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Back on the Lot In addition to the 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee midsize crossover equipped with the new turbocharged inline-four Hurricane engine, the American marque has also begun delivering the all-new Cherokee. One of the first customer-bound units has arrived at Cross Jeep ChryslerFiat in Kentucky, where sales consultant David Figg showcased the compact crossover on his Facebook page. The 2026 Cherokee now rides on Stellantis’ STLA Large architecture, which also underpins other Jeep models such

The Valhalla Sets the Tone for Aston Martin The Aston Martin Valhalla marks a major turning point for the British marque. It sits below the Valkyrie but still targets the same rarefied air. A twin-turbo V8 paired with a plug-in hybrid system delivers more than 1,000 horsepower. The platform brings active aerodynamics and a focus on driver involvement. Aston Martin is using the Valhalla to reset expectations for what its performance cars can be. The car also showcases a willingness to adopt new t

Cracking the Flagship Sedan Market By the mid-'80s, BMW and Mercedes-Benz were butting heads in the flagship sedan segment with the 7 Series and S-Class, respectively. Missing from the picture was Audi, which was still trying to gain its footing. At the time, the brand from Ingolstadt wasn't quite at the level of the other two mentioned, but management wanted to change that. Enter the Audi V8 – the car that was supposed to threaten the 7 Series and S-Class, but ultimately fell short. While far f

The Automotive Advantage Podcast, featuring Justin and the Doc are back at it with their own 2025 Awards, which makes us laugh and cringe and want to argue with them as well. But it is entertaining and that is all that matters. So check out the episode below, and then make sure you follow BANGshift on Facebook and YouTube so you’ll see our Beards, Burnouts, And Beer Podcast next Wednesday where we just might make up our own 2025 Awards as well. Who know! But watch they boys below and let us kno

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect holiday sale, but when you throw in the Benton’s Bacon it becomes even perfecter! So if you like bacon, and who doesn’t, and you like rowing your own gears, and who doesn’t, then you need to check out BACONshift because you can save real money on the best 5 and 6-speed kits around and also eat well. Win,

There was a lot to see at the PRI Show in Indy this past week, and we got tons of photos as we wandered around talking to sponsors, advertisers, racers, friends, and more. There was a LOT going on, and we loved it, but it’s also cool to come home and see what other folks thought were the best parts of the 2025 PRI Show. I’ll be honest, I know I didn’t see it all. I just couldn’t get everywhere while doing all that we were doing. But that’s okay, because thanks to channel’s like Billy’s I can see

IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is coming up in just over a week, with the Roar Before the 24 coming this weekend. If you aren’t familiar with everything that goes on during the month of January at Daytona, you need to start paying attention. The original Rolex 24 at Daytona is the big show, but the Roar is the last chance for teams to get testing done prior to the big race. It is a lot going on and the racing is great. IMSA is prepping for the race as we speak, and that means some fun content

A big year for the industry 2025 was home to some intriguing, world-changing stories. From new tariffs to huge new car announcements, the headlines that dominated weren't always the most popular. We've consolidated a year's worth of our most popular posts into one place. Each is loosely summarized below, but follow the link to go deeper and gain a greater understanding of what made each of these so popular among your fellow readers. Blue traffic lights aren't green for a reason

Maybe not the biggest jet show in history, but quite possibly the biggest one ever at Bradenton! Thanks to the staff at Bradenton Motorsports Park, and the Drag Illustrated Winter Series, fans of drag racing were treated to a show of epic proportions at this year’s Snowbird Outlaw Nationals in Florida. This was a huge event that had packed seats and pits with cars from all over North America putting on a hell of a show. And the jet cars wowed the crowds as part of this winter tradition in Florid

New cars are more expensive than ever, with the average price of one sitting above $50,000. More often than not, safety tech is blamed for it. A recent piece from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) makes a strong case that this narrative misses the mark. Modern crash protection and driver assistance systems are not the main reason prices have spiralled. In fact, some of the safest cars on the road remain among the most affordable. The real issue is what gets prioritised when affor

The Bizzarrini 5300 GT is one sexy machine from a time when European sports cars as a whole were some pretty sexy machines. It’s hard to argue that the mid to late 1960’s really did have some of the smoothest and sexiest lines in automotive history, and when a former Ferrari and Alfa Romeo engineer decides he’s going to create his own sports car in the 1960s, you know it is probably going to be something special. This one surely is. Check out the video from Goodwood Road and Racing, because thi

Long Live the 4er We remember people scratching their heads when BMW spun off the coupe and convertible versions of the 3 Series into the 4 Series. More people scratched when the company then added a four-door version of the said model as the Gran Coupe, not long after. Still, it's been a proven success, and it even outsold its more practical counterpart last year. To say the 4 Series has its fans is an understatement. Not even the polarizing 'beaver teeth' front end was enough to blunt sales. T

