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2021 Ford Bronco Easter Eggs Are Plentiful And Interesting

By Brett Foote - Dec 12, 2020

  Jeep (and other FCA brands like Ram) has developed a reputation for including all sorts of fun and interesting Easter eggs...

Bentley Builds a Brand-New 1929 Blower Bentley - Wait, What?

By Alexander Stoklosa - Dec 10, 2020

  The exacting replica only took 40,000 hours of work, hand assembly, and laser scans of a 1929 4 1/2-Litre racer to come to...

2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing to come standard with 6-speed manual transmission

By Joel Feder - Dec 10, 2020

2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien   The real Cadillac V series models are coming...

Cargo Ship Traded Subcompacts for Kia Tellurides before Capsizing

By Andrew Lawrence - Dec 09, 2020

STEPHEN B. MORTON/ASSOCIATED PRESS   The capsized car-carrying ship Golden Ray is in the midst of a salvage operation off...

Cop Car Apocalypse! Crown Victoria Demolition Derby

By Johnny Hunkins - Dec 09, 2020

  Just when we thought there wasn't anything YouTube star Cleetus McFarland hasn't done—drag racing a naked Corvette, drifti...

California and Washington ban Chevrolet's Camaro SS and ZL1

By Ronan Glon - Dec 09, 2020

Chevy-Camaro-32   Their brake pads contain too much copper, which kills fish   Enthusiasts in California and in Washington ...

Jim Farley Gives Jay Leno An In-Depth Look At The Mach-E: Video

By Brett Foote - Dec 08, 2020

  As the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E begins to reach dealerships, we’ll undoubtedly be seeing more and more of Ford’s first-eve...

2021 Ford F-150 Tremor Has 33-Inch Tires, Raptor's Transfer Case

By Connor Hoffman - Dec 08, 2020

FORD   The F-150 Tremor is powered by a 400-hp 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 and also includes an upgraded suspension and front an...

From the Archives: General Chuck Yeager on Speed, Planes, and Cars

By Ron Grable - Dec 08, 2020

  NOTE: This story first appeared in the June 1986 edition of MotorTrend. We've resurfaced it as a celebration of the life o...

992-based Porsche 911 GT3 Cup previewed with massive rear wing

By Ronan Glon - Dec 07, 2020

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup prototype   It's the first track-only evolution of the 992   Porsche is about to unveil the first track...

9 Minivan Features You Wish Your Hot Rod Had

By Steven Rupp - Dec 07, 2020

  We Love To Poke Fun At Minivans, But The Truth Is That They're Nice To Drive Because Of Features That Could Improve Our Cl...

GMC Hummer EV spotted in the wild for the first time

By Chris Paukert - Dec 07, 2020

GMC's Hummer EV all-electric super truck has been spotted in production bodywork for the first time. Roadshow   These init...

Ford announces Godzilla V8-based Megazilla crate engine

By Ronan Glon - Dec 04, 2020

FORD   Will it offer twice the Godzilla's horsepower?   Crate engines are the part of the horsepower iceberg that most mo...

2021 Dodge Challenger brings back glorious Gold Rush paint

By Zac Palmer - Dec 04, 2020

  Even SRT Hellcat models will strike gold this year   If you missed out on buying a 2020 Dodge Challenger in Gold Rush, d...

Ford Bronco launch delayed until summer 2021; manual Sasquatch pushed to 2022

By Byron Hurd - Dec 04, 2020

  Ford is pushing back its reservation and order deadlines accordingly   The 2021 Ford Bronco launch has been delayed unti...

Ford Transit In Running To Become Post Office's Next Delivery Vehicle

By Brett Foote - Dec 04, 2020

  Things haven’t been going so well for those familiar-looking Grumman Long Life Vehicles the United States Post Office uses...

2022 Ford F-150 Raptor spy photos show front end parts in reality and digitally

By Joel Stocksdale - Dec 03, 2020

  A peek at the Raptor's new jaws   The one Ford F-150 variant absent when the significantly redesigned 2021 model was rev...

What Was the Last 3-On-the-Floor Manual Car Americans Could Buy?

By Murilee Martin - Dec 03, 2020

Murilee Martin   The venerable 3-on-the-tree manual disappeared from new cars here after 1979. How about the 3-on-the-floor...