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Video Games

GT7’s New Update Celebrates Le Mans With Four Long-Awaited Hypercars

GT7's new update brings the modern Le Mans Hypercar prototypes fans have wanted, including the three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning Ferrari 499P.

Rivian News

Rivian’s Charging Network Is 4% of Tesla’s. Here’s RJ Scaringe’s Plan to Change That

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe exclusively told The Drive the automaker's goal is to build one of the largest charging networks in the United States — and laid out the two-year roadmap.

Culture

Cops Impound 72 Enthusiast Cars for Driving in the Iconic LA River

News helicopter footage of a huge roundup of modded-looking cars in the LA river looks like a scene from Midnight Club 2.

Rivian News

Rivian Made You Wait 50 Days for Service. RJ Scaringe Says Those Days Are Over

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe exclusively told The Drive about the automaker's painful early service struggles — 40 to 50 day wait times — and explained how the team brought that down to hours.

Rivian News

R2 Profits. R4 Is ‘Very Cool.’ RAD Variants. Rivian’s CEO Just Gave Us the Roadmap

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe gave The Drive an exclusive look at the automaker's full roadmap — R2's timeline, R4 tease, RAD variants, the Georgia factory, service, and the charging network expansion.

The Downshift

GM Wants You to Sell Your EV’s Energy Back to Utilities: TDS

The promise of EV-to-grid charging is finally beginning to take shape, as GM has announced pilot programs to get the ball rolling.

Chevrolet News

Federal Fleet of Supercharged Chevy Suburban HDs Now Available to the Public [UPDATE]

These almost never come up for sale, and now, there are six government-issued Suburban HDs that have made their way into private hands.

Cleaning & Detailing

The Shark BlastBoss Gives You Compressed Air With Fine Control: The Rundown

This home-cleaning tool has some garage, driveway, and ranch-management uses that make it a lot more versatile than other air blowers.

Mitsubishi News

The New Mitsubishi Eclipse Is Actually a Nissan Leaf Underneath

The Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback EV is a Nissan Leaf-based low-priced commuter car that actually doesn't look bad.

Porsche News

Porsche’s Color Wizards Made Paint That Looks Just Like Jeans Thanks to Toy Story

Porsche's artisans developed a denim-effect paint process just for a Toy Story tribute. And, if you have enough money, they'll put it on your 911.

Audi News

Spied: Audi Is Already Testing Its Freshly Revealed Nuvolari Supercar at the Nurburgring

Audi's new Lamborghini-based supercar is for real and wasn't just for show a week ago. Buckle up for another Audi supercar.

Rivian Reviews

2027 Rivian R2 First Drive Review: The Perfect Car for So Many People

The right-sized Rivian R2 takes the American startup automaker mainstream, and the competition should be very worried.

Rivian News

Rivian R2 Is Getting a Pet Cam — and It Won’t Allow You to Spy on a Human

The new in-cabin camera lets you watch your pet from your phone while the car sits parked. If it detects a person instead of an animal, it won't activate — a deliberate safeguard against domestic abuse, Rivian's Chief Software Officer told The Drive.

Rivian News

Somehow, Rivian’s Cheaper R2 Is Its Most Refined Vehicle

The R2 started as the R1 put through a shrink ray. But Rivian's chief design officer told The Drive that the process of stripping things out — from window molding to 2.3 miles of wiring — produced a more polished vehicle, not a lesser one.

Rivian News

The Rivian R2 Needed a Rear Wiper That Didn’t Exist. So Rivian Invented One

The R2's pass-through spoiler and drop-glass tailgate ruled out every conventional solution. So Rivian built a hidden, heated wiper trough that had never been engineered before — and CEO RJ Scaringe said it took nights and weekends to get there.

The Downshift

Jeep Warns Wrangler, Gladiator Owners Not to Park Inside Due to Fire Risk: TDS

Jeep is recalling over 1 million Wranglers and Gladiators in the U.S. due to an electrical fault that could result in a fire, even when vehicles are off.

Audi News

Audi’s New Q7 Borrows Almost Everything From Its Bigger, More Expensive Flagship

The 2027 Q7 debuts with a new design, 429 horsepower as the base engine, and an interior Audi lifted almost directly from the upcoming Q9 — at (presumably) a lower price.

For Sale

A Massive Hoard of 250 Classic Chevy Impalas Will Be Sold at Auction

There's also a bunch of Chevelles, Corvettes, and C/K pickups at the Nebraska property.

History

The Feds Plan To Open Up Public Lands to Off-Roading: Explained

Here's what the secret memo really says, and everything you need to know about how millions of acres could open up to off-road vehicles.

Trucks

Ouch: Cummins Ram Hits 2,695 HP Before Blowing Up on Dyno

The extremely boosted diesel pickup suffered a nitrous controller malfunction, and its day ended with a nasty fireball.