[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ram 3500 and Kid Trax Ram 3500 Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan; Cars.com photo; Kid Trax manufacturer image My grandpa bought me a battery-operated Barbie Jeep when I was 1 year old and couldn’t even walk yet. While I was not yet old enough to drive it around, I still looked like a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] ‘Customer reaction to Five Year Warranty will be informative’ – Michael Bartsch, VW managing director. Volkswagen will offer a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty across its range until December 31. Michael Bartsch, Volkswagen Group Australia managing director, said customer reaction to the promotion will be “very informative”. Led by Hyundai and Kia, there’s been an…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan; Woraput/iStock Children can die in hot cars year round, but summer is a particularly deadly time for in-car heatstroke. In 2017, Nissan debuted its Rear Door Alert system, designed to warn the driver that a child (or something else) might have accidently been left in the backseat. This…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Toyota has unveiled the 4Runner Nightshade Special Edition at the Texas State Fair. Based on the Limited variant of the 4Runner, the Nightshade Special Edition features aesthetic changes on the full-sized SUV. A series of black details highlight the changes, a lot of which give the 4Runner a darkened appearance. The 4Runner Nightshade…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] PLUS hear the new hot hatch’s gravelly engine note. If you’re keen to find out how the Ford Fiesta ST sounds and goes before it lands in Aussie showrooms next year, this new video could be the answer to your prayers. Published on YouTube by AutoTopNL, the clip shows the Blue Oval’s smallest performance model…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Proving that auto shows have become less appealing these days, the 2018 Texas State Fair has become Chevrolet’s venue-of-choice in revealing the Silverado RST Off-Road Concept. The unique trail-inspired Silverado is one of four concepts that Chevrolet unveiled in the event. The RST Off-Road Concept is arguably the most rugged version of the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] We had high hopes for the 2019 Jeep Cherokee. We’re very fond of it overall — in spite of the fact that after a year’s ownership of a 2014 model, we unanimously concluded that we wouldn’t buy another. Somehow, our affection for the Cherokee was strong enough that we were able to overlook…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Located not far outside of Farnborough in England—the site of the annual Farnborough International Airshow, which combines one of the industries biggest trade shows with a public airshow—the Blackbushe Airport is a small regional airfield that mostly supports local business aviation. But Blackbushe has a history that dates back to 1941, and for…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Full-electric SUV to be made available on a build-to-order basis only Audi America has announced its dealers won’t be stocking the e-tron quattro in showrooms, with the full-electric SUV only available on a build-to-order basis. Audi claims the new retail model will ensure all dealerships will be able to sell the e-tron without needing…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Zagato is the modern equivalent of a coachbuilder and is based in Milan, Italy. It’s been in business since 1919, and over the years it has established itself as a creator of very dramatic looking cars. It has its own design center, and all its creations have a certain Zagato look that you…