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A major innovation in the automotive world comes from Romania: production has begun on the world's first, mass-produced liquified petroleum gas (LPG) direct-injection engine. Signing off on this first is Horse Technologies, a company specializing in the development of low-emission propulsion systems, which was born out of a joint venture…

Toyota took a different approach to electrification than other automakers, and it’s paying off. The company has some EVs where it needs them, but perhaps more crucially, Toyota offers tons of great hybrids. Add in a good truck lineup in North America, and it’s easy to see how Toyota eclipsed…

Just like the trend toward SUVs in the United States throughout the 2000s, there’s another major shift happening that seems unstoppable. Automatic transmissions have become the standard in many markets, threatening the survival of manual transmission cars.

Toyota trucks have long had a reputation for longevity, but even that doesn’t quite prepare you for seeing a Tacoma with more than 620,000 miles and its original transmission still kicking. That’s what one Rhode Island salesman stumbled across at his dealership, and the internet couldn’t look away.

When Gran Trak 10 debuted on the Atari console in 1974, it was revolutionary. For the first time ever, gamers could get behind the wheel of a virtual race car and test their skills on a track—albeit a very basic one.

The Audi A7 and S7 are dead in America. The automaker is rejiggering its lineup, and it will not offer either model here for 2026 as it prepares the model’s indirect replacement.

A tire like the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S is not a single entity. There’s the version that Michelin sells to you, and the many versions Michelin develops specifically for automakers. These are wildly different, and it’s because what automakers want and what individual buyers want are not the same. 

Luxury brands often battle old reputations. For one young buyer, all it took was a dealership visit to turn Lincoln’s Corsair from “not my thing” to “can’t stop recommending.”

In the age of TikTok and shrinking attention spans, traditional auto shows are starting to look like relics of the past. Most of the action now happens on social media, as old-school marketing methods are no longer as effective. Still, some classic car events have stood the test of time.…

You’ve parked your car. You’ve turned it off. However, the dash indicates that you haven’t. And until you convince it otherwise, you're stuck. That’s the maddening situation one Chevrolet Malibu driver experienced when her vehicle refused to acknowledge it was in park despite all evidence to the contrary.

Tesla updated the Model Y earlier this year, but held back the hot Performance flavor. Now, the range-topping variant has officially arrived. Curiously, its debut takes place in Europe, where Elon Musk’s company has been on a downward spiral so far this year. According to sales data published by the…