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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 systems to those models for new buyers. But that effort has already met its predictable end, as GM recently pushed the only Chevy dealer in the country that was installing them to stop—thereby also forcing White Automotive to discontinue the kit. A source within GM confirmed to The Drive that…

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 hard to even find steelies that fit over modern brakes. But occasionally we catch a glimpse of a brand-new 4×4 on steel wheels used for shipping, and it always looks awesome. Our Editor-In-Chief (and classic Blazer owner, and square-truck appreciator) Kyle Cheromcha just sent me some screenshots of new high-trim…

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 to auction at Mecum Glendale this week. On paper, this conversion has nothing at all going for it. For starters, it’s based on a modern car. Even if they were just as long, wide and heavy, vintage cars from the 1960s and ’70s lacked the chunky bodies of today’s automobiles.…

Las Vegas news outlets are reporting that multiple cars were found on fire at a Tesla service center around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, apparently set ablaze by “an individual” but nobody has been named responsible as of this writing. One video making the rounds appears to show a Model Y and a Model 3, fully involved in fire, parked in a row of other Teslas. In the context of present-day America, it does seem likely that these fires were set deliberately. We’ve seen plenty of chatter about generic Tesla vandalism taking place around the country as the brand’s cultural significance…

Mild design tweaks don’t change the off-road Ram trucks’ capabilities Ram Power Wagon still has no direct competitor 2025 Ram Power Wagon costs $74,235 and Rebel HD costs $70,740 The competition woke up and realized there’s room to play in the heavy-duty off-road sandbox. But Ram doesn’t want to give an inch of a segment it has defined for years.  After the introduction of the Chevy Silverado HD ZR2 and a refresh of the Ford Super Tremor for 2023, the 2025 Ram 2500 Power Wagon and 2500 Rebel HD arrive with their own refresh. Both feature design and technology updates,…

If any EV were targeted exactly at my personal interests, it would be the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. It’s a tribute to a vehicle that only could’ve existed during the high-stakes, high-reward era of Group B rallying, where over-boosted monsters with comically short wheelbases and sometimes only two driven wheels became legends. Naturally, that’s why I had some trepidation over the 3E. So many automakers are mining their greatest hits to get enthusiasts on board with EVs, like a beloved rock band reforming for the first time in decades that just can’t quite put the act together anymore. Renault had…

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 to run a Lamborghini transmission, so much the better. I’ve neither the money nor a suitable project for a bespoke, billet aluminum V10, but I’m a sucker for anything with 10 cylinders and a Lamborghini-based backstory. A Viper crate motor this is not, however—nor does it cribbed from any of…

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 in a prosperous world where hardship means the wifi on your business-class flight isn’t working. But until now, it hasn’t made the electric leap like Rivian. It’s been a product of the formula it invented: a big, large-displacement SUV with lots of chrome and lots of digits in its sticker…

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, the middle of an actual road, to see how the system reacts. The test sheds light on the differences between cameras and lidar. Rober put the Model Y, which has Autopilot technology relying on cameras, head to head against a Lexus RX-based prototype fitted with a lidar. Autopilot passes the…

Don’t let their cutesy demeanor fool you. Competition in the commercial electric van space is getting fierce. Kia has a lineup of configurable cargo vans (though still in concept form) and Rivian opened up its van order books to non-Amazon buyers for the first time. Not to be outdone, and perhaps still seeking a foothold in the market at all, GM is stacking rebates on rebates that add up to nearly 40% off the Chevrolet BrightDrop EV van. BrightDrop has been around since 2022, when GM tried to stand it up as its own brand specializing in a commercial electric…