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We already reported that Hyundai was on the verge of launching a new sub-compact SUV to challenge the Mazda CX-3, Honda HR-V and Nissan Juke. This new vehicle, the Creta, will be sold in India before being sent worldwide. Hyundai India just provided the first information about this new vehicle, …

This weekend, Audi launched an all-new A4; it’s the fourth generation of this midsize luxury sedan (if you know your VAG products, this is the B9 platform, replacing the B8 which harkened back to 2007). While its styling isn’t exactly ground-breaking –we heard comments about it being closer to the …

Ever wondered why American pickups were just about the only ones in the segment? Well, according to experts, their domination might be about to end. In the US, there is a so-called "chicken tax" which basically applies a 25% tax on every imported pickup and commercial vehicle. In order to …

Anyone that knows me knows that I am a high-horsepower, sports car sort of dude. Trucks, well, pickups, never really entered the equation for me. I don’t need one, I’ll never use it, and the fuel economy is terrible—something I found out firsthand after I borrowed a new Ford F-150 …

Each American manufacturer sells cars that can be used to drag race professionally; Ford sells the Cobra Jet and Chevrolet can build you a COPO Camaro. Dodge has been a very serious competitor in NHRA races since the beginning, and the new Challenger Drag Pak is the latest to join …

RAM currently holds the record for most torque in an HD truck; their 2015 3500 with the Cummins inline-six has 865 pound-feet of the stuff. However, Ford was too close for comfort; the Power Stroke has 860 pound-feet of torque, which prompted more than one discussion by Dearborn aficionados claiming …

Do you remember the Ford Excursion, the gigantic SUV built on an HD truck chassis? The huge thing was, at the time, the largest vehicle built by the Dearborn manufacturer, being powered either by a V10 or a diesel powerplant. It was used by those who wanted a vehicle that …

Lotus recently announced that they were working on a special surprise for the Goodwood Festival of Speed; this morning, when the event opened, the English manufacturer launched the 3-Eleven, the most powerful and fastest road car they have ever built. Essentially a Lotus Exige that has been dramatically lightened, the …

Four years ago, Nissan unveiled a funny-looking vehicle; it was a crossover between a Nissan Juke and a Nissan GT-R. The result was a small SUV with 545 horsepower under the hood. For one reason or another, the Japanese firm has just revealed a Juke-R 2.0, just in time for …

It’s a well-known fact: Ford is bringing its new Focus RS to our side of the Atlantic. However, its power figures were a well-kept secret—until now! First, keep in mind that the Focus RS will have to compete with the Volkswagen Golf R and Subaru WRX STI, which boast 292 …