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If the standard, plain-Jane Ford Bronco isn’t rugged enough for you, then you might be interested in this vehicle spotted in Michigan recently. With more off-road goodies than other Bronco mules we’ve seen, could this be the 2021 Ford Bronco Raptor, built to battle the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon? Is a Ford Bronco Raptor on View the full article

“I do think the rules change (last season) has had a drastic impact on the drivers and teams’ ability to communicate with each other and value the right things,” Keselowski said Monday at an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway kicking off its 60th anniversary season. “That dynamic has caused a fair amount of riff and ripples across the whole sport and the easiest way for Team Penske to ...Keep reading View the full article

We’ve been getting teased with Ford’s four-door Bronco, but now we’ve been treated to a glimpse of the SUV in its two-door form. What We Know About The Two-Door Ford Bronco: Shorter wheelbase (think: two-door Wrangler) Independent front suspension Solid rear axle Larger BFGoodrich KO2 all-terrain tires It might not be the production-bodied vehicle we View the full article

Keep Your Diesel Truck Charged! Battery Essentials – Basic Training High-Output Alternators Save the Day Cranking over the high-compression mass of a diesel engine takes a lot of stored energy to accomplish. This is why diesel trucks use two high-cranking-amp batteries to get the pistons pumping. Most trucks rely on two lead-acid batteries to do View the full article

We get a new look at the suspension under the 2021 Ford Bronco, as well as some rolling footage of the long-awaited SUV. Confirmed 2021 Bronco Suspension Details: SOLID rear axle Linked rear suspension Jeep-like fullsize spare tire Independent front suspension Front skidplate Body-on-frame construction 255/75R17 tires…for now With the Bronco debuting in Spring View the full article

More on Tires! Tire Test Guide – Choosing The Right Tire Bias Versus Radial Trailer Tires Understanding Tire Load Ratings Toyo Open Country H/T Tires – Tire Test Guide Let’s talk about rubber meeting the road for a moment. Like, literally. Unless your truck moves around on bulldozer-style Mattracks or some other intricate running gear, View the full article

2020 will be Brendan Gaughan's final season as a NASCAR Cup Series driver, returning for four races in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet. His 63rd career start will come in next month's Daytona 500 before returning for the spring and fall Talladega races, as well as the series' second visit to Daytona in August. The car will be backed by Oil Distributing/South Point Hotel & Casino ...Keep reading View the full article

The 18-year-old son of 2003 World Rally champion Petter will make his first appearance in a Skoda next month in Sweden, with details of his programme yet to be confirmed. He will also continue to drive his Volkswagen Polo on selected rallies, having done so in last weekend's Rally Monte Carlo - although he was not registered to score points. "It's a fantastic honour and a really huge honour ...Keep reading View the full article

Breen and co-driver Paul Nagle, who accompanied him during his part-time schedule with Hyundai last year, will line up alongside the team's two full-time drivers, reigning champion Ott Tanak and Monte Carlo Rally winner Thierry Neuville. Though he'd showed solid speed in his two WRC outings with the Korean manufacturer in 2019, Breen was not named as part of Hyundai's plans for the 2020 season ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Busch finished ninth in the GTD class in an AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, but the team was never a factor in the battle at the front of the 18-car field. He completed four driving stints for more than six hours behind the wheel in total, but brake issues delayed the car he shared with Jack Hawksworth, Parker Chase and Michael de Quesada. “There was a lot ...Keep reading View the full article

Hyundai driver Neuville was in imperious form on Sunday, winning both stages in the first loop, and he maintained that as he won the 18.41km La Bollene Vesubie - Peira Cava test, 1.4s ahead of the Toyota Yaris of Ogier. It looked like Ogier was going to win the Wolf Power Stage, but Neuville matched Ogier’s time to take the stage win by a few hundredths of a second, meaning the Hyundai i20 ...Keep reading View the full article

Neuville carried his strong form into the final day to dominate the morning loop, winning the opening SS13 stage. That stage win meant he closed the gap to leader Evans down to 1.4s, and overhauled Sebastien Ogier for second place in the process. In the following La Cabanette - Col De Braus test, the Hyundai driver went 5.4s faster than the Evans to take the lead with a four-second gap to ...Keep reading View the full article

Evans went into the afternoon loop 4.8s ahead of his Yaris teammate Ogier, but lost all of that advantage as Ogier went second fastest in the St Ledger Les Melezes - La batie Neuve stage, leaving both drivers tied for the lead as they went into the final run of the day. In SS12, La Breole - Selonnet it looked like Evans might have lost his rally lead after going off the road slightly towards ...Keep reading View the full article

