A patent application recently filed by Ford describes a new electrified solid rear axle with electric motors built into the wheel hubs. In half-ton trucks, IRS is fine because it provides superior ...

As more electric trucks hit the market, right now the big conversation is all about range, especially while towing. A BEV pickup just won’t work for some drivers until they can pull a trailer long ...

A clear comparison of IFS and solid axle setups focusing on ride quality durability off road performance and cost. This ...

Ford has filed a patent application for solid axles with integrated hub motors, hinting at a very different kind of EV powertrain from the Blue Oval. Instead of allowing wheels to move up and down ...

When our Almighty Dime project started, it was an IFS S-10 Blazer 4x4 with an ugly red and gray two-tone paintjob. It was bought for a cross-country migration by Doug Mitchell, guitarist for the bands ...

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in the ...

We've been working on independent front suspensions during the last few months, testing parts, breaking parts, obtaining ideas, giving ideas, creating plans.... And we think we might have some good, ...

I just spent the weekend driving a soft-top 2022 Ford Bronco Sasquatch, and it's making me rethink everything. Namely, everything I've always loved about the Jeep Wrangler. See, the Bronco is the ...

25 Nov 2021, 10:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu // Solomon Lunger, the host of the “Ford Era” channel on YouTube, gets an exclusive ride along in a 2021 Ford Bronco SEMA Show project that was built to be ...

For the most part, while their functions are deceptively complex, we're all familiar with a typical car axle. Being the method by which most cars mount their wheels, axles represent one of the most ...

Just about everyone celebrated the Fourth of July their own way, but we have a feeling the world’s digital artists had way fewer ulterior motives than automakers to join the Independence Day ...