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Vauxford/Wikimedia In the 1984 parody film «Top Secret!» — follow up to the comedy classic «Airplane!» from David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams — there is a large, gag-filled action set piece as the group of heroes fend off German soldiers. One of the gags is a German truck that comes to a slow […]

Djelics/Getty Owning a car can be pretty expensive, especially every time you have to fill up the gas tank. Unfortunately, there’s no catching a break from that, but there are things you can do to pinch in costs and save a few bucks on gasoline down the line. It’s really simple: you just need to

Jetcityimage/Getty Images By Joe Hindy/June 24, 2024 3: 30 pm EST Cadillac is one of the oldest automakers in the United States. It began in 1902 but was purchased by GM in 1909. The brand put its stamp on the industry early, being one of the first carmakers to introduce interchangeable parts to the automotive industry. It

Traveller70/Shutterstock By Brad Hill/June 23, 2024 6: 15 pm EST It’s not very common that a vehicle receives a nickname, but you can bet that when one does, it’s something special. In some cases, it’s going to be a car so rare that only one exists, while in other instances, automakers will produce a very limited amount

Ford is one of the most trusted brands in the automotive industry, offering countless cars, trucks, and SUVs to get you where you need to go. However, out of all those options, one that has withstood the test of time was the Ford Edge. Introduced in 2007, the Ford Edge is a mid-size crossover SUV

Hrach Hovhannisyan/Shutterstock By Eli Becht/June 22, 2024 6: 15 pm EST The Excursion was Ford’s answer to the ninth-generation Chevrolet Suburban, but a myriad of issues never let it catch on in popularity. Things got so bad for Ford that the vehicle’s production that began in 1999 ended just a few years later in 2005. Interestingly

Different_brian/Getty General Motors’ V8 LS engines have been a favorite of car enthusiasts for the past couple of decades. This small engine started in 1997 and continues from earlier first and second-generation Chevy small-block engines. The LS comes in different sizes, from about 4.8 to 8.4 liters, with cylinder diameters from 96 millimeters to 106.3 millimeters

Sjo/Getty Images Regardless of your feelings about Ford nowadays, no car fanatic can deny the impact the company had on the automotive industry. From the creation of streamlined assembly line production techniques to the release of the iconic Model T to providing significantly improved pay and work conditions for its employees, the company’s countless milestones represent

Three Sixty Images/Shutterstock By Ron King/June 22, 2024 4: 45 pm EST Following the demise of the 425-horsepower 426 HEMI V8 in 1971, Chrysler mothballed the hemispherical combustion chamber design and its awe-inspiring HEMI nameplate for over 30 years. While the second-generation 426 HEMI clearly earned its rank as a high-horsepower engine, the newer 5.7- and

Wikimedia Commons The current Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard calls for a yearly two-percent increase in fuel economy from 2027 forward, requiring a fleet average of around 50 mpg by 2031. From light trucks to sports cars, forced-induction four cylinders have replaced the inherently less-efficient V6 and V8 engines as the standard in an

In the late ’90s, both the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 gave the world its first glimpse at a crossover and how it was different from an SUV. In 2003, a retro, boxy new model rolled off Honda’s production line called the Element. This vehicle’s design was very different from existing cars, which is part