FORD FIESTA R2 PREPARES FOR JUNIOR WRC CHAMPIONSHIP Packs 200 hp and a sequential transmission M-Sport unveiled the new EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R2 for next year's FIA Junior WRC Championship series. The hatchback, developed in conjunction with Ford, was designed to meet the FIA's latest R2 regulations. Designers started from a clean slate, so the new model shares little with the previous one. Most...
2019 DODGE DURANGO GETS INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE, OTHER UPDATES A three-row Charger? The Dodge Durango is an edgier alternative to the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot, but it's still pretty spacious and practical. To stay competitive, Dodge is giving its three-row SUV a number of thoughtful updates, including new wheel designs, interior amenities, and an integrated trailer brake. Prices start at $31,390 including destination. All 2019 Dodge Durango models offer an...
THE AUDI PB18 E-TRON CONCEPT IS AN R8 SHOOTING BRAKE FROM THE FUTURE With overboost, it makes 764 hp Back in July, Audi released a teaser previewing a concept called the PB18 that it planned to reveal during this month's Monterey Car Week. The shadowy image didn't show much more than the car's headlights, making it difficult to figure out what we...
1956 FERRARI 290 MM SELLS FOR $22 MILLION ON THE BLOCK Adam Carolla’s 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV brings $2.2 million Another classic car auction, another multi-million dollar Ferrari sale. Ferraris have long been king when it comes to high-value post-war auction results, and this past Saturday, a 1956 Ferrari 290 MM sold to a new owner for a huge $22,000,005. The venue...
Down under, Toyota 86 Shooting Brake concept torments hot-hatch fans Scion may be dead, but its spirit lives on in the Toyota 86, which arrives in August. A few days ago, Toyota of Australia revealed the 86 Shooting Brake concept, since shooting brakes are all the rage this season. The automaker's Australian division built the concept as a fully functioning...
Small size keeps Brembo fast, focused TEZZANO, Italy — Few suppliers have constantly grown their business like the Italian brake maker Brembo. In the first half of 2018, the company reported revenue of about $1.5 billion, up 6.1 percent from the same period in 2017, and increased net profit 2.5 percent to the equivalent of $160 million. Auto business accounts...
Chevy Silverado is among 2.7 million GM vehicles being probed over brakes U.S. highway safety investigators are probing an alleged defect in 2.7 million pickups and SUVs built by General Motors that are getting into collisions because drivers are having trouble braking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation on Tuesday of trucks and SUVs including GM’s...
Time for automakers to tap the brakes on self-driving car technology I've been hoping this summer that someone somewhere at an automaker or supplier would be brave enough to say that autonomous vehicles -- which stillhave no path to profitability and still have no clear customer base clamoring for them -- aren't going to happen anytime soon. I don't recall anyone saying...
Scion packs automatic braking into iA SAN FRANCISCO -- Most buyers spending less than $17,000 on a new car are happy to get the basics: a decent sound system, power windows, alloy wheels if they're lucky. But a precollision braking system worthy of a pricey German sedan generally isn't on the menu. Yet that's one of the standard features...
What Is That Clicking Sound? Conditions That Produce Clicking Sounds While Driving Dear Tom, My 2003 Chevy Cavalier makes a clicking sound in the front when I make a right turn. It doesn't do it when I turn left. Should I be concerned? What could cause this noise? Larry from Detroit My first thought, Larry... your car probably has a bad front...
