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Car and Product Reviews for Pet Owners

What is this, a review for dogs? Well, sort of! In this section of The Drive, we review cars for pet friendliness and owner convenience, recommend products for safe animals transportation, and share tips for successful road trips with your furry friends on board.

Will It Dog?

Daniel Suarez, driver of the #99 Freeway Insurance TrackHouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 races to a sixth place finish Thursday, February 15, 2024, during the NASCAR Cup Series Bluegreen Vacations Duel #1 at Daytona at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Suarez will start Sunday’s Daytona 500 in 13th position as a result of his finish tonight. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 finishes in ninth place and will start Sunday’s Daytona 500 in 17th position. Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 finishes in second place and will start Sunday’s race from the fifth position on the grid. (Photo by Harold Hinson/HHP for Chevy Racing)
NASCAR

Why NASCAR Is Only Running 465 HP at Its Next Daytona Race

NASCAR stock cars will have less power than a Mustang GT on the biggest ovals, but as part of rules tweaks that will hopefully improve racing.

Ford Ranger crossing a collapsed bridge in Greece
News

Locals Keep Driving on This Buckled Bridge Because It’s Quicker Than the Detour

The concrete span buckled in a 2023 storm, but never got repaired. That hasn’t stopped people from driving across it, though.

Final Bugatti W16 Mistral
Bugatti News

Modern Bugatti Built Its Reputation on the W16. Now, It’s Going Away

Bugatti just wrapped up production of the W16 Mistral, the last car with this unique engine.

"Papa John" Larkin
News

Old-School Tennessee Mechanic Celebrates 95th Birthday Working at the Shop

John Larkin has been working on cars for 71 years, and has no intention of stopping.

Toyota FT1 Concept
Watch This

What’s the Point of Concept Cars Anymore? We Asked the People Who Design Them

Concept cars radicalized generations of automotive obsessives. Achieving the same result in a world of electrification and autonomy is tough.

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Regulations

Flock Says Its Cameras Worked ‘Correctly’ When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason

Flock says its AI-powered surveillance cameras need humans in the loop to input target license plates correctly and verify its alerts.

Jeep app on iPhone in Jeep Wagoneer S.
Stellantis News

Stellantis Is Giving Away 10 Years of Remote Start and Everyone Else Should Too

Most 2027 model-year Stellantis vehicles, across Ram, Jeep, and other makes, will offer a free 10 years of useful connected-car features with purchase.

Tesla Model 3 with headlights pointing into camera at service center.
Car Tech

Carmakers Don’t Think They Should Have to Fix Blindingly Bright Headlights

In the past four years, GM and now Tesla have tried to skirt recalls by arguing that illegally bright headlights are “inconsequential” to safety. The people don’t agree.

2026 Lexus NX 350h
Lexus NX

2026 Lexus NX Hybrid Quick Review: I Finally Get Why People Buy These

Not every car has to offer an exciting driving experience to sell, and the Lexus NX embraces that ideal.

Jim Farley speaks on stage at a Ford plant.
The Downshift

Ford CEO Jim Farley Says U.S. Plants Are Catching Up to China and Mexico: TDS

Ford’s CEO says plants in China and Mexico are “the most compliant with process,” while U.S. plants “have caught up the fastest.”

A Toyota employee holds the front clip of a Toyota Highlander at the company's Indiana manufacturing plant.
Toyota News

Japan Wants to Standardize Car Parts to Protect Its Auto Industry

The Japanese auto industry is considering car-parts standardization on an immense scale.

Aston Martin Basically Made a Halo Warthog for Call of Duty
Video Games

Aston Martin Basically Made a Halo Warthog for Call of Duty

Aston Martin has dreamed up concept cars before, but it’s never imagined something as militant as this.

Ford WEC Hypercar start-up
WEC

Hear Ford’s Coyote V8 Hypercar Fire Up for the First Time

Ford passed on fitting a twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 to its top-shelf WEC race car, and this is what it went with instead.

2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E
Manufacturing

This Class-Action Lawsuit May Decide If an Automaker Owes You a Tariff Refund

Automakers could be poised to double-dip by getting refunds from the government while customers already paid extra for their cars.

Jensen Interceptor GTX teaser.
News

New Jensen Interceptor Found a Shortcut to Production: It’s Track-Only, for Now

A new Jensen Interceptor was announced at the beginning of this year. Today, the company’s promising to trot out a track-only Interceptor GTX model in the near future.

Ford F-150 Lightning Pro
Ford News

Bill Ford Says Carmakers Need to Tackle China Head On, Even if They’d Rather Not

As the Ford Motor Company has pushed for legislation to lock Chinese competition out, its executive chair says it needs to beat them at their own game.

Driving instructor in training dons VR headset.
The Downshift

VR Is Helping Driving Schools Train Better Instructors: TDS

The UK’s Automobile Association showed off its virtual reality-augmented driving instructor training program to Reuters, and it seems pretty neat.

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Podcasts

Concept Cars Used to Sell the Future. Acura’s Former Design Boss Explains What Went Wrong

Jon Ikeda, the former head of design for Acura, told The Drive why concept cars still matter — and why making one that works has never been harder.

Ford Expedition Tremor
Ford News

Ford Now Offers a Remote Killswitch on Almost Every New Model

Ford introduced the engine start inhibitor for its F-Series trucks a year ago, and now, owners of other models can disable their engine with the swipe of a finger.

Nissan Altima SR in white, rear three-quarter view
Nissan News

The Nissan Altima, Once Inescapable, Is Finally Dead

The Altima is retiring eight years since its last redesign. Nissan had wanted to replace it with an electric sedan, but that hasn’t panned out.

Morgan Supersport stateside
News

The Morgan Supersport Lost Two Cylinders To Become US-Legal

The new Morgan Supersport runs a BMW B58 straight-six in Europe, but is being pivoted to a B46 turbo four for a limited run in the US market.