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If you’ve been paying attention, a lot of Nissan's recent debuts have mixed old with new. Sometimes, the restraints of fiscal responsibility create an environment where a company like Nissan needs to get creative and focus on the details bound to make the biggest impact.   

The European Union is poised to drop its much-debated sales ban on new cars with combustion engines. Vehicles with conventional drivetrains will still be allowed beyond 2035, provided the new regulation is approved. However, Hyundai isn’t backing down from its electric offensive on the continent. In January, it will introduce…

Automakers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the European Commission is proposing to reverse the 2035 sales ban on new vehicles with combustion engines. However, companies will still have to slash fleet emissions by 90 percent compared to 2021 levels. Even before the middle of the next decade,…

Ram is gearing up for a return to the mid-size truck market. After more than a decade on the sidelines, the new model will take on heavy hitters like the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger, and Chevy Colorado—and now we know what it will be called.

Consumers have flocked to crossovers and SUVs, and automakers have chased the money. Most have killed off small sedans and their hatchback variants, including Kia. With the launch of the third-generation Forte, Kia discontinued the five-door version in America, but that’s changing for 2026 with the K4 Hatchback, which is…

When Nissan launched the new Z for 2023, it did so without the high-performance Nismo variant. The automaker rectified that a year later, but it made another misstep: that car only came with a nine-speed automatic. Now, more than three years after its launch, the Z will have a proper…

Compact, two-row SUVs may rule the non-truck sales roost here in America, but something tells me if a lot of those same buyers simply had bigger budgets, they’d be riding around in a three-row SUV instead. Aspirationally practical, the three-row (even a non-luxury one) has become somewhat of a suburban…

My car has a wireless phone charger. It’s tucked behind two cup holders that are almost always occupied and barely big enough for my already outdated iPhone. Getting the phone positioned just right takes some serious finagling—and even then, it rarely charges consistently (bonus points if you can guess what…

Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is marking the Unimog’s 80th anniversary with a concept that puts the legendary all-rounder into lounge mode—without asking it to take off its work boots. Developed in collaboration with Hellgeth Engineering, this luxury-leaning Unimog combines its renowned off-road capability with increased power, added comfort, and a design…