Rivian just recently released a bunch of images of different goings-on but one has caught everyone by surprise. Is this Rivian’s extended cab pickup that nobody knew existed? Or is it something else entirely? We’ve all seen the crew-cab and the SUV versions of Rivian’s electric trucks, which are just about ready to start production. …
Could Ford be playing fast and loose with its most important product; the 2021 F-150? Scores of owners of brand new F-150 trucks are complaining about them rusting excessively underneath. They say just days after purchasing their F-150 their driveways have rust stains to show for it. Many are repeat customers to Ford’s best-selling vehicle. …
Three forensic car accident experts say that golfer Tiger Woods’ single-car crash last week happened because he drifted off the road. The circumstances of him drifting show he must have fallen asleep. They say the crash could not have been from excessive speed. Excessive speed has been suggested as the reason because the road goes …
Yes, this elaborate, highly customized 2014 gold chrome Nissan GT-R is for sale for $550,000. That’s over half a million dollars. It may not sell for that, but that’s what the current owner is asking for it. The intricate carvings were all done by hand. This ain’t no wrapped Nissan GT-R. Who would have thought …
You could be looking at the most expensive collector car ever. This is Carroll Shelby’s personal 1965 Daytona Cobra. It was purchased by the current owner from the man Carroll Shelby himself. Shelby commissioned the Daytona Cobra and it is fully documented and is listed in the Shelby Register as well. Besides being piloted by …
If gas-powered cars are on the verge of being banned, then you don’t need gas stations anymore. Right? So officials in Petaluma, California, voted to ban new gas stations in their town. The Petaluma City Council had already placed a moratorium on approving new stations in 2019. So this latest move kills any possibility of …
Station Wagons became frowned upon until they became known as SUVs. Today, nobody wants a minivan unless they are raising a family. Then, a minivan can be indispensable. But what if the minivan was envisioned in a different way? Would a wild-looking Hyundai Starex be able to spike minivan sales? Hyundai is road-testing prototype 2022 …
The pandemic is making us all a little crazy, and wishing we could be anywhere but in our homes. Not that our homes were ever bad but day-in and day-out it is making us want to have our in-house office on the road. Like in a camper or RV. Or something like this Tommy Bahama …
Here’s the story of yet, another all-electric vehicle GM launched only to take them all back and crush them. Well, almost all of them. If you know the story of GM’s EV1, the first all-electric vehicle in modern times, then you’ll find this heartwarming story familiar. GM had the first electric pickup and it scrapped …
Because of the way electric vehicle fires burn first responders are endangering themselves. The high-voltage lithium-ion battery fires can’t be extinguished and can burn for days. Some towing companies have been unpleasantly surprised when two or three days after bringing a burnt EV into a holding yard they erupt in flames. Now a National Transportation …
The internal combustion engine has been in service in one form or another for well over 100 years. Anyway, for something so entrenched in our daily lives many are having a hard time with the electrification zeitgeist happening before our eyes. Now Porsche is putting huge amounts of capital behind developing synthetic fuel which it …
Do you panic when your check engine light pops on? Or are you the other type that ignores it until the light burns itself out? Believe it or not, if you’re in the second group you’re definitely not alone. That’s because a survey was recently conducted of 1,239 US drivers to find out how they …
This isn’t so much about the two Bronco Sport recalls this week, so much as it is more about Ford’s habitual product launch problems. Where do we begin? The most glaring is the Explorer launch last year that required transporters taking boinked Explorers from the Chicago plant to a side assembly line at Flat Rock, …
Ours is not to question why but only to report. Someone in the OC in SoCal has been keeping two sequential-numbered Delorean coupes under wraps. Since new. One has 1,600 miles and the other an astounding 14 miles. Not a misprint: 14 miles. Some would argue that these Delorean coupes did nothing but drop in …
Just look at this thing. If you thought a Humvee had a presence you haven’t seen this Bowler military truck. Actually, this is known as the Bowler Rapid Intervention Vehicle. Its official designation is the Bowler CSP RIV. The name is as imposing as the actual truck. Bowler makes some of the finest off-road SUVs …
While this might seem like clickbait, it’s not. Observant residents in and around Fremont, California, where Tesla’s headquarters is located, have seen an odd sight. A Cybertruck prototype has been seen filling up at local truck stops. But wait, the Cybertruck is electric like all other Tesla vehicles. Not so fast. Rumors say it is …
GTO Engineering out of the UK is steeped in Ferrari lore. It recently reproduced an entire 250 GT SWB. It will do one for anyone that can pop for a cool one million dollars. Since the price of one of the original 74 Ferrari Berlinetta Competizione coupes is well north of that figure, it’s a …
