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

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Die neue S-Klasse. Stuttgart, 2026. Lackfarbe: Hightechsilber metallic Exterieur: AMG Line; Night-Paket Interieur: Exklusives Nappa-Leder macchiatobeige / magmagrau; Exklusiv-Paket The new S-Class. Stuttgart, 2026. Exterior colour: Hightech silver metallic Exterior: AMG Line; Night Package Interior: Exclusive Nappa leather macchiatobeige / magmagrey; Exclusive Package
Mercedes-Benz News

2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Is a Rolling Supercomputer With Heated Seatbelts

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Hyundai Santa Cruz
Hyundai News

Hyundai Will Stop Trying to Compete With the Ford Maverick So It Can Build a Real Truck: Report

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
Cadillac News

The 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Has a New $26,995 Option Package

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Tesla Model S
The Downshift

Tesla Just Killed 40% of Its Lineup so It Can Build Robots: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Bentley Continental GTC S
Bentley News

Revived Bentley Continental S Brings Supersports Rowdiness to the Regular V8

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

The Drivecast hero
News

The Drivecast Is Here: Our New Podcast Takes You Inside the Auto Industry’s Biggest Stories

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

People loving the Prius.
Toyota News

I Drove a Yellow Toyota Prius and My Whole Town Fell in Love

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Genesis X Skorpio concept
Genesis News

Genesis X Skorpio Proves It’s Getting Serious About Off-Road SUVs

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mazda News

The Mazda Miata Now Officially Costs More than $30,000

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Kaulig Racing No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Ty Dillon
NASCAR

Nicotine Is Coming Back to NASCAR

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team's Estonian driver Ott Tanak steers his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 with Estonian co-driver Martin Jarveoja over a jump at miti-mbili during the during the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally Kenya Special Stage 6, Kedong in Naivasha on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Racing

America Is Closer Than Ever to a WRC Race in 2027

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Mary Barra, General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Officer
The Downshift

Canada Allowing the Import of Cheap Chinese EVs Has GM CEO Nervous: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

2027 Hyundai Santa Fe Spy Shot
Hyundai News

Spied: 2027 Hyundai Santa Fe Refresh Gives Palisade Vibes

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

A scan of a Nintendo Power preview of Zero Racers from 1996.
Video Games

A Lost F-Zero Spinoff That Nintendo Canceled Is Coming Out This Year

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Toyota teaser image
Toyota News

The Toyota Highlander EV Is Coming, and This Might Be It

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Geeslin Family Racing shop
Culture

Ice Storm Wrecks Drag Racing Shop Stacked With Priceless Custom Cars

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

2025 Volvo EX90
Volvo News

Volvo Keeping Apple CarPlay, Refuses to ‘Force You To Something’

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

2026 Honda Prelude in Boost Blue, frontal view
Honda News

The New Honda Prelude Doesn’t Let You Lock Into Fake Manual Mode

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

2025 Volvo EX90
The Downshift

Volvo Is Considering a Mercedes GLS and BMW X7 Rival: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Montero refueling
News

Here’s Why You Should Keep Your Gas Tank Full in Winter

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Volvo V60
Volvo News

Volvo Is Not Done With Wagons After All

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Kart Track
For Sale

Another Southern California Race Track Is for Sale

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Toyota WRC car save
Racing

Watch: This WRC Toyota’s Incredible Save Looks Like Forza Horizon in Real Life

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Jaguar Type 00 concept in red, side profile, outside a hotel
Jaguar News

Jaguar Says Report of a Hybrid Pivot Is Greatly Exaggerated

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Honda Focusing on Steady F1 Engine Development Amid Aston’s Push for Early Results
F1

Honda Focusing on Steady F1 Engine Development Amid Aston’s Push for Early Results

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

BMW M5 V8
The Downshift

BMW Sticking With V8 and V12 Engines Despite EV Pivot: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 24 Felipe Nasr Julien Andlauer Laurin Heinrich, driver of the #7 Porsche 963 during the IMSA Rolex 24 Race on January 24th 2026, at Daytona Speedway in Daytona, FL. (Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
IMSA

Porsche Wins Third-Consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 25, 2026

Rivian Patents Digital Trail Guide System for Off-Roaders to Share Location-Specific Tips
Rivian News

Rivian Patents Digital Trail Guide System for Off-Roaders to Share Location-Specific Tips

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 25, 2026

COE semi truck modified for lower aerodynamic drag by NASA.
News

How a NASA Engineer Discovered a World of Semi Truck Aerodynamics by Accident

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 25, 2026

Singer Sorcerer front quarter view.
Porsche News

The Singer Sorcerer Is a Reimagined 911 With Strong 934/5 Vibes

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 25, 2026

Trio of BMW M cars in a soundproof room.
BMW News

The Electric BMW M3 Could Sound Like Legendary Gas-Powered M Cars

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Bentley Supersports and Brooklands doing burnouts.
Bentley News

