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Boutique alternative-fuel carmaker Fisker has unveiled its first-ever fully electric SUV just before the 2020 CES conference in Las Vegas. The 2021 Fisker Ocean is a compact EV crossover with mass-production aspirations and an overtly environmentally conscious vibe. The Ocean was penned by Henrik Fisker, and it’s marked by the onetime BMW designer’s signature wide-mouth View the full article

Jeep is getting serious about electrification, and it now vows to offer an electrified—read: hybridized—version of every model by 2022. Its green revolution ramps up this year, in fact, when the automaker confirms it will roll out plug-in-hybrid versions of its Wrangler, Compass, and Renegade. The three vehicles will carry a “4xe” badge, as will all View the full article

Sunderland narrowly beat Jose Ignacio Cornejo by just 11 seconds after a strong end to the stage, having made up more than two minutes after the last checkpoint. But the 2017 champion was found to have gone faster than allowed in a speed limit zone, which is a part of the route where competitors can't go faster than 30 kph. Sunderland was handed a five-minute penalty, which dropped him to ...Keep reading View the full article

Wednesday's Neom - Al-'Ula stage included the marathon's longest timed test so far at 453km, which was split by an 80km neutralised zone and was completed by Peterhansel in just over four hours. The 13-time Dakar champion was sixth in the starting order, but his X-raid Mini buggy was the third car to arrive at the finish line and had clocked the fastest time at all but the first ...Keep reading View the full article

The fourth stage of the event was run between the cities of Neom and Al-ʿUla, and was led by three different riders before Sunderland snatched the top spot right at the end. Brabec carried on his strong form from Stage 3 to lead early on despite opening the road, but lost around three minutes at halfway point and KTM's Toby Price and then Honda rider Kevin Benavides moved ahead. Benavides ...Keep reading View the full article

It wasn’t long ago that towing 10,000 pounds required a ¾ or 1-ton truck. For better or worse that’s not the case anymore. Looking at the 2020 model year all but one truck in the ½-ton segment are capable of towing 10,000 pounds or more. Naturally not all configurations carry the same capabilities, and you View the full article

The Truck Show Podcast, hosted by Sean Holman and Jay “Lightning” Tilles, aired its first episode on March 8, 2018. The all-trucks podcast has gained great momentum in its almost two years of existence, with over 100 episodes available for download. With the close of 2019, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the top View the full article

Go Fas Racing on Tuesday named Sparks as the new crew chief of its No. 32 Fords. Sparks most recently worked as a race engineer at Richard Childress Racing with Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet team. He also worked as a race engineer during Dillon’s 2011 Truck and 2013 Xfinity series championship seasons. “I am beyond ecstatic for the opportunity that the St. Hilaire family has given ...Keep reading View the full article

Some truck enthusiasts have a pure passion for building a flawless custom truck, while others prefer to build a truck built for speed and performance. Rarely do you find someone destined and capable of handling both of those in a single build. Sabastian Luna was determined to acheive this feat by the age of twenty-three. View the full article

The procedures will be used for Xfinity Series races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Iowa Speedway and Road America. In the Truck Series, the new procedures will be used at Iowa, World Wide Technology Raceway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Highlights of the new rules: ¨For these races, team rosters will consider of eight crew members and the pit crew – four to service the car, one ...Keep reading View the full article

Al-Attiyah was punished by the event’s commissioners around 20:00 local time on Tuesday. They ruled that he ‘disturbed’ Carlos Sainz for several kilometers after the second neutralized zone of today’s stage. Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz released several audible warnings, according to the document of the stewards, and Al-Attiyah driver did not react to them. That broke Article 26P.3 ...Keep reading View the full article

More on Overlanding! Best Starter Overland Vehicles Where to ’Wheel and Overland Overland vehicle rental can be a great way to take that first step into the overlanding experience before jumping in and making that first big investment. Overland vehicles for rent can be found through a number of sources, including vehicle sharing services, and View the full article

