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Toyota Just Introduced Its First Electric Three-Row SUV

Toyota is upgrading its SUV arsenal with an all-new version of one of its most popular three-rows. The 2027 Toyota Highlander replaces the current fourth-generation model, which has been on sale in the US since 2019, and, frankly, was getting a bit long in the tooth.

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GM Has A Clever Idea To Make Drifting Easier. But Would It Work?

Drifting takes serious car control skills. Sure, anyone can mash the throttle in a rear-wheel-drive vehicle and induce momentary oversteer, but to actually maintain that drift means you've graduated to a new level of car control entirely.

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The Volkswagen ID.4 Is Getting A New Name. Here's Everything We Know

The Volkswagen ID.4 is dead—long live the Volkswagen ID. Tiguan. Rumor has it that the facelifted ID.4 will now carry the Tiguan name, bringing a familiar nameplate to the brand’s popular electric SUV.

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Laguna Seca Workers Totaled This R34 Nissan Skyline. Now, The Owner Wants Justice (Update)

Update: Laguna Seca has released a statement and correction to Motor1. A previous version of the story claimed Nazaryan did not claim injury or punitive damages, when, according to the track, he did. We've updated the story accordingly.A nightmare situation has been unfolding at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. About two…

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Spied: New Mercedes-AMG C53 Hides Its Six-Cylinder Engine

Our long national nightmare is over: The four-cylinder Mercedes-AMG C63 is dead. Mercedes will replace the sports sedan and its unloved hybrid powertrain with a new C53 packing a six-cylinder engine. New spy photos provide a glimpse of the cabin, while camouflage hides the car’s finer styling details on the…

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Mercedes-AMG GLC 53 Revealed: Six Cylinders Are Back, Baby

Mercedes is making things (partially) right in the AMG world by stuffing more cylinders under the hood of some models. While we wait for the recently announced six-cylinder C53 to break cover, its crossover counterpart is getting the same turbocharged 3.0-liter engine. The new GLC 53 makes amends after the…

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Ferrari Says Its Electric Car Will Be 'Completely Different In Every Possible Way'

Ferrari is making us wait for the full reveal of its first electric car, but at least Maranello is making the wait more bearable by dripping out details. After technical specifications were released last October, the interior was partially revealed yesterday. For the whole shebang, the world premiere is scheduled…

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Bugatti's Forgotten Sedan Resurfaces With A Supercharged W16 Engine

The Autostadt museum next to Volkswagen’s factory in Wolfsburg is the gift that keeps on giving. With so many wild experiments secretly developed during the Ferdinand Piëch era, this VW Group–owned destination is well worth a visit. We recently talked about a Lamborghini Diablo SV with a W16, but there’s…

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Suzuki Has Its Own Toyota RAV4. Meet The New Across

Since 2020, Suzuki has had the Across SUV in its lineup—essentially a rebadged Toyota RAV4 with a plug-in-hybrid powertrain. With the arrival of the new RAV4 just recently, Suzuki’s sibling SUV has also been updated as the latest-generation Across. And here it is.

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Apple's Former Design Chief: Huge Touchscreens Are 'The Wrong Technology'

Customers are getting fed up with touchscreens in their cars—and automakers are finally starting to take notice. After years of piling more and more functions into giant central displays, car companies are beginning to reverse course, reintroducing physical buttons and knobs in greater numbers than we’ve seen in years.

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Ford Predicted Extended-Range EVs 30 Years Ago

Carmakers have been trying to predict the future since the beginning of time. Buick is considered a pioneer, introducing the Y-Job in 1938, widely regarded as the first concept car ever built. In the decades that followed, all brands peered into their crystal balls to imagine the cars of tomorrow,…

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Ferrari's First EV Has A Name—And An Apple-Inspired Interior Design

Ferrari is unveiling its first electric vehicle in three phases. Today, we know its name: Luce, which means "light" or "illumination" in Italian. The automaker previously detailed the vehicle's technical specs, and now it’s showing us the interior ahead of the full reveal later this year.

