Audi Wants A Luxury Off-Roader—If It Makes Sense
Audi’s CEO explains what needs to happen before it gets the green light. Hard to believe it’s been 16 years since Volkswagen launched the Amarok, and there still hasn’t been…
Land Rover’s Baby Defender Is Still Happening And Will Be ‘Well Advanced’
Land Rover is still working on its pint-sized Defender model, and it sounds promising. We haven’t heard much about Land Rover’s long-rumored “baby” Defender lately. The last major update was…
‘See A Lot Of These’: Mechanic Works On 2014 Chevrolet Cruze. Then He Runs Into This All-Too-Common Lean Code
‘2014, I’m surprised it’s still on the road.’ A common error code on a Chevrolet Cruze can point to several different mechanical problems under the hood. The official TikTok account…
Land Rover Driver Takes Car To Shop. Um, Why Is The Steering Wheel Smoking?: ‘Try Inhaling’
‘A new take on the term “heated steering wheel”…….’ In almost all cases, the presence of smoke emanating from components inside a car’s cabin is a high-stress situation, not something…
Mechanic Works On Lincoln. Then He Tries To Replace The Air Cabin Filter: ‘Nightmare’
‘I dang sure ain’t gonna do the fricking pulling the BCM and all that extra stuff for 0.2 ’ A mechanic is completing routine maintenance on a Lincoln and then…
Mechanic Works On Ford. Then He Discovers Real Reason It’s Almost Impossible To Get Auto Parts Now: ‘They Filed For Chapter 11’
‘This is EXACTLY why my dad never threw anything away when he was a mechanic.’ A mechanic trying to do a routine fix on a late-model Ford has discovered something…
Man Spots A Prius On The Highway. Then He Takes Closer Look: ‘It’s A PRIUTE Mate’
“That is actually one of the craziest builds I’ve ever seen.” Some car modification jobs are so bewildering that the sight of them causes an unstoppable string of questions. Take,…
‘I Would Get A Toyota 4Runner’: Woman Trades In Her Honda Pilot. Then The Dealership Learns The Real Reason She Did It
‘We have a major problem…’ When a woman brought her 2006 Honda Pilot into a West Virginia dealership for routine maintenance, what the service team found convinced her the SUV…
Expert Does Pre-Purchase Inspection On Dodge. Then He Learns Real Reason Dealership Is Trying To Make Him Sign Off Without Driving
‘Thought they were slick.’ A mobile mechanic is hired to perform a pre-purchase inspection on a Dodge Challenger, only to run into issues obtaining the car keys from the dealership.…
Meet RAD: Rivian’s New Division Tasked With Pushing Limits
This public-facing skunkworks division is comprised of designers and engineers who explore the limits of Rivian vehicles. Since launching in 2009, Rivian has been aggressively putting its production and prototype…