Having lost over two hours to wheel and suspension repairs on Monday, Alonso and co-driver Marc Coma rebounded by finishing fifth fastest in the 427km loop around Neom. Alonso was just six minutes behind stage winner Carlos Sainz, and subsequently described his day as "very positive". "We had a stage without setbacks, with good visibility - even going back [towards Neom], every car that we ...Keep reading View the full article

The decision means the last 38 kilometres don't count and the stage ends at checkpoint #53, at the 389km mark. There was confusion at the end of the stage for riders such as Price and Xavier De Soultrait as the duo got lost, which cost them a significant amount of time. As Price explained, his problem stemmed from GPS showing a checkpoint in a wrong position. "Right at the end there is a ...Keep reading View the full article

Following heavy criticism from the likes of Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb’s co-driver Daniel Elena during the 2019 edition of the marathon, new Dakar director David Castera made navigational improvements a priority in 2020. Chief among the new measures is the practice of withholding notebooks to bike crews until 25 minutes before the start of the stage (15 minutes for cars), instead of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Sainz became the third different Mini driver to win a stage of the Saudi Arabia-based event, as he set the pace over the 427km loop around Neom in his buggy. His final winning margin on the day was three minutes and 31 seconds over reigning champion Nasser Al-Attiyah, and he heads the Toyota driver by five minutes in the overall classification. Stephane Peterhansel, who drives the other ...Keep reading View the full article

Ross Branch, who took a shock stage win on Monday and consequently had to be first on the road this time around, damaged his shoulder in a crash and lost over an hour of time. Yamaha rider van Beveren was another notable crasher as the Frenchman suffered a heavy fall just three kilometres into the stage and was resigned to his third straight retirement from Dakar. Van Beveren was diagnosed ...Keep reading View the full article

Richard Petty Motorsports announced Monday that Jerry Baxter will join the organization as crew chief of the No. 43 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Wallace. The pair worked for two seasons together during Wallace’s stint in the Truck Series. With Baxter, Wallace finished third in the series standings in 2014. Together, the won five races and amassed 14 top-five and 25 top-10 finishes. “During ...Keep reading View the full article

As the catastrophic fires continue to burn through the bushland on Australia's east coast, the reigning Bikes winner has put his jersey and pants from the start of this year's Dakar up for auction through his Facebook page. The current highest bid at $13,001, with all proceeds to be donated to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Price won the opening stage of the 2020 Dakar, but slipped ...Keep reading View the full article

More on Diesel Engines! Driving the 2019 Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Driving Chevrolet Diesel-Powered Silverados 2020 Ford’s Super Duty Pickup 6.7L Power Stroke Dyno Test As we prepare to start a new decade, let’s take a last look at 2019; a year that we’re sure fans of Model Year 2020 Ford, GM and Ram heavy-duty View the full article

Could this be the new 2021 Ford Bronco? So far, the Bronco has only been revealed in profile beneath a dirty sheet. We’ve also had a look at the official iconography—BRONCO alongside a stylized bucking, you guessed it, bronco. Taking what we know from the Ford Bronco R, Ford’s Baja 1000 race machine, and various View the full article

Team Penske has made changes atop the pit box for all three of its NASCAR Cup Series operations. Paul Wolfe, who has served as crew chief for Brad Keselowski since 2011, will shift to the No. 22 team of Joey Logano. Wolfe and Keselowski won the 2012 Cup Series title together Todd Gordon, who has been with Logano since 2013 and won the 2018 championship as a pairing, will move to the No. 12 ...Keep reading View the full article

Alonso had been enjoying a “just perfect” run until that point of the stage, but admits he was blinded by dust from two competitors ahead when he “hit a hole”. The impact tore off the left-front wheel, which the duo managed to repair on the spot, but lost over two hours in doing so. “The moment we tore off the left front wheel it looked bad,” said Coma, who has won the Dakar five ...Keep reading View the full article

More on Jeep Engines! New Jeep Engines Dauntless V-6 Jeep Engine Rebuild Jeep V8 Engine Swap Options Jeep V8 Engine Swap Options: Late-Model Muscle Jeeps and V-8 engine swaps go together like peanut butter and jelly, ham and eggs, America and apple pie. What the best Jeep V-8 engine swaps are just may be the most View the full article

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