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In a slightly unusual, but highly appreciated move, Chevy took a group of us out to the Milford Proving Ground ahead of the official debut of the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. What they had instore for us was a deep-dive into some of the engineering that went into the new chassis and suspension, View the full article

The Truck Show Podcast Presented by Nissan in association with DECKED… …is a fun, irreverent, and edgy look at today’s world of custom and factory trucks, hosted by automotive journalist Sean Holman and veteran Los Angeles radio personality Jay “Lightning” Tilles. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the latest episode of The Truck Show Podcast. View the full article

After much waiting and anticipation, Chevrolet has finally pulled back the curtain on the company’s all-new 2021 Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs. New from tip-to-tail this refresh was not taken lightly by anyone involved. At 85 years, Suburban lays claim to the title of longest running vehicle nameplate in history. Tahoe is also now celebrating View the full article

Two-time Formula 1 champion Alonso completed two-and-a-half days of running with his Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team alongside co-driver Marc Coma, which will be his last running before the start of the Saudi Arabian event on January 5. The main objective of the test, which concluded on Tuesday, was for the Spaniard to continue gaining experience in reading the terrain in the dunes ...Keep reading View the full article

Niece Motorsports announced Tuesday that Majeski will compete fulltime in the NASCAR Gander RV& Outdoors Truck Series next season, driving the organization’s No. 45 Chevrolet. “I’m really excited for the opportunity to race full time with Niece Motorsports,” said Majeski, 25. “I’m appreciative of Al (Niece) and everyone at the team for giving me this ...Keep reading View the full article

We’ve often said that tires and wheels make the 4×4 truck or SUV. This is true both in terms of looks as well as performance on-road and off-road. Our 2020 Four Wheeler and Pickup Truck of the Year (OTY) contenders feature just as wide a range of 4×4 truck tire diameters and treads as they View the full article

The SEMA show is all about the automotive aftermarket and vehicle builds that showcase those products. However, you need to have any eye-catching display to bring people into your booth to look at and ask about your products. For Jeep-related products it makes sense (to us) to have a display that showcases not only your View the full article

While the two-day test is closed to fans and media, NASCAR’s social media channels published numerous pictures of the car on Monday, which offered a more thorough glimpse into its design than its appearance in a test at Richmond in October. Austin Dillon drove the car at Richmond, which featured a back-and-white camouflaged wrap, while Joey Logano is handling the test at Phoenix – with a ...Keep reading View the full article

Breen impressed the team with his first WRC outing of 2019 in Finland, where he was sixth until he ceded the spot for his teammate Thierry Neuville's title hopes. Mikkelsen finished fourth in the championship for the squad, despite missing a number of events as part of Hyundai's driver rotation. Both drivers helped the team to its first WRC manufacturers' title in 2019, but the three-car ...Keep reading View the full article

This week's on-track test of NASCAR's new 'Gen-7' Cup Series machine has offered the best opportunity yet to see the car up close on track View the full article

A United States Federal Judge ruled Mahindra’s Roxor vehicle infringes on the Jeep Wrangler Copyright. Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot recommended an order preventing Mahindra from manufacturing, making parts, and selling the Roxor in the United States. The ruling was outlined in a 96-page decision in November 2019. FCA filed a complaint with the International View the full article

Of the 11 new pickups and SUVs entered into the 2020 Four Wheeler SUV of the Year and Pickup Truck of the Year tests, three are new Jeeps. They are the ’20 Jeep JT Gladiator Rubicon 4×4, ’20 Jeep JL Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4×4, and ’20 Jeep JL Wrangler EcoDiesel Rubicon 4×4. Each is different View the full article

The team announced the news today via a statement stating that Pearn had decided to leave “to pursue opportunities outside of the sport”. Truex and Pearn won the Cup Series at Furniture Row Racing in 2017, which closed down 12 months after their title success. They then joined JGR for the 2018 season, and led Truex and the No. 19 team to a runner-up finish with a series-best seven wins, 15 ...Keep reading View the full article

