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EVs: The Inadequate substitute

By Alex Sommers - Nov 02, 2020

Porsche   Coming soon to a dealership (or driveway via “disruptive” direct sales) near you, from the people who brought y...

2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, CT5-V Blackwing To Receive Magnesium Wheels

By Sam McEachern - Oct 30, 2020

  The 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing will be available with lightweight forged magnesium wheels when they...

The 2021 Ford Bronco's Sweet "Donut Doors" Are Likely DOA

By Alex Kierstein - Oct 30, 2020

  Ford confirms these were concept doors, but the rumor is the units were shelved due to crash concerns.   Remember the do...

56 Halloweens ago, "The Munsters" had the ghoulest cars on the block

By Jeff Peek - Oct 30, 2020

The stars of The Munsters with the Munsters Koach and the Drag-u-la (left to right): Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster), Fred Gwyn...

Chevy Shows It's Serious About Electric Drive With Retrofitted '77 K5 Blazer-E

By Mark Vaughn - Oct 29, 2020

GM   K5 Blazer-E is an electric retrofit Uses GM's coming crate motor Available in second half of 2021   Electric C...

Grand plan to redevelop Packard plant is scrapped; eyesore goes back on market

By Breana Noble - Oct 29, 2020

Little has been done in the seven years since the developer purchased the Packard plant complex for $405,000. David Guralni...

Black Ghost, a street racing cop's Hemi Challenger R/T, added to National Register of Historic Vehicles

By Daniel Strohl - Oct 28, 2020

Photos by Preston Rose, courtesy the Historic Vehicle Association, except where noted.   Winter's last grip on Detroit had ...

10 Weird GM Muscle Cars You've Never Heard Of

By Johnny Hunkins - Oct 28, 2020

  Next time you want to win a bet with that guy who always claims to be an expert on muscle cars, ask him to name a handfu...

Fiat Chrysler announces Ram electric pickup truck coming

By Fred Lambert - Oct 28, 2020

  Fiat Chrysler, a lagger when it comes to electrification, confirms that it plans to make an electric Ram pickup truck. Al...

Harley-Davidson unveils a gorgeous new electric bike called Serial 1

By Andrew J. Hawkins - Oct 27, 2020

  One thing’s clear, though: this wasn’t one of the three prototype bikes that Harley showed at last year’s EICMA Motorcycle...

Ford Bronco Reservation, Build And Price Numbers Are Astounding

By Brett Foote - Oct 27, 2020

  It’s been a while since Ford gave us an update on its Bronco reservation numbers after initially stating that it had taken...

How GM's Infantry Squad Vehicle for the U.S. Army Was Developed on the Double

By Frank Markus - Oct 27, 2020

  General Motors reconstituted its GM Defense business in October 2017, largely to promote its Chevrolet Colorado-based ZH2 ...

Historic Ford Airplane Hangar Being Restored For Events

By Brett Foote - Oct 26, 2020

  Back in 1927, construction of an airplane hangar was completed for Henry Ford in Lansing, Illinois. The purpose of the han...

General Motors EV Development Process Will Continue To Be Fast-Paced

By Sam McEachern - Oct 26, 2020

  General Motors says the fast-paced development cycle for the GMC Hummer EV will become a new norm for its battery-electric...

Fiat Chrysler's Design Lead on the Future of Cars and Why the Industry Gets a 'D' for Diversity

By Viju Mathew - Oct 25, 2020

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles   The 50-year-old creative is at the top of his game.   As head of design for Fiat Chrysler Aut...

Who Is the Average Car Buyer?

By Annie White and Mike Duff - Oct 25, 2020

FORD   What about the average lease customer? And when we talk about the average car, what are we talking about?   Automa...

Ford-Rivian Partnership Is 'Going Great,' New Ford Model Still On Track

By Brett Foote - Oct 24, 2020

  Last spring, Ford made a significant $500 million investment into EV-maker Rivian that was slated to give the automaker ac...

GM Designers Sculpted Every Aspect Of The GMC Hummer EV By Hand

By Sam McEachern - Oct 23, 2020

  The GMC Hummer EV debuted this week and immediately received applause from Hummer fans for staying true to its heritage wi...