Zach Butler

1 week ago | tfltruck.com | Zach Butler

It feels like we say it about every five minutes these days: Holy crap, new trucks are so expensive. Start configuring a Ram 1500 Tungsten, for example, and you’re spending nearly $90,000 for a half-ton truck — and that’s before options (plus dealer fees, taxes, registration fees and so on). Even your mid-spec trucks like a Laramie or a Rebel will set you back more than $60K, at least if you take a look at the MSRP.

1 week ago | tflcar.com | Zach Butler

2 weeks ago | tflcar.com | Zach Butler

Road Trip ProsAnnoyances✓ 45+ MPG? I’ll take it! ☓ Infotainment is decent, but nothing earth-shattering✓ Genuinely snappy, plenty of passing power☓ No lumbar adjustment, even on Sport Touring✓ Compliant ride☓ Sport Touring is missing luxe features, especially at its price✓ Useful (and not overbearing) driver assistance tech☓ And while we’re at it…it’s expensiveThis isn’t the first time we’ve had a hybrid Honda Civic on the market — but it’s supposed to be the best yet.

2 weeks ago | tflcar.com | Zach Butler

It’s been a couple years since the flagship Kia EV9 first hit the scene, and now Hyundai’s counterpart will offer buyers another option. Hyundai announced official pricing for the Ioniq 9 Friday, and (surprise, surprise) it lands in the same ball park as its sister EV. Starting off the lineup, you have the option of the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 S. The base trim packs a single, 215-horsepower electric motor at the back, but offers the best range, at 335 miles.

2 weeks ago | tflcar.com | Zach Butler

Back in August, the insane $300,000-plus Ford Mustang GTD became the first American car to break the 7-minute barrier around the Nürburgring Nordscheife. However, it wasn’t a perfect run, as weather hampered the potential for improvement on Multimatic Motorsports driver Dirk Müller’s 6:57.685 run. Ford proclaimed it would return and it would throw down an even quicker time on the notorious 12.9-mile circuit, and now it’s done just that.