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GMC announced the new 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 O -Road Performance Edition, which enhances the Canyon AT4 and enables customers to confidently venture into rugged o -road environments, all while maintaining the premium comforts they have come to expect from GMC.

“When customers are looking for a capable o -road truck, we know that they want improved vehicle height as well as additional protection,” said GMC Marketing Director Rich Latek. “Whether it’s tackling die-hard o -road courses or embarking on a weekend adventure, the Canyon AT4 O -Road Performance Edition provides an improved approach angle, enhanced maneuverability and underbody protection to key parts of the truck, while still delivering a premium GMC experience.”

Standard equipment on the Canyon AT4 includes 31-inch Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tires, an o -road tuned suspension package with advanced hill descent control system and a four-wheel drive system with Eaton G80 rear automatic locking differential.

The Canyon AT4 O -Road Performance Edition builds on this foundation to provide even more capability for drivers, whether they’re venturing far o -road or navigating a trail. A factory installed suspension leveling kit and the removal of the front air dam improve the truck’s approach angle by more than 35% to nearly 30 degrees.

This increased approach angle is paired with rocker panel protectors and performance front and mid skid plates to provide increased o -road capability and maneuverability. The skid plates are made from sturdy, 5/32-inch aluminum and help protect the lower radiator, front differential, steering gear and oil pan. In combination with the transfer case shield standard on the Canyon AT4, the O -Road Performance Edition offers the protection to the majority of the truck’s powertrain that o -road enthusiasts expect.

MOPAR UNLEASHES NEW 807-HP HELLCRATE REDEYE SUPERCHARGED HEMI CRATE ENGINE

MOPAR is unleashing the most powerful production muscle-car engine ever available to builders and enthusiasts with the launch of its newest crate engine—the 807-horsepower Hellcrate Redeye 6.2-liter Supercharged Hemi V-8 engine.

Rated at 807 horsepower and 717 lb-ft of torque on 91-octane pump gas, the new Hellcrate Redeye crate engine is engineered with proven, factory-backed hardware first seen in the wheelie-pulling, record-setting, limited-edition 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car ever. This same supercharged Hemi engine powers the industry’s most powerful muscle cars, including the new Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye, Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, and the high-horsepower halo of the lineup in 2021, the new 807-horsepower Challenger SRT Super Stock.

“2021 marks the year that Dodge is distilled to a pure performance brand with 700+ horsepower models available across the entire Dodge lineup,” said Tim Kuniskis, global head of Alfa Romeo and head of passenger cars—Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, FCA—in North America. “The new 807-horsepower Hellcrate Redeye crate engine gives any pre-1976 vehicle owner another opportunity to become a member of the Dodge brotherhood of muscle by tapping into the Dodge// SRT power that wasn’t available then, but is now.”

NIKOLA BADGER IS NO MORE

DONE. Finito. Auf wiedersehen. Nikola’s Badger, the highly anticipated electric pickup that was slowly making believers out of thousands of diehard petrolheads, has died. And that’s despite a widely publicized manufacturing agreement with General Motors, which included part ownership of Nikola, lots of hiccups and, frankly, some apparently shady dealings on the part of Nikola’s CEO, Mark Russell. But that’s a whole other bit of internet fodder we’d rather not drudge into here …

For now, the important thing to note is a lot more electric trucks are still on the horizon, which is a good thing since anyone who put down a deposit on a Badger should have their refund by the time they read this and can now shop for whatever they deem to be the next best thing.