As the coronavirus pandemic reaches its peak and more states are imposing shelter-in-place restrictions, most vehicles are hibernating in garages or on the street. How long can a car sit before it is negatively affected? What sort of exercise should it get? Does it matter? Most newer vehicles won’t need …
Read More »2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost
Overview Rolls-Royce is widely recognized as a coachbuilder of ultra-luxurious cars for ultra-wealthy folks, and the grand Ghost represents the entry point into that exclusive world. While the current Series II generation has been around for a while, based on recent spy shots we expect an all-new Ghost will be …
Read More »Petersen Automotive Museum’s Virtual Tour Drives Boredom Away
Petersen Automotive Museum via Facebook The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, like public venues nearly everywhere, has temporarily closed its doors because of COVID-19 but opened up its vault. You can now sign up to take a virtual tour of the museum’s vault, which houses more than 250 cars, …
Read More »Best truck tailgates compared, 2021 Camaro preview, Magna EV boosts I-Pace: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Tailgate wars: Comparing GMC’s MultiPro and Ram’s Multifunction tailgates The truck wars trickles down to tailgates, with the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 offering up the clever MultiPro on certain trims, and the 2020 Ram 1500 Multifunction hinged split tailgate offered across the lineup. Ford recalls cars for doors that can …
Read More »2020 Land Rover Defender First Drive Review: Have An Adventure
The broad-shouldered Land Rover Defender is a stalwart in the classic off-road scene. Bold, boxy, and unrepentantly crude, its go-anywhere mettle cemented its reputation as one of the most off-road-capable vehicles on the planet. Enter 2020, and the Land Rover Defender redux promises to deliver us from sport utility vehicle …
Read More »First Drive: 2020 Land Rover Defender Is Ruggedness Evolved
Trailed by a mile-long wake of dust, the Land Rover Defender cuts an unmistakable silhouette across the African landscape. Land Rover brought us here—to Namibia, specifically, but also directly into the Technicolor wanderings of a brand marketing manager’s wildest dream—to put the new Defender to work on roughly 500 miles …
Read More »2020 Jeep Gladiator vs. 2020 Jeep Wrangler: Compare Trucks
2020 Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Gladiator Three O Five Editions The 2020 Jeep Gladiator and 2020 Jeep Wrangler serve different market segments—one’s a pickup and the other’s an SUV—but they are very similar. In fact, the Gladiator amounts to a longer version of the Wrangler with a pickup bed. Both …
Read More »2021 Honda Insight
Overview The Honda Insight is a hybrid with great fuel economy that looks and drives mostly like a conventional compact sedan. It shares many components with the popular Honda Civic sedan, and delivers a similarly pleasant driving experience and roomy, practical interior. The crucial difference is the Insight’s combination of …
Read More »GM and Medical Equipment Maker Prepping to Make 200,000 Ventilators
Taechit TaechamanodomGetty Images GM’s Kokomo, Indiana, plant will pivot from small electrical car components to ventilators. The goal is to begin production in early April. Suppliers are working around the clock to get ready for high-volume output of needed parts. The General Motors plant in Kokomo, Indiana, is gearing up …
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