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The Nürburgring has reopened for the 2025 season, which means manufacturers are back at the fabled German race track testing new and upcoming vehicles. One of the more peculiar vehicles spotted in Thursday's industry pool session was this Volkswagen Golf R.

Trump's 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles will become a reality on April 3. And on the surface, at least, the numbers don't look promising for automakers or consumers. 

Infiniti sales in the United States peaked in 2017 when Nissan’s luxury brand delivered 153,415 cars. Fast-forward to 2024, demand plummeted to 58,070 units, or 10.2 percent less than the year before. To put that number into perspective, Honda’s Acura brand moved 122,600 vehicles last year. Toyota’s Lexus outsold the…

The on-again-off-again tariffs are now apparently on again, at least for cars not built in the United States. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new executive order announcing a 25-percent tariff on all foreign-built vehicles.

We enjoy sitting down for some sim racing action as much as anyone. Some of us at Motor1 even have our own racing cockpits, decked out for comfortable hours-long sessions on PC or gaming consoles. None are as snazzy as this carbon-fiber Aston Martin cockpit, but then again, we didn't…

Chevrolet is enacting a strict policy to ensure buyers of its 2025 Corvette ZR1 don't flip their cars for an easy payday. The company is requiring every new owner to sign a retention letter asking them to keep the car for at least one year. If they decide to sell…

Monster. That's the only word you need to describe the one-of-one 12-rotor engine Rob Dahm is building. We've already heard it run, albeit without the three turbochargers installed. Progress is being made, as seen in this recent video where the engine goes to a dyno for some testing.

After bleeding money for years and a recently failed merger with Honda, it’s safe to say Nissan is in dire straits. However, it’s not throwing in the towel. With Chief Planning Officer Ivan Espinosa taking the CEO role from April 1 and a fresh product lineup inbound, the Japanese brand…

It’s been nearly a year since Audi discontinued the A4 to make room for the A5. The sedan (technically a liftback) and wagon didn’t initially have charging ports, but now the plug-in hybrids have arrived. Available exclusively with Quattro, these electrified variants aim to offer the best of both worlds,…