Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can spark and cause fires. The recall, which covers trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years, comes about one month after the National Highway Traffic Safety...
The all-new 2018 BMW X2 rides like a sedan, sits low like a sedan, is a tad taller than a sedan and it has five doors. Sound like a hatchback? Not in these crossover-crazy times. Of course, BMW, who trademarked the phrase Sports Activity Vehicle way back while automotive hacks were explaining the...
It’s difficult to imagine anything better to do in a Jeep Wrangler than off-roading in the mud and the muck and the sun. Then we removed the four doors and hardtop of the fourth-generation 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. The transformation from off-road juggernaut to topless sun-soaker is a blast. The...
The difference between the 2018 Ford Expedition and the best-of-year 2018 Lincoln Navigator is the difference in having an extra $20,000. At $70,000, the redesigned Expedition can’t be called a poor man’s Navigator. The full-size SUV nicely balances its truck-based capability with family-hauler...
The 2018 BMW X3 M40i is a performance crossover that get the heart thumping while still being adult enough to fit four adults and all their stuff for a five-day weekend away. And what a weekend it was. Averaging about 25 mpg on the highway, the X3 earned its M-mmmerits on Missouri’s twisty backwoods...
Tesla Inc. says its customers won't get the full $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit after Dec. 31. The company says on its website that the credit on its vehicles will start to phase out next year. Under federal law, buyers get the full credit until a manufacturer reaches 200,000 in sales...
The world's automakers are asleep at the wheel. While customers clamor for more SUVs like the Toyota RAV4 , Ford Edge, Chevrolet Traverse and Honda HR-V and as electric-drive technology advances rapidly, it's virtually impossible to find an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in the fast growing...
WASHINGTON - Automakers met last Friday with President Donald Trump at the White House to impress on him the need for a single national fuel standard as his administration's move to roll back mile-per-gallon rules on U.S. cars and trucks stokes fears California and other states might try to impose...
More than 50 years ago, a certain graduate in an Italian roadster made a cross-country race against time, love and impending adulthood. Though Alfa Romeo has returned to the U.S. and “The Graduate” is still a classic, a lot has changed in how most new graduates will be using their vehicles to flee...
Whether there will be a balmy El Nino effect or some menacing vortex or other, two things remain relatively certain: The temperature will drop and your vehicle will be affected. There are several items to check to prepare your car for winter and minimize the risk of roadside problems or early morning...
The buyout option at the end of a car lease can be an attractive opportunity or a tool for damage control. The buyout price is set by the leasing company at the beginning of your contract. If you're anticipating extra fees and penalties, buying the car can cut your losses. Or, if market conditions...