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Roush’s Nissan Frontier Is Falling Apart Over Missing 10-Cent Parts

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The Roush recall affects 1,217 trucks with 100% defect rate. Missing cotter pins can cause total steering failure. Roush blames workers and issues rare “Do Not Drive” order. Roush is a brand that would love to go back to the heights it enjoyed in the early 2000s. Part of that plan is a partnership with Nissan on the Frontier PRO-4X R. While the Japanese brand doesn’t build its own top-end Frontier to fight things like the Ford Ranger Raptor or Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter, the partnership with Roush is supposed to help fill that gap . A new stop drive order from Roush might put a huge damper on any momentum that was building. According to a new filing with the NHTSA , every single one of the affected 1,217 Frontier PRO-4X Rs that Roush got its hands on has a safety issue. We’re not talking about a missing sticker or a backup camera that doesn’t work properly, either. More: Nissan Just Dodged A 2-Million Recall Bullet The issue is that the cotter pins that should hold the...
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Buick’s New $23K Plug-In SUV Pulls 10,000 Orders In 90 Minutes, None From America

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Buick has introduced the new Electra E7 SUV in China. It sports a sleek design, upscale interior, and high-end ADAS. The PHEV powertrain offers a combined range of 1,013 miles. Update: General Motors has now released full specifications and pricing for the Buick Electra E7 in China. We’ve added those details below. After a brief official preview just weeks ago, Buick has now launched the Electra E7 in China . The midsize SUV pairs a long-range plug-in hybrid powertrain with pricing that would seem almost implausibly low to US buyers. Looking sleek but generic, the E7 features a shark nose front end with split lighting units. C-shaped daytime running lights reside up top, while L-shape headlights are mounted further below. We can also see a central intake with what appears to be an active shutter grille. More: Buick’s New Electra E7 Looks More Toyota Than GM Moving further back, there’s soft curves and plastic body cladding. The model also has streamlined door han...
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Audi Kills Its Two Cheapest Cars, Then Confirms Sports Car Production

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It’s the end of the road for the Audi A1 and Q2. Both will be replaced by the upcoming A2 e-tron. Electric sports car goes into production in 2027. Affordability is in vogue these days, but apparently not at Audi . Quite the opposite as the brand is killing off the entry-level A1 and Q2. Tucked in an announcement about their assembly network, Audi revealed production of the Q2 will end in Ingolstadt this April. Its death will apparently make room for the upcoming A2 e-tron. More: Audi Confirms The A2 Is Back, Prays It’ll Sell This Time While the Q2 was never offered in the United States, the compact crossover was introduced in 2016 and started at €29,000 ($33,862) in Germany, which made it significantly cheaper than the €44,600 ($52,066) Q3. It was relatively popular as consumers snapped up 887,231 units over the past decade. However, sales dropped off in recent years. The Q2 isn’t the only model going away as A1 production is “winding down” in Martorell, Spai...
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Musk Says The Roadster Will Be Tesla’s Last Manually Driven Car, A Fitting Title For A Car Nobody Has Driven

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The second-gen Roadster will become Tesla’s only driver-focused car. This puts it in an odd place in the company’s autonomy-first strategy. But internal docs still list it as “Design Development” with no factory planned. Right now, there are three main threads surrounding Tesla’s long-promised second-generation Roadster. First, what it’s supposed to be, second, where it fits, and finally, if it’s actually any closer to existing. A new update from Elon Musk gives us clarity on the first, attempts to address the second, and then raises even more questions on the third. During the company’s latest earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said about the Roadster: “It’s going to make sense for our whole lineup to be different autonomous vehicles of different sizes. In fact, long term, the only manually driven car will be the new Tesla Roadster.” More: Tesla Sold 6% More Cars Last Quarter And Made 16% More Money Tesla’s focus over the years has shifted from cars that leveraged p...
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Florida Woman Drove Her Lifted Truck Over A Lamborghini And Didn’t Even Notice

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Lifted Chevy drives over a Lamborghini in a parking lot incident caught on video. No injuries reported, but the driver’s awareness raises serious safety concerns. The clip highlights how extreme vehicle height can create dangerous blind spots. We know what you’re thinking, and no, this isn’t AI . That alone is surprising. What’s wilder is that a situation like this is even plausible, let alone that it actually happened. The driver of a lifted Chevrolet Silverado was so oblivious behind the wheel of a three-ton truck that she missed an entire Lamborghini Huracan, drove onto it, and then put it in park to see what was going on. From the footage, the Lamborghini appears to be moving slowly through a parking lot, likely searching for a space. The Silverado enters with noticeably more speed than the setting calls for. There’s no meaningful correction, no obvious braking in time, and then CRUNCH. Except it doesn’t stop at contact. The truck climbs the Huracán’s front end and ...
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Brabus Wants BMW S 1000 RR Money For An Electric Bike With 31 HP

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The motorcycle is powered by a 7.1 kWh lithium-ion battery with a rear motor. Flagship versions of the two-wheeler produce up to 37 hp and 350 lb-ft. While the bikes look appealing, they cost more than a loaded BMW S 1000 RR. Brabus has taken a break from building V8-powered monsters with enough torque to twist the planet, and has partnered with a French motorcycle manufacturer to build three all-electric bikes. Dubbed the DAB 1a Brabus, Brabus Urban E, and Brabus  Urban E First Edition, they appear well-suited for inner-city use. All three are based on DAB’s existing 1a but offer different performance levels and unique designs. The DAB 1a Brabus is finished in black and features exposed carbon fiber on the belly pan, front fender, and engine cover inserts. It also rocks matte black wheel covers and an Alcantara seat with gray stitching, giving it a low-profile and stealthy look. Read: You Can Buy The Ultimate Mercedes Clown Shoe In America Power comes courtesy o...
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