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Why Volkswagen Golf GTI and R Sales Are Way Down

With the first quarter of the year in its rearview mirror, Volkswagen of America is happy to report deliveries are up 7.1 percent. While the Taos and Jetta did all the heavy lifting, the Golf GTI and R sales fell off a cliff. The hot hatches suffered a double-digit decrease,…

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Nissan Is Rebadging Two Renault Models

Alliances help automakers cut costs and speed up development. With Nissan in desperate need of fresh products to bounce back after more than a few rough years, it’s eager to capitalize on its partnership with Renault. After announcing plans last month to bring back the Micra supermini as a reskinned…

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The 2026 Honda Prelude's Interior Looks Familiar

Honda took everyone by surprise at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show with the return of the Prelude. The low-slung sports coupe had all windows blacked out to keep prying eyes from looking inside the cabin. After about a year and a half since the car’s unexpected return, we can finally…

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These Two BMWs Aren't Real. We Wish They Were

April Fool's Day hasn’t been the same since the whole "Voltswagen" fiasco four years ago (remember that?). But a few automakers still take the opportunity to have some fun and celebrate the occasion via their official channels.

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Toyota Is Already Off To a Strong Start In 2025

Toyota was one of the best-selling automakers in all of 2024, and the company hopes to continue that success in 2025 with a strong opening to the new year.

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Jerry Seinfeld Is a Subie Bro

Jerry Seinfeld is well-known for his Porsche love. He's probably got the finest collection of Porsches outside the company's own museum in Stuttgart, but he's into other cars as well. To our surprise, the comedian is a Subaru fan, too.

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Hyundai's New Infotainment System Uses One Massive Screen

Hyundai Motor Group has revealed its next-generation infotainment system. It's part of a broader software endeavor called Pleos, which includes the infotainment system, vehicle operating system, and an application development platform. The Pleos software brand will also connect to the cloud, offering fleet management services and mobility solutions.

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Sad: This Is the Last Manual GTI

The last manual Volkswagen GTI has been built and sold, a company spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 on Tuesday. The lucky buyer, Jamie Orr, documented his buying experience on TikTok, giving us an up-close look at the car.

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This Isuzu Truck Is the Coolest Restomod We've Ever Seen

Anyone with a few hundred thousand dollars and half a business sense can restomod a Ford Mustang or Porsche 911. Yawn. It takes a truly unique mind to reinvent the 1988 Isuzu TFR as a modern pickup. Thankfully, that's exactly what Isuzu engineers did for the Bangkok International Motor Show.

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Designing a Bugatti: How 300-MPH Hypercars Come to Life

Car designers do not simply draw cars. To be a great one, you need a deep technical understanding, and must form productive relationships with everyone involved in making a vehicle come to life. Bugatti design chief Frank Heyl is a perfect example.

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Boxy Is Back: Why SUVs Are More Square Than Ever

Blob-shaped crossovers dominate our roads. It’s impossible to avoid them, each more devoid of appeal than the last. Aerodynamics and safety standards have shaped today’s cars to be largely the same flavor of bland. A few special vehicles break from that mold.

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The 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera S Is Annoyingly Perfect: First Drive Review

Carrera is an evocative word—Spanish for "race." Once upon a time, Porsche reserved that term for its most hardcore sports cars, ones that required specialist knowledge to operate. Famously, the Fuhrmann four-cam in the original 1955 Porsche 356A Carrera was essentially a race engine that would shake itself to death…

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Meet Hyundai's Adorable Drift Machine

As much as we’d love for Hyundai to bring its ultra-compact Inster EV Stateside, the brand’s battery-powered lineup in the US is already pretty robust, with the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Kona. But we may not make it to the new year without the Insteroid. We need it. Right…

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The 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport Is Tougher Than You Think: First Drive Review

With more buyers seeking solace in the great outdoors, they need vehicles capable of getting them there. That's why most automakers have taken a ruler and chisel to their beloved family haulers in hopes of capitalizing on those calls for adventure.

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Virgina Wants Reckless Drivers to Install In-Car Speed Limiters

Being able to drive is a necessity in most of America, and having a car is a requirement for many of us. Breaking the law behind the wheel, though, can jeopardize that privileged opportunity and one’s ability to get to work, with state governments capable of revoking licenses for some…

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The Lexus LX Overtrail Is the King of Toyota Trucks: Video Review

I love Toyota trucks, but I was skeptical here. With a $115,350 starting price, how could the 2025 Lexus LX700h Overtrail justify a $42,000 premium over the superb GX550 Overtrail? Surely, there’s no way it’s worth it? But after a day on the trail, I realized I was asking the…

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Watch In Agony as a BMW M5 Safety Car Crashes

The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, served as an eventful third round of the 2025 MotoGP season. Polesitter Marc Marquez made an unexpected last-minute decision, abandoning his wet-spec bike on the grid and sprinting to the pit lane to hop onto his dry-spec bike. His sudden move triggered…

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Want a Two-Door Bronco With a V-6? It'll Cost You

When the new Ford Bronco debuted in 2021, it was available in dozens of two- and four-door configurations. And that's been the case for the past few years. However, those wanting the stubbier version with a V-6 have fewer options to choose from in 2025—and it will cost you quite a bit.

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How to Design a Timeless Hypercar: Interview With Horacio Pagani

At automaker dinners, you’ll often find designers scribbling on their napkins. To design is their compulsion, and if you ask them to sketch a car, they sure as hell won’t draw a Pinto. Invariably these sketches lean swoopy and sleek, even though in their day jobs, designers are most likely…

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How the Supra Went From Concept to Production

You've probably never heard the name "Calty." But walk through any crowded parking lot in America, and you'll see a dozen or more cars penned by the US design studio—you just don't know it.

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Volkswagen's W-10 BMW M5 Prototype Makes Big Power

Long before Dieselgate, draconian emissions regulations, and aggressive cost-cutting, Volkswagen had an era of impressive engineering. During the ruthless leadership of Ferdinand Piëch, there were no limits to what the engineers could cram under the hood. The VW Group experimented with everything, including W-8 and W-12 sedans as well as…

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The Aston Martin Valhalla Is Nearly Ready for the Road

Better late than never—the Valhalla is almost ready for prime time. It’s hard to believe it's been six years since Aston Martin showed the AM-RB 003 concept. Before the Gaydon-based marque hits the start button on production in the second quarter of the year, the “baby” Valkyrie undergoes final validation…

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Aston Martin Valkyrie Breaks Top Gear Track Record for Road Cars

The Valkyrie may be one of the most impractical production cars ever created, but there’s a good reason for that. While it carries a license plate and is street-legal, its true home is the race track. Although hypercar manufacturers often throw around the phrase "race car for the road," few…

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Here's What Happens When You Give a Lada 22:1 Compression

A combustion engine makes power by compressing fuel and air in a cylinder, then igniting it. The tighter you compress the mixture, the more power you make. That's the compression ratio in a nutshell. Most engines have a compression ratio of less than 10:1.

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For Sale: Rimac Nevera, Barely Driven

The Rimac Nevera is a modern marvel of automotive engineering. Cooked up over more than a decade by now Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac, the Nevera was one of the first mainstream electric hypercars when it hit the market in 2022. And it's no slouch.

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