Hennessey Performance Engineering strapped founder John Hennessey’s 2018 Ford GT Heritage Edition to the dyno to see just how powerful the supercar really is. The GT laid down an impressive 581 rear-wheel horsepower and 513 pound-feet of torque. The GT’s twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 engine officially makes 647 horsepower at the crank, which…
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class first drive review: Outrunning dinosaurs
On Isla Sorna, the fictional island setting for the “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” dinosaurs vaulted millions of years into the future and chewed up camouflaged Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE I find myself hustling through empty ranch roads outside of San Antonio on a damp fall morning is certainly no…
Renault replaces Carlos Ghosn as chairman, CEO after growing scandal at Nissan
One day after Nissan accused former CEO and current Chairman Carlos Ghosn of misconduct that involved alleged misuse of company funds and understating his income for years, Renault announced it would temporarily replace the embattled executive pending further investigation. Ghosn has also served as chairman of automakers Renault, Mitsubishi, and…