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The Rise, Fall, And Meme-ification Of The Nissan Altima

Rumors of the Nissan Altima’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Despite the waning popularity of mainstream sedans in general over the last decade, Nissan’s mid-sizer is sticking around for another year. Where the Altima’s road ultimately leads is still uncertain, but one thing’s undeniable: the early-2020s meme ecosystem wouldn’t have…

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Mazda: 'Insane' Number Of Enthusiast Employees Want A Rotary Sports Car

There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Mazda’s rotary engine aspirations. Although the MX-30 crossover with a rotary range-extending engine failed to catch on, the RX dream is still alive. A new sports car positioned above the Miata has been an on-again, off-again affair ever since the…

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Mercedes-AMG Admits It Misread Demand For The Four-Cylinder C63

The C63 saga is officially over, as Mercedes-AMG is pulling the plug on the flagship C-Class. While a direct replacement isn’t in the pipeline, Affalterbach plans to roll out a lukewarm C53 with two extra cylinders, but still two fewer than the previous-generation C63. Officially, the company says the decision…

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Mercedes Has Plans For Another EV. This Time, With Over 1,000 HP

Mercedes-AMG remains committed to EVs and SUVs. That's no shock considering SUVs account for more than half of the automaker's global sales volume.

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Toyota Isn't In A Rush To Build A Ford Maverick Rival: 'Be Patient'

Toyota has no plans to launch a compact pickup truck to rival the Ford Maverick anytime soon. The automaker's North American COO, Mark Templin, said consumers should "be patient."

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Tesla's New Trademark May Finally Give Fans What They've Been Waiting For

Tesla has filed two new logo trademarks in the United States for the long-awaited Roadster. One depicts an updated wordmark, while the other shows a stylized silhouette of the car. Tesla filed both on February 3, 2026.

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Exclusive: Is The Genesis Magma GT Just A C8 Corvette Underneath?

Update: The original version of this claimed that Local Motors only produced 50 Rally Fighters, while that number is actually closer to 100. We've also added details clarifying the position of the exhaust manifold for the X Skorpio and Rally Fighter.

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Mazda's Best-Selling SUV Reached A Massive Milestone

Mazda has built over five million CX-5 crossovers since production began in 2011—an impressive milestone. The SUV quickly became the automaker’s best-selling vehicle globally. Only two other Mazda models have ever cracked the five-million mark: the Mazda 323 and the Mazda3.

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Why Audi Joining F1 Is Such A Big Deal

When Audi enters a racing series, it usually wins. From rally legends to endurance icons, Audi has dominated motorsports for decades. But Formula One is a different beast… or is it?

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Ford Confirms A New Sub-$40,000 Car For America

New car prices have never been this high in the United States. Last December, the average transaction price hit a record $50,326. For much of 2025, the average MSRP exceeded $50,000, according to a Cox Automotive study. There’s clearly a need for more affordable vehicles, and Ford says it plans…

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Audi Denies Sports Car Cancellation Rumors

Audi’s lineup could certainly use more spice. With no TT or R8 in the portfolio, a dedicated sports car is sorely missing. Ingolstadt doesn’t even sell a coupe or a convertible these days, having waved goodbye to the two-door A5 models some time ago. There is, however, a light at…

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It's Official: Mercedes Is Killing The Four-Cylinder C63

Hands down the most controversial AMG ever, the four-cylinder C63 is on its way out. After months of rumors about Mercedes planning to phase out the unloved electrified powertrain, the man calling the shots in Affalterbach has confirmed the four-cylinder’s impending demise. The sports sedan will live another day, but…

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Ford Mustang Sales Are Rebounding. Here's What The Numbers Show

After a shaky start to 2025, Ford Mustang sales ended on a high note that’s already continuing into the new year. The Dearborn-based automaker sold more Mustangs in January 2025 than it did one year prior, with sales up 50.4 percent.

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