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Mercedes-Benz News

Mercedes Ditched Steering Wheel Music Controls for Voice Commands in New CLA

The new Mercedes CLA's steering wheel lacks music controls, forcing you to use voice commands or tap the center screen to skip songs.

Ford News

Ford’s $30,000 Electric Truck Is Real and Here’s Proof of Life

Ford's "Model T-moment" $30K electric pickup is slated to hit dealers next year, and the company is now sharing footage of prototype testing.

Chevrolet News

Chevy Now Makes New 350, 400, and 409 V8s—Just Like the Old Days

Counting the LS6 in the updated Corvette, Chevy has three new V8 engines in its lineup with familiar displacements.

Chevrolet News

2027 Chevy Silverado Enters the Fight With New Small-Block V8s, Fresh Looks

The full-size Bowtie goes where no other half-ton truck has in years by introducing next-gen V8 engines, but there's not much old-school left in this rig.

Genesis Reviews

2026 Genesis GV80 Coupe Quick Review: Beats the Germans, but Not Around Corners

As the brand's flagship SUV, the Genesis GV80 offers a swankier and more refined package than BMW or Mercedes, but there's one area where those Germans still shine.

Audi News

New Audi A6 Allroad Is Bigger, Meaner, and a Damn Good Omen for the RS6 Avant

With a 4.3-inch wider body, flared fenders, and quattro standard, Audi told The Drive the next-gen Allroad arrives in the U.S. next year.

The Downshift

AMG Will Bring 27 New Cars in 3 Years, Starting With V8 SUVs: TDS

The 2027 Mercedes-AMG GLS63 and GLE63S, two flat-plane-V8 SUVs, kick off a product onslaught from Germany's house of muscle.

WEC

How Toyota’s First Le Mans Win in 4 Years Highlights the Race’s Fighting Ethos

Despite Ferrari's talk of an unbalanced BoP and other teams' bad luck—not to mention past heartbreaks for the Japanese automaker—Toyota came back to Le Mans and won fair and square.

F1

F1 Needed Hamilton’s Ferrari Win Just as Much, if Not More

Whether it's a hero, a villain, or an underdog story, F1 thrives on eye-catching headlines to retain viewership. But sometimes, sometimes it's just a heart-warming story involving Lewis Hamilton.

BMW News

BMW Confirms Next M3 ‘Won’t Be a Hybrid,’ And Yeah, That Makes Sense

BMW will offer a quad-motor electric M3, as well as a gas-only version. M CEO Frank Van Meel said, "Here, we will go to the extremes, not the in-between.”

Jeep News

Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk, Overland 4×4 Models Are Back for 2027

The Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland and Trailhawk went AWOL this year; they're back on the menu for 2027.

Video Games

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Preview: Die-Cast Playground Goes Open-World

The next game from the makers of Hot Wheels Unleashed takes the toy-car antics to open worlds, and looks to be better for it.

The Downshift

New Electric Car Sales Bounced Back Big in April: TDS

EV sales in the U.S. may be lower than they were in the era of federal rebates, but they've gotten stronger every month since the start of 2026.

Chevrolet News

Darn: Some Chevy Corvette ZR1 Owners Report Paint Chipping at 180 MPH and Above

GM covered repair costs for at least one owner, whose rear wing seemed to create so much downforce that it damaged the paint.

Electric Vehicles

New Colorado Law Gets It Right by Requiring Responsible EV Battery Recycling

The state is making automakers responsible for recycling any EV batteries that don't get reused—and asking for receipts.

Trucks

Big Trucks Like the Ford Super Duty and Ram HD Eluded Safety Evaluations, Until Now

The IIHS is finally testing commercial vehicles, and the first round didn't go as badly as you might expect.

Builds

Canadians in a Garage Might Complete a Range-Extended Ram Before Ram Does

Edison Motors' prototype series hybrid pickup is now complete, paving the way for diesel-electric truck conversion kits.

For Sale

The Most Single Cab Truck Ever Was Built to Haul Construction Materials

The DeKalb Lumberjack makes modern work trucks look like luxury SUVs.

News

Someone Illegally Dumped Hundreds of Tires on This Guy’s Property Without Him Knowing

The property owner says they showed up in "no more than 90 days," with rows and rows measuring six feet high.

For Sale

Someone Crashed a McLaren GT, So Why Not Buy the Carbon Fiber Shell and Turn It Into a Race Car Bed?

Comparing the asking price with the original MSRP of a McLaren GT, you're technically getting a lot of car for your money.