Some Honda cars have a red Honda badge while others have the standard black, and car enthusiasts are wondering if there’s a special meaning behind the red Honda badge. It makes sense to wonder, since car logos are created with purpose, and even added symbols have meaning behind them … Read more
HJUdall/Wikimedia GMC loves to make really big automobiles. With full-size SUVs like the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and the exceptionally popular GMC Sierra pickup truck, each vehicle seems bigger than the last. The company makes no sedans or coupés at all now. The smallest and least … Read more
Rep0rter/Getty Images Over the decades, cars and their brands have sported names with deep meanings. This is certainly true of the iconic Japanese manufacturer Toyota. Since debuting as an automaker in 1936, Toyota has gradually risen to become one of the leading names in the automotive and … Read more
It’s possible that you’ve never heard of that forgotten performance car, the Subaru SVX. Even if you consider yourself an automotive enthusiast or more specifically a Subaru fan, this short-lived sports car might be a bit of a mystery to you. Marketed as Subaru’s first “performance luxury coupe,” the SVX … Read more
Krtek1/Shutterstock There’s nothing quite as anxiety-inducing as hearing the ear-splitting sounds of a firetruck as it races past your car or through your neighborhood at night. A chilling blend of high-pitch sirens, ringing alarms, and loud honks, the presence of a firetruck during an emergency is always … Read more
The Ford Motor Company is behind some of the most extraordinary feats in auto racing. From famously sweeping the podium at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, as documented in 2019’s “Ford vs Ferrari,” to racking up over 700 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, to reinventing open-wheel racing, … Read more
Ford’s two toughest off-road nameplates these days are Tremor and Raptor. The Raptor dates back to 2010 when it first debuted on an F-150, while the Tremor name dates back much further – to 2002, as a package offered on the Ford Ranger. Current editions of these nameplates both come … Read more
Lincoln is a leader in luxury automotive design, known for focusing on comfort and performance. As well as producing iconic models like the Continental and the Navigator, Lincoln was the official provider of presidential vehicles from 1939 to 1989. This tradition began when then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned a … Read more
Stephanie Maze/Getty Images The Model T was a revolutionary vehicle that is credited with changing how Americans made cars and drove them. This early vehicle was iconic for being mass produced in just 90 minutes thanks to Ford’s invention of the moving assembly line. Manufactured from 1908 … Read more
Bernard Cahier/Getty Images In 1949, a poultry farmer surveyed a disaster. His face was tanned from hard work in the sun, rugged and creased. Carroll Shelby had the appearance of a man unafraid to get his hands dirty doing honest work or applying his mind to a … Read more