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Here we go again. The Volkswagen Group may have already implemented a cost-cutting strategy, but it’s apparently not enough. Despite saving an unspecified amount in the double-digit billion-euro range, according to a company spokesperson, it now needs to trim even more. A new report from Germany claims the automotive conglomerate…

While we’re patiently waiting for Ferrari to unveil the electric Luce, something exciting is brewing for the engine-loving crowd. A camouflaged prototype that looks like a race car for the road has been spotted roaming public streets, suggesting a hardcore special edition is on the way. At first glance, it…

Mazda has a new infotainment system that ditches the commander knob it launched over a decade ago for a massive touchscreen instead. At the time, Mazda Connect was the company’s approach to controlling the infotainment screen in a way that "was developed to be a less distracting and more intuitive…

The Subaru Baja was a short-lived "multiple-choice vehicle" that the company produced from 2003 to 2006. The "car" featured the body of an Outback with a small pickup-truck bed grafted onto the rear—sort of a spiritual successor to the original Brat.

The yoke-style steering wheel was the hot new thing just a few years ago. Tesla pioneered the idea, with its dramatic chopped tiller debuting in the refreshed Model S and Model X in 2021. Since then, we’ve seen automakers like Lexus follow suit in the US.

Even with so many manuals disappearing over the past few years, some companies endeavour to keep the manual transmission alive. Subaru is one of them. The company still offers manual options on its BRZ and WRX, and now it may be gauging interest for an entirely different manual-transmission vehicle.

BFGoodrich has been cranking out all-terrain tires for decades. The legend of off-road racing has supported countless teams on their quest for Baja glory. Now, in 2026, BFG looks back as its Radial All-Terrain T/A tire turns 50 years old.

Higher-ups in the automotive industry are typically cooped up in an office all day, but Akio Toyoda is not one of them. Under the “Morizo” pseudonym, the company’s chairman has been racing cars as a second gig since the 2007 Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race for Toyota’s Gazoo Racing team. Even…

Mercedes has just lifted the veil on the S-Class facelift, but there’s much more to come this year. Seven new models will debut in the next three months alone, and the rest of the year is equally packed with launches. The attached slideshows we grabbed from an official company document…