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Nissan Abandons Plan For US-Built Electric Sedans

The struggle is real for Nissan. The Japanese brand didn't have a good year in 2024, and with tariffs wreaking all kinds of havoc on the industry, 2025 will have its own set of challenges. Now, it sounds like plans for two new US-made Nissan electric sedans have been canceled.

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Bugatti's New V-16 Has a Bizarre Timing System

Bugatti just released a video and accompanying photos of the Tourbillon's amazing, Cosworth-built, naturally aspirated V-16, and obviously, we're poring over all of it. What jumped out at us is the V-16's unique timing system. It's unlike anything we've ever seen in an automotive engine.

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Ferrari Is Developing Fake Gear Shifts For Its EVs

A Ferrari EV is coming soon. The company has said its first EV will have its own "sound signature," and earlier this year, a videographer caught a Ferrari EV prototype driving around Maranello making an engine-like sound. Now thanks to two recent patent applications, we know that Ferrari is working…

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The 2025 BMW X3 M50 Is All About the Engine: Review

Can an engine make a car? Yes, and the BMW X3 M50 is proof. The latest version of the X3 may not be a perfect car, but when you roll into the throttle, your complaints seem insignificant.

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Nissan Is Losing More Money Than Ever

Nissan announced on Thursday it will post a ¥700 billion to ¥750 billion ($4.9 to $5.3 billion at today’s exchange rate) net loss for its 2024 fiscal year, which ended March 31. The automaker blamed the massive loss—a record amount for the company—on “its ongoing turnaround plan, and other factors.”

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Uber's New Autonomous Vehicle Is the VW ID. Buzz

Volkswagen of America first rolled out an autonomous vehicle test fleet using ID. Buzz electric minivans in July 2023 in Austin, Texas. Now, the retro-styled people mover has found a new role as Uber’s autonomous driving vehicle. However, you’ll have to wait until late next year to book the ID.…

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Veyron Designer Pens Boxy SUV With Pop-Up Lights

Although MG has British roots stretching back a century, the company has been part of the SAIC corporate umbrella for nearly two decades. Headquartered in Shanghai, MG is making waves at one of China’s largest auto shows this week. Best known in the SAIC era for the eye-catching Cyberster convertible,…

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The New Honda GT Is a Screen Nightmare

The new Honda GT might have a cool name and an interesting shape, but honestly, we can’t get past the interior. We’ve been told smartphones are distracting, but how is this setup any safer? Sure, the side screens mounted on the door panels connect to the exterior cameras. And yes,…

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Genesis Has a New Twin-Turbo V-8. Here's What It Looks Like

Genesis is heading to Le Mans, and it's getting there with a big ol' V-8. Hyundai's luxury brand previewed its racing intentions in December 2024 with the announcement of Genesis Magma Racing and the team's first car, the GMR-001. It will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship next year,…

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Forget the V-8: Brabus Tune Pushes E53 Wagon to New Heights

Brabus has already gotten its hands on the new Mercedes-AMG E53. The tuner’s upgrade for the sedan and wagon increases the car’s output from 577 horsepower to 691 from the model’s turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six hybrid engine, outpacing the outgoing V-8-powered E63.

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GMC Hummer EV 3X: The Good and the Bad

The GMC Hummer EV is a big boy. Tipping the scales at over 9,000 pounds, it's the heaviest production EV you can buy today, and stretches out to a gargantuan 206.7 inches long and 93.7 inches wide—side mirrors included. Only its cousins, the Chevrolet Silverado EV and Sierra EV pickups,…

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You Won't Be Able to Outrun Japan's Latest Cop Car

The police force patrolling the roads surrounding the legendary Suzuka Circuit in Japan have a new car. And unlike the Toyota sedans usually run by the Mie Prefectural police, this one has 573 horsepower on tap.

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2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI Review: They Fixed It, Mostly

I don’t know if the Mk8 GTI fully deserves its bad reputation.

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Ford Will Let You Text a Truck Expert If You Buy a $100,000 Super Duty

Last year, Ford enhanced the 2025 Super Duty lineup by adding the new Platinum Plus Package. Designed to entice the model's most premium customers, it combines luxurious features, technology, and rugged capability in one option. Ford is just now beginning to deliver the decked-out heavy-duty pickup to customers, launching its…

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Here's the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo Testing Virtually Undisguised

It's testing season at the Nürburgring, and naturally, Porsche is there. This time, it's testing the new 911 Turbo and Turbo S with minimal camouflage, giving us our best look at the coming 992.2 version. And there's one detail we noticed in particular—a sticker.

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Nissan Surprises With Frontier Pro Plug-In Hybrid Truck

Seemingly out of nowhere, Nissan is launching an electrified Frontier. Although it carries the “Pro” suffix, the truck is unrelated to the Frontier Pro-X/Pro-4X sold in North America. The brand’s first electrified pickup broke cover today at Auto Shanghai in China and is based on the locally produced Nissan Dongfeng…

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The Toyota bZ7 Is a Chinese Electric Flagship Sedan

Although there have been reports about Toyota’s plan to drop the uninspired “bZ” nomenclature, it looks like the switch to a more familiar naming system for electric cars isn’t happening globally. Meet the new bZ7, a production version of a namesake concept introduced last year. It’s a large sedan for…

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The Mazda EZ-60 Is a Rear-Wheel-Drive Chinese SUV

We’ve talked about the EZ-60 before. It initially popped up on our radar at the beginning of the month when Mazda teased it on China’s Weibo social media network. It then appeared on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) website, where the government shows all future models homologated…

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We Drove an Alan Mann Racing Ford Escort Recreation. It Was Heroic

It took 15 minutes for my bones to stop shaking with joy. My ears were still ringing half an hour later. The first car from Boreham Motorworks (part of the DRVN Group) does not muck about.

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The New Lexus ES Has Hybrid and Electric Power

Although the outgoing ES received two facelifts, it couldn’t hide the fact that it was getting long in the tooth. Lexus introduced the seventh-generation model back in 2018, so it was definitely time for a full redesign. Thankfully, the wait is over. Debuting this week at Auto Shanghai, the all-new…

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New Porsche 911 'Spirit 70' Revives the Iconic 'Pasha' Seats

Porsche collectors have a new special edition 911 to lust after. On Wednesday, the company revealed a new heritage-inspired trim called the 911 Spirit 70, intended to echo the company's design philosophy of the Seventies. Based on the Carrera GTS Cabriolet, it gets a unique paint, a funky livery, and…

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Musk Blames Massive Tesla Losses on Political 'Blowback'

Tesla's Q1 2025 financial update is filled with bad news. There are all kinds of negative numbers inside, not the least of which being a year-over-year net income drop (attributable to common stockholders) of 71 percent.

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Audi's First China-Only Car Has Huge Power

We've seen teasers from all-caps AUDI for several months. Now, the first car from the new China-specific version of Audi is here. Say hello to the E5 Sportback, an electric-only four-door hatch available with up to 776 horsepower. And you won't see it anywhere else in the world.

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Mercedes Goes Full Tesla, Adds Yoke and Steer-By-Wire

Mercedes-Benz is adding two pieces of controversial tech to its lineup in 2026. The company announced Tuesday plans to put a steer-by-wire system into production starting next year, paired to a racing-inspired "yoke" shaped steering wheel.

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Wow: Volkswagen's EVs Are Outselling Tesla in Europe

Remember when Tesla had the best-selling vehicle in the world? Now, the beleaguered brand can't fend off Volkswagen's fleet of EVs in Europe.

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