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?

Ford EV truck concept art.
The Downshift

Ford Thinks It Can Beat China and Build the World’s Cheapest EV Motors for its $30K Electric Truck: TDS

Apparently the key is hiring expensive people from California instead of Detroit.

Volvo EX60 teaser hero
Volvo News

Volvo EX60 Targets 400-Mile Range and Coffee-Stop Charging

Volvo really wants to dispel range anxiety and qualms about charging times.

Ford Maverick Tremor
Ford News

The Ford Maverick Outsold the Ranger 2-to-1 in 2025

This could be a sign to automakers considering a small pickup truck: Build it, and they will come.

2027 Ceer Motors SUV spy shots hero
Electric Vehicles

This Crazy EV Prototype Was Built with Saudi Oil Money

Ceer Motors is partially financed by Saudi Arabia’s almost-trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund. This is their wild new EV.

Leapmotor D99
Electric Vehicles

Stellantis Already Has the Electric Minivan of the Future, But It’s Not for the US Yet

The Chrysler Pacifica is past its prime, but Stellantis has a much more futuristic van waiting in the wings—if only they’d sell it here.

Ford Escape
Ford News

Ford’s Decision to Kill the Escape Could Cost Half of Its Small Crossover Sales

The Escape might not have been Ford’s most buzzed-about model, but it was a dependable seller with nearly 140,000 units moved last year. What happens to those sales now that it’s gone?

Genesis G90 Wingback Concept
Genesis News

Genesis Leaves Infiniti in the Dust, Eyeballs Lincoln Next as US Sales Rise

Genesis sales have taken off in recent years. Should Volvo and Audi be worried?

Honda Civic Type R on the Nurburgring.
Honda News

2026 Honda Civic Type R Starts Way Too Close to $50K

The 2026 Civic Type R has gotten another $1,000 more expensive with no changes, rising to $48,090.

Hybrid Toyota MR2 patent
The Downshift

Toyota’s Debuting a Mid-Engine Two-Seater on Friday: TDS

The trademark filing for a Toyota GR MR2 nameplate is likely about to be put to use.

Dodge Journey
Dodge News

Dodge Sold 17 New Journeys Last Year, Even Though It Died in 2020

The Dodge Journey first hit the market in 2009 with a base price under $20K. Stellantis just moved 17 of them last year.

Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo race car with a Honda K20C engine
Lamborghini News

This Honda K20-Swapped Lamborghini Was Built to Race Japanese Compacts

Sure, it’s cool watching Lamborghinis race other supercars, but what if they went door-to-door with your mom’s hatchback instead?

Gamesir Codename: Swift Drive controller
Video Games

Forget Sticks: This Controller Uses a Tiny Direct-Drive Force-Feedback Wheel

It’s like a high-end sim racing wheel, except on a small scale where your thumbs are the hands. Just don’t try to hold on in a crash.

2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Jeep News

Record Ford Bronco Sales Still Weren’t Enough to Dethrone the Jeep Wrangler

The Bronco looked like it was on pace to catch its rival, but the Wrangler pulled away at the end.

Subaru WRX TR in red
Subaru News

Subaru WRX Sales Hit an All-Time Low in 2025

Nine years ago, Subaru moved more than 31,000 WRXs. Last year, it couldn’t even manage 11,000.

Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter
Toyota News

Almost Half of All Toyotas Sold Last Year Had an Electric Motor

From cheap-to-run compacts to high-performance off-roaders, Toyota keeps adding electrified options—though only one is a standard EV.

Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle
Chrysler News

2026 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle Review: Top of the Line, But Past Its Peak

Chrysler basically invented the minivan. The Pacifica still carries the banner high, but it’s starting to show its age.

Hyundai robot auto worker demonstration
Manufacturing

Hyundai Will Build an Army of Humanoid Robots to Staff its Georgia Factory [Updated]

Hyundai’s interest in Boston Dynamics was about more than four-legged ‘cars.’

Zeekr 7X Rear 3/4 View
The Downshift

The Chinese Are Coming and Plan To Build Cars in the US in the Next 2 to 3 Years: TDS

American automakers’ worst fear is about to become a reality with a reckoning on the horizon.

Jeeap Wrangler 4xe
Jeep News

Jeep Pulls Wrangler and Grand Cherokee 4xe Hybrids From Website as Quiet Stop-Sale Drags on

Jeep’s plug-in hybrids have been plagued by an engine recall that remains unresolved. Now models are disappearing from its website.

GREENBRAE, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 04: Cars drive along Highway 101 as rain falls on January 04, 2023 in Greenbrae, California
Culture

Driving With Your Hazards on in Bad Weather Might Be Illegal Where You Live

You might think that flashing your hazards in bad rain or snow makes you safer, but experts disagree.

NEO86 by Result Japan
Aftermarket

Not AI: Japanese Tuner Put Pop-Up Headlights On A Modern Toyota 86

The modern 86 wasn’t designed with pop-ups in mind, but Result Japan went through a lot of R&D to make them work.