A distinctive and powerful introduction Volkswagen Group’s China-only electric subbrand AUDI, not to be confused with Audi, unveiled its first model at the 2025 Shanghai Motor Show. The E5 Sportback is an elongated fastback crossover of sorts, with slim lights front and back and largely angular body features. The underpinning “Advanced Digitised Platform” was developed […]
Delays are commonplace with Tesla When CEO Elon Musk took over at Tesla all those years ago, the game plan was simple: build six-figure electric vehicles to help fund low-cost EVs for the masses in a few years. The Roadster, Model S, and Model X did bring us the Model Y and Model 3, but […]
Toyota’s luxury brand adapts its luxury sedan for the EV era. Since its introduction in 1989, with the brand’s inception, the Lexus ES has played second fiddle as a smaller, lower-priced option to the flagship LS sedan. But while enthusiasts and historians revered its bigger brother as a true disruptor that forced elitist luxury car […]
Stellantis warns that a vital safety device may not work as intended According to new documents released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 14-brand-strong automotive conglomerate Stellantis is recalling nearly 49,000 vehicles due to a defect that makes them noncompliant with a federal safety standard. Specifically, 48,494 units of the 2023 to […]
Cadillac’s sporty roots are in its DNA If there is one characteristic that most luxury automakers on the market have in common, it is that nearly all of them have some sort of high-performance vehicle division that produces a line of sportier and race-bred versions of their “regular” cars. Audi Sport makes the S and […]
Tesla looks to bounce back from poor Q1 results Tesla has wrapped up its Q1 earnings call, and predictions for the webcast’s focus were essentially on point. Many expected Tesla to discuss the release timeline of its newly planned affordable models using existing vehicle structures, Robotaxi’s Austin, Texas launch in June, and tariffs—and that’s what […]
The Japanese automaker is keeping prices steady to help U.S. dealers and buyers In a recent announcement to its U.S. dealers, Japanese automaker Nissan stated that it won’t increase the price of its imported vehicles until at least June 2. This situation comes as it analyzes its U.S. manufacturing resources to help adapt to the […]
Big ‘ol American cars may be a new sight in the Land of the Rising Sun Before Donald Trump ran for president under his now-infamous “Make America Great Again” tagline, he painted the United States as a shameful country under the Obama administration, as he saw a country that was being lapped by every other […]
Mercedes’s limousine of the future is no stretch for the senior prom. When was the last time you rode in a limousine? Whether it was at your wedding, the wedding of a family member or friend, or even your senior prom, we can all remember the last time we rode in the back of a […]
Mazda’s Iconic SP, the supposed successor to the legendary RX-7, is reportedly even closer to production. The concept was first revealed at the 2023 Tokyo Motor Show, with Mazda’s design chief Masashi Nakayama clarifying that the model was “crafted with real production intent” back in November 2024. According to another, more recent, interview with Nakayama, […]
