways to raise prices. what [...]
if you were an automotive enthusiast during the mid-2000s, you are certainly familiar with the crew at west coast customs. the shop was the home of mtv's iconic tv show pimp my ride, which ran for 73 episodes here in the states. the show proved so popular that a number of international versions quickly hit global airways. after more than a [...]
mass-market evs have been available in the u.s. for over a decade, but there have only been small, incremental changes in electric car sales for most of that time. however, in the first three months of 2022, ev registrations shot up a huge 60 percent even as the overall market was down 18 percent, according to a report by automotive news. with [...]
toyota announced a recall for the bz4x electric vehicle in june, acknowledging that wheels might detach from the car because of malfunctioning hub bolts and asking customers to stop driving the vehicle.the automaker had been offering free loaners to affected bz4x owners, but the deal has now been increased with more sweeteners as well as a new [...]
the insurance institute for highway safety (iihs) continues to roll out its new side-impact crash testing, releasing video and other information this week about seven sedans and wagons that iihs recently tested.the short version: it may be time to rethink how smaller vehicles are built in an era of extra-large trucks and suvs with their higher [...]
one month before the royal couple married in the summer of 1981, prince charles gave lady diana spencer a silver engagement present. no, not jewelry; it was a ford escort ghia sedan, with the 1.6-liter engine. the car had four doors and 79 horsepower and was in all respects quite ordinary and even deeply boring. in an era of austerity for many [...]
the ringbrothers tuner firm has turned its hand to the famous 1964-1/2 ford mustang with a handbuilt body shaped to update the original's appearance by widening and lengthening it one inch. a 5.0-liter coyote v-8 crate engine puts power down through a 10-speed automatic transmission and connects to a flowmaster exhaust.the creation of "cag [...]
gm will soon double the number of roads in canada and the u.s. that work with its super cruise hands-free driver-assist system. the newest gm vehicles with the vehicle intelligence platform (vip) will be the first ones to get the no-cost, over-the-air update later this year. the eligible 2022 models include the cadillac ct4, ct5, escalade, and [...]
the 2023 gmc canyon will debut on august 11, with gmc providing a teaser for the new midsize pickup truck ahead of its reveal.the teaser shows a canyon at4x with the edition 1 package, and the trim level appears to include beefy bodywork and a tough-looking front bumper with a bull bar.the 2023 canyon should follow the chevy colorado by offerin [...]