By: David Arnouts on 6/26/2012 For Autoweek.com Ford will offer some unique upgrades for its off-road terror, the F-150 SVT Raptor, in the 2013 model year. According to Ford, the truck will offer an industry-first—beadlock wheels direct from the factory. Beadlocks allow the driver to secure the edges of the tire to the wheel by…
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Story by MIKE COLIAS From autonews.com DETROIT — Ford’s huge success with its EcoBoost V-6 engine on its pickups is well-documented. So General Motors just can’t wait to match Ford with a V-6 turbo when GM’s next-generation pickups roll out next year. Right? Not so fast. “I wouldn’t say that’s a huge priority,” GM North…
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EPA’s interpretation of Clean Air Act was ‘unambiguously correct,’ court says WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court has knocked down a challenge to the Obama administration’s 2012-2016 model-year fuel economy rules and has paved the way for new ones to be finalized this summer for the 2017-2025 model years. A three-judge panel for the U.S.…
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