If you own a Camaro built from 2022 to 2024, we suggest keeping a close eye on it. According to new data released on Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), sixth-generation Camaros from those model years are 13 times more likely to be stolen than the average car. The high-horsepower ZL1 variant … Read more
We certainly didn’t have a General Motors and Hyundai tie-up on our bingo cards last year when the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential collaboration. Then again, perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, weirder things have happened. Remember DaimlerChrysler? And we don’t even have to go back to the … Read more
When Chevrolet debuted the C8 Corvette in 2020, the automaker loudly and proudly promoted its sub-$60,000 starting price. It was a genuinely impressive number at the time, given that most other mid-engined cars of the day neared six figures. Sadly, the budget C8 is long gone; a base Corvette now costs nearly $80,000. Even still, … Read more
Mustang, Bronco, Raptor, Explorer, Maverick. Ford has some great names in its portfolio, but it’s looking for more. If you’re good with names, inquire within. Ford is now hiring a “Nomenclature Strategist” who reports to the company’s Director of Global Nomenclature. Yes, this is a real thing. Per the job posting, Ford is looking for … Read more
Mercedes is planning the “biggest product launch program in history,” with 18 cars set to debut next year and another 14 models in 2027. Most will be next-generation vehicles or facelifts of existing models, but a few all-new additions are also in the pipeline. All told, the Stuttgart-based luxury automaker “runs about 40 body variants,” … Read more
Buick is largely forgotten in the US, but in China, it’s a pretty big deal. If you need proof, just look at the company’s latest concept car. The Buick Electra Orbit is a stunning new concept from GM’s Chinese subsidiary that “marries the romance of the 1950s with futuristic technology and pure-electric architecture,” according to … Read more
Mercedes-Benz announced on Tuesday that the company has built its 600,000th G-Class. The SUV, an all-electric G580 with EQ Technology finished in Obsidian Black metallic, rolled off the assembly line a few days ago in Graz, Austria, where all G-Wagens are built. Rather than keep it, Mercedes plans to sell the car to a customer. … Read more
Next year marks 60 years of the Bronco, and you can bet Ford is celebrating. Over the weekend, it announced a 60th Anniversary Package for the Bronco, which gets all sorts of neat details and all the off-road features you want standard. The 60th Anniversary Package is based on the mid-tier Bronco Outer Banks and … Read more
The BMW Speedtop, an ultra-limited, special-production model based on the 8 Series, was introduced at this year’s Villa d’Este in May. Though branded as a concept, the German carmaker plans to build 70 examples of the shooting brake. All were quickly spoken for, according to BMW CEO Oliver Zipse. During an earnings call recapping the first … Read more
Picture this. It’s 2017. Dieselgate is in full swing. Volkswagen is trying to divert attention from the messy scandal surrounding its emissions-cheating TDI cars by rolling out a flurry of ID. concepts. The original ID. showcar had already debuted a year earlier, followed in 2017 by the I.D. Crozz as an early look at what … Read more