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