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Car stories focused on engineering choices, performance hardware, ownership tradeoffs, and the market context behind new models.

Official Porsche artist's impression of the Porsche Experience Centre Singapore beside its handling circuit.

Cars Oct 10, 2026 5 min read

Porsche’s Singapore track is taking bookings before it opens—and that changes who it is for

Porsche has opened bookings for its Singapore Experience Centre from April 2027, with entry-level driving experiences from S$300. The significant part is not a new place to lap a 911: it is a regional, track-led destination designed to let non-owners into the Porsche ecosystem.

Official Mercedes-Benz image of the new electric GLA, used with the company’s third-quarter 2026 sales release.

Cars Oct 10, 2026 5 min read

Mercedes’ EV record comes with a warning light from China

Mercedes-Benz delivered a record 68,400 battery-electric cars in the third quarter, but total car sales still fell 8%. The split makes the electric GLC a genuine bright spot—and shows why one successful launch cannot settle the luxury market’s biggest regional problem.

Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 6 Porsche 963 with its drivers at Petit Le Mans.

Cars Oct 4, 2026 5 min read

Porsche’s Petit Le Mans win made endurance racing feel earned again

Porsche Penske’s No. 6 963 survived 16 cautions, a red flag and a late restart to win the 2026 Petit Le Mans outright. The result matters because endurance racing’s best victories are not demonstrations of dominance; they are demonstrations of composure when every tidy plan has evaporated.

Official BMW image of a blue BMW i3 50 xDrive, the electric member of the new 3 Series family.

Cars Sep 30, 2026 12 min read

The new BMW 3 Series, fully explained: 318, 320, M350 and i3 specs

BMW's eighth-generation 3 Series arrives with petrol, 48V mild-hybrid and fully electric power. Here is the confirmed global lineup, the regional naming differences, range, charging, performance, dimensions, technology, prices and what is still to come.

Official Ford illustration of its Universal Electric Vehicle platform pickup and Apple Maps navigation interface.

Cars Sep 28, 2026 5 min read

Ford's $30,000 EV Truck Will Make Apple Maps Native, Not CarPlay

Ford's upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle platform will be the first vehicle program to embed Apple Maps through the new MapKit for Automotive SDK. That matters more than a prettier map: the software is meant to use vehicle data for EV routing and battery preconditioning, while providing road-level input to Ford's next-generation BlueCruise development.

A Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric positioned over Porsche Wireless Charging equipment in Munich.

Cars Sep 21, 2026 5 min read

Porsche’s Cayenne EV puts wireless charging where convenience gets expensive

Porsche has made inductive home charging available for the Cayenne Electric: park over a fixed pad and the SUV can charge at up to 11 kW. The system is a polished answer to cable fatigue, but its roughly £7,300 UK cost and 90% claimed efficiency make it a luxury convenience, not a charging revolution.

Official Lexus image of the refreshed 2027 NX plug-in hybrid.

Cars Sep 19, 2026 5 min read

The 2027 Lexus NX makes the plug-in hybrid the interesting choice again

Lexus has turned its NX refresh into a serious electrified-powertrain update: the U.S. lineup drops the gasoline-only model, while the NX 450h+ gets a larger battery, DC fast-charging capability and a claimed electric-range increase. The catch is that final figures, availability and equipment vary by market—and the new luxury features are not the main reason to care.

Official Porsche image of a Cayenne Turbo Electric at its world-preview reveal.

Cars Sep 13, 2026 5 min read

Porsche's electric Cayenne just turned charging speed into its sharpest weapon

The Cayenne Turbo Electric's supercar pace was never in doubt. Fresh independent testing suggests its more consequential advantage is how quickly it can put real highway range back into its 108-kWh usable battery.

Official Porsche image of the compact gallium-nitride amplifier developed for its Burmester high-end automotive audio system.

Cars Sep 8, 2026 5 min read

Porsche’s GaN audio move puts an EV-era efficiency lesson in the dashboard

Porsche plans to bring gallium-nitride power electronics to a Burmester subwoofer amplifier in 2027. It is not a promise of louder music; it is a more interesting test of whether the chips already shrinking phone chargers can make premium car hardware lighter, cooler and easier to package.

Official Waymo animation illustrating its custom 5nm ASIC for robotaxi sensor processing.

Cars Aug 22, 2026 5 min read

Waymo’s new 5nm chip makes the robotaxi compute race tangible

Waymo has disclosed a production 5nm ASIC that processes camera, lidar and radar data before its driving models act. The 1,000-plus-TOPS figure is less important than the design choice: a robotaxi company is now building the silicon, cooling and redundancy around its own driving stack.

Official Waymo image showing the Ojai robotaxi’s redesigned in-cabin display interface.

Cars Aug 20, 2026 5 min read

Waymo puts Gemini in the Ojai—without putting it in the driver’s seat

Waymo’s Ojai robotaxis now pair a redesigned three-screen cabin with Gemini for climate controls, ride information and local questions. The crucial boundary is deliberate: the assistant cannot steer, route the vehicle or see real-time driving data. That makes this a more credible in-car AI experiment than another voice-control demo.

