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The first concept vehicle to break cover in 2026 comes from a brand you might not even know existed. Afeela is the product of Sony Honda Mobility, a joint venture between the two Japanese giants formed to build electric vehicles. Although the EV market is cooling in the United States,…

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The Toyota Tacoma Just Had Its Best Year Ever

The Toyota Tacoma remains one of the most popular pickup trucks in America, posting huge sales figures year after year. This past year was no exception. The mid-size pickup just wrapped up its best 12 months ever, more than 30 years after debuting in the US.

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GM Sales Jumped In 2025, Even With A Sluggish Finish

General Motors released its annual sales reports, and it's good news all around. GM sold more vehicles in 2025 than it did in 2024, with sales across the automaker’s four brands in the United States increasing by 5.5 percent last year, with the company moving a whopping 2,853,299 vehicles.

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This Custom Toyota Land Cruiser Rocks 37-Inch Tires And So Much More

The fifth-generation Toyota Land Cruiser is a worthy off-roader, but in today’s world, that’s still not enough for some. Owners who really want to get off the beaten path are turning to the aftermarket to modify their SUVs. In this case, Japan’s Kuhl Racing will reveal a new Land Cruiser…

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A Eulogy For The Karma Revero. And The Fisker Karma

The Karma Revero has died at the age of 14, surrounded by… nobody. Actually, if we want to be technical, the Karma Revero died at the age of nine.

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Toyota Chairman Buys Mid-Engine Sports Car. Which One Is It?

For sports car enthusiasts, Akio Toyoda is hands down one of the best automotive executives to have ever lived. Who would’ve imagined that in 2026, Toyota would be the savior of fun cars? A flagship GR GT recently joined the GR Yaris, GR86, and GR Corolla, but the V-8 supercar…

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Kia Smashes Sales Records in 2025, Eyes Even Bigger 2026

With 2025 in the rearview mirror, automakers are taking stock of their performance over the past 12 months. Kia has some bittersweet news to share about its sales results for the year just ended. On the one hand, total deliveries rose by two percent to 3.13 million units, setting a…

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SUVs Dominate Europe, Yet the Best-Seller Is Still a Car

Europeans, yours truly included, once looked down on Americans because we preferred smaller cars to gas-guzzling SUVs. However, the past few years have shown we’re not any better. Oversized, high-riding models have also taken over the Old Continent. SUVs held a 41.3 percent market share in 2020, but that figure…

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Volkswagen Sticks to Its Promise and Brings Buttons Back

As with many other automakers, Volkswagen has taken plenty of flak for cramming most functions into touchscreens. However, Wolfsburg appears to be listening to customer feedback by bringing back dedicated controls for frequently used features. The ID. Polo leads the company’s push for an intuitive dashboard layout that doesn’t require…

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How F1 Technology Makes Your Local Supermarket Fridge Even Better

Not all Formula 1 innovations end up in supercars. Some of them end up in some of the most ordinary places imaginable. In this case, it's the chilled aisle of your local supermarket. The open-fronted cabinets that make it easy to reach in and grab a bottle of soda have…

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These Car Brands Had the Most Recalls In 2025

Sometimes it's tough to get a valuable, accurate read on long-term reliability and quality when it comes to new cars. But how often a certain manufacturer issues recalls is, at the very least, a good place to start.

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The Red Bull RB17 Hypercar's Final Design Looks Bonkers

We got an early glimpse of Red Bull’s first road-going hypercar back in July of 2024. Today, though, the company has locked in the final design of its RB17 hypercar before it goes on sale this year—and it looks wicked.

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Bugatti's Next One-Off Hypercar May Honor the Veyron

It’s been 20 years since Bugatti began building new cars, launching the 1,000-horsepower Veyron 16.4 in 2005. Capable of reaching 253 miles per hour with its quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine, the Veyron redefined what was possible in a production vehicle. Now a special one-off from Bugatti will allegedly honor the…

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Alpina Is Now BMW Alpina. Here's What That Means

As of January 1, 2026, Alpina is officially part of the BMW Group. With the acquisition announced back in 2022 now complete, BMW has given its newly absorbed luxury marque a unique name: BMW Alpina.

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Is Mitsubishi Teasing a New Montero?

There’s plenty of evidence that Mitsubishi is preparing to launch a new SUV. In October, the automaker unveiled the Elevance Concept, which we suspected previews a new Pajero that ended production in 2021. Spy photographers captured a boxy prototype in July, and this week, an official video shows a brief…

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Another Special Ferrari Might Be On the Way

Ferrari will launch 20 cars between now and 2030. That means we’ll see four new models a year on average for the next five years, and a new trademark filing might provide a hint of what’s to come. The automaker has filed for the Ferrari HC25 name with the World…

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The Concept Cars That Defined 2025

Concept cars have graced auto show floors since the late 1930s, showcasing designs and technologies that could one day make it to production. That idea is still true today. But over the past 85 years, concept cars have evolved into sleeker, sharper, and more futuristic machines.

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2027 Ram TRX Revealed: Now With 777 Horsepower

The moment Ram announced the return of the Hemi V-8, we all knew what would follow. No one questioned the TRX’s return; it’s just been a question of when.

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2027 Ram Power Wagon Revealed: Finally, A Diesel

Don’t worry, Ram fans—the company hears you loud and clear. Not only has the company already revived the iconic Hemi V-8 in the 1500, but now it’s finally bringing a high-performance, diesel-powered off-road truck to market. Meet the 2027 Ram Power Wagon.

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Honda's New Hybrids Will Sound Better Because Americans Like Loud Cars

Hybrids aren’t known for sounding the best, often prioritizing everyday usability over auditory pleasure. But Americans are built different; we want our hybrids to sound good. Honda, which has been producing hybrids since 1999, is developing its next-generation hybrid system that’ll hit our streets with a specific exhaust tune.

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Dead: Karma Revero

Last week, Karma Automotive announced it had built the final production Revero. The car has had a complicated history, starting life as the Fisker Karma over a decade ago. Fisker went bankrupt in 2013, and the company that emerged from the sale of the assets revamped the Karma as the…

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Ford Won't Ditch Apple CarPlay: 'It's a Product Our Customers Really Enjoy'

General Motors took a lot of heat when the company announced it was dropping Apple CarPlay from its electric vehicles. Some owners were so determined to keep smartphone mirroring, in fact, that they found a few short-lived workarounds to bring it back. Ford, thankfully, says it won’t make the same…

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A Honda Prelude Type R Isn't Happening: 'No Plans at the Moment'

Despite rumors to the contrary, Honda has no current plans to deliver a Type S or Type R variant of the new Prelude. I wouldn’t necessarily call this shocking news, but I don’t think it’s reason to believe more sporting versions of the Prelude aren’t still to come.

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Is Chevy Underrating the Corvette ZR1? The Dyno Says Maybe

The new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a powerful machine. The standard model makes 1,064 horsepower, while the even more insane ZR1X cranks out an astonishing 1,250 horsepower. But it looks like even Chevy might be underestimating the ZR1’s true potential.

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A Century Later, This Historic Italian Automaker Is Back

In 2026, the name Itala will make its return to European roads. The DR Automobiles Group recently announced that it had acquired the historic Italian brand, which wrote some of the most important chapters in the country’s automotive history more than a century ago.

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