Though you might think of Shelby as the company that modifies Mustangs, it has been doing its thing with Ford trucks for years. Its latest is the tough-looking Super Baja. In many ways, it is way more over-the-top than the Raptor. Here’s why. Shelby only intends to make 250 Super Baja F-250s. So limited edition …
The US Postal Service finally awarded its contract for the all-new mail truck. It goes to Oshkosh Defense, and it looks like a Buick smashed into a bus. And it is almost as big as a bus. Get used to seeing it in the ‘hood because Oshkosh will be cranking them out for the next …
This morning Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics extracted golfing star Tiger Woods from his demolished SUV with the “Jaws of Life.” While many have heard the term some still don’t know what the Jaws of Life actually are. But you should because someday they may save your life. Jaws of Life are typically hand-held …
Since the C8 Corvette debuted in 2020 it has been almost universally praised. But there is one thing that many don’t like until they drive it, and that is the center console. Known as the “buttress” it’s the sweeping console with all of those buttons. Some call it “the wall of switches.” Whatever you want …
The iconic Jeep Cherokee brand may be coming to an end but not because it isn’t selling. Both the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee have been proudly associated with Jeep for decades. They account for over 40% of Jeep sales annually. At issue is the use of a tribal name for a product, as has been …
With the debut of the 2022 Chevy bolt last week, what would Chevy do about all of the 2020 and 2021 Bolts left in stock around the country? As expected, dealers are cutting prices on the remaining Bolts. But one dealer in the Bay Area near San Francisco really wants to move the metal. This …
Meyers Manx creator Bruce Meyers has died at the age of 94. The Meyers Manx was synonymous with the definition of what a dune buggy was and still is. His full life included not only building up the Meyers Manx company but included surfing, racing the Baja 1000, and sailing to Tahiti on a trading …
Many automotive news outlets are reporting that Ram has canceled the development of a 2022 midsize Dakota. It was first reported by, of all sites, GM Authority. It cites “sources within Stellantis” and we don’t doubt that their sources said what it said they said. But while whatever Ram was working might have been killed, …
This week’s Rusty Monday brings not so much rusty as ridiculous vehicles for your perusal. These oddities will hopefully never again haunt the highways and byways of the US. They are all a testament to people having too much time on their hands. Rust in peace, oh ye brave but butchered beasts. Barris Eldorette Corvette …
Canoo is one of the myriad startups aiming for electric vehicle gold. It is primarily a commercial vehicle company dealing in various configurations of delivery vans. But it also has capabilities for creating a camping or “adventure vehicle” that looks perfect for those looking for an RV to get off of the grid and into …
Heat and fire rise. What does this mean for underground garages housing electric vehicles? We know that electric vehicle battery fires are difficult to extinguish. Though the incidents of battery fires are statistically low it does happen. That means we could see a rise in fires from garages to parking lots as EV usage grows. …
This recall is an unusual one in that it is for Takata airbag modules that were installed in trucks that were involved in collisions. So they were accidentally replaced with obsolete airbag modules after the recall of Takata airbags was already over. The other unusual part is that it is for Ford Ranger pickups built …
If you have been thinking about adding some new spark to your old hot rod project may we suggest the Webb Motorworks Cyber Beast? Yes, it will bolt into your former small block Chevy engine and trans mounts. But it is far from either of those mundane power modes. This is an electric motor swap …
According to a recently completed French study, motorcycle lane splitting caused a 12% crash increase. Roads where motorcycle lane splitting isn’t allowed? Accidents were down 11%. The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Assn., in conjunction with the Centre for Studies and Expertise on Risks, Environment, Mobility, and Planning; as well as the Fédération Francaise des Motards …
This is not fun to watch, but you can’t take your eyes off of it. This pristine white 458 Ferrari Spider gets mangled in a wrecking yard before being crushed. But why crush this Ferrari? Here’s what we know. The owner, 35-year-old Zahid Khan, was convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud, perverting the course of …
Consumer Reports is out with its 2021 Most Reliable Brands list and there are a lot of changes from 2020. At the top is Mazda followed by BMW, while last year’s winner Porsche moved down to fourth place. Picking up the bottom of the Consumer Reports list is Alfa Romeo with sibling Fiat, which had …
Harley, Yamaha, and others are discontinuing a number of bikes in 2021. Some, we’re glad to see them go. But others are like old friends that have been around for years. Still, we know that with the old going out there is a lot of new coming in. So here are the motorcycles that will …
