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Electric Vehicles

EVs Really Are Better for the Planet Than Gas Cars, but Their Power Source Matters: Study

EVs substantially reduce emissions, but the exact amount can vary significantly by region, the study says.

Hyundai News

Hyundai and Kia Want To Bathe Your Car’s Interior in UV Light — With You Inside

The Korean automakers supersized the same tech that cleans phones and toothbrushes to clean entire vehicle cabins.

News

Ian Callum Didn’t Design the Jaguar XJ220, but This Is What It Would Look Like if He Did

The former Jaguar design boss reimagined and updated the automaker's legendary supercar.

Regulations

Old vs. New Chevy Blazer Crash Test Shows How Much Safety Has Improved Since the ’90s

The IIHS claims its testing program has saved nearly 50,000 lives over the past 30 years.

News

Weird Experiment: This Hot Wheels Car Drove 13,459 Scale Miles in Five Days

A 1:64 Ford GT40 achieved a mighty endurance feat while running on a makeshift rolling road.

Video Games

‘Clutch’ Drops an Hour of Gameplay Showcasing Street Racing and Story

It's an extensive look at the open-world action-racing game set on the French Riviera, still about a year out from release.

News

Are Front Bench Seats Making a Comeback in Cars?

Front-bench seats offer great versatility for cargo or passengers, yet they're only available in a handful of models in the U.S. However, that number is suddenly growing.

Manufacturing

Honda and Toyota Took Six of the Ten Spots on This Year’s ‘American-Made’ Vehicle List

71% of consumers think the F-150 is the most American-made pickup. It ranked 27th.

F1

Inside the Globe-Trotting Tent That Broadcasts F1 Around the World Every Weekend

Whether it's managing TV operations, guiding the Safety Car, or sending terabytes of telemetry data to the teams, the tech Lenovo leverages to make F1 happen is truly mind-blowing.

The Downshift

The New Hyundai Elantra Actually Goes Kind of Hard: TDS

Hyundai's compact sedan is getting a makeover with classic proportions, and surfacing and lighting evoking the N Vision 74 supercar.

Culture

Domestic Violence Law Has California Car Dealers Sweating July Stop-Sale Deadline

New digital privacy protection requirements in California might force dealers to turn customers away next week unless the state legislature acts.

Deals

Hilarious Gas Can-Shaped Party Speaker Is Cheap Enough to Impulse-Buy During Amazon Prime Day

It's a speaker that looks like a jerry can—and it's practically half price this week!

Culture

Feds Killed Polestar and Spared Volvo. That Should Terrify You

Polestar is done in the U.S. market. Its sister brand Volvo, owned by the same Chinese parent company, was spared. No one has explained why.

Deals

The Very Best Bosch Tool Deals on Amazon Prime Day 2026

Get up to 61% off high-precision Bosch power tools, bits, accessories, and more from Amazon this Prime Day.

GM News

2027 GMC Sierra Gets Even Fancier With Articulating Screen and Headrest Speakers

The new GMC half-ton also gets a pair of next-gen small-block V8s like the 2027 Chevy Silverado.

Polestar News

Polestar Is Done Selling New Cars in the US

Five months after announcing plans to reboot Polestar is done in the U.S. market.

F1

Can Ferrari and Hamilton Stop Either Mercedes Driver This Weekend?

Will Mercedes continue to dominate in Austria, or have the mechanical failures in Canada and Barcelona revealed Brackley's Achilles heel?

Slate News

I Rode in Slate’s $24,950 Electric Truck. It Didn’t Feel Like a $24,950 Electric Truck

A fully loaded Slate Truck with the SUV kit, lift, and accessories tops out around $35,000. That changes the math considerably.

The Downshift

Toyota Might Steal GM’s US Sales Crown Thanks to Hybrids: TDS

General Motors bet on EVs and V8-powered trucks and SUVs with no mainstream hybrids in its showrooms while Toyota went all-in on hybrids.

Deals

Prime Day Car Detailing Deals: Products Under $20 That Are Really Worth Buying

There are lots of great car detailing brands doing deals for Amazon Prime Day. Here are my picks for super low-cost bargains from brands we use ourselves.