We used to be a proper country. A country where performance pickups like the Chevy 454 SS, Toyota Tacoma X-Runner and GMC Syclone roamed the streets. Performance pickups still exist today like the Ram TRX and Ford F-150 and Ranger Raptor models, but they’re off-road focused. Things might have been different had Ford been first … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, April 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Ford Is Gearing Up To Make A Lot More F-150 Lightnings 1st Gear: Ford Cuts Up To $5,500 … Read more
Two facts about the automotive world are immutable: Americans love pickup trucks, and the future requires drastic reductions in the environmental harm caused by passenger cars. Automakers, seeing these two truths, slapped them together and started selling massive, hulking EV pickups with six-figure price tags. Turns out, that’s not what customers want. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has … Read more
Two, maybe three times in the lead up to driving the new Ford Ranger Raptor, I heard it compared to a rally car. This something that car companies have been increasingly eager to say about their cars in the last few years, and it’s also something that trips the old switch in my brain marked “skepticism.” … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice F-150 looks like it’s straight out of a Mad Max movie and is claimed in its ad to have “unique performance and needs.” Let’s decide if a lower price tag is also necessary. Ford Is Gearing Up To Make A Lot More F-150 Lightnings There’s a very old joke … Read more
Has this design aged like a fine wine or three-day-old smoothie? Photo: Ford Just this week, it was announced that a road-going version of the stunning Jaguar CX-75 had finally been created almost 14 years after the car was first unveiled. As a result, I found myself thinking that the Jag could have been unveiled … Read more
There’s a particular genre of auto enthusiast that absolutely despises the luxury pickup truck. They’re going to tell you that trucks are for work, that no one actually needs a pickup adorned with segment-shattering luxury features. And sure, maybe no one actually needs a top-trim pickup truck — but boy, do people want them. And … Read more
Photo: Ford This one may be a bit outdated, as Consumer Reports has the MSRP on a front-wheel drive 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid XL SuperCrew listed at $23,815 with an average transaction price of $25,691, leading to an increase of $1,876, or eight percent. If you check Ford’s website, though, MSRP for a 2024 model … Read more
Photo: Ford The 2024 Ford Ranger is being released in the UK and other markets abroad as a single cab. While the more pressing news around the latest Ford Ranger is likely the release of the PHEV model, the single cab model looks like a glorious return to the pickup trucks of yore. Hello, old … Read more
As we move further into the EV ageand many automakers are working to reinvent themselves, some cars that are just a few years old are starting to look and feel like dinosaurs. I’m the type of weird where I can see virtually any car on the road and be able to identify it, yet there … Read more
