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Bruce McCall, the legendary humorist and longtime contributor to Car and Driver, has died. McCall was equally prolific as an illustrator as a writer. His work was particularly adept at skewering the over-the-top style of mid-century American advertising. Bruce McCall, one of the funniest men to ever write about cars—and also sketch, draw, and paint

Federal—and state and local—funding for cleaner work vehicles is hitting communities across the country. At the ACT Expo this week, electric school bus companies were happy to show off their zero-emission options. Ford started taking orders for its small Type A bus, built on an E-Transit chassis. Lightning eMotors uses a commercial vehicle platform from

Two coaches—one old, one new—will carry the new King and Queen Consort during the splashy coronation ceremony this weekend in London. British coronations have used the Gold State Coach for hundreds of years, but the Diamond Jubilee State Coach is actually comfortable to ride in. The Gold State Coach led, indirectly, to the creation of

Buick has introduced a new generation of the LaCrosse large sedan for China. This new model features a modern exterior design and a decked-out interior with many luxury-grade features. The LaCrosse exited the U.S. market years ago and isn’t likely to return here. It’s been many years since Buick sold a big, cushy sedan in

Tesla says it will offer a Track package for the Model S Plaid starting in June, meaning the car now claims to hit a top speed of 200 mph. The package adds carbon-ceramic brakes, new 20-inch aluminum wheels, and Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R tires. The extra goodies cost $20,000, but the carbon-ceramic brakes can

GMC has released a new special-edition version of the Hummer EV truck and SUV called the Omega edition. It has matte-blue paint and other visual tweaks and is based on the EV3X versions with the Extreme Off-Road package. The SUV starts at $139,995 and the pickup starts at $149,995, and they’ll only be available to