The list of places where you do not want to drive a semi-truck is actually pretty small. They’re pretty capable outside of a handful of . Deep river beds? Bad idea. Barely frozen lakes? Horrible idea. Somewhere on that list is “axle deep in beach sand.” Worse things have happened but…. Seriously, what did the think […] More »

A drag race between the Raptor and the A3? I guess this is what happens when you’ve got a bunch of cars with nothing in common. I’m not complaining. The Fast Lane Car had a drag race competition between a really random assortment of cars. They’re like a rag-tap group of misfits, each with their […] More »

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Ford’s been pushing the CNG F-150 all year, but you might not have heard about it if you’re a consumer. After considering the price and performance, honestly, I don’t blame most people for being uninterested. They’re expensive and they lack bed space despite their long range and fuel efficiency. But if you’re a government—like, say, […] More »

Maybe it’s the wide open skies and relative calm of the environment  that makes this particular burnout video so… Nice. That’s a weird thing for me to say as connoisseur of the tire shredding arts, but it’s true. For once in the history of Youtube, a this car video would actually be better with a soundtrack […] More »

You might not know it, Ford just passed a major milestone last Friday. The last 4.6-liter Ford modular V8 rolled off the assembly line. There’re clearly a wealth of new motors on the horizon for Ford, but the 2-valve “mod” motor has been Ford’s old standby V8 since 1991. A considerable portion of Ford’s history […] More »

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