Brandon Turkus, Contributor
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Back in the halcyon days of 2011, Ford revealed the wildly fast—but exceptionally primitive—2013 Mustang Shelby GT500 could crest the magical 200-mile-per-hour mark thanks to its...
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2018 Ford Expedition goes aluminum
With its last redesign during the heart of the last Bush administration, the Ford Expedition was among the oldest vehicles on the market. Until today, that is, because Ford has finally introduced the long-awaited, full-scale redesign of its three-row SUV, taking more than a few pages from the new...
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Toyota Sequoia, Tundra get TRD Sport trim at Chicago auto show
The Chicago auto show is known for two things–special editions and big vehicles. Toyota is hitting both categories, first with the RAV4 Adventure, and now with long-awaited updates to its Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV. We'll focus on the Sequoia first, because that's where we're seeing the...
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Toyota RAV4 Adventure brings rugged look, not much else
Of the largely boring compact crossover utility vehicle segment, the Toyota RAV4 might be the most boring of all. But with the new Adventure trim, unveiled Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show, Toyota is setting out to add a rugged look to its popular CUV. And that effort starts with the...
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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT pairs cavernous cargo hold, good looks
Despite the crushing popularity of SUVs, small hatchbacks and wagons have seen something of a renaissance in the past few years. The Honda Civic Hatchback and Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback joined the ranks of the Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Kia Forte5, offering consumers extra...
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2017 Ram Power Wagon first drive review: Irrational but appealing
Las Vegas – If it were a teenager, it'd do things just “for the lulz.” Fiat Chrysler is starting to take that approach, and it's making this Italian-American brand one of the most absurd automakers on the market. CAFE standards? Start stuffing a supercharged, 6.2-liter V-8 into...
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The V-6-powered Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is dead.
As part of the popular pony car's 2018 refresh, Ford is killing the entry level engine, just three years after reducing it to a...
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2018 Ford Mustang adds power, digital gauges and 10-speed
The battle between the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro for the hearts and minds of American performance enthusiasts is as fierce as it's ever been in the cars' 50-plus-year history. With Chevy launching a volley in the form of the redesigned, sixth-generation Camaro in late...
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2018 Ford F-150 adopts Super Duty looks, 10-speed automatics
Continuing the long-running sales success of the F-Series is paramount to Ford, and the newly facelifted 2018 Ford F-150 is proof enough that the automaker won't be resting on its laurels anytime soon. Ford followed two main themes in updating its most popular vehicle: Establishing “showroom...
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