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Mercedes-Benz News

The 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 Wagon Packs a Lot of Punch Without Packing a V8

This big PHEV is crazy fast for a car without a "63" badge on it, but it certainly doesn't have eight cylinders.

Aftermarket

The Best Power-Adder for Aircooled Porsche 911s Just Might Be This Seamless Hybrid System

Vonnen's Shadow Drive electric motor slides between the engine and transaxle, adding up to 150 hp while fitting so neatly that most people can't spot it at all.

Ferrari News

No, Ferrari Won’t Force You To Buy a Luce EV To Gain Access To Higher Models

A Bloomberg report says buyers are being urged to purchase a Luce to gain favor with Maranello. Ferrari's chief marketing officer tells us that he's mad about this rumor and that it's completely false.

Deals

A Lamborghini for $23? Turo’s Renting Italian Cars Crazy-Cheap as a World Cup Promo

Italy is not playing in the 2026 World Cup. But the "Turo Takes Italy to the Game" deal makes select Italian cars just $23 a day to rent this weekend.

Rivian News

Broken Down on the Side of a Mountain? Rivian’s CEO Says They’ll Come to You

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told The Drive the automaker's mobile service fleet numbers around 800 vehicles — with specialized trucks that can reach you anywhere.

GMC News

A GMC Dealer Sold 99% of Its Cars. GM Still Calls It a Failure and Won’t Send More

Sun GMC sold 99% of its allocated inventory in 2024, yet GM sent it fewer than half the vehicles it needed to hit its own sales targets.

The Downshift

Mazda, Once the Loudest Critic of Touchscreens, Now Says They’re Safer Than Buttons: TDS

Mazda program manager Koichiro Yamaguchi said a bank of 15 similar-looking switches forces drivers to look down longer than a touchscreen would.

Maserati News

Maserati Sees Future for Sedans and V8s, but Not Plug-In Hybrids

The Quattroporte still looms large in Maserati's mind, and there may be another four-door like it in the future. Just don't count on it being a PHEV.

Maserati News

There’s Still Room at Maserati for Manual Transmissions, Exec Says

Maserati will keep the manual transmission option around as long as possible for its boutique customers.

Maserati News

Maserati Reveals the New Face of Its Core Lineup

Maserati just gave most of its lineup a facelift.

WEC

Genesis Can Walk Away From Its First Le Mans With Its Head Held High

As an automaker, Genesis has only existed for 10 years. As a WEC team, Genesis Magma Racing has only been active for two months—and yet, it finished its first 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Electric Vehicles

Slate Leaked $24,950 Starting Price on Its Own Website: Report

Slate's bare-bones electric truck will cost more than originally advertised and faces headwinds from day one.

Porsche News

Porsche Killed Its Best Cars Because You Didn’t Buy Them

The 2027 Taycan reveal quietly dropped the Sport Turismo and Cross Turismo wagons, and we only have ourselves to blame.

Car Tech

License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, and Even Your Pets

A new kind of license-plate-reading camera will also scrape the smart devices you take with you, and wrap all that data in a nice little bow for law enforcement and the government.

Chevrolet News

Base Chevy Silverado 1500 Work Truck Finally Gets the Duramax Diesel

A barebones half-ton on steelies with a buttery smooth turbodiesel inline-six under the hood sounds like a pretty good combo.

GM News

GM Said It Crushed Every 4.5L Duramax V8 Prototype. One Is in Sweden

GM's 4.5L Duramax V8 could have rewritten truck history. At least one survived — despite what GM claimed.

The Downshift

GM Says High Gas Prices Have Driven Small-Car Shift Faster Than Expected: TDS

Car buyers are spurning larger models for more affordable and efficient ones, according to a GM exec, and it's happening faster than the company's ever seen before.

People

Jeremy Clarkson Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

The former "Top Gear" presenter announced the diagnosis in an episode of "Clarkson's Farm."

Porsche News

Porsche Looked at Hyundai and Said, ‘We’ll Have What They’re Having’

The 2027 Taycan gets fake gear shifts, fake noise, and a feature Porsche quietly borrowed from Hyundai.

Toyota News

Toyota Won’t Replace Every Recalled Tundra V6, and Some Owners Are Fed Up

Toyota will use software, not wrenches, to decide which recalled Tundras need new engines.