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As the sole European member of the Motor1 US team, I often prod my colleagues about just how good I have it when it comes to car variety. Despite living in an SUV era, Europe still has hatchbacks, sedans, and wagons abound. I can still get a regular Volkswagen Golf…

Chevy is on a roll with the Corvette right now. The company just launched the ZR1, a 1,064-horsepower fire-breather with more performance than cars triple the price. But that car likely won't be the very top of the Corvette range, at least judging by these spy shots out of Germany.

What to make of the Subaru WRX tS? I spent about a week staring at it through the living room window, pondering that question without reaching a satisfactory answer.

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, primarily known for its smartphones, is branching out by making cars. The SU7 is the company’s inaugural model and has already spawned a high-performance Ultra version. Last October, a prototype lapped the Nürburgring in an astonishing 6 minutes and 46.8 seconds. At that point, Xiaomi promised…

We recently mourned the loss of fun gas-powered cars in Europe due to tightening emissions regulations. But the situation is actually much worse. The gradual demise of performance vehicles with combustion engines is happening worldwide. Kia is the latest automaker to announce that its future sports cars will be purely…

As the summer weather gets more and more intense, it’s important that we all look out for each other, especially the most vulnerable among us. That’s why one man was furious after seeing a chihuahua locked inside a hot car with the engine off. 

Although governments are pushing consumers and automakers to buy electric vehicles, adoption isn't happening as quickly as expected. This has automakers pivoting back toward combustion engines, embracing hybrids as transitionary vehicles on the path toward full electrification. However, Alpine's chief hydrogen engineer believes the future will require several solutions to…

One of the golden rules of driving is to always keep your eyes on the road, avoid any distractions, and ensure that full presence is on the task at hand. This rule used to be easier, but when phones became smart, eyes started drifting away from roads to screens. 

Ferrari does a remarkable job concealing its future products from the public. It’s not an automaker known for leaks, but now and then, a tidbit of information surfaces that spools up the rumor mill to full power as everyone ponders what it could mean. The latest is a pair of…