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Tesla Cybertruck Recall Due to Slippery Pedal Issue Linked to Soap
Tesla issued a recall for every single Cybertruck built thus far, as well as a stop-sale that lasted nearly a week, and it’s something that can’t be solved with an over-the-air update. Apparently assembly line workers used slippery soap to get the truck’s throttle pedal pad onto the pedal, and leftover soap was…
Acura’s Daytona-Winning Race Car: Chewbacca Sounds for Speed | Giga Gears
If you’re wandering around the Daytona International Raceway track this weekend during the season-opening twice-around-the-clock endurance race, and you hear the garbled shouts of a Wookie locked in furious bowcaster battle, don’t fret. You have not been transported lightyears away to the multi-level wroshyr tree…
“Lucid Air Pure RWD: 0-65 MPH & Back with Regen Braking | Giga Gears”
This week I finally got to try out the Lucid Air Pure, the base trim of the electric sedan and the only one available with rear-wheel drive. For a starting price of $78,900 including destination you get 430 horsepower and a range of up to 419 miles, the latter of which is longer than any other EV save higher-end…
Your Top Heroic Driving Moments
We are all heroes in our own way. Some of you can manage to keep all four tires on the ground despite the best efforts of overzealous car detailers. Others, were just heroes for making it out of their cars still alive. At least one of you won the day by not leaving the house.
Unusual Ways Historic Texas Heat Damages Cars
Texas has again been hit by historic heat waves this summer. Austin is currently undergoing its second-longest stretch of 100-degree days ever recorded, while major cities such as El Paso and Forth Worth are also suffering through extended bouts of triple-digit heat. Mechanics in Texas are now finding unusual ways…