An experimental Ford Shelby GT500 Prototype nicknamed “Little Red” was discovered in a North Texas field this past spring after spending at least two decades outdoors.
The owner obviously didn’t know he had a 1967 Shelby GT500 Experimental Coupe rusting away next to a bunch of mesquite trees on his property. What’s left of the neglected prototype was located and verified on March 3, 2018, according to Craig Jackson, the chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson who announced the find at a private event tonight at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Aaron Shelby, grandson of Carroll Shelby and board member of Carroll Shelby International, and Henry Ford III were on hand to witness the historic reunion.
“Finding Little Red is the discovery of a lifetime,” said Jackson in a release. “This Shelby prototype has been one of the most sought-after and elusive vehicles in postwar history. Countless [...]
Bronco. The name gets people excited. And while we await the return of the body-on-frame SUV in 2020, we have learned a few details about another vehicle in the works, the one that has been dubbed the baby Bronco.
The unnamed small off-roader that Ford will add to the lineup by 2020 may have some styling cues to tie it to big brother Bronco (shown in the teaser below) but its bones are very different. It will be a small, car-based crossover, not a truck-based SUV. While Bronco shares underpinnings with the Ford Ranger, the small off-roader will use the same front-wheel-drive unibody architecture as the next-generation Ford Focus, EcoSport, Escape, and even midsize vehicles as Ford changes up its platform strategy.
But it will definitely not just be a capable Focus, said Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s executive vice president in charge of product development and purchasing. As an [...]
The Nissan Sentra is due for a complete redesign soon, but in the meantime, it receives some much-needed updates. For the 2019 model year, Nissan is finally giving the model a larger screen as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
All Sentras except the base model now feature Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard equipment. There’s also a new 7-inch audio display, much larger than the 5.0-inch and 5.8-inch displays offered on the previous model.
Prices start at $18,685 for the base S model. These cars come modestly equipped with a six-way manual driver seat, four-way manual front passenger seat, basic air conditioning, 16-inch steel wheels, and Bluetooth. Opting for the CVT instead of the standard six-speed manual brings the price up to $19,375.
On the SV grade, buyers receive smart key with push-button start, two rear USB ports, dual zone automatic climate control, piano black interior trim, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, 16-inch [...]
The one thing automotive journalists fear most about testing a race car? Stalling it in the pit lane. Sure, there’s always the worry you’ll spin the thing into a wall, or maybe clip a curb and roll it into a ball of expensively crumpled metal and carbon fiber. But explaining you were caught out when it snapped sideways at 150 mph through the sweeper—”I think the rear tire had a slow puncture”—is somehow less embarrassing than proving to the sniggering pit crew you’re barely capable of getting their car underway at all.
Interested in the production-spec 2019 Jaguar I-Pace? Read our London-to-Berlin review here, and check out our Track Drive review here. Stalling in the pit lane is the one thing you don’t have to worry about with Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace eTrophy racer. Simply press D for drive, squeeze the accelerator pedal, and the broad-shouldered Jag—all race-face wings and spoilers, hunkered [...]
Grand tourers are what Aston Martin does best, and as we found out in our First Drive, no Aston Martin model does grand touring better than the new DBS Superleggera. Senior features editor Jonny Lieberman argues that car is the most beautiful Aston ever, and he may be right. But we’ll let you be the judge. Let’s take a look at the new super GT alongside its predecessor, the Aston Martin Vanquish, a car we recently called “achingly beautiful.”
The DBS’ front end is similar to that of the related DB11, but it gets unique headlights, a wider grille, more prominent lip, and large intake openings in the front valance. The hood is also more contoured and sports two large vents. Meanwhile, the Vanquish resembles the DB9 up front [...]
