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Consumer Reports' brand reliability report for 2024 has been released. According to the survey, the brands that make up the top five remain the same as last year, but it is Subaru which now holds the #1 spot, becoming the most reliable car brand.
We like Nissan cars and trucks well enough but wonder if the company is wasting its talents by not focusing solely on campers. Its latest, the Caravan MyRoom debuts as a warm, welcoming tiny RV with a clean-folding Murphy bed and sliding workstation.
Is there any vehicle more adorable than a sub-4-m Japanese micro-camper van? Maybe a next-gen micro-camper built into a versatile van platform that also works as a commercial goods-hauler and mobile pop-up shop? That's the Toyota Kayoibako.

Beyond revamping the pop-up roof and building an ebike RV, Spacecamper has been working on a Ford camper van. Its new Ford Classic+ camper van is more rustic and rugged than Ford's own Nugget, serving as an indoor/outdoor base lodge.
Reliability and longevity may once have been among the most common reasons for not owning an electric vehicle. But a new study claims that battery-powered electric vehicles are now equally reliable – and can run for longer – than conventional vehicles.
The 2025 Chevrolet Equinox comes in two basic flavors: gasoline-powered and battery electric. The two are not mechanically related, but their naming means consumers see them as the same. And so I drove them both.
This week the 10th annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award was presented, an unsanctioned concours award that has captured the world's attention and been embraced into its culture, unifying an industry and redefining the winners.
French automakers have a thing for quirky designs, and for 2025 Renault has certainly created one. The carmaker recently unveiled the Filante Record 2025, an electric concept aimed at breaking all previous records for range and electric efficiency.
Subaru has unveiled the 2025 Forester Hybrid at the Chicago Auto Show. This is the first time that the automaker has added a hybrid-electric powertrain to the Forester.
In the last few days, two of the six most expensive cars in history have sold at auction. One for US$54 million in Germany, the other for $36 million in Paris. We're guessing that with financial storm clouds looming, the world's most astute money managers are seeking a proven economic hedge.
Volkswagen has been dangling its €20,000 electric car out there for years. The cheap EV is running a little late but is still in the plans. On Wednesday, VW gave employees their first look at the €20K EV in preparation of a public debut next month.
A Mercedes-Benz just sold for US$52.4 million (€51.15 million) at auction, though the real story is the relentless and somewhat foreboding rise in collectible automobile prices … and there's another auction tomorrow that might change the story again.
Rob Dahm, notorious rotary-powered car builder, has firmly jumped into the deep end of the pool with his latest project: The world's only 15.7-liter, tri-turbo Y12 rotary engine. If that doesn't make any sense, you're not alone.
After a decade on the market, the three-wheeled, open-air, two-seat Polaris Slingshot is getting some significant changes. The focus is largely on its Batmobile-esque looks, along with its high-revving powertrain and suspension tuning.
Hyundai teamed up with TVS – the world's third largest two-wheeler manufacturer – to showcase a couple of cool electric micro mobility concept vehicles for India's congested roads. That includes a compact car, and a thoughtfully reimagined rickshaw.
In the grand narrative of automotive history, Koenigsegg's Light Speed Tourbillon Transmission isn't just a new chapter; it's an entirely new volume of mechanical sorcery, making it the only production transmission to enable all-wheel drive with one electric motor.
Genesis has just released the wild-looking Genesis GV60 Mountain Intervention Vehicle (MIV) Concept. It is made for rescue support operations in difficult weather and tough terrain. And yes, it comes with tank-like snow tracks!
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will launch a fleet of autonomous vehicles that will operate as taxis with no driver behind the wheel in Austin, Texas, in June. He previously promised self-driving cabs by 2020, so maybe don't hold your breath.