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This hybrid with its tiny battery is the most exciting car I’ve driven all year

Here’s why Porsche just made the most exciting hybrid of the year

T3 · May 17, 2025

Volkswagen: Real Car Names Are So Back

VW has finally figured out the folks don't like car models that sound like they're firmware versions, or trying to figure out whether or not to include an arbitrary period halfway through typing the name.

InsideEVs · May 16, 2025

Excellent! The AMC Pacer From Wayne's World Got a Full Restoration

Ah, the AMC Pacer. At a time when American vehicles had football fields for hoods, the Pacer was a bulbous little runabout with distinct 1970s charm. And now, the most famous Pacer of them all is immortalized and ready to charm a new generation of AMC fans.

Motor1 · May 16, 2025

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS Might Be Back as a Hybrid

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is coming back. The automaker recently teased an "additional flagship model" that will supposedly "raise the bar even further in the sports car segment," and a new Autocar report suggests the car is, indeed, the fifth-generation GT2 RS.

Motor1 · May 16, 2025

The Manual R35 Nissan GT-R Is Real. Here's How One Japanese Tuner Did It

The R35 generation of Nissan's GT-R is among the most significant modern sports cars, and not just because it survived a whopping 17 years on the market. This GT-R helped introduce the world to the joys of launch control. It offered astonishingly good traction management and stability control systems before…

Motor1 · May 16, 2025

The Renault 4 Savane 4x4 Concept Is Europe’s Answer To The Rivian R3X

Rivian made a big splash when it surprised everybody with the R3X during the R2’s launch event last year. It’s a relatively compact all-wheel drive hatchback with looks that bring back memories of legendary names like the Lancia Delta Integrale and first-generation Volkswagen Golf.

InsideEVs · May 16, 2025

Nissan's New Boss Candidly Admits What Went Wrong

The first order of business for Nissan’s new CEO is to put the struggling company into recovery mode. Drastic decisions were made from day one: slashing 20,000 jobs, closing seven factories, eliminating six platforms, reducing parts complexity by 70 percent, and halting the development of certain models. These are the…

Motor1 · May 16, 2025

The Renault 4 Gets Even Cooler With Rugged AWD Concept

Following a 30-year hiatus, the Renault 4 was reinvented in late 2024, evolving from a gasoline econobox into a small electric vehicle. Essentially a crossover version of the reborn Renault 5 (aka Le Car in the United States), the subcompact EV revives another name: Savane. Unlike the front-wheel-drive production model,…

Motor1 · May 16, 2025

The 2026 Lexus ES EV Gets 300 Miles Of Range And A Tesla Port

The 2026 Lexus ES is here, and it's a big deal. The Japanese brand's long-running luxury sedan is going electric. 

InsideEVs · May 15, 2025

GMC Gave the Hummer EV Exactly What It Needed: More Power

It's hard to believe the GMC Hummer EV is already a few years old. GMC isn't quite ready to give the truck and SUV trims a proper mid-cycle refresh, but these rigs roll into 2026 with some notable changes. You won't see them per se, unless you identify Coastal Dune…

Motor1 · May 15, 2025