Ogier had started the morning with a 1.2s lead over his teammate, and extended it by 1.6s in the opening SS9 stage, but Evans fought back in the La Breole-Slonnet loop to win the stage by 7.6s and take the lead of the rally by 4.8 seconds. Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville remains third, having won the St-Leger Les Melezes - La Batie Neuve test, but the 2019 WRC runner-up lost 14 seconds in the ...Keep reading View the full article

If industrial designer Brooks Stevens had today’s materials and manufacturing when he designed the Jeep Wagoneer in 1963 as the successor to the Willy Wagon, how would it have been different? Noted vehicle restyler Jonathan Ward of Icon 4×4 asked himself that question when undertaking a 1965 Wagoneer project. “We wanted to basically build an View the full article

Read the First Report: Long-Term Test First Report: 2019 Ram 1500 Rebel 12 Crew Cab Our love-affair with the Ram Rebel continues with this second report. So far, the truck has exceeded our expectations for what a well-rounded 1/2-ton can be like to live with in daily life. From its composure over any terrain, the View the full article

Six-time WRC Monte Carlo Rally winner Ogier closed in on Evans by topping the first two stages of the afternoon’s three-stage loop, and then on the final stage of the day got ahead of Evans by 1.2 seconds to lead a Toyota 1-2 at the rally’s halfway point. Ogier on the afternoon’s opening stage, the 12.4-mile Curbans - Venterol test, reduced his deficit to leader Evans from 9.7s to 3.3s ...Keep reading View the full article

Evans topped all three of the morning’s stages in his Yaris, to establish a lead of 8.9 seconds over Neuville. Evans took the overall lead from the 2019 runner-up on the day’s second stage, having on the opening Curbans - Venterol test slashed Neuville’s overnight lead to just 5.4s, and jumped to second place overall, with a mark 20s quicker than Neuville’s. Neuville had to restart ...Keep reading View the full article

Straver, who was riding a KTM 450 EXC in the 'Original by Motul' subcategory of the Dakar that forbids assistance crews, crashed during the penultimate stage of the Saudi Arabia-based marathon on January 16. It was reported he had "no heartbeat for 10 minutes" in the aftermath of the accident but was subsequently resuscitated by medics arriving at the scene. He was transported by helicopter ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak left the road halfway into the morning's second stage, the 12.8-mile Saint-Clement-sur-Durance – Freissinieres SS4 test. Tanak ran out of road at high speed exiting a right-left kink and his i20 Coupe WRC dropped down a ditch then entered a lengthy barrel roll. Both Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja appeared unharmed as they exited the car. Tanak was placed fourth overall at the ...Keep reading View the full article

It’s probably some of both. Buescher, 27, takes over the No. 17 Ford for RFR in the NASCAR Cup Series this season after spending the previous four seasons driving for Front Row Motorsports (one year) and JTG Daugherty Racing (last three years). Before his move to the Cup series, he spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons competing in the Xfinity Series for Roush, where he amassed three wins and ...Keep reading View the full article

Neuville was 6.4 seconds slower than Toyota's 2020 arrival Ogier on the opening Malijai - Puimichel test, but went more than 25s faster than anyone else on stage two as he coped far better with the icier conditions than the rest of the World Rally Car contenders. That left the 2019 WRC runner-up with a 19.1s advantage over Ogier heading into Friday's first full day of stages, with Tanak third ...Keep reading View the full article

The 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Recon marks a return of the SUV’s most off-road–capable special edition. Building from the already hardcore Wrangler Rubicon, the Recon adds a variety of goodies to improve its performance when the pavement turns to dirt and rocks. Foremost, the Rubicon Recon is available only with Jeep’s novel 2.0L turbocharged I-4 View the full article

The facility will be located in Concord, N.C., less than 10 miles from Charlotte Motor Speedway. The new technical center will provide an opportunity to recruit potential GM employees from the growing pool of technical talent in the Charlotte area. It is expected to open by mid-2020. “We’re thrilled to expand GM’s U.S. footprint by establishing a greater presence in Charlotte, a ...Keep reading View the full article

Six-time champion Ogier set the fastest time on the 3.35km warm-up stage near the event's service park in Gap, just a tenth of a second faster than Hyundai man Thierry Neuville. "Shakedown doesn’t mean much and you don’t need to make any conclusions from the results, but it’s always a good sign if you are in the rhythm already," said Ogier. "I’ve had the chance to have a good amount ...Keep reading View the full article