The Self-Driving Race Is Fully Back On This week on the Plugged-In Podcast: news from Slate Auto, Lucid, and Nvidia. Plus an electric Toyota Corolla is coming. InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2025
Best Deal Ever: 10 Cars That Make More Sense Used Than New For many drivers, the allure of a new car fades quickly once they see how rapidly it loses value. The best deal on a vehicle is often not found in a showroom, but in the used market. Buying used means you avoid steep depreciation, and you might get more features… Clever Dude · Oct 31, 2025
This Toyota bZ Is Anything But Boring It’s six inches lower than the standard electric crossover, and the power output has been upped by a fair bit. InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2025
5 Cars You’ll Regret Not Buying Before They Are Gone Forever Every year, car manufacturers decide to keep (or nix) cars from their lineup. We’ve seen some really great vehicles meet their end over the decades due to declining sales, shifting market trends, and other factors. There have been some cars being cut in recent years (or this year) that will… Clever Dude · Oct 30, 2025
I’m a Mechanic: 5 Hybrid Vehicles I Would Never Buy and Why They Aren’t Worth It Hybrid cars have come a long way since the Toyota Prius in 2000. But still, not all hybrids today offer fuel efficiency and reliable performance -- the wrong model could end up hurting your budget... GOBankingRates · Oct 30, 2025
The Lexus LS Is Dead. It Could Return As An Electric Crossover Lexus just revealed a large, coupe-like electric SUV concept wearing an LS badge that may show the way forward for the flagship nameplate. InsideEVs · Oct 30, 2025
'Zero Fatalities, Zero Accidents:' Toyota Wants Software To Make Cars Safer. But It's Not There Yet The era of software-defined vehicles is upon us. Executives for companies like BMW and Rivian have spoken at great length about the importance of software and how it will help shape the next generation of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Motor1 · Oct 30, 2025
How to watch NASCAR 2025 Phoenix championship weekend: Schedule, start time, TV This weekend, NASCAR will crown its Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series champions for the 2025 season, and you don't want to miss a moment of it Motorsport · Oct 30, 2025
Toyota Finally Confirms a New V-8 Engine We’ve spoken at great length about Toyota’s new, smaller, and lighter four-cylinder engines that will power everything. However, there’s been little information regarding a large-displacement ICE designed specifically for the company’s new flagship performance vehicle. The GR-badged supercar is set to premiere in early December, and yes, it will have… Motor1 · Oct 30, 2025
Tokyo auto show highlights technology but Trump's tariffs loom large The Tokyo Mobility Show is showcasing futuristic transport, including robotic chairs and helicopter-like aircraft The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025
Trump news at a glance: president’s effort to sue his own DoJ is ‘absurd’ and ‘frivolous’, expert says The two justice department officials with power to sign off on the claims are Trump appointees and allies The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2025
The 5 wildest new EVs from the Japan Mobility Show 2025: from Honda's tiny EV to a surprise Rolls-Royce rival The world's largest Japanese automakers let their imaginations run wild at this year's Japan Mobility Show –these were the biggest announcements. TechRadar · Oct 29, 2025
Toyota to make Supercars debut in Sydney for 2026 Toyota will open its Supercars chapter at the Sydney 500 as the championship prepares to host its first New Zealand double header in 2026. AAP · Oct 29, 2025
Japan Just Showed Off The Future Of Cars—Minus One Crucial Detail Two years after an EV tour de force, 2025's Tokyo Motor Show has a certain vibe: the future of cars is coming, but what powers it will be a mystery. InsideEVs · Oct 29, 2025
The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2025 Toyota denies promising to invest $10bn in US after Trump announcement The US president claimed he had been told the carmaker was going to be setting up factories ‘all over’ the US
InsideEVs · Oct 29, 2025 Toyota Bet Right On Hybrids. Its Timing On EVs May Pay Off Next Plus, China's getting ready to pull the plug on EV subsidies, and Rivian says it's not ready to tap a U.S. government loan yet.
InsideEVs · Oct 29, 2025 The Subaru STI Enters The Electric Age Subaru's new STI concept from the Japan Mobility Show exudes aggression from every angle—and looks as good as you think an electric STI should.
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 'I’d Cancel My Hotel:' Woman Chooses 'Mystery Car' From Avis. Then She Sees What She Gets A woman was surprised by the vehicle she received as part of Avis’s “mystery car” rental option. This selection effectively leaves patrons’ cars up to the business’ choice whenever they arrive to pick up their ride.
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 How Toyota Engineered the New RAV4 for the Future: Interview Imagine having this on your resume: “Chief Engineer for the world’s best-selling vehicle.” A claim like that would certainly turn heads at your next interview. For Yoshinori Futonagane, the man behind the sixth-generation Toyota RAV4, it’s a badge he wears proudly.
AAP · Oct 29, 2025 Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks An auto dealer has denied knowing a car supplied to a colleague would be used for murderous retaliation as a deadly gangland war raged on.
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 The Daihatsu K-Open Hints at Affordable RWD Sports Car It’s been exactly a month since Daihatsu announced it would end production of the Copen in the second half of 2026. However, Toyota’s budget-oriented brand left the door open for a potential successor, and sure enough, a next-generation model is officially in development. Even better, it’s moving to a new…
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 The Lexus LS Coupe Concept Isn't Really a Coupe But That's Ok The LS is dead, long live the LS. Lexus’s flagship sedan is on its way out, but it seems an entirely new family of cars is taking its place. Aside from a wacky six-wheeled minivan, Toyota’s premium brand is also unveiling a swoopy SUV. It’s incorrectly labeled as a coupe,…
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 Toyota's New Century Brand Debuts Extravagant Coupe For decades, the Century has stood as the most luxurious car ever engineered in Japan. Mainly sold domestically to government officials and members of the business elite, it had been a sedan since its debut in 1967. But things began to shift in 2023, when Toyota decided to branch out…
InsideEVs · Oct 29, 2025 The Toyota Corolla Goes Electric—And Then Some The Corolla Concept debuting at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show is a futuristic remake for the world's best-selling car with electric, hybrid or gasoline power.
Motor1 · Oct 29, 2025 The Lexus LS Concept Reinvents the Flagship as Six-Wheel Minivan Forget what you know about the LS, because this clearly isn’t it. The name might evoke Lexus’ quintessential flagship, but everything else has changed dramatically. The two letters no longer stand for “Luxury Sedan” but “Luxury Space,” and this boxy contraption delivers that in spades. While the idea of an…