Bentley Hired Travis Pastrana to Hoon a Supersports, Gymkhana Style

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

1991 Toyota Pickup front quarter view.
Toyota News

If You’re Willing to Pay $70K for a 35-Year-Old Toyota Pickup, Get Some Help

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Wrecked Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen Mazda MX-5 Cup cars at Daytona.
Racing

Life Imitates Art: Lightning McQueen MX-5 Cup Car Crashed Out by Chick Hicks Miata

By Stephen Edelstein

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Rivian R1S from the back seat, dash controls shown.
Rivian News

Rivian Teases Physical Dash Buttons In New R1S Patent Filing

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

2026 Honda Prelude in blue
Honda News

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Honda Prelude That Costs Less Than $43,195

By Adam Ismail

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Ram 2500 HD
Trucks

Feds Won’t Pursue Criminal Charges Against Tuners for OBDII Tampering Anymore

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Portable Heater comparison
Deals

The Best Name-Brand Garage Heater Deals for 1-, 2-, and 3-Car Garages

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Tesla Robotaxi
Tesla News

The Tesla Robotaxis Roaming Austin ‘Without Safety Monitors’ Are Accompanied by Cars Full of Safety Monitors

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

2028 Porsche Panamera spy shots
Porsche News

Spied: The 2028 Porsche Panamera Is Getting an EV-Inspired Makeover

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

A 2025 VW Tiguan and 2027 EV prototype
Volkswagen News

The New VW ID.4 Will Look Different Because It’s Supposed To Be a Tiguan Now

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

2025.5 Volvo EX90
Volvo News

Volvo Proposes 100-Mile Plug-in Hybrids as a ‘Bridge’ for Drivers with EV Range Anxiety

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Presidential Cadillac Escalade
The Downshift

President Trump’s New Armored Cadillac Escalade Emerges: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Here’s What I Saw While Off-Roading in Saudi Arabia During the Dakar Rally
Land Rover News

Here’s What I Saw While Off-Roading in Saudi Arabia During the Dakar Rally

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Alex Roy, Mark Pham and Warren Ahner with the 2024 Tesla Model S that completed the first zero-intervention FSD Cannonball Run
Electric Vehicles

A Tesla Actually Drove Itself from Los Angeles to New York: Exclusive

By Byron Hurd

Updated on Jan 22, 2026

GR GT in Forza Horizon 6
Video Games

Forza Horizon 6 First Look: Massive Japan Map, Detailed Urban Districts, and More Than 550 Cars

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

2025.5 Volvo XC90
Volvo News

Volvo Is Updating Five-Year-Old Cars With AI

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

1960s Jarvis Clark articulating dump truck
For Sale

Give Me One Good Reason Not to Buy This 1960s Articulating Dump Truck for $10,000

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Bugatti F.K.P. Hommage
Bugatti News

The Bugatti Veyron Is Back, Better, and Bespoke

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Subaru News

Subaru’s Wilderness Brand Is Total Millennial Bait—And It’s Working

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Subaru Outback Wilderness
Subaru News

2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness Review: Roughing It Done Right

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

2027 Porsche 911 GT3 RS spy shots
Porsche News

Spied: The 2027 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is Getting Turbocharged and a New Wing

By Joel Feder

Updated on Jan 22, 2026

Hybrid Toyota MR2 patent
The Downshift

Toyota Boss Confirms Mid-Engine Sports Car With 2.0-liter Turbo-4: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

2027 Volvo EX60
Volvo News

2027 Volvo EX60 Feels Like a No-Brainer for EV Newbs With 400-Mile Range and Reasonable Price Tag

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

Volvo President and CEO Håkan Samuelsson
Volvo News

Volvo CEO Says, ‘Good Luck, the Rest of You’ Legacy Automakers

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

Genesis pickup truck concept
Genesis News

Genesis Designed a Body-on-Frame Truck for the US

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

Bentley electric SUV spy shots
Bentley News

Electric Bentley SUV Spied Cold-Weather Testing With Less Camouflage

By Joel Feder

Updated on Jan 21, 2026

Ford Fusion
The Downshift

Ford CEO Says Automaker Couldn’t ‘Compete and Be Profitable’ With Sedans: TDS

By Joel Feder

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

2026 Subaru WRX Series.Yellow
Subaru News

2026 Subaru WRX Gets $5,000 Cheaper With Return of the Base Model

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Audi Revolut F1 Team R26 Livery - Launch
F1

Here’s Audi’s F1 Car, For Real This Time

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Nismo Nick's Sentra SE RS idea.
Nissan News

This Clever Dealer Will Sell You a Sportier 2026 Sentra That Nissan Won’t Build

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Honda Already Put Its New Logo on the 2026 Aston Martin F1 Car
F1

Honda Already Put Its New Logo on the 2026 Aston Martin F1 Car

By Jerry Perez

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Honda K-swapped 1931 Ford Model A
Builds

This 1931 Ford Model A Hot Rod Bridges a Generational Gap With a Civic Type R Engine

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

2027 VW ID 4 spy shot
Volkswagen News

VW Changed Basically Everything On this 2027 ID 4 Prototype. Can You Even Tell?

By Byron Hurd

Posted on Jan 20, 2026