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Geländewagen, Electrified: Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology
Electrification has crept like a static-filled blanket over the Mercedes shop floor, consuming just about every major model in a wide variety of segments in which the German automaker is present ...
QOTD: How Have Car Maintenance Costs Been For You?
Yesterday we reported on a Consumer Reports story listing the most expensive and least expensive car brands in terms of maintenance.
Used Car of the Day: 2005 Chevrolet SSR
Today we have a 2005 Chevrolet SSR with about 60K miles for your perusal.
2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Pricing and Specs Revealed
Toyota has released details on the Tacoma Hybrid, showing it will start at $47,795 as part of the TRD Sport trim. While that’s nearly $7,000 more than the gasoline variant of the TRD Sport, it ...
Sedan Down: Subaru Halts Legacy Production
If yer looking for a midsize sedan with all-wheel drive, the list of choices is about to get smaller. Subaru has announced production of the Legacy will end early in the 2025 calendar.
Porsche Gave the 2025 Cayenne GTS Better Performance and a Higher Price
There’s room for debate over whether the Cayenne saved Porsche, but it’s hard to deny the SUV’s impact on the performance automaker’s bottom line. The Cayenne has been available in dozens...
Counterfeit Valve Body Scandal Surfaces in the Aftermarket Parts World
Aftermarket car parts are a huge business, with hundreds of niche companies selling vehicle- and application- specific upgrades and merchandise. They can be pricey, though, and like anything expe...
Rivian Will Give You a Discount to Trade In a Gas Vehicle for a New R1 Model
Rivian sells two compelling EVs that have garnered a good deal of happy customers, but they’re far from affordable. At around $70,000 to start, the brand’s R1T pickup and R1S SUV are out of r...
Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain
With the average vehicle now older than ever before and fewer people capable of spending the kind of money required to purchase a brand-new automobile, maintenance has become even more relevant. ...
QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?
Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to unionize on Friday . But the UAW won't stop there.
Used Car of the Day: 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 Wagon
Once again, our UCOTD is a wagon. What can we say, we love wagons. In this case, it's a 1994 Mercedes-Benz E320 wagon.
Driving Dystopia: Connected Vehicle Data Now Up For Grabs By Intelligence Agencies
Connected vehicles now appear to be on the table as a new vector for government surveillance. On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intellige...
Cool It: Hyundai Testing Innovative Window Film
Applying tint to window glass is hardly a new way to keep the cabin of one’s car cool in direct sunlight – but Hyundai claims there remains innovations to explore in the field of beating the ...
Tesla FSD is Now Significantly Cheaper Than Before
Regardless of how you feel about the tech, the truth has always been that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature has been ridiculously expensive. The good news now, at least for Tesla owners, ...
Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers
Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. Most recently, a state dealer association ...
VW's Chattanooga Plant Voted In Favor of Unionizing
Fresh off a great year for the United Autoworkers Union (UAW), which saw wins against the Detroit Big Three automakers, union president Shawn Fain set his sights on several other automakers acros...
Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine
The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. Today's Junkyard Find is a ...
QOTD: Should Southern Auto Plants Unionize?
Matt went long on the UAW's drive to unionize auto plants located in the American South.
Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XXII)
In our last installment of the Cadillac Eldorado saga, we covered the engineering and equipment advancements that arrived with the fourth generation in 1959. All Cadillacs grew longer, lower, an...
Used Car of the Day: 1992 BMW 535i
Today we serve up a heavily modified 1992 BMW 535i.
Ford Explorer Desk Drive Promised a Fax Machine and Coffee Pot
The entertaining Ford Heritage Vault is a treasure trove of photos and information from the Blue Oval’s yesteryear, including the scattered forgotten concept vehicle. Whilst looking for details...
Opinion: EV Range Does Matter
Last month, I was chatting with Dave Thomas from CDK Global on the TTAC podcast. We were discussing electric vehicles, and Dave suggested that for many EV buyers, range isn’t that much of an is...
The Corvette's Executive Chief Engineer is Retiring After a Storied 47-Year-Long Career
All good things eventually come to an end. The Chevy Corvette got its most dramatic makeover ever in 2020, but the man behind the car’s evolution since 2006 recently announced his retirement.
Southern Unionization Remains An Uphill Battle As Governors Caution Against UAW
With the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW) seeking to expand in the Southern United States, Republican governors have started to...
Here's Why Consumers Are Scared of Self-Driving Cars
Today is Friday, so it must be podcast day!
Photos and Specs for the Upcoming Kia EV5 GT Surfaced On a Chinese Government Website
The Kia EV9 is just hitting the streets, but we’re already learning about the automaker’s “next big thing.” Motor 1 located an application on China’s Ministry of Industry and Informatio...
Circuit of the Americas is Offering to Buy Back Early Bird Ticket Packages to Re-Sell At a Higher Price
Formula One has always been a rich person’s sport, but it has become equally as exclusive for fans trying to get tickets. Three-day passes for the U.S. Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (CO...
