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The 2026 Mercedes CLA EV gets 2-speed gearbox It also sports a one-pedal drive mode Set to debut in 2025, the CLA EV has no price yet In the middle of a swirl of blowing snow in the Austrian Alps, I grabbed the door handle of the CLA EV prototype.…
In a move that President Trump says will lead to “tremendous growth in the auto industry,” the United States is implementing a 25 percent tariff on imported cars effective April 2. Auto industry analysts leading up to the President’s announcement predicted that any substantial tariff would cause new car prices…
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Over the next two years, Nissan will bring a new range of vehicles to North America, but it all starts with the all-new 2026 Nissan Leaf. The original Leaf popularized EVs in the United States, but three generations later, it’s fallen drastically behind the competition. So it’s only right that…
At the risk of sounding like a cynical, middle-aged guy from the East Coast, it’s rare that I stumble across something on social media that I haven’t seen before. I can still play the AOL dial-up squeal in my head from memory, OK? I’ve seen some Internet. So when Caleb…
The Mercedes-Benz EQ lineup is many things. Chiefly, it’s all-electric, and Mercedes took advantage of the architecture shift to deck out its battery-powered portfolio with as much in-cabin tech as possible. But when it comes to elegant exterior design, well, that’s another story. Take the EQE, for example. While neither…
For some frustrated owners of GM‘s new electric cars, White Automotive seemed like a lifesaver. After GM decided to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support in its Ultium-platform EVs, and soon its entire lineup, White stepped up with an aftermarket setup that dealers could install to restore both phone-mirroring…
Chrome 24-inch wheels on an SUV used to be something you’d only see in music videos. Now, they’re standard equipment on mom-spec family taxis. Maybe that’s part of the reason these trucks look cooler to me on basic steel wheels lately. We don’t see that too often anymore—it can be…
We’ve seen our fair share of fifth-generation Chevy Camaros that received the vintage treatment. While there’s an occasional home run, the majority tend to suffer from questionable execution, to put it gently. Fortunately, this 2015 Camaro redone as a ’69 Chevelle is a sterling example of the former—and it’s headed…
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Bemoaning the lack of high-revving gasoline engines? Have an endurance racing machine in desperate need of an 800-horsepower V10? Well, if you also have money burning a hole in your pocket, you may be the perfect customer for Noonan’s new 5.8-liter, 8,500-RPM endurance crate engine. And if your car happens…
What’s in a name? The Escalade IQ is smarter, it turns out A big battery delivers 460 miles of range Cadillac delivers a big price, too: $129,990 For all its red-carpet appearances and secret-service duties over the past generation, the Cadillac Escalade has not been particularly cutting edge. It’s prospered…
If you need more proof that electronic driving aids don’t make a car autonomous, here it is. YouTuber Mark Rober put his Tesla Model Y’s Autopilot technology to the test by setting up a Looney Toons-style trap. Rober set up styrofoam wall with a picture of a road on it,…
Most EVs don’t have a transmission in the conventional sense. They use a direct-drive, single-ratio unit to transfer the motor’s power to the wheels. The new, third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA is a rare exception: its rear axle uses a two-speed transmission, which is a setup usually reserved for performance cars like…
What was once seen as a key element of European’s electrification strategy is in serious financial trouble. Northvolt, which is partially owned by Volkswagen and Goldman Sachs, filed for bankruptcy in Sweden this week, Reuters reports. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States in November, however,…
What’s Ford’s tagline, “Built Ford Tough?” That doesn’t only apply to its trucks, apparently. Ford was the first legacy automaker to work out a deal with Tesla so that its electric vehicles could use Tesla’s Supercharger network with a North America Charging Standard (NACS) plug adapter. Now, Ford is selling…
Usually, the trickle-down effect from race cars to daily drivers is in the tech or data related to quality, dependability, and reliability (QDR). Wheels, on the other hand, are not an automaker priority. So, leave it to a Formula 1 fan to make the racing series wheels available for public…
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR W 196 S served as a development car for sports car racing Junkyard 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL roadster sold for $1.19 million 1997 Renntech E60 RS was owned by Jerry Seinfeld 2009 Mercedes-McLaren Stirling Moss Edition hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds Ask the head of…
Toyota brought back the Land Cruiser, kind of The Land Cruiser’s coarse, cheap, unrefined, and poorly packaged America deserves the real Land Cruiser, known as the 300 Series Enthusiasts bemoaned the death of the Toyota Land Cruiser in 2021. We then rejoiced upon its return in 2024. Disappointment has ensued…
Anyone who’s ever owned a vehicle with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto knows that the technology can be fickle, and doubly so if we’re talking about the wireless forms of those features. But owners of various recent General Motors products—save the EVs, obviously—have found Wireless CarPlay to be even less…
