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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. America’s roads are finally getting modern headlight technology that the rest of the world has had for over a decade. A few automakers, including, Tesla and Rivian, have dipped their toes into the adaptive lighting waters in recent years. Now legacy automakers are bringing the advanced lighting technology to the U.S. market. With the debut of the 2027 Audi Q7 and Q9, both of which will arrive in U.S. dealers later this year, the automaker will be…
You’ve heard it a million times: A car is often the second-most-expensive purchase a person will ever make. It’s never been truer than today. With skyrocketing costs and expensive credit (not to mention other factors) driving up prices across the board, shoppers are desperate for options that won’t break the bank. So, how are automakers responding to this clamor? By trying to milk even more money from their customers, of course. I’m 42; I grew up in the era of “bean counters.” These nefarious little nannies were blamed for every cool model that didn’t make it to our shores, and…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. What’s the one comfort feature in your car that you couldn’t live without? Or, perhaps, if you were currently shopping for a new car, which feature would be at the top of your must-have list? For 47% of people recently surveyed, that’d be heated seats. Market research and consulting firm AutoPacific surveyed 19,000 licensed drivers who intend to acquire a new vehicle within the next three years, and ranked the top 15 features and technologies they claimed…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Last summer, when Ram announced that the Hemi’s comeback was just the beginning, we asked company executives whether we’d see the return of factory-backed power upgrades for the now-iconic V8. The answer, delivered with a smile and maybe the hint of a wink, was something along the lines of “stay tuned.” Well, our patience has been rewarded. Starting this fall, you can order your 2027 Ram Rumble Bee with an extra shot of pure, unadulterated horsepower. Whether…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Semi trucks are no different from other vehicles in that they produce tailpipe emissions that need to be dealt with. But while companies like Tesla are building electric semis, the need for supersized battery packs in order to deliver enough range while hauling makes electrification more challenging for big trucks than it is for passenger cars. A California-based startup has come up with an alternative solution, but it’s a weird one. Founded in 2020, Revoy designed a…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. It’s been a minute since we checked in on one of the most improbable restoration projects in recent memory. The crew behind The Questionable Garage YouTube channel has been restoring a rare General Motors EV1—VIN 212—purchased in late 2025 from an impound auction for the eye-watering sum of $104,000. But opportunities to buy an EV1 are rare because the cars were originally leased to customers and infamously recalled by GM when the leases expired, with most getting…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. If you want to turn your stock pickup truck into a true off-roader, there’s no shortage of aftermarket companies willing to help. And by “help,” I mean sell you parts that you then have to figure out how to make work together, while also keeping track of the small-ticket items that inevitably follow in their wake. That can cause a build to drag on and lose momentum like a truck spinning its tires on a steep dirt…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. A few months ago, I tested the new electric Mercedes-Benz CLA. There were some aspects of the little sedan that really impressed me, but its infotainment system and lack of common-sense buttons and physical controls drove me to my wit’s end. It seems I’m not the only one, as Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius recently went on the record saying that the automaker has heard the public sentiment and since realized that it may have overdone things with…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. After a shaky start, automakers that sell cars in the U.S. are finally beginning to design adaptive headlights specifically for the NHTSA’s new rules, which are critically different than those of Europe, where the technology is far more prevalent. Audi is the latest example, with its new Q9 flagship SUV touting the company’s Digital Matrix LED tech, allowing it to steer beams around oncoming traffic so as to not blind anyone in your path. But Audi’s going…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Since Waymo arrived on the public stage as Google’s self-titled autonomous-driving project almost 20 years ago, the promise that self-driving cars would dramatically curtail crashes has remained just that. A handful of companies operate autonomous ride-hailing services in some cities (San Francisco is downright lousy with autonomous cars), but high-profile mishaps show how elusive real progress is. Yet Waymo may be heading in the right direction, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The nonprofit organization…