Forget Tesla, this is the most powerful EV I’ve tried by miles The BMW Vision Driving experience shows just how powerful EVs of the future could be T3 · Feb 16, 2025
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Is Stealing Tons Of Buyers From Other Brands Broadly speaking, electric vehicles are throwing loyalty out the window and helping brands steal buyers from competitors in unexpected ways. That's something we've known to be true for years, and it's something car companies brag about constantly. For automakers, "conquests" are a big deal. InsideEVs · Feb 15, 2025
BMW M4: Genie in the throttle CAR REVIEW: Sean O’Grady takes this well-built, understated model out on the road and finds that, pricey as it may be, his every wish is its command The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2025
The BTCC will be eager for Turkington to return after news of 2025 departure This is, it seems, a Marcus Rashford moment. The most celebrated home-grown member of the most historic of teams finds himself out of the squad. From one pinnacle of UK sport, it’s the same in another. Autosport · Feb 14, 2025
BTCC legend Turkington drops from 2025 grid due to "commercial realities" The four-time British Touring Car Championship champion Colin Turkington will be absent from the 2025 grid due to the current commercial climate. Autosport · Feb 14, 2025
Audi Is Moving Upmarket with Fancier, More Expensive Cars 2024 was a terrible year for Audi. Deliveries fell by 11.8% to 1,671,218 cars, allowing Tesla to overtake the Four Rings for the first time ever. Domestic rivals BMW and Mercedes also finished way ahead in the luxury sales race. With that in mind, you'd think that the last thing… Motor1 · Feb 14, 2025
BMW Didn't Expect the New M5 to Get Body-Shamed The new M5 has let itself go compared to its predecessor, but some would argue it was a necessary evil. There's still a big V-8 engine under the hood, only this time, it's supplemented by an electric motor built into the gearbox. Turning the super sedan into a plug-in hybrid… Motor1 · Feb 14, 2025
The Zeekr 7X Is A High-Voltage Luxury SUV Aiming For Europe And Beyond Last year was a good year for Zeekr. Despite growing anti-China tensions, a softening Chinese economy, and overall weirdness in the EV market, it’s been largely nothing but net for the Sino-Swedish brand. It doesn’t even sell cars in America but it still stole the show at CES, while announcing… InsideEVs · Feb 13, 2025
Most Auto-Braking Systems Actually Work Now, Says IIHS A few years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) discovered that its automatic emergency braking (AEB) test wasn’t really simulating real-world crashes. It had been testing the systems at relatively low speeds, far below the speeds where most rear-end crashes actually occurred. The IIHS decided to raise the… Motor1 · Feb 13, 2025
Should I buy a used electric car? The pros and cons of second-hand EVs ADVICE: As the electric vehicle market grows, more people are considering whether buying a used EV is a smart decision. Sales of new EVs are cooling, but the used market is thriving, and better batteries and longer warranties mean they’re more appealing than ever. Steve Fowler asks: is now the… The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
The BMW M8 Gets One Last Power Boost Before It's Gone The BMW M8 coupe is headed out to pasture, but the people at G-Power are sending it out with a bang. The big two-door grand tourer already has 617 horsepower in Competition trim, but if that's still not enough, perhaps the 900-horsepower G8M Hurricane RR is more to your liking.… Motor1 · Feb 12, 2025
The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Is Imperfect, Yet Intriguing: Review The 2025 Crown Signia carries on a long-standing Toyota tradition of vehicles that refuse to be categorized. Like the Venza it replaces, the Crown Signia is a bit too tall to be a wagon, but too short to be an SUV. It rides like its Crown sedan sibling, but it’s… Motor1 · Feb 12, 2025
Watch BYD’s ‘God’s Eye’ Rip This Supercar Around A Track Without Anyone Inside China’s BYD has proven that it can wrestle with the big boys, despite it being established fewer than three decades ago. Last year, it out-produced Tesla and became the world’s largest all-electric car maker, thanks to a myriad of models and a very aggressive pricing strategy. InsideEVs · Feb 12, 2025
The Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Is Still Sporty Sans Roof: First Drive Review What happened to the convertible? It used to be the ultimate symbol of freedom; top down, wind in your hair, not a worry in the world. But the iconic droptop has all but disappeared over the last decade, with buyers seemingly falling out of love with the idea of unlimited… Motor1 · Feb 11, 2025
InsideEVs · Feb 11, 2025 Tesla Is Facing Global Protests, Vandalism Over Elon Musk's Government Meddling Cars, rockets and AI. Elon Musk has never been one to stay in his lane, and that's what led people to hail the CEO as a visionary entrepreneur. But now, as he delves away from business and into politics, people are finding that Musk's influence over government policy is proving…
InsideEVs · Feb 11, 2025 BMW: EVs With Huge Batteries 'Don’t Make Sense' Getting the most driving range out of an electric vehicle usually means strapping a huge battery pack to its floor and calling it a day. However, as Tesla and other automakers have shown over the years, efficiency is as important as the battery capacity in enabling an EV to drive…
Motor1 · Feb 11, 2025 BMW: Four-Cylinder Engine Isn't Good Enough for an M3 BMW has been widely criticized for its odd design language, but the Bavarian luxury brand has done some things right. It has pledged to keep its large-displacement engines as long as legally possible while retaining the manual gearbox alive in several M cars and the Z4 M40i roadster. Even though…
InsideEVs · Feb 10, 2025 BMW's Flexibility Is Paying Off During 'Rollercoaster' EV Transition BMW, like most automakers, is taking a long, hard look at the current EV market. After some careful consideration of the state of the industry, it's made a decision that's straight out of Toyota's playbook: it's not putting all of its eggs in one proverbial powertrain basket. But unlike rivals…
Motor1 · Feb 10, 2025 The 2025 Lexus RX Is Subtle Luxury Done Right: Review Lexus occupies an interesting space in the luxury car market. It doesn’t have the same prestige as the German brands, thanks mostly to its Toyota origins. But those same origins make Lexus uniquely appealing to a certain type of buyer, one that prioritizes straightforward functionality and reliability over outright performance…
Motor1 · Feb 10, 2025 BMW's Centerlock Wheels Are Stupid Expensive BMW’s centerlock wheels are finally here, and by here, we mean available in North America for the first time. The automaker introduced them in November 2023 for the G8X M cars, but BMW didn’t initially offer them in the US. The wheels themselves aren’t too expensive—$6,696. However, the extra hardware…
InsideEVs · Feb 10, 2025 Trump Freezes EV Charger Funding And Nobody Is Happy About It Because of his extensive background in businesses like hotels, mail-order steaks and private universities, many people assumed that President Trump's second tenure in the White House would be inherently good for business. Yet many businesses now feel they're being left holding the bag after Trump's administration ordered an immediate freeze to America's federally funded…
Motor1 · Feb 10, 2025 The Volvo V90 Isn't Dead Yet Update: Volvo originally suggested that the Volvo V90 was going out of production globally. But in a second e-mail to Motor1, Volvo has backtracked on its statement, stating the special edition marks the end of the line for the V90 only in The Netherlands. The model continues in other markets.
Motor1 · Feb 10, 2025 BMW Will Keep the V-8 Engine Because Americans Love It The downsizing era is in full swing. BMW stopped selling a V-12 7 Series in 2022 when the M760i was retired. You can still have twelve cylinders in a Rolls-Royce, but the V-12 is never coming back in a car featuring the famous roundel. The V-10 has been dead for…
InsideEVs · Feb 7, 2025 The Electric BMW M3 Will Sound Like A Gas Car Inside Automakers with a history of making good sporty cars are finding it difficult to replicate the same visceral feeling that kept buyers coming back to their cars for decades. Honda is trying to make an electric Type R, but it also doesn’t want to dilute its iconic performance designation by…
Motor1 · Feb 7, 2025 BMW Will Keep the Gas-Powered M3 'As Long as Regulations Allow' BMW is rumored to launch its first electric M3 in 2027. We already know it won't outright replace the gas model, with the company confirming the next-gen M3 will also get a straight-six engine, just like the current car. Thankfully, it sounds like the ICE-powered M3 will be sticking around for a…