For days millions of Texas residents have been without power, gas, and in some cases water, from the unusually harsh winter storms. But if you’re a Tesla owner he or she may have power. That’s because of Tesla Powerwall batteries installed in their houses. Many are sharing their experiences of survival with help from the …
The internal combustion engine is on its way to obsolescence. Ford Motor Company has announced it will sell only full-electric vehicles by 2030. Its strategic alliance with Volkswagen means it will use VW’s MEB EV platform to achieve part of this goal. The other part is Ford investing $1 billion into a new factory within …
Over the last year, MotorBiscuit has reported on several Teslas with glass that explodes spontaneously. Mostly, it is happening to the Tesla Model 3 and especially the passenger side rear window is the most likely to blow out. Now, this latest exploding glass story was bad, but then it gets worse. Earlier this month a …
The new 2021 Peugeot Landtrek was just unveiled this week. Peugeot has a history of building pickups and SUVs and is well-versed in developing both. So we wonder: given that the newly-formed Stellantis has both Ram and Peugeot under the same roof, could this be Ram’s Ford Ranger/Chevy Colorado beater? To become the midsize Ram …
Audi promised us so much more. When it came to the electrification of Audi it showed us back in 2018 what that would look like. And it didn’t look like the Porsche Taycan because that is what Audi’s first electric car really is; a Porsche Taycan. What the promise of an electric Audi future was …
The Porsche 356 hasn’t been produced since 1965. It is one of the most iconic cars ever, with thousands made between 1948 and 1965. It was the basis for the design of its replacement; the 911. That design language continues right to today. But now a new Porsche 356 is coming. It is a new, …
Perusing Auto Trader yields some interesting vehicles for sale. Some, like the 2020 Corvette are seeing prices over $100,000. That is to be expected for the first year of the mid-engine Corvette, which was limited production for a variety of reasons. But the 2021 Mustang Mach-E? We guess there are some who will pay a …
Just this week MotorBiscuit featured a custom one-off Land Rover pickup truck built in Mexico. We questioned then why Land Rover hadn’t jumped into the popular pickup truck parade. Especially when SUVs, which is what Land Rover makes exclusively, were made from (and in some cases still are) pickup trucks. Well, now it looks like …
We’re seeing the electric car zeitgeist ramping up. Tesla just overtook Audi as the number four top-selling luxury brand. And registrations of EVs are rising. Jaguar announced yesterday it will produce only electric Jags by 2025. Yet, with all of this momentum moving the electric vehicle forward there is one thing that could kill it …
Are hydrogen-powered fuel vehicles “mind-bogglingly stupid?” That’s what Elon Musk says about them. Especially since James Glickenhaus put out a challenge to Tesla to join him at the Baja 1000. Glickenhaus already has a Baja 1000 win under his belt with the Baja Boot, a modern take on the original Baja Boot. That Boot was …
This is another Chinese candidate for importation into the US. It’s a 2021 Ai Chi U5 and comes with driver-assist features like more expensive vehicles, but is $5,000 less than a Nissan Leaf. With a range of just over 300 miles, it betters many other electric vehicles with this important consideration for EV drivers. If …
We don’t know whether this will help Jaguar or hurt Jaguar but it announced today it is killing off all gas-powered vehicles before 2025. For starters, that means the new XJ which was going to be revealed this year with production in 2022 has been killed. It also plans on developing a small electric Jaguar. …
Once a car becomes a hot rod it represents one person’s personal take on what a stripped-down, fast car should look like. Modified cars normally don’t attract collectors, except that now car collectors seek out significant hot rods from the genre’s past. And these old Fords can go for big, big money. But these are Rusty …
We all know and love the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, but there are only so many of them to go around. But there is another theme vehicle that is now looking for drivers. It’s called the Planters Nutmobile truck (or whatever you call it) and this could be the best car job for a non-car person …
Ram is ready to debut its 2021 1500 Tradesman HFE EcoDiesel. It is touted as one of the most fuel-efficient full-size pickups built. It compares favorably with both the Chevy Silverado and Ford F-150 if you choose the right combo. So let’s see how the three stack up in comparison. Both Chevy and Ram pickup …
There are a sizable amount of Mercedes models involved in a class-action lawsuit over damaged aluminum radiators. All of these models start in 2016. Before that year these Mercedes employed a guard over the exposed arrears of the radiator. After that year the guards were eliminated by Mercedes. That is when damage would occur from …
We all know that car sales are going away in favor of crossovers and SUVs. But sports cars are a subset that we would expect to be thriving; especially with some of the great cars out now. But 2020 laid some bad news at the altar of the sports car. Sales tanked in 2020. With …
