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-We spend an awful lot of our energy analyzing and quantifying speed. Entire stories are centered around straight-line acceleration, the effects of different tires on 707-hp muscle cars at the drag strip (okay, one 707-hp muscle car), and even prodding rental cars to their top speeds—in reverse. We interrupt that programming to present a test of something decidedly not all that fast: the three-cylinder 2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost sedan. READ
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– The Ford Ranger is one of the most mass-produced pickups ever, and so it may surprise many to know that there’s actually a version of the little truck that was made in very, very limited numbers: the Ford SkyRanger, and one of them is on eBay right now. – These trucks started life as 4.0-liter, four-wheel-drive, extended-cab Rangers that were transformed into weird convertible/targa minitrucks by ASC (American Sunroof
– The Ford Ranger is one of the most mass-produced pickups ever, and so it may surprise many to know that there’s actually a version of the little truck that was made in very, very limited numbers: the Ford SkyRanger, and one of them is on eBay right now. – These trucks started life as 4.0-liter, four-wheel-drive, extended-cab Rangers that were transformed into weird convertible/targa minitrucks by ASC (American Sunroof
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– SRT teased its wild-looking addition to the Vision Gran Turismo collection of sci-fi concept cars for Gran Turismo 6. – -SRT made sure to keep some family resemblance in this concept—the thin headlights mimic the LED accent lighting on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and that hood scoop has a very Viper-esque design. – -Of course, when you’re only dealing with digital pixels, you can get wild: This baby is
– SRT teased its wild-looking addition to the Vision Gran Turismo collection of sci-fi concept cars for Gran Turismo 6. – -SRT made sure to keep some family resemblance in this concept—the thin headlights mimic the LED accent lighting on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and that hood scoop has a very Viper-esque design. – -Of course, when you’re only dealing with digital pixels, you can get wild: This baby is
Nissan has big plans for its crazy unconventional Le Mans prototype—a hybrid, mostly front-wheel-drive endurance racer that’s about as out-of-the-box as it gets. But the Nissan team hasn’t lost sight of its past, revealing a livery for the No. 21 Le Mans racer that commemorates the 25th anniversary of one of the most astonishing pole-position laps ever turned at Le Mans. – The retro red-white-and-blue livery takes its inspiration from
