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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?

Screenshot of iRacing from inside a stock car
Video Games

iRacing’s Long-Awaited Career Mode Is Nearly Here and Sounds Really Good

iRacing’s upcoming career mode requires no additional car or track purchases. Hooray!

Chevy Cruze whole-home backup power setup
Chevrolet News

This Chevy Cruze Powered a House for Five Days During an Emergency Outage

Think you need a big EV to double as a whole-home generator? Well, this should make you reconsider.

Volkswagen ID California Cruise
Volkswagen News

VW California Cruise Is the ID Buzz Camper They Should’ve Built Yesterday

VW is finally turning the ID Buzz into a camper at last, with a bed, folding table and chairs, blackout windows, and other conveniences.

Porsche 944 Safari build
Features

The Shot-for-Shot Artistry Behind This Safari Porsche Short Film Is Ace

“Jaunt” packs an entire journey into four minutes, and there’s intentionality behind every shot.

Hummer EV with dogs
GMC Reviews

2026 Hummer EV Pickup Truck: The Dog Review

Dogs love trucks—but what about trucks that are also electric Hummers?

2027 Kia Niro rear three quarter view
The Downshift

Even the Kia Niro Starts Over $30,000 Now: TDS

The Kia Niro is refreshed for 2027, but now costs $30K at minimum due to a price hike. Also, the plug-in and EV models are gone.

Grand Theft Auto 6 Extended Look screenshot
Video Games

GTA 6’s Extended Look Trailer Shows off the Game’s First Real Race Track [Updated]

GTA players will finally be able to take it to the track.

There Is One Way to Get a New Manual Porsche Panamera
Porsche News

There Is One Way to Get a New Manual Porsche Panamera

And while you’re at it, why not have Porsche’s Sonderwunsch program make that manual Panamera a Cabriolet as well?

Porsche Flachbau RS
Porsche News

How a Porsche 911 Slantnose Could Reach Series Production

Porsche recently developed a one-off Slantnose for a special customer, but as a brand exec told us, other cars could get a similar treatment down the line.

Audi Nuvolari Supercar
Audi News

Why Audi Can’t Build the Nuvolari in R8 Numbers at an R8 Price

We miss Audi’s “everyday supercar.” Here’s why the Nuvolari can’t fill the same role.

The Hyundai Boulder concept, shown off at the 2026 New York Auto Show.
The Downshift

Hyundai Wants to Build Trucks in the US for the Whole World: TDS

Hyundai sees ladder-frame pickups as its next big growth driver, and wants to export its future trucks and SUVs around the world from the U.S.

Bentley Torcal Prototype
Bentley Reviews

2028 Bentley Torcal First Ride: A Luxury EV that Moves to a Different Beat

Bentley wants to stick the landing with its first EV. I rode in a Torcal, and here’s what I noticed.

2025 Porsche 911 GTS
Porsche News

Porsche Says the 911 Hybrid Is ‘Not Compatible’ With a Manual Transmission, but There’s Hope

Porsche hasn’t figured out how to equip its new hybrid 911 GTS with a stick-shift, but that’s not the whole story.

Hyundai Ioniq N at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Downshift

Hyundai Is Going All-In on ‘Volume High-Performance’ Cars: TDS

Hyundai is planning a range of sporty cars that sit below proper N models, but are spicier than its N Line products that bear only cosmetic changes.

Close-up of the Audi Nuvolari's fuel door button near the center console, highlighted with a red circle.
Audi News

Solving the Mystery of the Audi Nuvolari’s Massive Fuel Door Button

The interior of Audi’s new supercar is light on buttons, with one strange exception in a prominent spot. Today, we finally find out why.

Chevrolet Silverado HD
Trucks

Diesel Prices Are About to Break Records. Here’s Why They Keep Rising

The nationwide average for diesel is $5.62 per gallon—roughly 20 cents off the all-time high. But don’t expect it to stop climbing anytime soon.

A silhouette of a pickup truck from Mitsubishi's Momentum 2030 announcement.
Nissan News

Mitsubishi’s First Truck for the US in Over a Decade Will Be a Nissan

Mitsubishi is officially re-entering America’s truck market, but not on its own.

Honda CR-V manufacturing line
Manufacturing

Inside Honda’s Plan to Keep Cars Affordable Without Squeezing Buyers

As car prices spiral, Honda execs say it’s using AI for crash tests and learning from China’s robot factories to keep costs in check.

2027 Lincoln Corsair
Lincoln News

Lincoln Is Building the New Corsair in China and Shipping it to the US

The return of the Lincoln Corsair will mark the second Chinese-made model in the automaker’s U.S. showrooms.

Honda Will Keep Building Manual Cars Even Though Demand Is Dying, Executive Says
Manufacturing

Honda Will Keep Building Manual Cars Even Though Demand Is Dying, Executive Says

Honda paused production of the manual Civic Si and Acura Integra A-Spec earlier this summer, triggering rumors that the two compacts would cease to exist. We now have a more definitive answer.

Porsche 911 Carrera S manual
Porsche News

Porsche Explains Why the 911 Carrera S Manual Isn’t a Free Option Anymore

Porsche bundles the 911’s manual transmission with several other features for a hefty premium; its U.S. Boss says there’s likely more of that to come.