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Ford has revealed an ambitious safety protocol aimed at gradually reopening its 78 Ford or joint-venture plants and 11 engineering centers around the world in the coming weeks and months. While not stating an exact date for a full reopening, the company said it would begin with a May 4 return in European facilities and […] More
This Hoonifox concept is Ken Block’s most recent creation, and it’s based off a Fox-body Mustang from the 1980s. Ash Thorp, the designer who created the new Batmobile, helped Block design the Hoonifox, and they had some fun creating different dream liveries. We don’t know what will power the Hoonifox, but it could be anything […] More
Illustration by Christian SchulteCar and Driver The next-generation Nissan Z sports car is finally on the horizon, and here’s what we know about it. The new 400Z will be the long-awaited replacement for the ancient 370Z, which has been on sale since 2009 with few updates. We expect the new Z to debut sometime this […] More
In a new executive order from Georgia’s governor, Brian P. Kemp, anyone over 16 with a learner’s permit can now get a driver’s license without taking a road test. The requirement was abandoned as part of social-distancing efforts by the state. The road tests will be skipped for the duration of the state of emergency, […] More
EV startup Bollinger has unveiled an all-electric commercial truck platform, the B2 Chassis Cab, which will be built on the same platform as Bollinger’s other forthcoming trucks. The Class 3 B2 Chassis Cab will be powered by a 120.0-kWh battery and will came in various wheelbase lengths. Bollinger said that the B2 Chassis Cab will […] More
Tesla’s 2020.12.6 software release moves the needle toward the promised (and paid for) full self-driving capability; we tried it out in our Model 3. However, in addition to stopping for stop signs and red lights, it also stops for green lights, severely diminishing its usefulness. This is one of many, many more improvements to come […] More
Steve Braithwaite of Kalamazoo, Michigan, built this Big Banana Car out of a Ford F-150 pickup for reasons clear mainly to him. He was pulled over by a state trooper at 7:30 a.m. recently as he headed out for a long road trip to Texas. Not surprisingly, Braithwaite was not speeding in the bananamobile, but […] More
Tesla announced it posted a profit of $16 million for the first quarter of 2020 even with complications surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Musk said he believes that a vehicle equipped with Tesla’s Full Self Driving will be able to drive from home to work most of the time with no interventions by the end of […] More
