Maserati Might Actually Bring Back the Manual: 'One Day We'll Do It'
Details are scarce, but the company is aware that buyers want “pure mechanical cars.”
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Tariffs Have Cost VW Group $1.5 Billion: ‘Negative Impact’
Volkswagen Group has reported its second-quarter financial results, and it’s not good news. Operating profits from April to June were down a whopping 29.4 percent, with the automaker facing increased pressure from the US’s new tariffs. They have cost the company €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion at today’s exchange rate) through the first six months of … Read more
The Mercedes-AMG GT Track Sport Is Coming With V-8 Power
Mercedes promised it would give us more V-8 cars, and sure enough, the GT Track Sport packs eight cylinders under the hood. What is it? It’s currently billed as a concept, but a production version is likely, as AMG says it “provides a preview of a possible expansion of the GT series.” Additionally, the folks … Read more
Chevy’s New Corvette Concept Goes Really Hard. Too Bad It’s an EV
General Motors on Thursday revealed a new Corvette concept born from the company’s Pasadena, California, design studio. Described as a “thought-provoking, boundary-pushing expression of GM design-thinking,” the car features a wild shape, a carbon-fiber monocoque, and an electric powertrain. Officially named the California Corvette Concept, it’s the second of three Corvette concepts set to be … Read more
Ford Bronco Sport Raptor Spotted Undisguised in New Spy Shots
Ford’s family of Raptors might be growing. What appears to be a Bronco Sport Raptor was just spotted by our spy photographers virtually undisguised in Michigan, showing off a taller suspension, fender flares, and a serious set of off-roading tires. It even has Raptor badging. Specifically, there are three Raptor badges seen pasted to the … Read more
Here’s Why This Car Has Four Skinny Wheels
Seeing a skinny tire on a car isn’t that unusual. In most cases, it’s mounted on a space-saving spare wheel while the other three have full-size tires. But things get really weird when all four wheels look like that. A Peugeot 208 was recently spotted in a parking lot in Marseille, sitting on what appeared … Read more
This Ex-Senna V-10 Is for Sale—Some Assembly Required
Next month is your chance to own a piece of Formula 1 history that shouldn’t exist. Bonhams is auctioning off the last V-10 engine Ayrton Senna ever raced, powering the McLaren Honda MP4/5B, and it comes disassembled in a stunning display case. The 3.5-liter V-10 RA100E-V805 engine powered Senna to pole position at Suzuka Circuit … Read more
Dead: Acura TLX
The mid-size luxury sedan has been a staple in the Acura lineup since the mid-1990s, when the first TL debuted. In 2015, we got the TLX, which underwent a facelift in 2018 just ahead of the second generation’s arrival in 2021. Now, though, nearly a decade after the first TLX debuted in the US, it’s … Read more
‘Completely Misses the Point:’ Germany Slams The EU’s Gas Car Rental Ban Idea
The European Union remains committed to banning the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles starting in 2035. In the meantime, it has floated a new idea to fast-track the demise of combustion engines by requiring car rental companies operating in the EU to purchase only EVs from 2030. The proposal hasn’t been finalized yet, … Read more
Lexus Has Only Sold 248 LC Hybrids—Ever
The Lexus LC doesn’t get the recognition it truly deserves. The two-door touring car looks great, it has a lavish cabin, and in the era of downsizing, it packs one of the last remaining naturally aspirated V-8s on the market. The only thing it’s missing is a manual. But even then, Lexus’s lovely two-door hasn’t … Read more