The Latest Breaking News from Motor1

We knew this day would come, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Ford is ending decades of hot hatch tradition by pulling the plug on the Focus ST. The final car rolled off the assembly line at the Saarlouis plant in Germany on Friday, September 26. The Blue Oval…

Kia's sales are booming. The Korean brand has an attractive lineup of well-priced products that pack in the features without inflating the price tag. However, not even Kia is immune to market forces, with prices creeping up for most of its models and trims for the 2026 model year. But…

Head to any modern concours event, and you’re bound to encounter a fleet of Porsche 911 restomods. Singer in one corner, Tuthill in another—Bisimoto, Canepa, Rauh-Welt Begriff scattered across the lawn. In short: 911 restomods are everywhere.

Twenty years ago this month, Bugatti Veyron began production. That’s hard to believe in the same way that so many passages of time are hard to believe—"wow, I’m getting old," etc.—but also because the Veyron is still astonishing two decades later. 

Combustion-engine purists will argue there’s no such thing as a "fun electric car," but if any brand can disprove that oxymoron, it’s probably BMW. Munich is taking its time launching the first full-fat M without a gas engine, with the M3 EV not expected to arrive until around 2028. When…

Japan’s kei car segment is about to lose one of its most fun models. After more than 20 years on sale, the Copen will go out of production next August. Still, there’s a glimmer of hope the diminutive open-top sports car might return someday. Daihatsu says it is conducting “various…

Subaru's 2026 lineup will look a lot different and cost just a bit more than last year, despite several models maintaining their 2025 MSRPs. Destination charges are increasing for the upcoming model year, making many of the automaker's cars slightly more expensive than before. However, others receive substantial price increases.    

For the past 31 years, Wards Auto has compiled an annual list of the 10 Best Engines Propulsion Systems, recognizing the most innovative and high-performing powertrains on the market. Over the years, the list has featured everything from turbocharged four-cylinders and powerful V-8s to hybrids and fully electric systems.

The BMW iX3 and the Neue Klasse architecture that it rides on will radically reshape the automaker's lineup over the next 24 months. BMW plans to roll out the platform's digital architecture across its portfolio and has more than 40 new or facelifted models scheduled to launch.   

Rejoice: Toyota will offer continual upgrade kits for the GR Corolla. Toyota’s hot hatchback has seen yearly updates since its debut in 2022, enough that Toyota thinks it should support owners of older cars with upgrades from current model years wherever possible.

For a while now, we’ve been moving toward cars with various dynamic systems that each talk to each other. Whereas early driving aids worked in parallel (and sometimes even against one another), now you have powertrain, ABS, and perhaps suspension and differential, all collaborating toward the same goal. That being…