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Some engines have better reputations than others. The 2.5-liter inline-five from Volkswagen is one of the better ones. The engine featured in this recent I Do Cars teardown video came from a 2011 VW Jetta, though the mileage is unknown. What is known is that this mill was deemed too…

The RS200 might be the coolest car Ford has ever built. A true homologation special, the tiny mid-engine missile was created in the mid-1980s to qualify Ford for the golden era of Group B rally. Under 200 examples exist, making them highly desirable for collectors. The RS200 you see here…

Lexus introduced an all-new GX for 2024, but the company is already making a few tweaks to the model for 2025. The rugged luxury SUV will now come standard with Lexus’s memory settings system and the power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. The memory system controls the driver’s seat, the outer mirrors,…

Welcome to Cool Car Cup. This test gathers the six best performance cars of 2024 and throws them into the Motor1 Thunderdome. At the end of some epic SoCal canyon roads and a day at the race track, a winner emerges from the dust.

Electric vehicles aren’t selling as well as automakers had hoped. Interest seems to be waning, and the growth rate is slowing, forcing dealers to offer some impressive incentives to move the product. The Larry H. Miller Chrysler Dodge Ram Fiat dealership in Aurora, Colorado, is one such outfit, offering the…

It looks as though Mercedes really wants us to get excited about its new family of electric vans. After showing camouflaged prototypes a few months ago, the three-pointed star is back with a more conventional teaser. Hiding in the shadows is a showcar depicting a "luxurious, elegant, and spacious limousine"…

Electric hot hatches are few and far between. Models that spring to mind include the Abarth 500e, Cupra Born VZ, Mini John Cooper Works, and the lesser-known MG4 XPower. Renault wants to overshadow all of them—including its very own Alpine A290—with a ludicrously powerful iteration of the reborn 5. Yes,…

Remember when Bugatti said it would retire from chasing records in September 2019? Management has changed since then, and so have the company's objectives. The newly founded Bugatti Rimac joint venture has already smashed a record. The Mistral is now the fastest open-top production car ever. It follows two record-breaking Veyrons and…

You probably don't remember the BMW Vision M Next concept from 2019. The svelte sports car was supposed the replace the i8 and usher in a new era of electrified performance for the BMW M brand. Instead, the concept was relegated to the history books, never to see the light…