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A perfect Fast Saga trailer needs a few things: It needs your heroes bantering with each other, explosions, and cars lining up for a street race. But the latest Fast X trailer adds a cherry on top of all of that: Jason Momoa as Dante, absolutely chewing the scenery.

When you’re booking an airline ticket these days, it can feel like you have to pay extra for everything. From seat selection, to priority boarding and even snacks can all come with an additional fee these days. But nowhere are airline fees more tiresome than when it comes to your packed essentials, where carriers,…

The lackluster energy density of batteries is one of the biggest obstacles to widespread vehicle electrification. Current lithium-ion batteries used in most electric vehicles usually are a significant percentage of an EV’s weight. The Ford F-150 Lightning weighs around 6,500 pounds. The electric pickup truck’s battery…

Between sagging sales and being cut off from the $7,500 vehicle tax credit, Nissan had to do something to breathe a little bit of life into its aging Leaf EV. As of April 18th, new rules about battery material sourcing under the Inflation Reduction Act meant Leaf buyers could no longer take advantage of the discount.

Automatic crash notification is far from new technology. General Motors introduced OnStar in the mid-1990s, and since then, it’s spread to pretty much every new car on the market. According to Consumer Reports, 13 automakers include it on some of the cars they sell here in the U.S. for free, while seven others include…

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series is visiting Talladega Superspeedway for its first of two races there during the sanctioning body’s 75th anniversary season. Superspeedway racing has become nearly synonymous with NASCAR’s marquee events. The massive race tracks feature speeds over 200 miles per hour, big packs…

By now, we’re all familiar with and properly smitten by the Ford Mustang SVO – aka the thinking person’s Fox body – with its focus on lighter weight and superior handling. It accomplished this by ditching big displacement, going with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and adding a much sharper-tuned suspension.

The cover of last Saturday’s edition of German tabloid Die Aktuelle advertised “the first interview” with seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, who has spent the last decade recovering from a traumatic brain injury he suffered while skiing. Schumacher’s quotes in the “interview” were actually supplied by…

Dylan goes to college in Montana and his 2008 Ford Taurus is too old and not great on gas. He wants something affordable with some level of practicality, better fuel efficiency, and can handle winter weather. What car should he buy?

If there’s one thing V8 Ford Mustang owners like doing, it’s reminding people that they drive a V8 Ford Mustang. Now, The Blue Oval is making that task easier than ever. The 2024 Ford Mustang’s key fob will now let users remotely rev their engines. The feature has a simple, elegant name: Remote Rev.

In many ways, MotorWeek feels like the Rosetta Stone for modern automotive video content. John Davis and his crew were out at Roebling Road dodging cones and aggressively adjusting seats well before things like the Power Block came about. The reviews were well-considered and mostly hold up today, so we’re curious…

Elon Musk is willing to take the hit on margins if you couldn’t tell by all the price cuts, Renault most certainly isn’t, and the F-150 Lightning’s first conquest outside North America will be Norway. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for Thursday, April 20, 2023.

Crossovers are the hot thing right now, but just because someone is willing to dish out the extra cash for some more space doesn’t mean they want to pay more at the pump. That’s why we decided to take a look at the crossovers that sip the least amount of fuel.

This morning, SpaceX’s Starship rocket was set to make its biggest test yet: Liftoff from the company’s Starbase launch site in Texas, with reentry and splashdown in Hawaii. At first, things were going well—the rocket did manage to leave its launchpad in Boca Chica. Then, things went sour quickly, culminating in a…

Lego has built some truly astounding model cars. This year alone, it has premiered kits that faithfully recreate the Ford GT, the Porsche 911 and a duo of famous McLaren supercars. But what does it take to transform an icon of the road into a plastic kit that can be assembled by kids and adults alike?

The rich do wild things with their money because, you know, why not? Jeff Bezos, for example, is worth about $127 billion, according to Forbes, or more than enough to drop $75 million on a support yacht with a helipad for his girlfriend, because his $500 million superyacht doesn’t have one, according to Luxury Launches

Coming in at the tail end of a movie can be frustrating. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice V70R isn’t quite at the tail end of its useful life, and if the price is right, it may be worth riding into the sunset.

While Korean and Japanese vehicles are popular in the U.S., Chinese automakers still aren’t ready to start selling cars here. Unless, of course, you count a company such as Volvo that is currently owned by Geely. But in time, that’s going to change.

Five years ago, Honda set a new front-wheel drive Nürburgring record with the FK8 Civic Type R. That car ran a 7:43.8, which stood untested for a year before Renault took the podium with its Megane RS Trophy-R and a 7:40.1 time. Now, Honda’s taken the throne back in a new Type R, with a 7:44.881 lap. Wait, what?

Automakers have been freaking out since the Biden administration reworked how the federal electric vehicle tax credit works to disqualify foreign-built EVs. See, EVs still haven’t really hit price parity with internal combustion vehicles, so using that tax credit as a carrot to bring buyers other than eco-warriors and…

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It is, to put it politely, a bit curious that Mini cars are still sold on American shores, complicated as they once were, and appealing to a demographic — European curious, interested in non-luxury “small” cars, not interested in big trucks — that seems ever shrinking in America. Except, maybe, when it comes to EVs in…

Even though the inventions of Rudolf Diesel and Henry Ford are seen as some of the earliest and most crucial developments in the world of automobiles — much to the chagrin of Cugnot fans everywhere — fully-electric cars are often overlooked as the pioneers of self-propelled technology they are. The gearheads from …

Price is frequently cited as one of the most influential factors for passengers when choosing which airline to fly with. Most customers wouldn’t hesitate at the opportunity to fly business or first class for less than $1,000. Recently, a currency conversion error allowed customers to book tickets with All Nippon…

The Kia Stinger — what I believe to be one of the best sport sedan offerings of the last decade — is preparing to ride off into the sunset because too many people love crossovers. Before it does, though, Kia is sending it off properly with a limited run Tribute Edition for its final 2023 model. After announcing the…