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The original Mini Cooper had a tiny 1.0-liter engine with just about 40 horsepower, giving it a top speed of around 90 miles per hour. Perfectly adequate for the day. But as you could probably tell by its chopped roof (and other things), this Mini is far from factory original.

With the Taycan Turbo GT, Porsche wanted to make the fastest road-going EV. It's got a number of lap records to prove its potency, and a little over a month ago, it added another to its collection. Porsche factory driver Felipe Nasr ran a 1:42.1 in a Taycan Turbo GT…

Volkswagen has recalled 177,493 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs, all from the 2024 and 2025 model years. There's a problem with the plastic engine cover that could possibly cause it to contact hot areas on the engine. This can lead to melting in certain locations and, in some cases,…

McLaren doesn’t do things like any other car company. For the W1 hypercar, it took a lot of the conventional wisdom around hybrid systems, and threw it out the window. The result is a 1,258-horsepower car that can drive in two different gears at once. Seriously.

Europe is no match for the flamboyant police car fleet of the UAE or even Australia. However, occasionally, we come across something more exciting than the typically mundane police vehicle that roams the streets of the Old Continent. Skoda offers a dedicated lineup of vehicles converted for emergency services—not just…

I still find it hard to believe that automakers won’t be allowed to sell new gasoline/diesel cars in Europe in a mere 10 years. Technically, it’s not an outright ban on internal combustion engines, as the regulation mandates zero CO₂ emissions rather than prohibiting ICE outright. In theory, this leaves…

Raise your hand if you saw this coming. When Audi unveiled the new A6 earlier this week, we had to do a double take to spot the differences from the smaller A5. Sure, the exterior has a few subtle tweaks beyond the bigger body, but inside? It’s borderline identical. In…

A Volkswagen dealer in New York might not be part of the franchise much longer. Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has sued Prestige Imports for its poor sales performance, and the automaker is looking to end its dealer agreement with the retailer. According to the complaint, Prestige has cost the automaker…

The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing gets all the attention, what with its supercharged engine and six-speed manual. But slotted neatly between the base CT5 and the full-bore Blackwing is the CT5-V—a solid yet oft-forgotten performance car.