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The Trump Administration recently announced a 10-percent baseline tariff on all goods imported into the United States, including vehicles. Some countries will face even higher costs, with goods from China subject to 34-percent tariffs, and goods from the European Union subject to 20-percent tariffs.

Moments like these don’t arrive every day, and if you ask Adrian van Hooydonk, it’s not every decade either. 

In late 2021, the pillars of the hypercar world were shaken. Rimac and Bugatti merged under a new joint venture called, fittingly, Bugatti Rimac. Could the two brands—one being a young EV hypercar builder and the other a seasoned combustion-engined hypercar powerhouse—actually coexist without sacrificing each brand's identity? Bugatti Rimac…

Ford finally whetted our appetite for a more hardcore Ranger with the Raptor a few years ago. And it’s awesome. But as you know, we Americans are never fully satisfied. That’s why we’re begging the brand to bring its new Australian Ranger Super Duty to the States. We need it.

The wedge. Is there another automotive design philosophy that’s held up so well? Consider for a moment the OG Lamborghini Countach, arguably the most iconic wedge that ever wedged. Designed in the early 1970s, it became the iconic poster car of the 1980s despite being six years old at the…

The Ram 1500 TRX died so the Ram 1500 RHO could live. Gone is the beloved supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8, and in its place is a new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane inline-six. But it’s not all bad news.

Toyota is still finding ways to improve the GR Corolla. After adding an eight-speed automatic transmission and bumping torque from 273 to 295 pound-feet last year, the hot hatch is due for another upgrade. Until the full debut this fall, this camouflaged development prototype will have to make do. Despite…

It’s not just the Supra getting a special version in the United States. Toyota’s cheaper sports car, the GR86, enters the 2026MY with a limited-run Yuzu Edition. It’s a throwback to the Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0 unveiled 11 years ago at the 2014 New York Auto Show. The Scion…

Update: Toyota has issued a statement regarding the Final Edition Supra's powertrain for the US:

Nissan Z demand began to show signs of life last July. Sales jumped 50.8 percent in the first half of 2024, and it appears the company is building on that momentum. First-quarter sales results are in, and Z sales are up a whopping 221 percent year-over-year, with Nissan selling 2,154…

BMW has never been in the business of off-roading. Its crossovers perform best on pavement, with the looks, ride quality, and performance you expect from the German luxury automaker. That is, until now.