The Nissan Z remains an outlier in the sports car market. It rides on old bones compared to its archrival, the Toyota Supra, which is soon to see a replacement. Despite this, the Z is still a hot ticket item, outselling the Supra by three-to-one through the first half of 2025. For 2024, the Z … Read more
Just like the trend toward SUVs in the United States throughout the 2000s, there’s another major shift happening that seems unstoppable. Automatic transmissions have become the standard in many markets, threatening the survival of manual transmission cars. In 2001, almost every passenger car registered in the five major European markets—Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, … Read more
Infiniti isn’t doing so hot. Sales are way down from a decade ago, and there’s more chaos and uncertainty in the industry than ever. But the Japanese automaker has an idea to reinvigorate the struggling brand—and it should excite enthusiasts. Infiniti is readying a second-generation Q50 for the American market that will allegedly share a … Read more
Everywhere you look, there’s a new electric supercar with outrageous horsepower figures, gliding along to 60 miles per hour in complete silence. But despite the spectacle, customers simply aren’t falling in love with these battery-powered machines. Because while a battery-powered sedan might make sense, a top-tier performance car needs sound—real, mechanical sound. That’s why the … Read more
Details are scarce, but the company is aware that buyers want “pure mechanical cars.”