Official digital image of the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Evo race car on track.

Cars Aug 18, 2026 6 min read

Mazda's RX-Vision GT3 Evo Gives Gran Turismo 7 a Modern Rotary Hero

The RX-Vision GT3 Evo is a virtual race car, not an RX-7 promise. Its value is more immediate: updating Mazda's six-year-old Gr.3 flagship for a newer era of GT racing while keeping the four-rotor fantasy alive.

Official Mercedes-Benz image of the refreshed C-Class sedan driving on a road.

Cars Aug 18, 2026 7 min read

The 2027 Mercedes C-Class Makes Its Gas Sedan Smarter, Not Quieter

Mercedes' refreshed combustion C-Class keeps its 255-hp turbo four but adds faster hybrid response, a 20-second overboost, MB.OS and useful parking tech. The engineering changes matter more than the illuminated grille.

Official Brabus studio image of the Bodo Cabriolet in Silk Stone.

Cars Aug 17, 2026 6 min read

Brabus Bodo Cabriolet Turns Family Legacy Into 1,000 HP

The Brabus Bodo Cabriolet is outrageous on paper: 1,000 hp, 224 mph, carbon coachbuilding and only 77 cars. The interesting part is how personal the machine is trying to be.

Official Kodiak AI image showing a Kodiak autonomous truck driving on a highway.

Cars Aug 15, 2026 6 min read

Kodiak's California Permit Puts Autonomous Trucks Back on Home Roads

Kodiak says it received a California DMV permit on August 13 to test heavy-duty autonomous trucks with a safety driver. That is not driverless freight yet, but it reopens California highways to an industry that had been doing much of its serious trucking work elsewhere.

Official FIA image of the JCB Hydromax hydrogen land speed record car at Bonneville.

Cars Aug 12, 2026 6 min read

JCB Hydromax turns hydrogen into a 406 mph argument

The FIA has confirmed a provisional 406.320mph hydrogen-combustion land speed record for JCB Hydromax at Bonneville. It will not make hydrogen cars suddenly practical, but it gives heavy machinery a loud, useful proof point.

Zoox purpose-built robotaxi driving in Las Vegas traffic.

Cars Aug 7, 2026 6 min read

Zoox paid rides make the driverless pod real

Zoox will start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10, after NHTSA cleared a two-year commercial exemption for up to 2,500 purpose-built vehicles per year. The little pod is no longer just a strange demo. It is now asking riders to trust a service with no steering wheel, no pedals and real fares.

Official Lyft and Baidu image showing a white Apollo Go robotaxi concept with Lyft branding.

Cars Jul 28, 2026 6 min read

Lyft and Baidu bring robotaxis to London's hardest streets

Baidu has started testing Apollo Go vehicles in London with Lyft and Freenow, putting one of China's most scaled robotaxi systems into one of Europe's least forgiving road networks. The public launch is still subject to regulation, but the real question is already visible: can robotaxis behave like useful city transport rather than a tech demo with passengers?

Camouflaged Range Rover GT prototype shown from the front three-quarter angle.

Cars Jul 22, 2026 6 min read

Range Rover GT makes the luxury EV fight sharper

Range Rover has previewed the GT, a fifth model line that starts as a battery-electric grand tourer rather than another familiar SUV. The hook is not raw spec sheet drama yet; it is whether JLR can make Range Rover luxury work as a low, long-distance EV without blurring into Jaguar's own reset.

Final Bugatti W16 Mistral production car photographed by Bugatti in Molsheim.

Cars Jul 17, 2026 6 min read

Bugatti's last W16 Mistral is a gorgeous goodbye to excess

Bugatti has completed production of the W16 Mistral, closing the road-going chapter of the quad-turbo W16 that defined the Veyron and Chiron era. The final car is not just another limited hypercar; it is the last customer-facing bow for one of modern performance's most outrageous engines.

Official BMW M Concept Neue Klasse image showing the electric performance concept from the front three-quarter angle.

Cars Jul 14, 2026 6 min read

BMW's electric M3 badge gamble is bigger than horsepower

BMW's next electric M car is moving toward the M3 name rather than a separate EV identity. That matters because the badge is not just marketing. It is a promise about steering, braking, feel and trust at the exact moment BMW asks longtime M buyers to accept batteries as part of the legend.

Official Zenvo image of the yellow Aurora Tur validation prototype on a runway.

Cars Jul 13, 2026 6 min read

Zenvo's 1,850-HP Aurora Tur Is Finally Heading for Production

Zenvo has shown production-intent Aurora Tur prototypes at Goodwood, putting a 1,850-hp V12 hybrid on a credible path to customer deliveries in 2027. The important part is not just the number: this is a rare attempt to make a modern hybrid hypercar feel engineered around a big, rev-happy combustion engine rather than hide one behind a software story.

Official Bugatti Newsroom image of a black Bugatti Bolide on track at Miami International Autodrome.

