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Toyota Previa: A History of the Eggcellent ’90s Minivan

When shopping for minivans, most families look for reliability, affordability, space, and safety features. Typically, they don’t look for a supercharged engine, manual transmission, or spaceship-like interior. But for those who sought those features two decades ago, Toyota made an odd minivan in the 1990s that checked all of those boxes. Exploring the Toyota Previa …
by Erin Culver
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Microchips for cars assembled in Huai'an City, China
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The Microchips Are Down for Cars as the Shortage Continues

Although the world—and car sales—is starting to recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many problems still linger. And one of the biggest problems car companies are facing right now is a microchip shortage affecting everything from pickup trucks to muscle cars. But how widespread is this issue exactly? What caused it, and is it going …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Pirelli tires on the Bahrain International Circuit
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Rubber Shortfall Means Tire Shortages Are Around The Corner

First, there was COVID 19, then the microchip shortage. Now it is a scarcity of rubber supplies. That means tires could be the next product that automakers rely on from outside sources to go dry. As production goes 2021 is shaping up to be far more of a challenge than 2020. Why are rubber prices …
by Thom Taylor
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A rendering of a silver car approaching a pedestrian on a city street to demonstrate a Toyota Safety Sense feature
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What Is Toyota Safety Sense, and What Does It Include?

Many of today’s passenger vehicles come equipped with advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). These sophisticated systems constantly improve vehicle safety standards and provide safer driving experiences. These car safety systems prevent or mitigate frontal collisions, nighttime mishaps, and unintended lane departures using new and evolving technologies.  One such system is Toyota Safety Sense. We’ll discuss …
by Tina Pavlik
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A Tesla Model 3 sits on the assembly line
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Why Are Tesla Electric Vehicles Not Eligible for the Tax Credit?

One of the incentives for buying an electric vehicle is the federal tax credit. Unfortunately, Tesla vehicles are no longer eligible for this perk. Why is Tesla’s lineup no longer eligible, and which manufacturers still receive tax credits? If you act quickly, the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Volkswagen ID.4 are still eligible for the full …
by Amanda Cline
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The red-and-silver 1964 Ford 'Big Red' gas turbine truck driving down a highway
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The Incredible Rediscovery of Ford’s 1-of-1 Turbine Semi-Truck

History is littered with lost automotive treasures. Cars like the Bugatti ‘La Voiture Noire,’ despite or because of their value, have sometimes disappeared. Or, as is sometimes the case with concept cars, the spotlight faded, and they were discarded and forgotten. But occasionally, these missing masterpieces get found. This is exactly what happened to the …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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a 1988 Lotus Esprit barn find getting pulled out of a field
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Amazing Lotus Esprit Barn Find Just Got Bought for $300

Many car nerds – myself included – have spent countless hours crawling the internet for a story about a real barn find. The more stories we find like this amazing Lotus Esprit barn find, the more we can allow ourselves to believe that it’s still possible for us to find one. Every new barn-find story …
by Peter Corn
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A Koenigsegg Regera KNC hypercar on display at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland
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Does Hypercar Maker Koenigsegg Use Ford Engines?

Hypercars are the best of the best. These elite, ultra-high-performance vehicles set records and look stunning. So, would you be surprised to learn that one originally used a Ford engine? That’s the case with Swedish hypercar maker Koenigsegg. Here’s how its engines have evolved. Koenigsegg’s beginnings Koenigsegg is a relatively young automaker. It began in …
by Ed Reeves
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the Sedona Buck Snort in a press photo against a white backdrop displays the tread of one of the leading new ATV tire options
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Best New Tires for an ATV

If you ride an ATV, you’ll end up needing new tires for it sooner or later. Whether you are buying a used ATV and want to replace the tires right away, or you are researching ATV tires for future reference, knowing what to buy is important. We’ve cross-referenced a few sources found that these are …
by Jordan Almond
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The light-gray front seats, steering wheel, and dashboard of a 2016 Kia Sedona minivan
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The 2016 Kia Sedona’s Infotainment Screen Is Embarrassingly Small

Kia once had a reputation that wasn’t the best, but the brand is leaving that image behind. To do that, the automaker’s design teams have upgraded the offerings. Though they’ve had some hits and some misses, it’s easy to look back and see how far they’ve come. One example is the touchscreen in the 2016 …
by Kira Martin
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Family Truckster features applied to an Audi RS6 Avant
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Who Knew Audi Made Movie Vacation Family Truckster Wagon?

You remember the Wagon Queen Family Truckster from the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation, right? It was one of the stars of the movie though it is only an inanimate object. A family vacation in the beloved station wagon. But it was amplified by the over-the-top modifications designers made to a run-of-the-mill Ford Country Squire. The …
by Thom Taylor
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