Cars

Photo: RamIt’s been more than 12 long years since Ram offered a midsize truck in its fleet (RIP Dakota). Since then, midsize trucks from other manufacturers, like the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger, Jeep Gladiator and Chevy Colorado,have made…

Every now and then, an idea comes along that’s so revolutionary you just know it’s going to be seen in every car before long. Things like the first three-point seatbelt, the first touchscreen center console and, hopefully one day, vented…

2009 Infiniti G37 sedanImage: InfinitiShocking fact: Not everyone that enjoys cars knows everything about cars. This sort of misleading association lends itself to many car enthusiasts spouting off tidbitsabout things they have no right to…

Photo: DodgeEverything about the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is excessive. It makes 1,025 hp and 945 lb-ft of torque, can hit 60 mph in 1.66 seconds and runs the quarter-mile in 8.91 seconds at 151 mph. Oh, and it starts at almost…

Photo: GenesisGetting a new car is great. You’ve read a number of reviews, test-driven several competitors, chosen a favorite and finally driven off behind the wheel of your fancy new toy. You’re probably excited to try out the new features…

Gioachino Rossini’s world-renowned opera, The Barber of Seville, may also be one of the most popular, but that wasn’t originally the case as its premiere was beset by accidents and a rowdy audience. There may not be anything rowdy about…

SINGAPORE – Singaporean chip designer Eu Gene Goh is an electric-vehicle evangelist with two Teslas in the garage. But the car-tech enthusiast is also not ready to give up his 1.6 million Singapore dollar ($1.21 million) McLaren…

Ford is spending a lot of money on EVs, Tesla has ignited an EV price war in China, and Volkswagen. All that and more in this edition of The Morning Shift for March 23, 2023.1st Gear: FordI wrote about this a bit yesterday, before we knew…

The Porsche 963 in the 2023 Rolex 24 at DaytonaPhoto: Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire (Getty Images)There is no hotter commodity in motorsport at the moment than a place in the Formula 1 paddock. Audi has found its way into the world…

Screenshot: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer IncIt’s famously tough for residents of sunny southern California to navigate roads in rough weather (though they’ve had a lot of practice recently), but we think we can give Dick Van Dyke, legendary comedic…