The E65 Turns 25 Believe it or not, the E65 BMW 7 Series is now a quarter-century old. Hugely controversial when it was new, we still remember the headlines and stories surrounding its design. Magazine and internet archives would lead you to believe that the sky was falling over at BMW, and the car was pretty much the chariot of one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. There was a great deal of emotion when the fourth-generation 7 Series was first revealed. BMW diehards at the time weren't ju

Imminent Launch Now that the BMW i3 has been revealed, it's only a matter of time before other derivatives of the EV are released. Of course, we're looking forward to the Touring, but there's a good chance of the electric M3 coming out first. Besides, BMW has been endlessly teasing it, and the car was even spied without camouflage not that long ago. Indeed, it has been confirmed that the M3 EV/iM3 will make its world premiere sometime in 2027. As we're approaching the halfway point of 2026, we m

A headline grabbing price drop for the 2026 BMW XM is making the rounds, but a closer look suggests the cut may be more about accounting optics than meaningful savings at the dealer. The original claim that the reduction may be largely fake traces back to CarsDirect, which argues that BMW changed the lineup and the incentive picture at the same time, making year over year comparisons look bigger than they may feel in real transactions.

Mitsubishi's Rally History Mitsubishi is far from the automaker it once was. Now purveyors of competently okay crossovers, there was a time when it made some of the most advanced cars out there and built some of the most dominant rally cars of all time. Well, you can't mention the company's glory days without giving a shout-out to its exploits in the World Rally Championship. The Diamond Star brand's adventures in rallying date back to the late '60s with the Colt 1000F competing in Australia's S

The crew over at Centurial march to the beat of a different drummer and it’s awesome. If you aren’t familiar, these guys took 3D printed fabrication tools to a whole new level. They have all kinds of great DIY tools and kits for building your own roll cages, roll bars, tube projects, and more. Their tools work great, their videos are clear and concise and informative, and they have fun doing it. Plus they are nuts about cars and build some interesting and fun stuff. You’ll see some of that in t

I have lots of friends who drive winter beaters, and while some of them drive the same one for several years I also have friends who buy something every year or two and drive them like assh@les because it puts a giant smile on their face. So anytime I see someone buying some winter machine, I think about how much fun we can have with them. I’m not alone obviously, as the Grind Hard Plumbing gang just bought this 1970s Snowcat and they are throwing a new engine in it that makes three times the po

Anyone who has driven at night recently knows the feeling. An oncoming SUV crests the hill, its LED headlights blazing, and for a moment, the road ahead disappears entirely. You squint, you look away, and then you carry on, rattled and blinking. And yet, according to IIHS crash data, this experience barely exists. Lawmakers in both Canada and the United States have started paying attention to that experience, pushing for tighter regulation on headlight brightness in recent years. The public frus

For more than two decades, Bugatti’s identity has been shaped under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group. That chapter has now officially come to a close, as Porsche has agreed to sell its stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group to a consortium led by HOF Capital. The End of a 28-Year Volkswagen Era Bugatti Volkswagen first brought Bugatti back to life in 1998, a few years after t

Buick’s Historic Nameplate at a Crossroads The Buick Regal has been a fixture in the lineup since 1973, serving as the brand’s go-to midsize model in just about every shape – sedan, liftback, and even wagon, depending on the market. In North America, though, the Regal slipped away after 2020, another victim of the shift away from sedans. But in China, the Regal never left. It’s still a regular sight in Buick showrooms, even as the brand leans harder into electrification and tech. That’s why the

We shared major progress and changes to this car a few weeks ago and are so thrilled that the work is continuing! One might hing it has taken a step back since the body isn’t on it in this pic, but rest assured this is good stuff. If you missed the update a couple of weeks ago, we’ve got a link to that one down below as well! Finnegan’s Caddy is one of the more talked about projects from the Finnegan’s Garage channel, and is also one of the projects he’s most looking forward to. The plan is for

Where Cadillac Learned to Go Fast The Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany has long served as a proving ground for high-performance vehicles, and Cadillac was no exception. General Motors recently revisited the early development work that led to the Cadillac CTS-V, the brand’s first purpose-built V-Series performance car. Ken Morris, now GM’s senior vice president of product programs, recalled taking an early CTS prototype to the Nürburgring in the late 1990s with a clear objective: to engineer a

On the Verge of Bankruptcy Ford wasn't in a good place in the early '80s. As soon as it entered the decade, the company suffered $1.5 billion in losses and proceeded to lose billions more in the following years. By 1982, those losses amounted to around $3 billion — and we're talking in '80s dollars here. Adjust that for inflation, and that's about $11 billion in today's money. Ouch. The product line wasn't the strongest, either. Sure, the Ford F-Series was doing its part, but one model alone can

Happy 40th, Acura March 27, 1986, marked the official brand launch of Acura. But, prior to that, it was introduced. It was Honda's way of saying it was ready to take on the luxury establishment, not just the Europeans but also the Americans. The cars that started it all were the Integra and Legend, and without those, Acura might be an entirely different company today, or not exist at all. The Legend represented Acura's ambitions as its flagship sedan. These days, it's often the second-generation