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It’s been nearly a year since Audi gave its electric sedan a mid-cycle update. Ingolstadt initially focused on the hotter S and RS variants, but now an entry-level version has joined the lineup. Visually distinguishing the base model is no easy task, as Audi chose to keep the design essentially…

Remember how some automakers told us EVs would replace gas cars? That doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon. In fact, Porsche recently admitted that future models originally conceived as EVs could end up with combustion engines after all. In the mainstream segment, Fiat is already making that shift.

Cadillac isn't the same brand it was 20 years ago. Its post-recession revival focused on ensuring its models were truly distinct from the other products within General Motors' portfolio. That wasn't the exact mentality at the company in the early 2000s when it developed the XLR as a secondary vehicle…

Rezvani has done it again. The boutique exotic carmaker known for building strange fighter jet-inspired cars has released an SUV based on the Lamborghini Urus. Called the Rezvani Knight, it has all of the wacky design cues you'd expect from the California-based brand, plus up to 800 horsepower from a…

A new Italian automaker has revealed its first car, and it’s a throwback to a different era. The Rina is a small, lightweight barchetta built by Automobili Mignatta. We don’t know all the details just yet, but Mignatta did provide a few tidbits of information that make the car sound…

It's no secret Nissan is struggling to survive. A new report about potential job cuts suggests the situation is even worse than previously thought. Late last year, the Japanese brand said it would slash 9,000 jobs globally over the next couple of years. Now, the final number could be more…

The Nissan Armada has always felt like an afterthought among the more-established truck-based SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Expedition, and GMC Yukon. But not anymore. Nissan thoroughly improved the Armada for 2025, giving it a bold look and an impressively updated interior to go along with a brand-new turbocharged…

Late last year, a proposed bill that would have outlawed mini trucks in Colorado died. The state's Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, nixed the rule change, but the state continued to lack any specific regulations regarding kei vehicles. That changed earlier this month when state legislators passed HB25-1281,…

Jeep has a bevy of new product on the horizon, starting with the Compass—which may or may not make it to the US—and soon to be followed by the Recon. Originally scheduled to debut in 2024, the new Recon should finally show up later this year. And Jeep executives are…

Cars represent freedom. Automakers have preached and marketed that philosophy for more than a century, ensuring the automobile became indispensable to the American identity. However, over the last several years, these same companies have begun to undermine that gospel. They are pursuing new revenue streams and maximizing shareholder value in…

Porsche once dreamt EVs would make up over 80 percent of its annual sales by the end of the decade, a goal reaffirmed most recently in March 2024. However, that target is now looking increasingly unrealistic. Zuffenhausen has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to internal combustion by launching a first-gen Macan…