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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. If you’ve been following the ongoing resurrection spree of internal-combustion engines over at the various Stellantis brands, you’re probably already well aware that after a brief hiatus, SRT has returned to pick up where it left off in its “V8 all the things” era. It was a habit that had us all wondering at some point just how far Dodge, Ram, Jeep and Chrysler could run with the idea. Well, it appears we’ve finally found a limitation:…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Mercedes-Benz is ready to jump both feet into the yoke future and is taking a page out of the aviation industry’s playbook all in one motion. On Thursday, Mercedes-Benz debuted what will be an optional steer-by-wire system that will be combined with a yoke when the refreshed EQS electric flagship hatchback arrives in the U.S. later this year. It’s futuristic, and in some ways improves upon systems, and yokes, that have come before it. Whether the EQS…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Today in New York, Hyundai pulled the cover off a concept SUV intended to illustrate the direction of its future body-on-frame offerings designed and built in and for the U.S. That vehicle is called the Boulder, and, to be honest, all I see in its exterior design is 2004 Ford Bronco concept with a heap of Scout thrown in. That’s a topic for another blog, though, because here I want to focus on the Boulder’s interior, and…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. If somebody offered you a service where your fuel tank was topped off overnight (at a discounted rate), precluding you from ever again needing to use a gas station, you’d be interested, right? You’d wonder what the catch is, of course, and there is one: If you ever need to get gas mid-trip, you’ll have to go out of your way to find it, and once you do, it might take you between five and 10 times…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. When most people think of driving a Porsche, the last place they imagine going is off-road. That’s doubly true if the Porsche in question is a 2026 Cayenne Electric. Owners would never dream of scratching up their high-dollar SUV on a trail, and also, EV off-roading is a pretty niche activity as it is. However, just because folks won’t do it doesn’t mean the car’s not capable. Quite the contrary, as I found out. I recently drove…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Just the other day, Chevy announced the return of the Corvette Grand Sport, and with that, it also teased the introduction of a next-generation V8. Say goodbye to the 495-horsepower, 6.2-liter LT2, and hello to the 535-horsepower, 6.7-liter (409 cubic inches—giddyup!) LS6. Yep, it’s back. Well, sort of. We’d say this isn’t your grandpa’s LS6, but this nomenclature was already revived once before, and the last one wasn’t retired all that long ago. It was first used…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Back in February, Ferrari revealed details of its all-electric Luce. Billed as the Ferrari of the (now dubious) electrified future, the Luce’s design brief dipped heavily into the notion of embracing modern tech. But as it turns out, that’s not the only reason why Ferrari’s new electron-chugging four-seater will have more glass in the cockpit; the decision also saved Ferrari a boatload of money. Don’t take it from us, though. You can hear it straight from Ferrari…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Though it may seem a little surprising for a brand ostensibly built around exploration and the outdoors, Rivian has gone all in on autonomous driving. And now, as part of that effort, it’s struck a deal with Uber to supply the rideshare service and its partners with 10,000 R2 SUVs, all to serve as robotaxis. If that goes well, Uber will have the option to purchase 40,000 more in 2030—and invest up to $1.25 billion in the…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. In October, we shared news that all lovers of weird, forgotten cars were buzzing about: That someone had purchased a General Motors EV1 from a court order sale for the eye-watering sum of $104,000 with the intention of giving it a full restoration. If you know about the EV1, you know why this was such a huge deal: GM never sold these cars; they were leased to owners during the two model years they were built, 1997…
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. More than once, the Chevy Bolt has enjoyed the pleasure of being the most affordable EV for sale in the United States, and now we’re learning that GM aims to hold onto the Bolt’s sub-$30,000 price point for as long as the new iteration remains on sale. In an exclusive interview, we asked Bolt chief engineer Jeremy Short just how GM got the price down—and how Short’s team plans to keep it that way despite the volatile…