Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 17, 2023 and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
When you look at the Dodge Challenger, it’s easy to imagine it with a truck bed. Dodge may have refused to El Camino (or in this case, Rampage) the Challenger, but if it had given us the Challenger truck we deserved, we highly doubt anyone would have been surprised. But has anyone ever looked at the Toyota Corolla and…
Driving an automatic 2024 Ford Mustang with an EcoBoost engine was not how I envisioned trying out Ford’s new Electronic Drift Brake. It wouldn’t be the last of my pony car expectations to be challenged.
On the whole, it’s usually a good thing when historic nameplates get revived on new cars. You just have to look at the new Bronco from Ford, the reborn Toyota Supra, and the revived Challenger that’s been with us since 2008, if you need proof. But one time it doesn’t work is when a name badge is revived on a car that…