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We Drive (What Could Be) the Reborn Toyota MR2
Toyota's mid-engine sports car concept hints at a potential MR2 revival, though the automaker remains noncommittal about production. Car and Driver re…
The Most Conservative Automaker Created The Wildest Muscle Car Graphics
Dodge has pulled off an unlikely move. The brand known for restraint in recent years delivered a muscle car with aggressive, eye-catching graphics tha…
UAW local ratifies new deal at Dauch’s Michigan axle plant
Dauch Corporation and UAW Local 2093 have ratified a new four-year labor agreement, ending a ten-day strike at the company's Three Rivers, Michigan ax…
These Vehicles Are Dead for 2027
BMW, Lexus, and Toyota are discontinuing several beloved sports cars and specialty vehicles after 2027. The BMW Z4 roadster, Lexus LC coupe, and Toyot…
The Xiaomi SU7 Made Me Understand How Xiaomi Conquered China
Xiaomi's updated SU7 sedan reveals why the Chinese tech giant has disrupted the automotive industry faster than traditional carmakers anticipated. The…
The Bovensiepen 05 GT Is the Alpina B5 Touring Successor BMW Hasn't Built Yet
Bovensiepen, the historic tuner behind BMW's legendary Alpina brand, has created the 05 GT. This new performance wagon fills a void BMW itself refuses…
Koenigsegg Jesko Stomps Production Car Records for Quarter-Mile, Half-Mile Speed
Koenigsegg's Jesko hypercar has shattered production car records for both quarter-mile and half-mile acceleration, reaching 190 mph in the quarter-mil…
Ford Thinks It Has the Solution to Reduce Engine Recalls
Ford is running daily engine teardowns at all manufacturing plants to catch defects before vehicles reach customers. This preventive approach stems fr…
2027 Ford Explorer ST Goes Dark with New Sinister Package
Ford's 2027 Explorer ST gets a new dark styling package that pulls design cues from the performance end of the lineup. The package wraps the mid-size …
These Are Porsche's Most Important Engines, From Flat Six To V10
Porsche built its reputation on engineering excellence, and its engine lineup tells that story. The flat-six sits at the heart of the brand's identity…
Darn: Some Chevy Corvette ZR1 Owners Report Paint Chipping at 180 MPH and Above
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 owners report paint chipping damage occurring at speeds above 180 mph, with at least one owner's repair covered by General Moto…
Big Trucks Like the Ford Super Duty and Ram HD Eluded Safety Evaluations, Until Now
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has begun testing heavy-duty pickup trucks for the first time, filling a long-standing gap in vehicl…
Why Oldsmobile's Turbocharged V8 Pushed GM's Fabrication Capabilities Past Its Limits
General Motors' 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire represents one of the automotive industry's earliest and most ambitious turbocharged engines, but its technica…
MAN TGE reaches ten-year milestone with anniversary model
MAN Truck & Bus celebrates a decade of the TGE with a new anniversary edition as the light commercial vehicle hits 30,000 annual sales in 2025. The mi…
The Road to Zacatecas: 1993 Coupes Across the Border
Four enthusiast coupes crossed the Mexican border for an adventure through Zacatecas, a state known for dramatic landscapes and minimal law enforcemen…
Which Version of the Ford Maverick Gets You the Most for Your Money?
Ford's Maverick compact pickup starts at $20,995 for the base EcoBoost model, making it America's cheapest new truck. But raw price tells only part of…
How Does Ford's Pro Trailer Backup Assist Let You Steer Your Truck Without The Steering Wheel?
Ford's Pro Trailer Backup Assist uses cameras, sensors, and onboard computing to let drivers reverse trailers by rotating the right-hand dial on the s…
How The 1965 Auto Pact Tied Canada To America's Big Three Production Lines
The 1965 Automotive Products Trade Agreement fundamentally restructured North American vehicle manufacturing by eliminating tariffs between the United…
Sodium Batteries And EVs That Power The Grid: Inside GM's Big Energy Push
General Motors is betting on two emerging technologies to transform itself from automaker into energy company. The push centers on sodium-ion battery …
Which Version of the Toyota Land Cruiser Gets You the Most for Your Money?
Toyota revived the Land Cruiser for 2024 with two trim levels: the base model and the mid-range Cruiser. Both offer seating for up to eight passengers…
Ford Says Bronco And Ranger Raptor 'Already Have Too Much Power,' So Hotter Versions Aren't Coming
Ford has officially closed the door on high-performance variants of the Bronco Raptor and Ranger Raptor. Carl Widmann, Ford Performance's Chief Engine…
Toyota Built a 700-Horsepower Dual-Engine Camry Concept With 7 Cylinders
Toyota unveiled a radical dual-engine Camry concept packing 700 horsepower through an unconventional powertrain layout. The sedan combines a three-cyl…
Jetour T2 hits 500,000 global sales in 33 months
Jetour's T2 compact SUV has become a runaway sales success, hitting 500,000 units sold globally in just 33 months since launch. The boxy utility vehic…
White House will dump $700M of public funds into costly, unreliable coal again
The White House committed $700 million in federal funding to prop up coal infrastructure, a policy move that underscores deepening political and econo…
Another giant solar factory is coming to Texas
SEG Solar, a Chinese solar manufacturer, announced a third U.S. production facility in the Houston area. The company has already established two facto…
Ford Says 405-HP Ranger Raptor ‘Might Already Have Too Much Power’: TDS
Ford's Chief Designer Tim Subic believes the Ranger Raptor has already hit the performance ceiling for a mid-size truck. With 405 horsepower from its …
Blume: Volkswagen to cut 19,000 jobs by end of 2026
Volkswagen CEO Thomas Blume confirmed the automaker will cut 19,000 jobs by the end of 2026, marking the first phase of a deeper restructuring at the …
Trump Learns of Right to Repair Battle from Ford and GM, Farley Responds
President Trump has inserted himself into the right-to-repair debate, calling the restrictions automakers place on vehicle repairs "strange" and pledg…
How Chevy Rushed The 1962 Chevy II Nova To Market In 18 Months To Fight The Ford Falcon
Chevrolet compressed 18 months of work into what typically took three years. The automaker built the 1962 Chevy II Nova specifically to counter Ford's…
Georgia is about to have the biggest solar cell factory in US history
Qcells has begun production at its Cartersville, Georgia manufacturing facility, positioning it to become the largest solar cell factory ever built in…