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When the Camaro and the Challenger took a break, the Mustang remained available as an all things to all people slice of American performance and style. It’s seen some ups and downs, but remaining in production since 1964 is a pretty decent achievement. Clearly there’s a lot of merit in Iacocca’s idea of a stylish, accessible, decent performing car for the everyman. And now there’s a new one. We’d heard rumors of hybrid systems and 4WD to make this latest horse a bit more 2024, but the reality is Ford have played it extremely safe....

First, I should probably explain why BMW Motorrad, the motorcycle outfit, is celebrating 50 years of BMW M GmbH, a subsidiary of BMW AG known for turning awesome BMWs into even cooler, faster cars. Well, BMW M isn’t just limited to cars anymore. BMW Motorrad first started offering an M package for the S 1000 RR at the end of 2018. And in 2020, BMW released the M 1000 RR....

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. BMW Tells A Few Owners To Stop Driving Their EVs The next few weeks are going to really suck for roughly seven dozen BMW owners. While a recall with a scope of 83 cars seems fairly small in the grand scheme of things, an order not to drive the affected vehicles could really play havoc on people’s plans....

Here’s a brief explainer of Canada’s most iconic retailer for non-Canadians and Matt Hardigree, who posted this lovely message in our Slack chat earlier today. Why certainly, Matt. In 1922, brothers Alfred Jackson Billes and William Billes pooled their savings of $1,800 and bought Hamilton Tire and Garage Ltd., located at the corner of Gerrard and Hamilton streets in Toronto. That’s just east of the Don Valley Parkway before Broadview if you’re semi-local....

That’s mold. That’s revolting. I was getting weird headaches even with all the windows open during the 10+ hour drive up here. I’m sure I’ve reduced my lifespan by a good few years here. Anyway, expect fun stuff soon! And we’ll be trying to set up some reader meetups this week and maybe a trivia night, so stay tuned! The things you do for what you believe in. May the Autopian live much longer than your fungal infection!...

As expected, this one was tighter than a pair of American Apparel disco pants, with the three-pedal X-Type just barely taking the lead. I feel like the correct answer here is to buy both and build your own manual X-Type wagon, but that’s probably a lot more time than you’d want to invest in old Coventry tat. While Chrysler is currently part of the monolithic Stellantis group, it’s a brand with a long history of shacking up with other automakers....

Ford has continually struggled with new product launches, including serious problems like malfunctioning trailer brake controllers and EV battery contactor issues popping up here and there. It’s troubling news, but not exactly unexpected if you hold build quality in high regard. On the other hand, when recalls are voluntary, it’s a sign that an automaker is taking the problems seriously and acting to fix them quickly instead of letting them sit—or put customers at risk....

Huh, that’s more lopsided than I expected, given how evenly matched the two trucks are in capability and condition. Did the branded title really scare off that many people? That might be worth investigating at some point: how much does a dirty title really matter on a twenty-year-old vehicle? But today, we have smaller matters to consider, in the form of two different city vehicles. I couldn’t help but notice the price of gasoline in the LA area: still well over six dollars a gallon....

Now, I can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of the Cybertruck‘s low-polygon, rendered-on-a-Super Nintendo-with-the-Super FX-chip look, but I do appreciate that something so unexpected and bold exists. Well, might exist. Sometime late next year, probably. Maybe. That said, you can’t ever really judge a car or truck’s design until you’ve at least encountered it in person, so I was very pleased to finally be next to this big stainless steel beast....

But first, let’s see what you made of our Iowa pickups: I’m not surprised. That 300 six/manual combo is a winning formula every time I put one up. I’m a little torn on this choice myself; I’m a Chevy guy when it comes to trucks, but my own Chevy truck is a full-size with a four-speed stick, so I see the appeal there. I guess if I had to replace my truck, and these were my options, I’d probably go Ford as well....

