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Kia Telluride Hybrid SX Prestige
Kia News

Kia Stops Sales of Top Trim Telluride Hybrids for Power Seats That Can Crush You

The power second-row seats in some Telluride Hybrid models suffer from the same problem as those in the Hyundai Palisade.

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
News

Buy the Dip: Used EVs Look Like a Great Investment Right Now

Used late-model EVs were already a great value in 2026. With gas prices spiking, the stage is set for the next wave of electric car adoption.

2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet News

Tremec Politely Disagrees With Team Corvette That Its 6-Speed Manual Transaxle ‘Isn’t Real’

"Tremec showed something at SEMA last year that I wish they wouldn't have shown, that is not real," the Corvette's chief engineer said recently.

Mercedes-Benz Reverse Maneuvering Function
Mercedes-Benz News

Bad at Backing Up? The 2027 Mercedes GLC Will Do It for You

Bad at reversing out of one-way alleys or long, winding driveways? Mercedes' new reversing function handles it for you.

2026 Hyundai Palisade
Hyundai News

Hyundai Stops Sales and Recalls Over 69,000 2026 Palisades Because the Power Seats Can Crush You [UPDATE]

The Palisade's stop-sale and recall come after a two-year-old girl was killed in Ohio and at least four other people were injured.

2026 Mazda MX-5 Miata
The Downshift

Mazda’s Working on a New MX-5 Miata and It Will Weigh Less Than 2,200 Pounds: TDS

The next Miata will not be electrified because "that technology is very heavy," Mazda General Manager of Global Sales and Marketing Manabu Osuga said.

Chevy El Camino turned into a Buick GNX ute
For Sale

A Buick GNX Merged With an El Camino to Create This 470-HP Masterpiece

If you didn't know better, this could easily pass as a factory job. It's that clean.

2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
Chevrolet News

The 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Is Real, and a New V8 Is Coming With It

Grand Sport? LS6? Two legendary names might be returning at the same time in one package.

View of the dashboard in the 2024 Corvette Stingray.
Chevrolet News

‘It’s Not Real’: Corvette Engineers Squash Manual C8 Rumor

Corvette Chief Engineer Tony Roma said the mid-engine Corvette is "faster and essentially better" with the eight-speed DCT, and there are no plans for a stick.

Ford Super Duty
Trucks

The IIHS Will Give Safety Ratings to Commercial Vehicles Now. Here’s Why That Matters

Starting with cargo vans and big pickup trucks, the IIHS could eventually move on to semis while encouraging fleets to demand safer vehicles.

2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC electric
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric First Drive Review: Making the Future Feel Normal

Mercedes took its best-seller and simply made an electric version of the next-gen model.

A Mercedes dealer storefront in New York City
The Downshift

Mercedes Warns Tariffs Are Going to Be Even Worse in 2026: TDS

The German luxury marque won't say precisely how much it lost to tariffs last year, but it's told analysts that it doesn't expect 2026 to be any better on that front.

2027 Nissan Z Nismo
Nissan News

You Asked For It: 2027 Nissan Z NISMO Gains a Six-Speed Manual

The 420-hp Nissan Z NISMO is adding a much-requested manual transmission, brakes derived from the GT-R, and other goodies for 2027.

Volvo EX90 driving in desert at sunset
Volvo News

Volvo Used to Advertise Dependability. Now It’s Ranked Almost Last

The Swedish automaker didn't do well in the latest J.D. Power study.

Siberian All-Terrain Vehicles.
News

Of Course These Truck-Sized ATVs Are From Russia

Siberian All-Terrain Vehicles makes these monsters that roll on 57-inch tires and are still steered with handlebars.

K24-swapped 2023 Toyota GR86.
Builds

When Your Toyota GR86 Engine Blows After 17,000 Miles of Hard Use, You Swap in Something Else

When you're serious about tracking your car, you don't let a damaged engine stop you.

Car drifting in Screamer, on a forested track
Video Games

Screamer Review: A New Benchmark for Racing Game Artistry

A hyper-stylized, story-rich, circuit-based arcade racer, you haven't played anything like Screamer in a long, long time.

Mercedes-Benz CLR
Mercedes-Benz News

I’ve Never Seen the Mercedes CLR That Flipped at Le Mans Examined in Such Great Detail

By walking around a surviving example of the car—one that didn't flip end-over-end—we get an up-close look at what sent Peter Dumbreck sailing in 1999.

Honda CR-V TrailSport front three-quarter view
Honda News

Honda Is America’s Most Fuel-Efficient Gas Automaker

Honda's hybrid-first strategy is showing results, but will its lack of EVs hurt it in the long term?

Suspension spring gets zapped by 400 car batteries.
Watch This

Watch the Electrical Current From 400 Car Batteries Torch a Suspension Spring

It's like Hollywood FX, but in real life.