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After resurrecting and revolutionizing the compact pickup segment, the Maverick is now democratizing factory off-road kits with its new Tremor package. Automakers are mining the adventurous American spirit and hitting paydirt. Channeling the raw awesomeness of pickups with names like TRX, Raptor, and ZR2, a secondary class of Rebels, Tremors, and Trail Bosses has made the great, rugged outdoors more accessible—sort of. The price tags of even these mid-tier mud bashers has up until now required you to be, if not filthy rich, at least not dirt poor. The 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor changes that. Just as Ford’s compact truck brought…

Prototypes for the first electric sports car from Porsche have been spotted testing. The car is an electric next-generation 718 Boxster convertible, and was confirmed in March by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume for launch by 2025. An electric 718 Cayman coupe should also be in the pipeline. The prototypes are heavily camouflaged, but details like active shutters in the front fascia’s air intakes can be clearly seen, as can the light strip forming the taillights. The exhaust vent on the prototypes is fake to fool onlookers, and it appears an active rear wing might sit along the leading edge of the rear…

Intended to be a modern Cobra, its troubled development hurt its potential. Does it deserve a second look? The Shelby name is tightly associated with Ford nowadays, but there was a very short time when it was trying to be its own manufacturer. Rather than using pre-produced cars and stuffing high-powered engines in them, Shelby wanted to build a sports car in-house, inspired by the basic idea of the original Cobra. The result was a short-wheelbase, open-top coupe with a powerful V-8 under its hood. In 1997, it showed off a concept sample that would go on to become the Shelby…

Tom Cruise had some choice words to get Emily Blunt motivated on the set of Edge of Tomorrow. Emily Blunt made the decision to take her career in a different direction by starring in her first action film in 2014. That film was Edge of Tomorrow. The film required not only Blunt and her co-star, Tom Cruise to be involved in several serious stunts but stunts that were so difficult that men were Blunt’s stunt doubles given the weight of her costume. As a result of how action-driven and stunt intensive the film was, the Devil Wears Prada star was understandably nervous about being thrown into the…

Tom Cruise is one of the world’s richest actors, so why hasn’t he paid Shirley Ballas for a dance class she gave him when he was still married to Nicole Kidman? Strictly judge Shirley, pictured with Tom at the time he was having lessons, says that the star wanted to impress his then wife by dancing a salsa on their anniversary. They were married for a decade before divorcing in 2001. The 62-year-old Queen of Latin notes pointedly about Cruise, now 60: ‘What a mover Tom is – but I never got paid for that lesson and he got three hours!’ Time to cough…

Tom Cruise has hired a security team after he and director Christopher McQuarrie received a series of threats from a former employee. The A-list actor, 60, and the Mission: Impossible filmmaker, 53, have acquired security team  A stunt producer was fired from the film, triggering the issue  The firing led to ‘angry protests’ and ‘fears of further reprisals,’ a source said  The employee who was fired has sued Cruise, McQuarrie and Paramount Studios  A source linked to the film described the employee as ‘an angry ex-staff member’  The A-list actor, 60, and the Mission: Impossible filmmaker, 53, acquired the services of…

The Ford Mustang started the pony car segment when it hit the market in 1964. Now, it will carry the torch for that segment in an automotive market switching to electric vehicles. On Wednesday, Ford introduced the 2024 Mustang at the Detroit auto show. The iconic pony car will continue on the same platform with a revised look, a pair of gas engines—including the requisite V-8 with up to 500 hp—and a tech-laden interior to attract a new generation of connected buyers. It also adds two cool new features to show off to your friends: Remote Rev and an Electronic…

Ford revealed its redesigned 2024 Mustang on Wednesday at the 2022 Detroit auto show, but the new design wasn’t the only surprise. Included in the range this time is a new track-focused Mustang Dark Horse model which boasts a version of the familiar Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 with a targeted output of 500 hp. The Dark Horse, a trademark for which was discovered in June, isn’t actually a single model but a new performance series. In addition to the track-focused but street-legal regular Dark Horse, there will also be a track-only Dark Horse S and race-ready Dark Horse R. But more on those models later.…

The Audi Q7 is one of the very best all-rounders you can buy, but BMW is out to better it with its new X7. So, which luxury seven-seater deserves your £75k?… The contenders Audi Q7 50 TDI Vorsprung  List price – £80,915 Target Price – £72,826 For the price of the cheapest X7, you can get our favourite luxury SUV in top-of-the-range form. BMW X7 xDrive 40d M Sport List price – £74,815 Target Price – £73,606 The X7 promises more luxury, more space and more tech than any other seven-seater. We’ve had statement watches, statement suits and, if you’re Patrick Bateman, statement business cards.…

Porsche’s new 911 Dakar was one of the hits of November’s 2022 Los Angeles auto show, but the rugged sports car is limited to 2,500 units worldwide, meaning supplies will be tight. However, Porsche could potentially launch more rugged 911s, and perhaps even make them a permanent part of the 911 lineup, according to the brand’s chief, Oliver Blume. In an interview with CAR published on Monday, Blume said rugged 911s could form a new model range within the 911 portfolio, similar to the GT range of track-focused models and the relatively recent retro range consisting of models like the latest Sport Classic and Targa 4S…

Suri moved to New York with her mum in 2012 and since then, she’s been hanging out in the Big Apple like a mini Sarah Jessica Parker, her street style inspiring many a fashion blog Although Cruise secured 10 days a month visitation rights in the divorce, the last time he was photographed with Suri was back in 2012 in Disneyland … Everything you need to know about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’s fashionista daughter, Suri. Photos: AP, Instagram At age 15, Suri Cruise is one of the most famous celebrity teens in the world – but also one of…

