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Ford Recalls 255,000 Focus Sedans Because It Can’t Prove a 2018 Recall Actually Worked
Ford has had a rough run with recalls lately, but this one stands apart from the usual parade of newly discovered defects. The company is calling back more than a quarter-million Focus models, not because it found a fresh problem, but because it cannot confirm that a safety recall it issued back in October 2018…
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‘The Good Car Dealer’ Allegedly Forged a Dead Woman’s Signature to Sell Hail-Wrecked Cars as Clean
A Salt Lake City shop called The Good Car Dealer faces 15 felony title-fraud counts after prosecutors say it used forged signatures, fake notary stamps, and a dead woman’s name to pass off hail-wrecked salvage cars as clean-title vehicles.
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Thieves Stole a Townsville Mom’s Ute With Her Baby Asleep Inside. Minutes Later, They Brought Her Back.
A mother in Townsville says she thought she had lost her daughter forever when a group of thieves drove off with the family ute while her infant was still buckled into the back seat. Sarah Hill, 32, was standing outside her home in the suburb of Garbutt on Monday afternoon when it happened right in…
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A Waymo Plowed Through a Construction Zone and Sped Off With Cops Chasing It on the 101
Here’s the nightmare scenario every robotaxi skeptic has been quietly waiting for: you climb into a driverless Waymo, settle in for a routine ride home, and somewhere around minute five the car decides that the orange cones, the flashing lights, and the giant “ROAD WORK AHEAD” signs are merely suggestions. Then it does the unthinkable…
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10 Emergency Car Products You Hope You Never Need
When you’re cruising down the highway, the last thing on your mind is a dead battery or a blowout on a dark shoulder. But emergencies don’t send a calendar invite. The smartest drivers keep a small arsenal of gear in the trunk for exactly those moments you hope never come. Below are 10 affordable, highly…
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The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Car People (2026)
Prime Day is here, and it’s stacked with deals worth grabbing if you live in your garage as much as we do. From diagnostics to detailing to never getting stranded again, here are the best automotive deals we found this year. (Note: as an Amazon Associate, The Auto Wire earns from qualifying purchases.) BlueDriver Pro…
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An 85-Year-Old Florida Man Hit 110 MPH in His ‘Favorite Car.’ His Excuse Made It Worse.
There are routine speeding stops, and then there’s whatever played out on U.S. Highway 27 last week. Lake County deputies say they pulled over an 85-year-old man who was running through a 45 mph zone at 110 mph in the middle of the night. The driver didn’t really argue the speed — he argued the…
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Why a Ford Mustang Sedan Almost Certainly Won’t Get a V8, No Matter How Bad You Want One
Let’s get the fantasy out of the way first. A rear-drive, four-door Mustang with a V8 rumbling under the hood sounds like the kind of car that would have enthusiasts lining up before the doors even opened — the dream sedan a lot of muscle car fans have been quietly hoping for. The problem is…
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10 of My Favorite Flashlights (and Where to Get Them)
Most drivers never think about flashlights until the power’s out, the hood is up in the dark, or a dropped socket rolls somewhere you can’t see. A cheap light with a dying battery turns a five-minute fix into a frustrating one, which is why I keep several dedicated lights in rotation rather than relying on…
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An 11-Time Banned Driver Turned His VW Golf Into a Weapon, Ramming a Cop Car Eight Times
There’s reckless driving, and then there’s using a car as a battering ram against a police officer. Zain Mohsin managed both in the span of a few minutes on the streets of Bradford. He hit 90mph in 30mph zones in the wet, ran a red light, and when the chase finally ended, he reversed his…
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Introducing the Automotive Physics Lab: Six Free Calculators That Decode Your Car’s Performance
Spec sheets are full of numbers, but numbers alone don’t tell you how a car actually feels from behind the wheel. Horsepower means little without weight. A blistering top speed is meaningless if you can’t picture the aerodynamics fighting back. That’s exactly why we built the Automotive Physics Lab — a free suite of six…
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Cops Keep Using License Plate Readers to Stalk Their Crushes, and It Keeps Happening
That little black camera bolted to a pole at the end of your street was supposed to be hunting stolen cars and Amber Alerts. Turns out, in more than a few towns across America, it’s also been quietly helping a cop figure out where his ex is having dinner. A growing review of news reports…
