Sweden targeted by Hyundai to debut upgraded WRC car Thierry Neuville is hopeful Hyundai will debut its highly anticipated revised 2025 World Rally Championship car at Rally Sweden next month. Motorsport · Jan 13, 2025
Sweden targeted for Hyundai to debut upgraded WRC car Thierry Neuville is hopeful Hyundai will debut its revised 2025 World Rally Championship car at Rally Sweden next month. Autosport · Jan 13, 2025
Toyota's New 2.0-Liter Turbo Engine Makes Big Power According to Toyota's Chief Technology Officer Hiroki Nakajima, its new four-cylinder engine lineup is a "game changer." The upcoming powertrains have 1.5- and 2.0-liter displacements, and while they're being optimized primarily for electrification, the fun element isn't being ignored. At least, that's the case for the 2.0-liter turbo engine the engineers mounted… Motor1 · Jan 13, 2025
Porsche Taycan Global Sales Plummeted in 2024 Porsche's global sales results for 2024 are officially out, and they're a mixed bag. Total deliveries dropped by 3 percent to 310,718 units, but the fun cars powered by combustion engines were up. In addition, the Cayenne flourished last year, so much so that it ended the year in first… Motor1 · Jan 13, 2025
This High-Power Skoda Wagon Is Our New Favorite Sleeper Skoda may not be a familiar brand to most Americans, but it's a popular automaker across the pond, sitting just below Volkswagen in terms of price. Its flagship model, the Skoda Superb, has been around for two decades now. The company has seen fit to celebrate the occasion not with… Motor1 · Jan 12, 2025
When Best Motoring Pitched the Best of Japan Against Supercars Oh to have worked at Japanese TV show Best Motoring in the 1990s. Regularly, it put together track battles featuring the coolest cars of the era driven by the most talented racers in the country at Tsukuba Circuit. It never missed. This test is particularly interesting, with Japan's best performance cars of… Motor1 · Jan 12, 2025
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Vs. BMW M3 CS Drag Race: It's Very Close It’s always fun to watch drag races between combustion and electric performance cars that seem evenly matched on paper. The turbocharged inline-six BMW M3 CS is less powerful than the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, but it’s also lighter by almost 1,000 pounds. EVs’ instant power delivery usually helps them… InsideEVs · Jan 12, 2025
Someone Saved This BMW E30 After 30 Years in a Barn Who abandons an E30 in a barn for 30 years? This particular 325i has BMW's inline-six with a five-speed manual transmission. Next to an E30 M3, this classic 3 Series is a BMW enthusiast's dream. And it was dumped in a filthy barn for three decades. Motor1 · Jan 12, 2025
Here's Your Chance to Own the Ultimate American Supercar The Saleen S7 is one of the coolest American cars ever made. Released in the mid aughts, the mid-engine supercar quickly developed a reputation as a true competitor to European rivals. Powered by a twin-turbo V-8, it can travel well over 200 miles per hour, and looks amazing. One of… Motor1 · Jan 11, 2025
Smooth, reliable and fanging: Australia’s enduring love affair with the Toyota Corolla For almost 60 years the little cars have been a consistent favourite, passed down through generations, hotted up and given pet names The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2025
The Charger EV Can't Do a Burnout. Dodge Says It's Fixing That Dodge's omission of its line lock feature and the Charger Daytona's inability to perform standing burnouts should be resolved with the SRT variant that's coming next year. At a subdued North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear told Motor1 that line lock is "still something we're… Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025
What Is a Certified Pre-Owned Car? Everything You Need to Know Certified pre-owned cars – thorough inspections, extended warranties and peace of mind. Learn what to look for. Kiplinger · Jan 10, 2025
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N DK Edition Is Approved By The Drift King Himself Keiichi Tsuchiya is a legendary Japanese race car driver and the man who brought drifting into the mainstream. However, even though the Drift King’s career stretches back decades, he is a star not only in his native Japan but around the world, and he has collaborated with automakers, but he’s… InsideEVs · Jan 10, 2025
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N DK Edition Is a Drifter's Dream Hyundai has a knack for pulling at our heartstrings. Even in its switch to all-electric performance, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N manages to excite from behind the wheel. The company is capitalizing on the car world's love for getting sideways with a new "DK" special edition, designed specifically to go… Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 Tesla Model Y Gets a Desperately Needed Update for 2025 As it begins its fifth year on sale, Tesla's most popular model gets a big refresh. This is the new Model Y, which first appeared on Tesla's Chinese website yesterday and goes on sale there in March, as our colleagues at InsideEVs report, other Asia-Pacific markets soon after. There's no word on when…
InsideEVs · Jan 10, 2025 Tesla Model 3 Owner Reveals Surprising LFP Battery Degradation After 110,000 Miles Some of the biggest advantages of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, compared to nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells, are lower production costs and minimal degradation over time, even if fully charged on a regular basis.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 10, 2025 Electric v hybrid: which vehicle should you buy in 2025? Hybrid cars remain popular due to lower sticker prices and range anxiety – but tax breaks and lower running costs mean EV buyers save in the long run
InsideEVs · Jan 10, 2025 The Updated Tesla Model Y Still Has A Turn Signal Stalk Tesla seems to have ditched its ultra-minimalist approach to physical controls in the name of cost savings with the refreshed Tesla Model Y, also known as “Juniper.” No, we still don’t get actual buttons for controlling the climate system or a volume knob, but at least the turn signal stalk…
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025 Man jailed for four years after ramming police motorcyclist in stolen car A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said that officers had attempted to stop the Honda Civic being driven by the 33-year-old.
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 The Subaru WRX STI Is Back, But Only With a CVT Nearly three years ago, Subaru said a true STI version of the current WRX would never happen. It didn't explain why, although shortly after the announcement, reports emerged that stricter emissions regulations killed the performance formula. Fast forward to 2025, Subie has had a change of heart. At the Tokyo Auto…
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 Nissan's GT-R R32 Electric Conversion Is Much Heavier After nearly two years of work, Nissan has finished restoring a GT-R R32 and converting it to electric duty. Although it looks like it just rolled off the assembly line, there are some major changes underneath the familiar skin. The iconic RB26DETT is no more, having been replaced by a pair…
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 Mazda Finally Gives the Miata More Power At last year's Tokyo Auto Salon, Mazda hinted at the prospects of a hotter MX-5 when a hardcore Miata showed up on stage under the Mazda Spirit Racing banner. At the same show in Japan, the production version broke cover today as a limited-run special edition for the local market. Based…
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 Toyota Built a Mid-Engine Hot Hatch The Yaris might be an econobox at its core, but the GR Yaris is an entirely different animal. With 300 horsepower and all-wheel drive, it can keep play in the same league with the bigger GR Corolla equipped with the identical three-cylinder 1.6-liter engine. For the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon,…
Motor1 · Jan 10, 2025 Dead: Volkswagen Arteon One of the most beautiful modern Volkswagen models is officially no more. After the Arteon liftback died in 2023, the wagon is also being retired. Never sold in America, the more practical Shooting Brake was built at the Osnabrück factory, while the regular model rolled off the assembly line in…
Wallpaper · Jan 10, 2025 Danish manufacturer Zenvo Automotive’s Aurora is the true enthusiast’s hybrid hypercar Zenvo Automotive dovetails Danish design culture with a love of high-end engineering and exceptional performance. We talk to the company’s Jens Sverdrup about its newest machine, the Aurora