Shelby Trust, the owner of the Shelby trademark, has won a court case that the trust claims finally allows it and other builders to create Mustangs that resemble the Eleanor-named gray Mustangs in 2000’s hit movie “Gone in 60 Seconds,” as well as the yellow Eleanor Mustang that featured in the original 1974 version of the movie. For years, the two car designs were defended under copyright protection by Denise Halicki, the wife of Henry Blight “Toby” Halicki, who made the original “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie. She won the rights in a 2008 court case against Shelby after the…

Refreshed Jaguar F-Pace large SUV gets a longer electric range in plug-in hybrid form, and up to 542bhp in range-topping models. Here’s everything you need to know, including the price, specs and… On sale 2023 Price from £48,660 Small changes to a product over its lifetime can make all the difference – just look at how many buyers get the latest smartphones each and every year. The same thinking has been applied to the Jaguar F-Pace SUV, because it’s been given a series of subtle tweaks designed to boost its appeal. As before, the plug-in hybrid version (P400e) combines an electric motor with a 2.0-litre…

Launched in May 2021, the Competizione is the most extreme iteration of the 812 series to date. It and the Competizione A targa-top sibling are limited to 999 and 599 units, with both selling out before their debut. Pictured in a beautiful shade of yellow during the 2022 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the fixed-head coupe in the featured clip sounds like it runs on angel tears and unicorn dust. “Magic” would appropriately describe the free-breathing monster hiding under the hood, a 6.5-liter V12 that can trace its roots back to 2002 in the mid-engine Enzo. The F140 is a…

Morgan has a long, yet complicated history. Founded in 1910, the British company first produced three-wheelers. But throughout the years, one thing remained constant – the brand’s thirst for unique and stylish cars. Family disputes, failures, government help, debt, and selling assets to continue doing what they loved most did not matter. After many humps on the road to success and giving up on the family control over the company to an Italian Investment group known as Investindustrial, Morgan Motor Cars found its way back on the path to profitability. Since 2019, the automaker thrived and continued to make around…

It had been reported that Tom Cruise was gearing up to propose to Emily Thomas but it looks like that couldn’t be further from the truth The young woman who was reported to be dating Tom Cruise already has a boyfriend. Emily Thomas had been linked to the Hollywood actor after meeting on the set of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. But yesterday the 22-year-old decided to shut down the rumours by going public with her actual boyfriend Alex Roberts. Tom Cruise with his film production assistant Emily The pretty PA changed her Facebook profile picture to show her enjoying cocktails and sushi…

Katie Holmes joined her daughter Suri Cruise as they wrapped up warm for a low-key dinner in New York City on Monday. The actress, 43, opted for an oversized fleece coat with loose fitting trousers to shield herself from the chilly weather. She completed her casual look with a pair of practical trainers and covered her eyes with a pair of stylish sunglasses. Bundled up: Katie Holmes, 43, joined her daughter Suri Cruise, 16, as they wrapped up warm for a low-key dinner in New York City on Monday Suri, who Katie shares with ex husband Tom Cruise, wore a khaki padded jacket…

While kids would have a tough time figuring out why people spend so much on exclusivity, adults can be obsessed with stuff that costs an arm and a leg and is owned by very few others. Throw any toddler or youngling the keys to a priceless mansion or the ladder to a DIY tree house that cost as much as the doorknob on the former – and you’re most likely going to see them climbing the latter. Give them the ride of their life to something they love in a Dacia Sandero or scare them in a rumbling, bumbling sports car, and…

Chevrolet is getting ready to expand its C8 Corvette family with the introduction of the E-Ray. This will be a hybrid, with all-wheel drive, which is expected to bridge the gap between the Stingray and Z06. Prototypes of the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray have been spied testing in the open for almost three years now. Truth be told, the model is far from being a surprise, as nearly every ‘Vette enthusiast on the planet and their grandmother has known about it even before the Stingray premiered. Speaking of premiering, the exact unveiling date is still unknown, but we reckon it is probably a…

Everyone likes to dig through their great grandparents’ stuff in hope of finding antiques or memorabilia, or just unexpected gems that don’t carry any specific value but simply look cool because they feel so out of place in this modern age. Well, coming across an old car abandoned somewhere you wouldn’t expect to find it feels just like that, but multiplied by a thousand. Obviously, some of these vehicles need more than just a polish, so restoring them is not something within anyone’s power (both financially and emotionally because it takes a lot of time and dedication). However, those who can go…

Certain brands elicit an inexorable attraction. They can be found in every aspect of our lives, and some even have a tremendous impact on everything around us. For example, when I grew up, the coolest brands I strived toward were LEGO, Nutella, and Boeing. What, I was just a little kid, cut me some slack! But then I grew up, and the passions did not subside – they only expanded to include other cool stuff like PlayStation, Adidas, Ferrari, etc The interesting thing about all these veritable icons is that some of them often have the potency to alter the very…

It’s been almost 15 years since Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter, Suri Cruise, was born, and she has changed a lot throughout the years. She’s almost as tall as her famous mother. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ romance was a hot topic in the 2000s, especially after their daughter, Suri, was born. Given her parent’s popularity, we’ve basically seen her grow right before our eyes. Still, knowing that she will be 15 years old in a couple of weeks is somewhat startling. Keep scrolling to see Suri Cruise’s transformation from a toddler to a teenager. Katie Holmes and daughter…