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Few names are as synonymous with diesel power as Cummins. With a history going back over 100 years, Cummins engines have powered everything from big rigs to locomotives, construction equipment, generators, ships, and Ram enthusiasts will brag for weeks about their Cummins-powered pickup trucks. Through all that, however, there's never…

Mercedes-Benz really wants us to believe that the new CLA is revolutionary. First teased as a concept in 2023, Mercedes promised that the forthcoming production car would offer impressive range and efficiency thanks to revolutionary tech initially previewed in the Vision EQXX concept.

BMW is making moves. We know the Neue Klasse vehicles are coming, but that's a relatively small portion of the company's near-term plan to revamp its lineup. At its 2025 Annual Conference, BMW Group CEO Oliver Zipse announced plans to launch over 40 new or updated models in the next…

We all dream of it. The ultimate tow rig. The truck that can simultaneously saunter along in luxury, clamber up a rugged, rocky trail, then haul a fully-loaded enclosed trailer with a race car and a weekend’s worth of gear. Some might argue that pickup trucks are the ultimate tow…

The iconic Ford GT is back. Well, sort of. US-based dealership Graham Rahal Performance and restomod specialists Lynx Motors have partnered to produce 28 road-going examples of the Ford Matech Concepts GT race car. That's right, the very same car Matech GT Racing campaigned in the 2010 24 Hours of Le…

The rugged Ineos Grenadier is the latest SUV to suffer a recall. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a faulty latch on exterior door handles could cause doors on some Grenadier models to fly open accidentally. Not ideal.

Complexity in cars is a funny thing. It’s tempting to say that it’s all bad, that more is always less, but complexity has given us the wonderful cars of today. It’s more that complexity must be done right, rather than avoided.

This just in: EVs are heavy. Ok, you knew that already, but that doesn’t make it any less of a surprise to see that the electric CLA weighs more than a base S-Class. Look beyond the glitzy appearance with abundant illuminated stars and screens; one number on the specs sheet…

Tougher test standards mean fewer cars are earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick Awards this year. The IIHS updated its moderate overlap front crash test by adding a dummy in the rear seat behind the driver, which represents a small woman or child, to collect injury…

The entry-level Mercedes is all new for 2026, bringing substantial changes underneath the familiar skin compared to its predecessor. The BMW 2 Gran Coupe competitor will be available for the first time as a pure EV. Alternatively, the cheaper versions feature a mild-hybrid setup based around a small, turbocharged gas…

One of President Donald Trump's promises upon taking office was to revamp vehicle emissions regulations established by the previous administration. That is now officially underway in what the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling the "biggest deregulatory action in US history."