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Lamborghini Teases A Crossover Supercar  When Lamborghini launched the Urus, I was a touch underwhelmed. It just didn’t seem crazy enough for the Italian marque’s image. However, the Urus has shifted a lot of units, which may have got Lamborghini thinking about adding another soft-roader to its lineup....

The Royal Enfield Diesel is the only mass-produced diesel motorcycle built in India and what appears to be just one of a few mass-produced diesel bikes sold to the public in the world. I could not find a production estimate for the Taurus (as it is also called), but Royal Enfield’s website implies that production started in 1993. (Weirdly, some “Indian” motorcycle news sites like DriveSpark state production began in the late 1980s)....

Stellantis The claims of the RAM’s performance as an EV cannot be verified yet, but we will say that one of its supposed ‘industry first’ accomplishments might be suspect. The pioneering feature in question is right in the truck’s description: it purports to be a ‘three row’ pickup truck. We were wondering how Stellantis was able to make space where none appears to exist, and based on photos the answer seems to be that they just plain didn’t....

“I know you’re on a strict diet, but…” The above text awoke me from a deep slumber after a late night wrenching on my newly acquire0605d 1987 AMC Jeepster (follow the link to get up-to-speed on alternate-universe-DT), getting it ready for its big debut at Pasteinter’s Cars & Coffee. The text message was followed by a link to a craigslist ad, and was sent to me by our colleague and fellow serial car/bus collector Mercedes....

Yesterday I compared a Pontiac Aztek with a bad transmission to a Chevy Citation with a bad cooling fan. You all decided that the “center console cooler” made the Aztek the better value: Anyway, let’s talk about corrosion. Of all the things I miss about the Midwest, rust is not one of them. I had one car literally break in two from rust (1979 VW Scirocco), one that got too rusty to jack up (1984 Honda Accord), and one that had weeds growing up through the floor when I bought it (1978 Plymouth Volare, bought for $175)....

Bit of a toss-up, but the Ford has it. Not surprised; to buy a VW van you have to really want a VW van. A Ford Aerostar is more of a casual “oh look, a van” purchase. But I don’t think either seller will have trouble unloading them. Now, for today’s choices, I need you to cast your mind back to 1983. (If your mind wasn’t yet in existence in ’83, just pretend....

Let’s cut to the big news, Mazda’s new 3.3-liter turbocharged mild-hybrid inline-six. It makes 340 horsepower and 369 lb.-ft. of torque on premium gas, putting it in the same league as lower-output versions of BMW’s lauded B58 inline-six. I’m a huge fan of inline-six engines as their smoothness is incredible, and this particular unit is unlikely to disappoint CX-90 customers who opt for it. However, not everyone wants inline-six power, which is where the seriously impressive e-Skyactiv plug-in hybrid powertrain comes in....

Last time, reader Jason L pointed out a fabulous 1990s Japanese performance car that collectors appear to be overlooking. Launched in 1991, the Nissan Sentra SE-R took what was otherwise a regular economy car and made it something awesome. For the Sentra SE-R, Nissan went into its parts bin, using the 2.0-liter SR20DE four meant for the Infiniti G20. Making 140 HP and 132 lb-ft torque, it was a decent improvement over the base 1....

I have a real soft spot for fiberglass travel trailers. They look far more distinctive than the boring boxes covered in equally boring swoopy graphics that make up the vast majority of trailers today. But especially appealing to someone like me–an owner of many tiny vehicles–fiberglass campers give you a real living space without a huge weight penalty. For decades, only a few companies made fiberglass campers, but times are changing; the 1970s are back, baby!...

Welcome to The Morning Dump, bite-sized stories corralled into a single article for your morning perusal. If your morning coffee’s working a little too well, pull up a throne and have a gander at the best of the rest of yesterday. Mini Has A New Electric Concept Car So, first question: Is the Aceman actually mini? Well, yes and no. While a length of 159.45 inches (4,050 mm) is about 2....