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Electric Vehicles

The Real Reason Guardrails Can’t Stop EVs in a Crash

The guardrail problem: Are cars getting too big?

Mazda News

Han’s Tokyo Drift VeilSide Mazda RX-7 Just Sold for $1.2 Million

This VeilSide RX-7 was built for F&F Tokyo Drift, and it's the real deal with performance mods—which explains why it just sold for over $1 million.

Rivian News

Rivian Finally Addresses Nav Complaints With Built-In Custom Google Maps

Automakers and software companies have been competing for domination of your in-car navigation for the last decade. Rivian Navigation with Google Maps is an interesting compromise.

Chevrolet News

Chevy Intends To Dominate Ford (and the Nurburgring) With the Corvette

All indications point to Chevy having already set a Ford-beating Nürburgring lap time record.

News

Why America’s Street Lights Are Turning Purple

When sodium vapor street lamps were replaced by LEDs, soft yellow light was replaced by crisp white. But the change to purple was never supposed to happen.

BMW Reviews

2025 BMW M5 Touring Review: Haters Are Wrong, but It’s Not for Everyone

The new M5 is not a canyon-carving fighter. It's a battlecruiser, a capital ship that will catch attention anywhere it lands.

Features

Riding With Travis Pastrana in a Subaru Rally Car Is Chaos at Its Most Graceful

The Forest Rally is Goodwood’s best attraction—and a great place to watch a master like Travis Pastrana go to work.

Rivian News

Your Next EV Won’t Be Obsolete: How Rivian Is Designing for the Next Decade

The Rivian you buy today won't be the Rivian you interact with five years from now.

Mazda News

The New Mazda CX-5 Hybrid Was Delayed to Avoid a Repeat of the CX-50

Mazda wants to make sure its next hybrid offering matches the sporty character of its midsize crossover.

News

Car Rental Hidden Fee To Watch For: Get Charged for Crossing State Lines

A reader was surprised to discover that driving their rental car across a state line incurred a new daily fee.

Mercedes-Benz News

2026 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Spy Shots: This Thing Will Have You Seeing Stars

The facelifted Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been caught testing with production lighting elements featuring some dazzle dazzle.

Car Tech

Harvard Found a Way to Make Rubber 10x Tougher and It Could Be Big for Cars

All it took was a change to the long-accepted, high-intensity vulcanization process to develop a material that's 10 times tougher than regular natural rubber.

Honda News

Nissan Could Build Honda Pickup Trucks in the USA

Nissan may get to spin up some of its idled factory space in the U.S. to build vehicles for Honda.

Jeep News

Jeep Wagoneer Sales Are Nosediving. Is It Too Late To Save It?

Jeep is looking to breathe much-needed life into Wagoneer sales with two new packages.

Mazda News

Why the 2026 Mazda CX-5 Still Uses an ‘Old-School’ Six-Speed Transmission

In the era of eight-speed automatic transmissions, Mazda's sticking with a six-speed gearbox in the new CX-5 because it gets the job done.

Culture

Neighborhood’s Parallel Parking Competition Is My Kind of Block Party

This Portland, Oregon neighborhood is doing what it can to keep parallel parking skills alive, and doing it in a wholesome way.

Mazda News

Our National Mazda Miata Delivery Nightmare Is Over… Or Is It?

Mazda has released the 2025 Miatas it was holding at ports, but not all of them were fixed.

Rivian News

Rivian’s Slick RAD Tuner Could Come To Other Performance Models

One of the few Quad-exclusive features might not be so exclusive in the future.

Deals

Walmart’s Dirt-Cheap Amazon Prime Day Tool Kit Deals Are Tempting if You’re Not a Brand Snob

Walmart has cut the prices of some already-inexpensive tool kits in half.

The Garage

Milwaukee and DeWalt Tools Are Getting One Last Big Discount at The Home Depot on Amazon Prime Day

Impact drivers, inflators, and even some cool ear buds are on huge discounts today at The Home Depot.