Ford Slides Retro Gauges into Mustang, Should Do F-150 Next
It is flummoxing when automakers decide to saddle an enormous expanse of digital real estate with relatively few display options. Sure, the whole so-called Calm Screen from Hackett-era products a...
QOTD: Do You Care About GM's Move?
Normally, when a large, well-known company moves its headquarters, it's pretty big news. That's because in many cases, the company is moving across the country, or perhaps from the city to the su...
Drive Notes: 2024 Ford Maverick Hybrid XLT
Ford's popular Maverick pickup truck gets only minor changes for 2024. That's a good thing, since there's a reason the Maverick is well-liked.
Used Car of the Day: 1996 Volkswagen Derby
Today we bring you a car that wasn't, to my knowledge, sold new in the United States. It's a Mexican-spec Volkswagen Derby. Which was basically a rebadged SEAT Cordoba.
Rivian Drops Another One Percent of Its Workforce As It Chases Profitability
Electric-only automakers are going through it right now. Tesla recently laid off 10,000 workers after posting disappointing first-quarter sales numbers, and now Rivian is slashing another one per...
Rugged Terrain vs. All-Terrain vs. Mud-Terrain Tires
Any off-road gearhead with a bit of dirt under their fingernails is sure to know that traction is a huge part of a great day on the trail. All the locking differentials and beadlock wheels in the...
Mexico Won't Offer EV Incentives to Chinese Automakers
Chinese automakers are expanding into Mexico, with companies like BYD opening dealerships across the country. Even so, the Mexican government isn’t rolling out the red carpet due to pressure fr...
QOTD: When Would You Opt for Summer Tires?
I am told spring is here, though the weather has been, shall we say, inconsistent? We've had some warm days, and some spring rain, but it's also remained chilly at times. Spring in Chicago is non...
UCOTD: 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS Wagon
Today we bring you some wagon goodness -- a 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS wagon.
Ford Drops Limited Edition 60th Anniversary Mustang for 2025
The Ford Motor Company is offering a limited appearance package for the 2025 model year of the Mustang, stating that there will be just 1,965 examples to commemorate the car’s introductory year...
2024 Hyundai Elantra N Review – Tightening Up
Perhaps the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N we featured isn’t your speed. Too tall, too expensive, too electric. Give me an old-school small sports sedan, you say. Give me internal-combustion and real e...
The NHTSA is Looking Into Unintended Emergency Brake Activation On Almost Three Million Hondas
Honda is facing an NHTSA investigation looking at almost three million vehicles to review safety issues with unexpected emergency braking system activation. The agency opened a preliminary invest...
British Columbia Outlaws Self-Driving Cars
Americans, especially Californians, have good reason to be skeptical of autonomous vehicles. There have been multiple crashes and plenty of annoying traffic holdups as companies test robotaxis an...
Tesla Faces a Potential NHTSA Investigation for Cybertruck Accelerator Pedal Problems
Remember the Toyota stuck accelerator fiasco? Pepperidge Farm remembers. It’s now Tesla’s turn, as the automaker recently issued a stop-sale for an issue with the Cybertruck’s accelerator p...
QOTD: What's The Most Famous Racetrack Corner You've Driven?
Canada Corner. The Carousel*. The Corkscrew. If you follow racing or even just know a little bit about famous racetracks, these names are familiar to you -- they are some of the most famous corne...
Used Car of the Day: 2009 Scion xB
This might be the first Scion ever featured in this series. Certainly, it's probably not the last Scion (hey hey!). Anyway, this 2009 Scion xB has a five-speed manual and 123,000 miles.
Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Paused While Ford F-150 Lightning Deliveries Resume
Following a nine-week hold on F-150 Lightning allocations to dealers, Ford has announced it will be resuming shipments. Meanwhile, Tesla reportedly delayed Cybertruck deliveries. The rumor is tha...
Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’ pay increase has annoyed a subset of shareholders as the automaker positions itself for more layoffs and attempts to shift the production of electric vehicles to ...
Kia Plans to Release Smaller, More Affordable EV3 By the End of 2024
Kia recently announced plans to develop new hybrid and plug-in hybrid models to help it cope with wavering EV demand, but that hasn’t stopped the automaker’s trudge toward full electrificatio...
General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town
Automakers have an impact on industries that reach far beyond cars and drivers. Real estate is one area where the sector has a significant footprint, and one of the industry’s biggest names is ...
Poll: Americans Are Less Interested in Buying an EV Than in 2023
While the future of electric vehicles in the United States is likely nowhere near as dire as many have portrayed, the current state of things hasn’t done much to inspire confidence. Flagging de...
Alfa Romeo Milano Renamed ‘Junior’ to Satisfy Italian Law
Following criticisms and potential legal actions stemming from the Italian Minister for Business, Alfa Romeo has opted to rename the recently revealed Milano crossover . The subcompact model will...
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Review – Shockingly Spicy
I wouldn’t expect most crossover-ish hatchbacks to be solid track machines. Especially if they’re carrying the weight of an electric-vehicle battery. So imagine my surprise at the relative ca...