Cars Jul 13, 2026 6 min read

Bugatti Bolide road conversion makes track cars a trust test

Lanzante's road-legal Bugatti Bolide conversion turns a 1,600-hp, track-only machine into a more complicated question than whether it can wear plates. The audience should care because these conversions test engineering trust: lighting, tires, ride height, cooling, servicing and legal use matter as much as the shock value of a W16 hypercar on the road.

Official Automobili Mignatta image of the Rina sports car in a studio-style setting.

Cars Jul 12, 2026 6 min read

Mignatta Rina Coupe makes analog supercars feel current

Automobili Mignatta is using Goodwood attention to preview the Rina Coupe, a closed-roof companion to its carbon-bodied Barchetta. The appeal is not raw horsepower theater. It is the deliberate combination of a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8, a six-speed manual transaxle and a screen-light cabin at a time when performance cars keep getting heavier and more digital.

Official Porsche Newsroom photo of a Macan at the Leipzig production site.

Cars Jul 9, 2026 6 min read

Porsche's gas Macan endgame makes the EV transition real

Porsche is winding down combustion Macan production while the electric Macan carries the nameplate forward. For buyers, this is not just nostalgia. It is a practical test of whether Porsche can move one of its most important volume models into an EV market that has become less forgiving.

Official Hennessey image of the one-off Venom F5 Revolution LF by the California coast.

Cars Jul 6, 2026 6 min read

Hennessey's manual Venom F5 makes 2,031 hp feel analog

Hennessey's one-off Venom F5 Revolution LF combines a 2,031 bhp Evolution package with a gated six-speed manual. It is not practical, democratic or subtle. It is relevant because it shows the analog supercar idea can still survive at the absurd end of the horsepower race.

Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale shown in official launch photography with a dark red finish.

Cars Jul 4, 2026 6 min read

Ferrari's 12Cilindri Manuale makes fake manuals worth arguing about

Ferrari has brought back the gated-shifter fantasy with the limited-run 12Cilindri Manuale, but the twist is that the manual feel is delivered through an eight-speed DCT and a by-wire clutch/shifter system. It is not purist, and that is exactly why it matters.

Orange McLaren W1 shown from the front three-quarter angle in an official McLaren image.

Cars Jul 3, 2026 6 min read

McLaren W1 first drives make 1,258 hp feel like a usability story

Early McLaren W1 drives are landing around the same verdict: the numbers are extreme, but the car's point is control. With 1,258 hp, rear-wheel drive and all 399 cars already allocated, the W1 is less about shopping advice than where hybrid hypercars go next.

Ford manufacturing leader Bryce Currie on a plant floor during Ford quality work.

Cars Jun 29, 2026 5 min read

Ford's gray-beard engineers show where AI needed help

Ford's quality rebound is being sold as a J.D. Power win, but the more useful lesson is that veteran engineers had to make the company's AI tools smarter.

Official Mitsubishi teaser image of the all-new Pajero cross-country SUV.

Cars Jun 29, 2026 4 min read

Mitsubishi's new Pajero screen is the right kind of retro

Mitsubishi has confirmed an all-new Pajero for autumn 2026, and the latest teaser points to a digital off-road meter instead of a soft-road SUV reboot.

Cars.com American-Made Index graphic showing a Tesla Model 3 and Jeep Gladiator.

Cars Jun 27, 2026 4 min read

The most American-made cars in 2026 are not just Detroit's story

Cars.com's 2026 American-Made Index puts Tesla, Jeep, Honda, Lexus, Acura, and Toyota in the top 20, showing how complicated "American-made" has become.

Jeremy Clarkson smiling with Hawkstone Lager

Cars Jun 17, 2026

Jeremy Clarkson’s Health Scare Is a Reminder of Why He Still Matters

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed an aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis in Clarkson’s Farm. The news is serious, but the bigger story is also one of early detection and a very British kind of optimism.

Black Mercedes-AMG GLE SUV shown in an official three-quarter front product render.

Cars Jun 16, 2026 4 min read

AMG's V8 SUVs say the performance reset is not all-electric yet

The latest AMG GLE and GLS reports show Mercedes-AMG leaning on V8 muscle while it prepares a broader product blitz.

Bosch engine control units shown on a white background.

Cars Jun 16, 2026 5 min read

Stage 1 ECU tuning is not magic. It is margin management.

A good Stage 1 tune can make a turbo car feel sharper and stronger, but the useful question is not peak horsepower. It is how the extra boost, heat, fuel, warranty risk, and emissions rules are handled.

Rear view of the Ferrari Luce EV with circular tail lights in a dark studio.

Cars Jun 15, 2026 4 min read

Ferrari Luce is getting roasted, and that's the point

The backlash around Ferrari's first EV says less about one car and more about the brand trying to cross a line it has protected for decades.

Red Alfa Romeo Stelvio photographed from the rear in a rocky setting.

Cars Jun 15, 2026 4 min read

Alfa Romeo's next Giulia and Stelvio need more than a new badge

The next Giulia and Stelvio look delayed, but the delay may be the most sensible thing Alfa Romeo can do.