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A Tesla-Swapped E30 BMW Means You’ll Never Miss a Yellow Light Again
Sep 18, 2019 7:00 AM
Modified Tesla Model S Prototype Unofficially Laps Nurburgring Faster Than Porsche Taycan: Report
Sep 17, 2019 3:53 PM
Watch How These Pro Divers Recover a Chevrolet Corvette C3 That's Been Underwater for Years
Sep 17, 2019 3:04 PM
Confirmed: US-Bound Volkswagen Electric Crossover Will Be Revealed in February 2020
Sep 17, 2019 12:28 PM
NHTSA Says EV Drivers Should Be Able to Choose the Fake Sounds Their Cars Make
Sep 17, 2019 11:38 AM
First Mazda Electric Vehicle to Debut at 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October: Report
Sep 17, 2019 11:20 AM
Buy This Three-Wheel, RWD Chevrolet Citation Frankenstein for Just $4,950
Sep 17, 2019 10:00 AM
McLaren 720S Goes Flying Off Mulholland Drive in California, Lands on Steep Slope
Sep 17, 2019 9:19 AM
Dealership Promotes '90s-Themed 2019 Ram 1500 With Hilarious Throwback Ad
Sep 17, 2019 8:45 AM
Ferrari 'Purosangue' Crossover Could Use Hybrid V-6, Twin-Turbo V-8, or NA V-12: Report
Sep 16, 2019 3:25 PM
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By Alex Roy Oct 3, 2018

Tesla's 'Leaked' Email About Using Employees to Beta Test Full Self-Driving Cars Makes No Sense

There's something off about the timing, motivation, and especially the content of Tesla's latest "leak."
By Eric Adams Oct 3, 2018

Here's How the Autonomous Air Taxi of Tomorrow Won't Let You Die

The Drive's tech writer and aviation expert takes us into the future for a ride in a self-flying electric aircraft. It might be a bumpy ride.
By Brett Berk Sep 28, 2018

With Start-Ups Finally Penetrating the Auto Industry, a Pair of Legacy Manufacturers Launched Their Own

With Polestar and Genesis, Volvo and Hyundai will target more upscale customers—and hope to elevate their core products in the process.
By James Gilboy Sep 21, 2018

A Rookie's Guide to Entering the 24 Hours of Lemons

Want to partake in the world's best-known junker endurance racing series? Here's everything you need to know.
By Alex Roy Sep 21, 2018

An Honest Tech Glossary for Micromobility, Tesla, and the 'Cactus Effect'

The buzzwords are proliferating faster than Bird scooters in Los Angeles. Here, a handy glossary for the current mobility lingo. 
By Will Sabel Courtney Sep 12, 2018
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Tesla Model 3 Vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Future Acid Test

Two visions of our transportation future—a high-speed train and an electric car—face off in a sprint from New York City to Boston. 
By Kyle Cheromcha Sep 6, 2018

DriveTribe Has Lost $16 Million in Two Years. Has it Also Lost its Way?

Missed opportunities, zombie tribes, and an overdose of Clarkson, Hammond, and May—this is DriveTribe today.
By Eric Adams Aug 31, 2018

Automakers and Audio Companies Are Pushing In-Car Music Technology Farther Than Ever

Using the most voodoo of automotive sciences, premium sound systems lean on both expert ears and virtual modeling. The result: Listening bliss.
By James Gilboy Aug 31, 2018
VIDEO

Formula 1 Needs to Bring Back Ground Effect Race Cars

Ground effect aero was banned from F1 in 1983—with good reason. It's time to bring it back.
By Jerry Perez Jul 30, 2018

Behind the Shadowy Billion-Dollar Payouts of F1, NASCAR, and IndyCar

We take an in-depth look at who makes the money—and how much—in the world's top-tier racing series.
LAWRENCE AND THE MACHINE
By Lawrence Ulrich Jul 30, 2018

Sergio Marchionne's Record as Fiat Chrysler CEO Was, In Fact, Decidedly Mixed

Encomiums for the late, great auto executive are deserved. But the champagne toasts and Pollyanna takes are obscuring serious problems at FCA. 
By Benjamin Preston Jul 26, 2018

United States, EU Agree to Keep Agreeing on Auto Tariffs

In an unexpected press conference yesterday afternoon, President Trump promises to hold off on auto tariffs and EU president pledges to buy more American soy beans.
By Alex Roy Jul 23, 2018

Mobility Showdown: Bird Scooter vs. Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG in Santa Monica

Los Angeles traffic is the great equalizer.
By Josh Condon Jul 2, 2018

Behind the Scenes of Ducati's Triumphant Return to Pikes Peak 2018

Three days on the trail of the American CEO who insists Ducati remain King of the Mountain.
By Edward Niedermeyer Jun 29, 2018

The Truth Behind Electrek's Shady Alliance with Tesla 

How the most popular electric car news site quietly wages a proxy war on behalf of Elon Musk.
By Matt Farah Jun 21, 2018
VIDEO

Living the Perfect Lotus Lifestyle, 1 Racetrack at a Time

Life moves pretty fast, and so does the Lotus Evora 400.
By Will Sabel Courtney May 25, 2018
VIDEO

Supercar Camping in a Lamborghini Huracan Performante: 2 National Parks, 6 Days, and 1,000 Miles

All to answer one question: How stupid is it to camp out of a supercar?
By Sam Bendall May 25, 2018

Everything You Need to Know to Have the Ultimate Motorcycle Camping Adventure

Think you can't commune with nature on two wheels? Think again.
By Benjamin Preston Apr 19, 2018
VIDEO

The Strange Short Flight of Flat Earth Rocket Man

One part conspiracy theorist, one part daredevil, and 100-percent homegrown chutzpah.
By Josh Condon Apr 2, 2018

Welcome to the Culturedome: Lexus, Mercedes-Benz Court the Highbrow Set at Art Basel Miami and SXSW

Unlike our self-proclaimed Big Tech saviors, carmakers still do the dirty work talking to real people, in the physical world, about what comes next. 
By Alex Roy Mar 21, 2018

Elaine Herzberg’s Death Isn’t Uber’s Tragedy. It’s Ours.

No one knows when self-driving cars will work. Until then, people are the solution.
By Josh Condon Mar 21, 2018

4 Days in Korea: 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe and Nexo Fuel Cell, the Winter Olympics, and Level 4 Autonomy

Getting a first-hand look at South Korean car culture from the company that defines it.
By lyn woodward Mar 16, 2018
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The Rebelle Rally Is a 7-Day, 1200-Mile, Women-Only, GPS-Free Test of Endurance, Brains, and Heart

A first-person account of all the off-road dirt—and in-car drama—from the 2017 Rebelle Rally.
By Nicolas Stecher Oct 25, 2017

Are Hydrogen Cars the Next Big Thing … Again?

Battery-electrics may seem to have won the war for EV supremacy—in the U.S. at least—but don't count out the H2 industry just yet.
By Joe Keohane Oct 20, 2017

TV Review: Jalopnik Vs. America

Can the 13-year-old car blogging juggernaut land the jump to the small screen?