The final day of the Four Wheeler Pickup Truck and SUV of the Year 2020 test is where we gathered some of our most valuable highway data. The half-day trek back into the city gave us insight into each vehicle’s fuel economy as we logged miles on the highway and in stop-and-go traffic. Sadly, testing View the full article

The Frenchman admits the new world champion's decision to leave Toyota was a surprise, but he's focusing his energies on working alongside his childhood hero Makinen. Motorsport.com revealed Tanak would leave Toyota bound for Hyundai in October after the Estonian was unable to agree terms to extend his two-year stay in a Yaris WRC. Asked how he intended to survive his season with Toyota ...Keep reading View the full article

Our fleet of new trucks and SUVs conquered the snowy, muddy, rutted hillclimbs on Day 4 of Four Wheeler’s Pickup Truck and SUV of the Year 2020. The Pickup Trucks and SUVs We tested three SUVs (Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, eTorque V-6; Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, EcoDiesel; Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE P3600) and eight View the full article

The Tommi Makinen-led Toyota Gazoo Racing project entered the third year of the marque’s return to the World Rally Championship in 2019 but proved to be the benchmark in the world’s top rally series in the hands of Estonian star Tanak. Tanak, who has won the Rally Driver of the Year award tonight, guided the Yaris to six wins from the 13 rallies run this season, beating Hyundai-backed ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak took his first WRC title in 2019 - before then making a shock switch to Hyundai for his title defence next year - managing the impressive feat of preventing Sebastien Ogier from taking seven crowns in a row. Winning the Rally Driver of the Year award means Tanak also ends Ogier's dominance of the award, the Frenchman having won the last six. The Toyota driver won six of the 12 rounds ...Keep reading View the full article

Tanak made a shock switch to Hyundai on a two-year deal after wrapping up this year's WRC crown for Toyota, and had his first taste of the car in which he'll attempt to defend his title on Thursday in the French Alps. The Estonian, who joins Thierry Neuville, Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo at Hyundai for 2020, says he is already convinced that he'll be in a position to fight for the top prize ...Keep reading View the full article

After more than a year of work, NASCAR unveiled its new sponsor model for its Cup Series this week, highlighted by the announcement of four ‘premier partners’ – Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO and Xfinity – that will provide the cornerstone of interaction with race fans. Each company will be expanding on an already existing relationship with NASCAR, including the addition of race ...Keep reading View the full article

Ferrari endured a run of headaches in 2019, with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc clashing over slipstream assistance at Monza, team orders in Singapore and Russia, and then crashing into each other in Brazil. Speaking ahead of the FIA Prize Gala in Paris, Alonso laughed off a suggestion that he had a reputation for being ‘self-centered’ “I think the reputation is always one thing ...Keep reading View the full article

Many off-road shops host events for their customers and suppliers. Maybe they throw a barbeque lunch at their shop, or put on a car show, or have an RTI ramp. By contrast, Roco 4×4’s annual Roco Adventure Week (RAW) started with skydiving and only got more interesting from there. Roco 4×4 staff, customers, and suppliers—such View the full article

If you’ve been tuning into youtube.com/user/MotorTrend each day during Ultimate Adventure Week on Motor Trend’s YouTube channel you watched as UA2019 made it safely out of the Stampede Trail and back to camp at midnight. But while morning brought the daylight, it didn’t bring a break in the action. The morning of Day 6 saw View the full article

Meeke joined Toyota for the 2019 WRC season alongside Jari-Matti Latvala and Hyundai-bound Ott Tanak, after being dropped by Citroen part-way through the 2018 season. In his single season with the Japanese manufacturer, Meeke scored points on all but three rounds and made the podium with a second-place finish in Germany. He and co-driver Seb Marshall finished sixth in the championship, four ...Keep reading View the full article

Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, was named winner of the 2019 National Motorsports Press Association most popular driver award presented by Hooters. The award is the second consecutive of his five-year Cup Series career. The 24-year old native of Dawsonville, Ga. was named through 39 percent of the votes cast by fans. His father, 1988 Cup Series champion Bill ...Keep reading View the full article