For buyers who didn’t find the 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 capable enough to conquer off-road terrain, GMC will offer a Canyon AT4 Off-Road Performance Edition, the automaker announced Monday. The 2021 Canyon AT4 Off-Road Performance Edition adds a suspension leveling kit, removes the front air dam to improve the approach …
Read More »VW Wants to Turn a Greek Island into an Electric-Car Utopia
Volkswagen and Greece have agreed to replace internal-combustion-powered vehicles with EVs on the island of Astypalea to create a “smart green island.” In addition to EVs, the island will also have electric scooters and bikes and a charging infrastructure installed. The project is expected to last six years and will …
Read More »Review update: The 2020 Nissan Sentra blossoms into a competitor
Everyone knows the story of the ugly duckling and how it ended. In recent years, the Nissan Sentra has been that duckling. Until now. For 2020 the Nissan Sentra was designed with a more flowing European look, higher quality materials, and better driving dynamics. It also kept its trademark: value. …
Read More »2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition Takes ‘Ford v Ferrari’ Story into Modern Era
Ford is offering two new variants of the 2021 GT, notably the Heritage Edition, which looks a bit like the winning black, white, and red cars from 55 years ago. The “heritage” here refers to the GT40’s first-ever 24-hour endurance win back in 1966, as well as the Le Mans …
Read More »Johnny Cash’s ’70 Rolls-Royce Converted into a Stealth Tesla
John Friedlander/Shift EV This 1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow looks like it used to, but something’s different—for one thing, it’s less polluting than when Johnny Cash drove it. Since the original powertrain was shot, the anonymous owner decided to give the Rolls the ultimate upgrade. Putting the guts of a 2016 …
Read More »Review update: 2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro rocks, rolls its way into the wild
Endearing is not the same as good. Ask anyone who’s had a puppy and they’ll tell you as much. Endearing is puppy smells and wagging tails, the spots on the carpet? Another thing entirely. The 2020 Toyota 4Runner is endearing. It’s also objectively good—and I mean that in the way …
Read More »Airstream’s Tommy Bahama Coach Makes Mercedes Sprinter into a Beach Machine
Airstream’s Tommy Bahama Relax Edition merges two brands to bring the beach to the world of #VanLife. Tommy Bahama branding fills the coach with images of marlins and plant life and even has its own specially built alcohol holster. It’s built using the Mercedes Sprinter, and those looking for Airstream …
Read More »Russian Mechanics Turn BMW 3-Series into Ice Cube, Try to Start It
Encasing a BMW 3-series in ice is just one of many stunt videos done by the creative guys at Garage 54, who have used oil drums as wheels and tried to use bottle caps as tire studs. The challenge was to encase a BMW E30 in ice over a winter …
Read More »Review update: 2020 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek treks into familial, familiar territory
The 2020 Nissan Pathfinder SV Rock Creek Edition prefers the pavement. This is not a controversial comment. The Nissan Pathfinder three-row crossover reaches back to a macho name once affixed to a sturdy SUV from the 1990s and even appends a special edition moniker that somehow isn’t a name for …
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