BMW has produced more influential car designers than most brands can name, from Chris Bangle to Henrik Fisker, with giant-grille-loving Adrian van Hooydonk leading the brand’s design direction since 2009. Now, another former BMW creative, Benoit Jacob, has resurfaced with a new project far from Munich. He is the man behind the design of the […]
Hopes of a mid-engine sports car comeback for Toyota have been in the air for a while now, and when the automaker filed a trademark for the GR MR2 name last year, it was hard not to get excited. But still, nothing concrete had been announced—until now. Tomoya Takahashi, the Toyota Gazoo Racing president, has […]
If the new year has endowed you with the desire to buy a new car that is both good to drive and won’t break the bank, but you’re not sure what to get, perhaps this list will help. U.S. News & World Report has announced the winners of its 2026 Best Cars for the Money […]
Slow and steady wins the race? Under normal circumstances, we only hear about Germany’s infamous Nürburgring track when a supercar, hypercar, or some obscure exotic vehicle shatters some sort of record. In this instance, however, it’s quite the opposite. Ligier, a French automaker, sent its JS50 Revo D+ microcar across the border with the sole […]
Rewriting the EV Roadmap Mercedes-Benz faced a lukewarm reception to its electric vehicles, with U.S. sales of its EQ lineup plunging 54 percent last year. Even so, the brand has no plans to abandon its EV push. Instead, the German marque has recalibrated its EQ portfolio to better suit market realities—and, thanks to localized production at its […]
Audi has taken a major step from long range promise to public reality, unveiling its first Formula 1 car presentation on YouTube as the brand prepares for its 2026 works debut. The launch was less about a deep technical reveal and more about staking a clear identity, with the team using a global livestream to […]
What the heck is NART, anyway? If there is one figure apart from Enzo Ferrari himself that can be seen as pivotal to the history of the prancing horse brand, it would probably be none other than Luigi Chinetti. Originally an accomplished racecar driver, Chinetti convinced Enzo himself in 1946 that he could sell his […]
Style as Strategy Mini delivered a strong sales performance in 2025, posting a 17.7 percent year-on-year increase to 288,290 units sold. Building on that momentum, the brand is further enhancing the appeal of the Mini Cooper with the new Paul Smith Edition – created in collaboration with British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith – which […]
Hyundai’s only truck in the United States is still the compact Santa Cruz, but more are coming before the end of the decade, and these are expected to be proper body-on-frame models; the Santa Cruz has a car-based unibody design. In designing these new pickups, Hyundai seems committed to introducing some of the coolest truck […]
Roush Performance may be well known for supercharged extremism, but it can show restraint, and the return of its packages for the 2026 Ford F-150 is proof. Thanks to this restraint, pricing isn’t too bad, either. Available for the XLT or Lariat trims, Roush offers base and Premium packages for $18,995 and $24,995, respectively. Obviously, […]
