Jeffrey Ross
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We Review the Power Wheels Ford F-150: The Best Kid Trucker Gift?
6 Dec 2014, 21:04 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / About a week before I was among the first waves of media to descend upon San Antonio, TX to test drive the 2015 Ford F-150, my daughter was cruising around our neighborhood and doing some light off-roading in her very own version of the all-new tru...
The Best and Worst of SEMA 2014
11 Nov 2014, 16:34 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / From major automakers to small custom shops, the variety of show cars that descend upon the SEMA Show each year runs as far as the imagination whether you like bone stock or fully customized, lowriders or jacked-up trucks or even small cars or big ...
Reason No. 675 Why Double Parking is a Bad Idea
24 Sep 2014, 02:42 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / If you’re the type of person who worries about parking out in public due to unscrupulous door dings, then there is rarely a better sight than finding the ever-elusive end parking spot. The owner of the C6 Chevrolet Corvette you see above, tho...
Classic Restored Jeep Collection Heading to SEMA
24 Sep 2014, 02:14 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / There are three reasons to fight the crowds in order to attend SEMA each year: a love of aftermarket parts, a love of customized cars or a love of classic cars. If you’re in the latter camp and will be at the 2014 SEMA Show, then you’re...
Trophy Truck Crashes During Attempted Barrel Roll Stunt
24 Sep 2014, 01:49 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / With all the stunts people are performing in or on vehicles these days, it is surprising that there are any that have yet to be successfully landed. Looking to be complete the first four-wheel vehicle to perform a ground-to-ground 360-degree barrel...
2015 Ford Transit PTV Concept Could be a Next-Gen Paddy Wagon
23 Sep 2014, 20:45 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Ford gave up a lot of market share in the police car business when it killed the Crown Victoria, but it is looking to reestablish itself as a leader in this market once again with a new lineup of products to help those who protect and serve. Buildi...
Cadillac Moving World Headquarters to NYC
23 Sep 2014, 19:18 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Cadillac has had a busy year so far with a handful of new products, a redesigned logo and, oh yeah, a new boss, but 2015 is shaping up to be even busier. In addition to a new flagship sedan, Cadillac will be moving its world headquarters from GM&rs...
2015 Volkswagen Beetle Classic Adds Retro Styling, Drops Price
23 Sep 2014, 18:04 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Volkswagen has turned special-edition models into an art form when it comes to the VW Beetle, and that trend will certainly continue in 2015 with the introduction of the all-new Beetle Classic. Although the 2015 Volkswagen Beetle Classic was announ...
Watch this Record-Chasing Car Crash at Bonneville at 373 MPH
23 Sep 2014, 04:48 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Land speed records are as dangerous as they are exhilarating, and to witness this, just check out a recent run by George Poteet at an event at the Bonneville Salt Flats called Mike Cook's Bonneville Shootout. Video captured by ARP and Speed De...
2015 Ram ProMaster City Hits the Road for an 11-City Tour
23 Sep 2014, 04:21 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Commercial vans aren’t sexy, but they’re a big money maker for automakers especially as the economy begins to rebound. After launching the 2014 Ram ProMaster and preparing to launch the all-new 2015 Ram ProMaster City, Ram is taking its...
Take a Virtual Tour of the Chrysler 200 Plant with Google Maps
23 Sep 2014, 03:30 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Factory tours are a pretty awesome experience, and if you’ve never had the chance to do one, you should definitely look into it. In the meantime, though, (or if you just want to see another one), Chrysler has teamed up with Google Maps to cre...
20 Jaguar, Land Rover Vehicles Consumed by Fire at Boston Dealership
22 Sep 2014, 21:14 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / While most people expect to get a phone call after dropping their car off a car dealership, few expect to get the kind of call that some Boston-area Jaguar and Land Rover owners received this morning. A fire broke out at Herb Chambers Jaguar Land R...
Gold Aston Martin DB5 Model Car Sells for $90k
22 Sep 2014, 20:28 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / A few weeks ago, Aston Martin announced a unique auction that would be held by Christie’s auction house to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie, Goldfinger, which was the first Bond movie to feature an Aston Martin. The hi...
Chrysler Recalling 190k Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee for Stalling Issue
22 Sep 2014, 17:39 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Chrysler has announced that it will be recalling approximately 190,000 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs from the 2011 model year due to a faulty fuel pump relay that could cause the vehicles to stall or be left stranded. This is the third...
Drag Racer Partially Ejected from 1955 Chevy, Walks Away
22 Sep 2014, 15:09 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / There’s no doubt Kelly Harvey is a sore man today, but he also probably knows he’s an extremely lucky man. At the Colorado Street Outlaws drag racing event held at the Pikes Peak International Raceway, Harvey was partially ejected from ...
2015 Honda CR-V Confirmed, Goes On Sale Oct. 1
22 Sep 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Over the weekend, a single image leaked out of the Honda camp showing an updated look at the 2015 Honda CR-V, and now the automaker has confirmed that its high-volume crossover is getting a facelift. Although we’ll have to wait until the end ...
Ford Racing Shows Off Olsbergs MSE Rallycross Shop · Video
20 Sep 2014, 14:20 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The Global RallyCross Championship has been around for four years, and Ford is on the verge of winning its fourth-straight GRC Manufacturer’s Title at the season-finale double-header event in Los Angeles this weekend. To show what kind of wor...
Porsche Macan Coupe a No-Go, PHEV Still Possible
20 Sep 2014, 06:36 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The 2015 Porsche Macan just went on sale this summer, and while Porsche still has some big plans for its little crossover, a new coupe version won’t be a part of them. What will though is a fourth plug-in hybrid for Porsche as well as GTS and...
Lotus Still Considering SUV, Sedan Amid Job Cuts
20 Sep 2014, 05:28 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / About a month ago, reports indicated that Lotus could be planning to introduce an SUV and a D-segment sedan, but that was before the British sports car maker announced that it would be cutting 325 jobs (a quarter of its workforce) due to growing lo...
Watch this Scary Nissan 370Z Crash at COTA
20 Sep 2014, 04:32 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) has only been hosting races for two years now, but the road course may have suffered its scariest crash today during the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. On the first lap of the race, Tim Bell’s Ni...