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Breaking news, original reporting, sharp analysis, and other dispatches from the automotive industry and car culture.

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Toyota News

Toyota Knows the GR GT ‘Makes No Financial Sense.’ But Akio Promised No Boring Cars

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

Culture

These Stand-On Motorized Wagons Have Created a Fascinating Modding Community

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

News

The Government Is Still Messing With Fuel Formulas to Try to Curb Gas Prices

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

Video Games

GTA 6 Driving Physics Hint at Return to the Realism of GTA 4

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

The Downshift

Feds Investigate GM’s 6.2-Liter V8s That Keep Failing Despite Fixes: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 21, 2026

News

Double-Wide CAT Dozer With ‘Siamese’ Diesel Engines Is the Work of Dedicated Collectors

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

F1

Inside Honda’s Shaky Return to F1: Racing Boss Watanabe Talks Vibrations, Tense Meetings, What’s Next

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

Deals

Get 20% off OEM Ford Performance Parts and Accessories With This Discount Code

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

The Downshift

China Flips the Script, Offering to Help Western Automakers Build Cars Faster at Home: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

F1

Max Verstappen Surprises Everyone and Commits to Red Bull F1 Through 2030

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

Genesis News

Yep, the Backwards Doors Are Real: Genesis GV90 Is a Super-Luxe SUV From Space

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 20, 2026

Culture

Cool Shirts Are Back with The Drive’s New Blipshift Merch Drop [Update: One Day Left!]

By Kyle Cheromcha

Updated on Aug 19, 2026

Video Games

Namco’s Cyber Cycles Is Finally Getting a Console Port After 31 Years

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 19, 2026

Watch This

Hot-Rod 1976 Chrysler Slant-Six Now Powers a Whole House

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 19, 2026

People

New ‘The Grand Tour’ Trailer: Why This Trio Can Win Where Other ‘Top Gear’ Knockoffs Failed

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Aug 19, 2026

The Downshift

Ford Bronco Pickup Reportedly Planned by 2030: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 19, 2026

Aftermarket

Don’t Panic: California’s Aftermarket Tire ‘Ban’ Explained

By Byron Hurd

Updated on Aug 18, 2026

Video Games

GTA 6 Leaked Gameplay Shows Off Chaos in a Knockoff Ranchero

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

F1

New 350-HP Sea-Doo Pays Tribute to Senna’s Other Favorite High-Speed Hobby

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

Toyota News

This 2026 Toyota Prius Hit 100,000 Miles in Eight Months. Here’s How It Held Up

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

For Sale

The World’s Largest Chevy Squarebody Truck Is Up for Sale

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

News

Japan Just Shipped a 1,000-Foot Bullet Train to Another Country

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

History

Flying in the Goodyear Blimp: Surprisingly Boat-Like

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

The Downshift

Audi Isn’t Prepared to Leave the Five-Cylinder Behind: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 18, 2026

WEC

See and Hear Ford’s First Le Mans Prototype in 60 Years Finally Hit the Track

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 17, 2026

Toyota News

Toyota Says US Allocation of GR GT Supercar Is Already (Basically) Sold Out ‘By Design’

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 17, 2026

Lexus News

‘Hit It With A Hammer:’ Toyota’s Actual Official Procedure for Diagnosing Recalled V6 Engines

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 17, 2026

Mini News

The Famously Front-Wheel-Drive Mini Cooper May Not Stay That Way for Long

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 17, 2026

The Downshift

The Jeep Cherokee Just Returned Only to Be Replaced in 3 Years: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 17, 2026

Electric Vehicles

Brembo’s New Six-Piston Brake Caliper Is Its Most Powerful Ever

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 16, 2026

People

Longtime Toyota CEO and Father of the Prius Hiroshi Okuda Dies at 93

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 16, 2026

Lamborghini News

Lamborghini’s Legendary V12 Once Powered Racing Boats

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 16, 2026

For Sale

This 1918 Detroit Electric Is Powered by Modern Batteries, And It Actually Works

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 15, 2026

Car Tech

Garmin Keeps Updating Old GPS Devices With New Maps. Here’s Why That Matters

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 15, 2026

News

Exhaust Shape Matters, and This Dyno Test Shows Why With Visual Proof

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 15, 2026

Car Tech

Your Next Car Will Know You’re Distracted Before You Do Thanks to Smart Rearview Mirrors

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Aug 15, 2026

Lamborghini News

Lamborghini’s CMO Says Emotion Isn’t Just Sound, It’s the Feeling of Control

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Ford News

Naming a New Vehicle Is Way Harder Than You Think, and Experts Still Aren’t Sure Ford Got It Right

By Dan Roth

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Lamborghini News

Lamborghini Revuelto SV Debuts With 1,050 HP and a Dedicated Fun Mode

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Porsche News

The Iconic 911 Slantnose Returns as the Insane Porsche Flachbau RS

By Kyle Cheromcha

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Cadillac News

Is Cadillac Cool Enough to Sell Its Le Mans Prototype to Private Buyers Like Its Rivals?

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Car Buying

The Luxury Car Market Is Crumbling from the Top Down

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Acura News

Why Acura Designed a Sports Car Concept to Preview the New RDX

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

The Downshift

Ferrari CZ26 One-Off Stirs Some Luce Into the SF90 Stradale: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

McLaren News

McLaren Revives Manual in First Stick-Shift Supercar Since F1

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Ford News

America Is Getting a 795-HP Convertible

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 14, 2026

Lucid News

The Lucid Gravity GT-S Is a Sapphire-Inspired SUV with 1,070 HP

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Koenigsegg News

New Koenigsegg CCGT1 Hypercar Offers Yet Another Way to Shift With Your Hands

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Regulations

Flock Admits Failures That Put Innocent People at Risk, Overhauls Police Search Rules

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Acura News

Acura Says Its Next-Gen Cars Will Look Like This Stunning Sports Car Concept. We Hope So

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Ford News

Ford Mustang GTD Competition Used Street-Legal Tires To Obliterate the Chevy Corvette ZR1X’s Nurburgring Lap Record

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Porsche News

Score: The 2027 Porsche 911 Carrera S Brings Back the Manual Transmission

By Kyle Cheromcha

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Rivian News

Rivian Adds Single-Most Requested R1S Feature

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

The Downshift

Global EV Sales Are Still Rising, Even Without America’s Help: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Subaru News

The Subaru Uncharted’s Steering Wheel Is Surprisingly Good

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 13, 2026

Chrysler News

Chrysler CEO Teases a Factory-Lowered Pacifica: ‘Stay Tuned’

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

News

Driven: BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A+ Blends Capability With On-Road Comfort

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

Manufacturing

Goodyear Can’t Make a Tire for $12 Like China. Here’s Its Plan

By Joel Feder

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

The Downshift

Jaguar Gives Us a Glimpse of Type 01 EV’s Dashboard: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

Acura News

Honda Is Opening Its Vault and Selling Iconic Race Cars From Le Mans, Daytona, Indy

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Aug 12, 2026

Ford News

Here’s Why Ford Didn’t Use the Ranchero Name for Its Affordable Electric Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Aug 11, 2026

Car Tech

These Wild Truck-Mounted Crash Barriers Exist Because Drivers Can’t Stop Staring at Their Phones

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Aug 11, 2026

Watch This

Bet You Can’t Guess What the Tesla Cybertruck Designer Has in His Garage

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Aug 11, 2026

The Downshift

GM Sells Joint EV Battery Plant to Samsung: TDS

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Aug 11, 2026