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They say everything is cyclical—fashion, music, pop culture. The same is true with car design. Hyundai popularized the retro-fantastic '8-bit' styling on its modern EVs, while Honda is on a mission to revive the long-lost wedge.

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…

Hot on the heels of the AMG GT XX concept's reveal on Tuesday, spy videographers have caught Mercedes testing the production version gliding stealthily through the Alps. 

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…