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Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. We live in a timeline where one viral car theft trend is sure to be displaced by the next—and soon. The most dominant carjacking movement of the last few years has undeniably been the Kia Boys, whose members target Hyundai and Kia models with weak and easily tricked security systems. Thefts were so frequent and widespread for a while that recurring cable news segments warned the entire country about them. It now seems like another trend could be brewing as bad actors abuse a device called Flipper Zero…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. It has been quite a while since we first saw the all-electric variant of Porsche’s flagship Cayenne SUV, and these latest spy photos show a car that is knock-knock-knocking on production’s door. While there’s still some vinyl clinging to its head- and taillight surrounds, just about all of the electric SUV’s body is now on full display. We don’t know many specifics about Porsche’s new electric crossover, but we know its engineers are having fun with it. One of the company’s prototypes blasted up the Goodwood Hill Climb…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. If you don’t know by now, the Rubicon Trail is a chore. It tests even the most hardcore factory off-road trucks with giant boulders, tight pathways, and the occasional water crossing. You have to be brave to think you can build something from scratch to conquer the 22-miler—either that, or just plain ready to party. I’m not sure which category Nick Dey fits into, but he designed and fabricated this bespoke EV rock buggy in less than seven weeks before traversing the Rubicon the hard way. Emails and…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Almost every modern car has multiple drive modes. Specialized cars get granular; a Toyota 4Runner has multiple off-road traction modes, while a super sports car like a McLaren has specific engine and handling modes. Even your daily driver probably has an “eco” and “sport” button. My question is—are you guys using them? In my current fleet of nine vehicles, counting ranch rigs, only one has drive modes—my 2017 BMW 330 wagon. It starts in Comfort by default, then can be toggled to EcoPro, Sport, or Sport+ with a…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. If you’ve been waiting for that perfect blend of electric affordability and range, Nissan’s third-generation Leaf might just be your cup of tea. Today, the company announced that not one, but two grades of its redesigned electric car will have a starting MSRP below $30,000, with the base Leaf (specs still TBA) likely coming in under that mark—even after taxes, titling and fees. Since Nissan is still keeping mum on the base Leaf S, we’re forced to focus on the next-cheapest model, the S+, which starts at $31,485…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. There’s a common denominator among all the new UTVs being unveiled lately. Whether it’s a high-performance Kawasaki with a supercharger and 250 horsepower or the new 2026 Can-Am Defender utility rig you’re looking at here, they’re all adding a familiar feature. I’m talking about touchscreens, and while that might seem small, it signals something about the off-road recreation space that’s a lot more significant. We’ve been saying for a while now that side-by-sides are basically cars. You could argue that Polaris led the way on this by introducing…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. The Brabus XLP 800 6×6 Adventure is a caricature on wheels. Six wheels, in fact, as it is based on the Mercedes-AMG G63 6×6—a truck that is already so over the top it’s nearly impossible to look at without laughing. Brabus, a company that prides itself on finding power and new places to put air vents on all kinds of high-end Benzes, has created quite a few fascinating accessories to make the monster Mercedes even more extreme than it comes from the factory. I’ve been scrolling through images…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Technically, what you’re looking at here is a 1971 Aston Martin DBS. It doesn’t feel right to call it that, though, because the pros at Ringbrothers spent more than 12,000 hours turning it into something new. It’s now a custom creation they call Octavia, and no matter how I try to sum it up, I can’t do it justice. Ringbrothers says the only original components left on the car are the power window switches. That should give you an idea of just how much went into crafting this…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Porsche 911s all look pretty similar. You won’t catch me complaining; almost every iteration of the car is gorgeous. At least, until modders hack them up for the sake of standing out. That brings us to the Gunther Werks F-26. It’s not really a modded 911; it’s a completely reimagined version of the iconic German coupe. But it pulls off a trick I’m not sure I’ve seen: It makes a wild departure from Porsche’s original design, while simultaneously maintaining 911ness and, critically, still looking good. Take a look,…
Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. The new Ford Mustang GTD is far from a one-trick pony. Sure, it has a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 making 815 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque, but it also runs an eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle, semi-active pushrod suspension, an F1-inspired drag reduction system, magnesium wheels, carbon ceramic brakes… You get the picture. Pricing, if you have to ask, starts at $325,000 and goes way up from there. But let’s say you didn’t care about most of that stuff. Maybe what you really want is more power and some other…