Hennessey Performance from Texas has revealed the renderings of a new bonkers machine, the VelociRaptor 6X6. The VelociRaptor 6X6 is a 600 hp, twin-turbo, six-wheel drive super truck based on the Ford F-150 Raptor.
Swedish magazine Teknikens Värld, well-known for their “moose” tests that involve swerving a car to the next lane, then swerving back to the original lane, has performed these tests on a variety of pickup trucks, with interesting results.
Here’s a list of all the recalls for the month of September, some in the United States and some globally.
The month of August has registered a bunch of recalls in the U.S. that might affect the cars in our market as well. The Takata Airbag related problems continue to surface, with Jaguar Land Rover initiating a recall for the same in the past month.
The Ford F-150 is easily the most technologically-advanced truck in its class. Where else can you get an aluminium-bodied fullsize pickup with a turbo engine that makes it quicker than a V8? That got your attention.
With the Takata Airbag issue calming down slowly, the month of July registered a lesser number of recalls. Here is a list of vehicles that went back to meet their maker in the past month.
A belated Ramadan Kareem to everyone. As the most popular website among real car shoppers, we are in a good position to see exactly what people here are interested in buying, simply by looking at our internal stats. Our site is especially popular in the UAE, as Dubai is our home base. So here’s a rundown of the top ten cars being researched the most on DriveArabia.com this Ramadan in the UAE, which is where 200,000 of our 500,000 unique visitors come from every month.
While the full-size pickup is the first thing to come to mind when individuals think about lifestyle off-roaders with a cargo bed, smaller pickups have become the vehicle of choice for small businesses who are only interested in hauling cargo. However, these smaller pickups clearly would make for a practical vehicle for everyday use as well, if they actually came with modern conveniences and weren’t just offered as workhorses. Ford has answered that call with the new 2016 Ranger.
The 2017 Ford GT will be available in a limited-edition Heritage theme honouring the GT40 Mark II driven to victory by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at Le Mans in 1966 – part of the historic 1-2-3 Ford GT sweep. The car will feature unique interior and exterior color themes, and an exclusive wheel finish.
Recalling defective vehicles has always been an integral part of automotive manufacturing as the quality and reliability of the product is given prime importance. Looking at last month, the Takata airbag issue is growing into an epidemic, with more companies recalling their vehicles.