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?

1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE known as the Goldkäppchen car
People

Feder: The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Makes Time Stand Still

The Mercedes flagship has always meant clever feats of engineering—and for me and my family, a lot more than that.

2025 Kia Telluride
Kia Reviews

2025 Kia Telluride Review: Sending Off a Sensation

There’s a new Telluride coming, but the best argument against it is the current one.

Illinois Secretary of State presents 2025 rejected vanity plates
Culture

‘PRIUSSY’ and Other Vanity Plates Illinois Rejected in 2025

Honestly, maybe they should have approved that for the brave Prius owner that requested it.

1990 Nissan 300ZX
People

Feder: Cars Can Keep Us Connected

Cars are sometimes the glue that bonds us together, past, present, and into the future.

2025 Audi RSQ8 Pros and Cons Review: Function and Form Perfected
Audi Q8

2025 Audi RSQ8 Pros and Cons Review: Function and Form Perfected

The Audi RSQ8 looks like a million bucks and drives like a million bucks, but costs about $840,000 less. I call that a steal.

Volvo V60 CC on a beach
Volvo News

It’s Last Call for Volvo Wagons in the US

The Volvo V60 CC, the last Volvo wagon sold in America, will go out of production in April, 2026.

Kia Tasman AI-generated render
Kia News

The Kia Tasman Is So Ugly That Kia’s Own Fake AI Render Got Everyone Pumped for a Redesign

Kia accidentally stoked enthusiasm for an emergency redesign of its Tasman pickup by sharing an AI render that got the truck’s details all wrong.

2025 Nissan Versa Scarlet Ember Tintcoat
Nissan News

So Long, Nissan Versa: America’s Cheapest New Car Is Dead

Cheap cars are disappearing left and right. The little Nissan sedan is next to go.

2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron
Audi A6

2025 Audi A6 E-Tron Sportback Review: RWD Revolution in the House of Quattro

Dropping all-wheel drive enhances the A6 E-Tron’s handling, but is that what Audi buyers are looking for?

Renault Filante concept
The Downshift

This Wild Renault Concept Ran for 626 Miles at 60 MPH on One Charge: TDS

The high-efficiency prototype uses a battery pack from a Renault SUV, but weighs half as much as that vehicle.

Nissan Re30 Skyline Silhouette
Nissan News

Nissan Techs in Training Turned This Old Skyline Sedan Into a Silhouette Racer

This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon creations include a four-door Skyline Silhouette, a modern Pike car, and a stunning Sunny.

Waymo driverless car is not able to detect traffic lights after a major power outage in San Francisco, California, United States on December 20, 2025
Self-Driving Tech

Waymos Just Gave Up When a Blackout Took Down San Francisco’s Traffic Signals

Waymo self-driving taxis are designed to work when things go wrong, but the recent San Francisco power outage was too much for them.

2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz
Volkswagen News

VW Calls Off 2026 ID Buzz in US—but There’s Hope for 2027 [Updated]

Those pesky “market conditions” might kill off the nostalgic EV we all waited years for.

Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek 2026 front three quarter view
Nissan Reviews

2026 Nissan Pathfinder First Drive Review: Better, but Not the Pathfinder You’ve Been Waiting For

Nissan has made modest tweaks to its Pathfinder midsize SUV for 2026, and the result is, well, a familiar one.

Polestar 3
The Downshift

Polestar Secures $600M Lifeline: TDS

The lifeline comes courtesy of the startup automaker’s Chinese parent company.

A rally-spec Porsche 911 driving out of a cloud of dust
Porsche News

Porsche Racing Legend Zwart Calls East African Safari ‘Probably The Hardest Event I’ve Ever Done’

The 70-year-old Porschephile has done it all. So when he says a rally is tough, believe it.

Front quarter view of the Iconic Auto Sports SP40 Special Speedster
Ford News

Edsel Ford’s Art Deco Hot Rod Gets Remade In Carbon Fiber

You had to be the only son of Henry Ford to own the original Model 40 Special Speedster. Now you just need cash.

Worksport Solis solar tonneau cover for Rivian R1T
Rivian News

Now You Can Get A Solar Tonneau Cover For Your Rivian R1T

Worksport’s Solis sends solar energy to an onboard battery pack for portable power at job sites and campsites.

Toyota GR Corolla RC2 rally car
Toyota News

Toyota GR Corolla Rally Car Will Take on American Rally Championship in 2026

Toyota will bring the Corolla name back to rallying after more than a quarter century with the GR Corolla RC2 next year.

Front quarter view of 2005 Porsche Carrera GT in Salzburg livery
Porsche News

Porsche Restored This 20-Year-Old Carrera GT to ‘Zero-Kilometer Condition’

The Carrera GT’s engine was destined for a Le Mans racer, so it’s fitting that this 2005 model now wears the classic “Salzburg” livery of the 1970 winner.

Porsche 911s driving under the Dunlop Bridge at the Le Mans Classic
Racing

It’s the End of an Era at Le Mans With Goodyear Taking Over the Dunlop Bridge

A Dunlop-branded bridge has been part of the Le Mans since the race’s inaugural running in 1923, but corporate reshuffling forced the change.