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Nissan Rushing Out 10 New Cars By 'Early' 2027 To End Its Struggles

Today we're checking in with Nissan to see how it's planning to turn around its fortunes, and seeing how the world's biggest EV seller managed in 2024.

By Owen Bellwood 2 hours Read More

News By Ryan Erik King

Plastic Composites Could Replace Aluminum On Planes To Speed Up Production

Boeing and its European rival Airbus are now looking to use thermoplastics to ramp up assembly times drastically for their next generation of airliners

By Ryan Erik King 18 hours Read More

News By Brad Brownell

Germany's Weirdest Race Track Was Just Two 6-Mile Straights Connected By Ridiculous Banking

Over the years the AVUS track played home to several high-speed records, races, and car tests

By Brad Brownell 19 hours Read More

Fake Customer Takes Dealers On Vomit-Inducing High-Speed Joyrides For Instagram Clout

Of all the ways to chase social media fame, filming yourself driving recklessly seems like the most ill-advised.

By Collin Woodard 20 hours Read More

Watch Low-Buck Garage Explore Some Semi Trailers In An Abandoned Mine

James over at Low-Buck Garage bought himself part of an abandoned silver mine out in the hinterlands of New Mexico, and it came with semi trucks full of stuff

By Jason Marker 20 hours Read More

Buying By Logan K. Carter

California Has Almost 50 Percent More EV Chargers Than Gas Pumps

There are 178,549 public and shared private EV chargers across the state versus about 120,000 gas nozzles

By Logan K. Carter 21 hours Read More

News By Jason Marker

Heavy Duty Cadillac Escalade Will Be Next Secret Service Ride

After years slumming it in Suburbans, the Secret Service may be in line for an SUV upgrade.

By Jason Marker 21 hours Read More

Dodge Is Reportedly Bringing Back The Hemi V8 And It Might Go In The New Charger, Despite Dodge Telling Me It Wouldn't

Remember when Dodge insisted the new Charger wasn't going to get a HEMI V8? Well, about that...

By Andy Kalmowitz 22 hours Read More

Well That's Gonna Complicate Things

After an unfortunate sideswipe incident, my old Fiat 500e has been replaced with a newer, slightly longer range EV

By Collin Woodard 22 hours Read More

Locals Warned Of Impending Stink After Dairy Truck Spills 6,000 Gallons Of Milk On Highway

We're all used to dealing with a jam on the road ahead, but how often do you have to avoid cheese when you're out on the highway?

By Owen Bellwood 23 hours Read More

News By Brad Brownell

Lewis Hamilton Wants Ferrari To Build Him A Modern F40, Including The Manual Transmission And Turbo Lag

There hasn't been a new Ferrari road car built in at least a decade that's worth caring about, but the company's newest hire wants to change that

By Brad Brownell 24 hours Read More

Brands By Logan K. Carter

Watch A Dodge Charger Daytona EV Beat A Ford Mustang Dark Horse In Edmunds U-Drag Race

Despite the Charger Daytona EV's drag race win and objectively superior performance, Edmunds determined that the Mustang Dark Horse is the more satisfying drive

By Logan K. Carter 24 hours Read More

QOTD By Collin Woodard

The Cars Our Readers Would Live In For 100 Days If Mr. Beast Gave It To Them For Free Afterward

As many of you pointed out, even if you got bathroom breaks, the car would probably be too disgusting to keep after 100 days

By Collin Woodard 1 day Read More

Tesla Sales Are Down 43 Percent In Europe As Elon Musk Scares Off Customers

Tesla's sales woes continue, Hyundai tries to curry Trump favor, and VW gets more driver-assist tech. It's all happening in The Morning Shift.

By Andy Kalmowitz 1 day Read More

News By Owen Bellwood

Well-Dressed Hairless Cat Rescued After His (Owner's) Maserati Was Carjacked

A woman's terrifying ordeal when her Maserati Ghibli was carjacked in Manhattan got a lot scarier when she realized her cat was in the Italian sports car.

By Owen Bellwood 1 day Read More

Vancouver Auto Show Broke Attendance Records After Banning Tesla

Tesla fans demanded a boycott, but organizers of the Vancouver Auto Show saw their risk pay off at this year's event

By Owen Bellwood 1 day Read More

QOTD By Erin Marquis

What Car Does Your Kid Have On Their Wall?

It seems an appreciation of goes-fast-with-wheels is intrinsic in humans

By Erin Marquis 1 day Read More

At $11,900, Will This 2001 Chevy Corvette Come Through For A Win?

There's no doubt that Chevy's Corvette is America's premier sports car.

By Rob Emslie 1 day Read More

I Had To See This Awful Elon Musk Song Performed In A Cybertruck, So Now All Of You Do Too

There's no way someone would just put a music video shot in a Cybertruck that's about how great Elon Musk is on the internet, right?

By Collin Woodard 2 days Read More

Toyota's Will Vi Was Designed Like Cinderella's Carriage To Appeal To Young People, And You Can Bid On This One

Toyota launched its JDM WiLL sub-brand as a partnership with several other Japanese companies specifically intended to appeal to young buyers

By Logan K. Carter 2 days Read More

Those Unpaid Toll Texts You Keep Getting Are Just The Latest Scam

These scam texts have gotten so common that the FTC, FBI, state governments and even transportation departments have had to address them directly

By Collin Woodard 2 days Read More

News By Logan K. Carter

The Only Way To Make A Side-By-Side Look Cool Is By Putting A Scion iQ Body On It

The YouTubers All American Senders striped down a Scion iQ and bolted the body structure onto a manual 2019 Yamaha YXZ side-by-side

By Logan K. Carter 2 days Read More

Don't Expect The Auto Tariffs Trump Promised To Actually Show Up On April 2

The automotive industry is still bracing for impact on April 2, which Trump has been calling "Liberation Day" for whatever reason

By Andy Kalmowitz 2 days Read More

This Jet-Powered Sport Boat From The 1990s Looks Like A Porsche On Purpose

The "Porsche boat" 168 Boss was an attempt to bring Porsche 911 handling and style to the water.

By Brad Brownell 2 days Read More

Ferrari Promises To Learn From The First Double Disqualification In Team History

With hopes high after Lewis Hamilton's first-ever Ferrari victory in Saturday's sprint race, Ferrari disappointed once again.

By Ryan Erik King 2 days Read More

Florida Man Attempts To Ram Tesla Protesters With Car

Luckily no one was injured when a Nissan Pathfinder drove into the crowd of protesters gathered outside a Tesla store

By Amber DaSilva 2 days Read More

Happy Fourth Anniversary Of Big Boat Stuck To Those Who Celebrate

On March 23, 2021, the world awoke to an unfolding drama that would captivate and unite it as few things in history ever had: Big Boat Stuck

By Jason Marker 2 days Read More