Photo courtesy The Henry Ford. Plenty of people, startled by annual highway death figures in the tens of thousands and growing, concerned themselves with the topic both before and after World War II, but the vast majority of that concern focused on pretty much everything but the automobile itself. Automotive safety didn’t start with Ralph […]
I knew it wouldn’t be around forever, but that doesn’t make me any less sorry. I’ve really enjoyed every curve, every shift and every time the rear starts to slip when you flat foot in through first, second and third. All good things must come to an end, and so goes my time with […]
I recently took my four-year-old son to his preschool for morning drop-off. While I was getting out in the parking lot, one of the other moms whom I’m friendly with approached me. Alright, so here’s an amusing story to tell about our 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8. “I love your car!” she said, while rustling […]
“An improperly tightened rear tie rod to hub-carrier assembly attaching bolt may allow the tie rod to separate from the hub carrier, resulting in a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash,” NHTSA said in its recall summary. WASHINGTON — Maserati North America is recalling 26,464 2014-’16 Maserati Quattroporte and Maserati Ghibli sedans […]
On sale now at BMW dealerships, the 2016 X1 earned the award “after a redesign boosted its performance in the small overlap front crash test,” the IIHS said in a statement on Thursday. ARLINGTON, Virginia — The 2016 BMW X1 small luxury SUV earned the highest 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute […]
The projected May sales will be a 2.3 percent increase from April 2016, but a 5.8 percent decrease from May 2015. SANTA MONICA, California — May car sales may dip compared to a year ago, but Edmunds.com forecasts that 2016 is still on track to break last year’s record of 17.47 million new-car sales. “It’s […]
The SLT Premium Edition will be offered at “a special package price around $3,000,” GMC spokeswoman Kelly Wysocki told Edmunds. DETROIT — The 2016 GMC Yukon SLT Premium Edition, an appearance package designed to give the full-size SUV a custom look, will arrive at GMC dealerships this summer. Full pricing will be announced later. The […]
From Issue Two of the Gear Patrol Magazine. Subscribe today for 15% off the GP Store. Big implications loom. Power is the ability to zip off up to 8,000 nautical miles, about enough to get to any major or minor city around the world in a span of hours; decadence is doing so in the […]
WASHINGTON — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 4,322,870 vehicles to replace defective Takata front-passenger airbag inflators, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Friday. The affected vehicles are: 2006-’09 Dodge Ram 3500 2007-’10 Dodge Ram/Ram 3500 Cab Chassis 2008-’10 Dodge Ram/Ram 4500/5500 Cab Chassis 2007-’12 Jeep Wrangler 2006-’09 Mitsubishi Raider 2008-’09 Sterling/Bullet 4500/5500 Cab […]
More than half of those vehicles (2.3 million) have been recalled previously for similar issues. WASHINGTON — American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 4.5 million vehicles to replace defective Takata front-passenger inflators in two new campaigns, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Friday. The recalled Honda and Acura vehicles are: 2003-’06 Acura MDX […]
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