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Over the weekend, multiple reports emerged suggesting Lotus might shut down its historic Norfolk plant and cease car production in the United Kingdom. However, those rumors have since been denied: “Lotus Cars is continuing normal operations, and there are no plans to close the factory.” The statement followed reports from…

Nissan has been selling a Patrol Nismo in the Middle East for a decade, but only now is the United States getting an equivalent: the Armada Nismo. It answers a question few have asked, as it's hard to imagine people lining up to place deposits for a high-performance version of…

The average price of a new car is nearing $50,000, and consumers are increasingly shifting to more affordable alternatives. Unwilling to let those cost-conscious buyers go unserved, Kia has altered the Seltos lineup for 2026, cutting the starting price by $1,000 with the launch of a new entry-level front-wheel-drive trim.

The V-12 is dying. Apart from a few holdouts endeavoring to keep the monstrous motor alive, most companies have downsized or electrified as The Man cracks down on emissions-spewing, fuel-thirsty engines.

After just seven months in retirement, Tim Kuniskis came back to run the Ram brand, and already he's left a mark. He confirmed the brand is working on a new mid-size pickup to arrive in 2027, delayed the all-electric Rev pickup, reintroduced the Hemi V-8 for its half-ton truck, introduced…

Supercars are expensive, and more often than not, you're limited to one powertrain option and one body style, with very little wiggle room for full-on customization. That is, unless you're willing to throw an obscene amount of money at a company like Ferrari or Lamborghini. But a British engineering firm…

When Porsche went to Road Atlanta to set an EV lap record with the Taycan Turbo GT, it brought a couple other cars along. Again with factory driver Patrick Long at the wheel, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid set a record for gas-powered sedans, and the Cayenne Turbo GT set…

It’s been over a year since Toyota announced a new family of four-cylinder combustion engines, to be offered in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged flavors. These upcoming gas engines, planned with displacements of 1.5 liters and 2.0 liters, are said to be smaller and lighter. While efficiency is the primary…

Mercedes-AMG has gone on record to announce it’s developing a new V-8 engine, but ghosts of the past still haunt the offices in Affalterbach. The latest chapter in the four-cylinder C63 saga involves a senior company official admitting the electrified 2.0-liter engine didn’t catch on with buyers. Speaking under the…