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With 14 car brands under its corporate umbrella, Stellantis is already an automotive juggernaut. Renault isn’t exactly small either, considering it owns the sports car brand Alpine and the budget automaker Dacia. Despite reports suggesting a potential tie-up, the two aren’t looking to join forces. Speaking at the Financial Times'…

On December 23, 2024, Nissan and Honda signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a potential merger. However, the negotiations didn’t last long before the two Japanese automakers parted ways. On February 13, 2025, the companies officially ended talks, partly because Nissan was against becoming a Honda subsidiary. While…

For those not in tune with the Jeep Wrangler community, there's a thing called "ducking." In short, Wrangler owners carry rubber ducks around, and when they see another Wrangler parked, they put a duck on the hood. It's a friendly gesture from one Wrangler owner to another, but the history…

Well, you don't see one of these every day: The very first Porsche 910 ever built—a prototype and hillclimb racer from Stuttgart's most romantic era—is up for auction. You can check out the bidding here on Bring a Trailer. 

The test track at Dunsfold's Aerodrome in the United Kingdom was the defining location of Top Gear. While much of the presenting took place in a studio, a large chunk of the testing, lapping, and tomfoolery we remember most happened at the fabled airstrip-turned-road course.

Did you know that a square four engine used to be a thing? In fact, early designs date back nearly 100 years to a man named Edward Turner. He was a motorcycle designer in the UK who penned up a compact engine that essentially fused two small twin cylinders into…

Scientists have gotten oil down to a science. Depending on the application, engine oil can have totally different formulas, weights, and additives, mixed and matched to deliver the most efficiency, longevity, or performance. That's why you should only use the oil your engine was designed to use, even if a…

The launch of the newest BMW M5 is one of the most fascinating days in automotive history. Never have I seen an icon get so lambasted over one single metric: Weight. Some of it was BMW offering the M5’s 5,400-pound curb weight as one of its earliest details about the…

Ah, the AMC Pacer. At a time when American vehicles had football fields for hoods, the Pacer was a bulbous little runabout with distinct 1970s charm. And now, the most famous Pacer of them all is immortalized and ready to charm a new generation of AMC fans.

It’s best not to mince words: The 2025 Silverado 1500 ZR2 is fantastic. If I had the need for its vast capabilities and access to the vast acres of space within which to operate this full-size Chevy, I’d probably have a ZR2 in my driveway. 

Nissan is facing a tough future, and plenty of uncertainty ahead could force the company to shift Sentra production to the United States. Despite the brand’s global woes and financial struggles, sales were up 6.3 percent through the first three months of 2025 in America, driven mostly by its small,…