Collaborate Disseminate
With all the EV hype in the air, you’d be forgiven for thinking electric vehicles are something new. But of course, EVs go way, way back, to the early 19th …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering Keeps Early Ford EVs Rolling
One of the largest automotive shows in the world, the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) happens every year in New York City. For decades, it’s been the home of the World Car of the Year awards and a fulcrum for automotive unveils in North Americ… Continue reading Photo gallery: 2024 New York International Auto Show
Manufacturing a car involves choreographing hundreds of parts, most of which are created somewhere else, to be at the same spot at the same time for final assembly. Given the widespread adoption of “just in time” manufacturing methodology, it’s underst… Continue reading The U.S. auto industry’s dirty little secret: plummeting quality
“The most flexible vehicle in the world” and the “future of camping” – that’s how German camper shop Vanexxt envisions its newest creation, the Ford Tourneo Custom V710. It might seem like it’s overreaching, but the company has a clear plan on how to s… Continue reading Ford camper van redefines flexibility with huge modular ecosystem
While Westfalia Americas was busy hosting a full brand relaunch with the $155,000+ Wave camper van in Florida this week, the brand’s German HQ was in Stuttgart making some new product waves of its own. In fact, it premiered the type of small, affordabl… Continue reading Westfalia reworks new Ford Transit Custom into Nugget-size mini-camper
Oh, perfect — now our cars can BSOD. At least that’s how it looks from a forum post showing a Blue Screen of Death on a Ford Mustang Mach E, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 7, 2024
Sure, it does less than originally promised, but hey — at least it’s more expensive. That about sums up Tesla fans’ feelings after the long-awaited Cybertruck reveal at the Texas …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 3, 2023
The modularity masters at VanDoIt have officially launched the first camper van build atop Ford’s rugged Transit Trail turnkey adventure van. Born before the Transit Trail even debuted, the all-new Moov package fills out Ford’s most off-road-ready fact… Continue reading Ford Transit Trail becomes all-out adventure camper van – pod by pod
Large, truck-based sport utilities like the Expedition exist to serve several roles: people haulers, trailer pullers, stuff carriers, and sometimes off-road beasts. The people who buy them expect them to do all of these things at one time or another. T… Continue reading Review: 2023 Ford Expedition Timberline is a giant, useful SUV
To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress — as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, …read more Continue reading When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality