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After Porsche launched the updated 911 GT3 last month, we’re now waiting for the revised RS to break cover. But before that happens, Manthey is spicing up the outgoing Rennsport variant with a factory-backed aerodynamic body kit. The significant upgrade has the automaker’s blessing and won’t void the car’s warranty.…

Earlier this week, Lotus admitted it won’t go purely electric by 2028 as initially planned. The Geely brand has now shared preliminary details about how it intends to keep the gasoline engine alive. During the Q3 2024 earnings conference call, CEO Feng Qingfeng spoke highly of the so-called Hyper Hybrid…

It's perfectly okay to admit your guilty pleasures when it comes to weird vehicles. We all have a soft spot for at least one car our brain tells us we should just ignore. Although common sense would be not to like the Mitsuoka M55, we're strangely attracted to the retro…

Seemingly out of nowhere, Hyundai and General Motors signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September. If the MoU evolves into an actual partnership, the two companies will jointly develop and build cars. A fresh report from South Korea alleges Hyundai might slap its badge on GM trucks and vice versa.…

Among the last places on earth you’d expect to find the screaming V-12 stuff of legend, Tacoma, Washington is among them. It’s not a bad place, just an unlikely one, thousands of miles from the nearest permanent F1 circuit, sat in the long shadow of its glossier sister city.

Kia has several new models at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show, including a mildly refreshed EV6. A new front fascia changes up the headlights, incorporating Kia's "Star Map" lighting with LED running lamps and headlights now separated. The fascia features sharper angles, and restyled taillights have different internal structures.…

The Kia EV9 is one of the best electric cars on the market. It's efficient, practical, and luxurious. It's also not lacking in power, but Kia has gone and given it a boost anyhow. This is the 2026 EV9 GT, a 501-horsepower crossover that'll help you get your kids to…

Kia heads into the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show with several updated models, including a refresh for its most popular vehicle, the Sportage. Technically, we've already seen the visual changes—the updated crossover is currently on sale in South Korea. This is the version for North America, which offers the same…

Update: Jaguar already followed up its chunky EV teaser image with two more glimpses of what could be an external camera, mounted behind a panel bearing the company's new logo. We're getting the impression that straight lines will factor heavily into the new design.

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 may look like a futuristic living room on wheels, but even with its boxy shape, it’s impressively aerodynamic. The 0.259 Cd is one of the best in the segment, although still behind the Lucid Gravity (0.24). Beyond the usual tricks to lower the drag coefficient like the…

Earlier this month, Suzuki showed the world a cheap car doesn’t necessarily have to skimp on safety. Its $8,000 sedan grabbed all five stars in the Global NCAP crash test, proving an econobox is not always a death trap. In a separate crash test organized by Latin NCAP, things didn’t…