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Hyundai: We Want More Buttons In Your Car

SangYup Lee, head of Hyundai and Genesis design, knows the difference between a designer and a stylist. The latter puts a hat on the work of engineers, while the former thinks about how a product is going to be used. It's aesthetics, yes, but also functionality. Which is why he's…

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Tiny 32cc Four-Cylinder Engine Has the Cutest Little Turbo

We absolutely love tiny, fully functional engines. And we know Motor1 readers love them, too. YouTuber JohnnyQ90 definitely loves them; much of our tiny engine education has come from this channel. And now we have something new—an honest-to-goodness turbocharged four-cylinder.

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2025 New York Auto Show: What to Expect

It's April. In the automotive world, that means the New York Auto Show. It's true that auto shows aren't the bastion of debuts they once were, but 28 automakers are signed up for this year's show. And a few of them will be pulling the covers off something new.

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Exclusive: Willow Springs Ain't Closing

About 100 miles north of Los Angeles, deep in the dustiest corner of the Mojave Desert, is an iconic ribbon of tarmac: Willow Springs International Raceway. Founded in 1953, then stewarded by the late Bill Huth from 1962 until his death in 2015, the track was home for road racers…

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Here's How Automakers Are Reacting to Trump's Tariffs

The Trump Administration recently announced a 10-percent baseline tariff on all goods imported into the United States, including vehicles. Some countries will face even higher costs, with goods from China subject to 34-percent tariffs, and goods from the European Union subject to 20-percent tariffs.

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Sad: This Is the Last Manual GTI

The last manual Volkswagen GTI has been built and sold, a company spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 on Tuesday. The lucky buyer, Jamie Orr, documented his buying experience on TikTok, giving us an up-close look at the car.

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How Rivian Beat Everyone to Better Headlights

For well over a decade, drivers around the world have enjoyed better headlights. Adaptive Drive Beam (ADB) moves beyond the old-school binary of high and low beams, taking advantage of modern lighting technology that allows parts of a headlight’s beam to dim for oncoming drivers, reducing glare. In America, the…

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Aston Martin's Sim Racing Rig Costs as Much as a New BMW M3

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…

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Hyundai's Weird New Concept Looks Like a Group B Rally Car

Here's a top tip for getting the attention of Motor1 staffers. Drop a photo of a teeny hatchback with massive fender flares and a wing capable of lifting a commuter jet. That's what Hyundai just did, and now we're having all kinds of crazy alternate-timeline WRC fantasies where Hyundai battled…

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Stellantis Will Restart Hemi Production This Year: Report

The Dodge, Ram, and Jeep lineups are deficient in one crucial thing—Hemi V-8 engines. Yes, the 5.7- and 6.2-liter V-8s continue to power the current-generation Durango, and the Jeep Wrangler 392 exists with the 6.4, but the engine is missing from other important models like the new Charger and 1500. However,…

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The Current Alfa Romeo Giulia Will Survive Through 2026 in the US

You still have plenty of time to buy a Giulia or a Stelvio in the United States. Although the gas models are dying in Europe, leaving only the diesel engine, Alfa Romeo tells Motor1 the two cars are not leaving North America anytime soon. The Italian duo will remain on…

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RIP: Ford Focus Production Ends in November

One by one, Ford of Europe's iconic nameplates are dying. The final Mondeo (aka Fusion in the US) was built in April 2022, followed by the last Fiesta in July 2023. Later this year, the Focus will also be retired. In an e-mail to Motor1, the company's European Communications Manager, Finn…

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Vaporware Gone Mad: Tuner Turns C8 Corvette Into Fighter Jet

The Motor1 email inbox receives tips, press releases, and pitches of "groundbreaking" new vehicles on a daily basis. Almost all of that is vaporware, and to be honest, we usually let it pass without a mention. But sometimes, something so absurdly crazy comes through the wire that we simply can't…

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This Pontiac Trans Sport Is Our New Favorite Lego Set

Unless you were at least a few years old in 1990, it's hard to describe the "dustbuster" craze. At a time when American vehicles still largely had sharp edges, the Chevrolet Lumina APV, Oldsmobile Silhouette, and the Pontiac Trans Sport landed from the future. These aerovans and their raked windshields…

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Keeping the Manual Is 'Super Important,' Says Porsche GT Boss

The manual transmission is a dying breed. There are just 29 new cars you can still buy with a stick shift. Porsche sells two of those cars, the 718 and the 911. While things don't look good for the mid-engine 718, which is set to go all-electric later this year,…

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VW's Crossover Cabrio Outsold the Miata Last Year in Europe

Although math has never been my forte, odd statistics have always captivated me. Aside from the so-called zombie cars that appear in sales charts years after being discontinued, niche segments also pique my interest. Motor1 got in touch with car market research company Dataforce from Germany to learn how convertibles…

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Confirmed: Ram's Mid-Size Pickup Is Happening

Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis will get his wish. Stellantis confirmed with Motor1 today that the brand is building a new mid-size truck model. However, the automaker declined to provide further details.

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We Asked Every Automaker How Many Customers Went for Manuals in 2024

In what is now an annual tradition at Motor1, we’re kicking off 2025 by sending lots of emails to automakers to see what manual transmission sales were like the previous year. This gives us a look at the state of the manual in America, where it is certainly not the…

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Dead: BMW M8 Coupe

We regret to inform you it's the end of the road for the M8 Coupe in the United States. Known by its "F92" codename among enthusiasts of the Bavarian brand, Munich's bruiser has been quietly removed from the configurator. After noticing it's gone, we decided to ask BMW whether the…

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The Ford Mustang Dark Horse Can Out-Brake Supercars. Here's How

Muscle car, pony car, sports car–Any of these terms are functionally meaningless when it comes to the Ford Mustang Dark Horse. When I found out that the Dark Horse Performance Pack had not only the most powerful Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 Ford has made to date, but also one of the…

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The Charger EV Can't Do a Burnout. Dodge Says It's Fixing That

Dodge's omission of its line lock feature and the Charger Daytona's inability to perform standing burnouts should be resolved with the SRT variant that's coming next year. At a subdued North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear told Motor1 that line lock is "still something we're…

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The Most Memorable Cars We Drove in 2024

Welcome to 2025, glad you could make it. Last year we got behind the wheel of some truly excellent vehicles. The Lamborghini Revuelto won our inaugural Cool Car Cup award for being, well, extremely cool, while we deemed the Honda Civic Hybrid, Lexus GX, and Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison the…

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Our Favorite Car Photos From 2024

Another year is nearly in the books, and it was a whirlwind. Between the traditional car reviews, the inaugural Cool Car Cup, our first Best of the Best Awards, bare-knuckles off-roading in the Truck Showdown, and the daily feature stories from Japan Month, Motor1 drove and photographed hundreds of vehicles in…

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Miata vs Lamborghini: This Drag Race Is Way Closer Than You Think

I had an interesting realization during Motor1's inaugural Cool Car Cup test—you can floor the throttle in a Lamborghini Revuelto without waking up its monster V-12. The Revuelto is a hybrid, with a motor for each front wheel, and another motor attached to the transmission. In its Città (city) mode, you get…

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Colorado's Proposed Kei Truck Ban Appears Dead on Arrival

Kei truck advocates in Colorado appear to have won the battle against a proposed mini-truck ban. An email from the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, states the agency has canceled the rule change it proposed in August.

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