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Cars 101

110 Years Ago, Electric Cars Were Already Shuttling Folks Under the US Capitol

The iconic American building had the first-ever Hyperloop, and it featured electric Studebaker cars.

Lotus News

Lotus Teams Up With Renault’s Alpine to Develop an Electric Sports Car

Good things to come from the two champions of lightweight engineering.

F1

Alex Zanardi Is Able to Speak to His Family After Most Recent Surgery: Report

He's had to undergo multiple brain surgeries since his horrific hand-cycling crash last summer.

Culture

Wilmer Valderrama Bought the Oldsmobile Station Wagon From That ’70s Show for $500

"Fez" bought the car off the props department at the end of the final season.

Tesla News

NHTSA Asks Tesla to Recall Roughly 158,000 Model S and Model X Cars Over Failing Touchscreens

Elon Musk once bragged that Tesla's 17-inch touchscreens weren't automotive-grade. Owners' problems proved that the screens weren't up to auto use.

BMW News

BMW Is Dropping Dual-Clutch Transmissions for 8-Speed Automatics, Even in M Cars

While we've all been preoccupied with the death of the manual, BMW has been quietly phasing out its DCT.

Subaru News

2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Edition Spotted With a Big Ol’ Factory Lift

Get ready for what looks like a tougher, taller Outback.

Car Tech

Scientists Found a Way to Make Synthetic Gasoline Out of Thin Air

Day-to-night temperature changes could reclaim CO2 into synthetic fuels.

For Sale

Now’s Your Chance to Own a Ruf BTR2, Arguably The Most Desirable 993 Not Built by Porsche

It's rear-drive only, making it more intimidating than a Porsche 993 Turbo S.

Culture

These Are the Cars That Didn’t Make It Into The Fast and the Furious

Decisions, decisions...

Mercedes-Benz News

Dwyane Wade Looks Genuinely Thrilled to Get a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL for His Birthday

It was a surprise from wife and actress Gabrielle Union.

Cadillac News

GM’s Flying Taxi Concept Won’t Save Cadillac

At least, not on its own.

Chevrolet News

The 2021 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Is Coming to Forza Horizon 4 This Week

America's mid-engine answer to Europe is ready for the digital world.

Car Tech

Sony Quietly Kept Developing Its Vision-S Concept Car With More Sensors, Road Tests

Sony said there were no plans to put its Vision-S electric sedan into production, but they've kept refining it over the past year anyway.

F1

You Can Now Rent a Legit Formula 1 Car and Realize How Out-of-Shape You Are

Live out your billionaire child's dreams on an empty airfield.

Culture

Korean Ssangyong Pickup Makes It to Texas, Immediately Gets LS3 Swap

A true unicorn.

Hyundai News

Hyundai’s New Ioniq 5 Crossover Gets Over 62 Miles of Range on a 5-Minute Charge

The Ioniq 5 is the first car in Hyundai's standalone EV brand, and its real star is its fast-charging tech.

Toyota News

Australia Bans Toyota Yaris GR Commercial Over the Briefest of Drifts

The birthplace of the term "hoon" sure seems to take issue with anything like it, even if it's a tiny slide filmed on a private dirt driveway.

Porsche News

The Lovely 2021 Porsche Boxster 25 Is Here to Remind You That 1996 Was 25 Years Ago

Limited to 1,250 units, this special edition is outfitted with colors and wheels that mimic the original 1993 concept car.

Chevrolet News

Did GM Just Show Off a Chevy Corvette SUV at CES?

Amid a sea of EVs, one sporty-looking family hauler stands out.