Motor Trend

Retro in the Right Ways

By Michael J. Moody 23 hours ago
acura integra Full Overview

Say you’re looking for a right-size new car that’s not boring, with four doors for everyday practicality, and make it premium because, hey, you deserve it. With the average price of a new vehicle having recently risen to nearly 50 grand, something around the pre-supply-chain-crunch average price tag of about $35,000 would be aces. Provided you haven’t already locked on a fully loaded mainstream family sedan or an SUV, the 2023 Acura Integra is definitely worth a look.

This Acura resurrects an iconic name to compete in an entry-luxury segment defined by tiny, luxury-badged offerings such as the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, Mercedes A-Class, and Audi A3. Mostly, those are cynical plays for prestige chasers, merely decent cars that don’t offer their brands’ best. The Integra may seem just as craven—it’s based on the Honda Civic—yet it has real cachet, with “Integra” having lived rent-free

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Facts to Know Before Betting on It

By Michael J. Moody 2 days ago

Ford Motor Company (F) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock’s performance in the near term.

Over the past month, shares of this company have returned -16.7%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s -8.6% change. During this period, the Zacks Automotive – Domestic industry, which Ford Motor Company falls in, has lost 24.2%. The key question now is: What could be the stock’s future direction?

Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company’s business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.

Revisions to Earnings Estimates

Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company’s future earnings over anything else. That’s because

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Ford Bronco Lift Kit Gets Put to the Test in Moab

By Michael J. Moody 3 days ago
ford bronco Full Overview

As it turns out, Moab’s Easter Jeep Safari isn’t just for Jeeps. Early on in our trip to EJS 2022 we bumped into our pal, president of Skyjacker Suspension, Lonnie “Jr” McCurry, in his brand-new 2021 First Edition Ford Bronco. Not surprisingly, Lonnie and the company had been working on a suspension system for the new Bronco, and after some time in design and testing, the new parts were on his rig, in Moab, ready for an off-road beatdown. But what comes with this suspension lift kit? What does it cost? How does it work? These questions and more were running through our heads when we saw the vehicle on the trail. Over the next few days we saw Lonnie and the Bronco in Moab pushing the limits of what any 4×4 can do. Here are the details on the Ford Bronco 3-inch suspension lift kit

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What to Watch: 2022 All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway

By Michael J. Moody 4 days ago

Everything you need to know for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, the second non-points exhibition of the 2022 campaign.

Race-day info 📝

Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Approximate start time: 8 p.m. ET  | Full weekend schedule
TV/Radio: FS1, TSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio | Full TV schedule
Forecast: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms and partly sunny, with a high near 75 degrees, according to NOAA.gov | Weather tracker
Race distance: 125 laps | 187.5 miles
Stages: 25 | 25 | 25 | 50
Pit-road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Grand prize: $1 million
All-Star format: Procedures, changes for 2022
Starting lineup: Kyle Busch claims All-Star Race pole | Tyler Reddick earns P1 for Open
Pit stalls: Assignments | Expert pit analysis | Changes for All-Star Race explained

Key things to watch 🔑

Big story line

Thinking about this weekend, two main

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