Automotive

In some ways, the humble door handles we use to open our vehicles haven’t changed much in over five decades. In others, today’s modern handles represent a leap forward in technology.

A couple of months after General Motors revealed the first of its three Corvette concepts, out comes the second concept featuring a detachable cockpit, a single-piece canopy, and front hinges. Are we looking at a future Chevy Corvette?

Mercedes-Benz has once again updated its most gloriously impractical vehicle: the G-Class. The 2025 model sees subtle evolutionary changes, but the real eyebrow-raiser this year is the all-new G 580.

AAA just dropped a bomb on some of the world's top-selling car manufacturers: Many vehicles from big-name companies are using far more fuel than advertised – as much as 33% more.

Volvo has been quietly building luxury sport utilities with Swedish flair, content to let its German neighbors go to aggressive grilles and big badges. The 2025 XC90 plug-in hybrid exemplifies that professorial outlook.

BYD has launched the Atto 1 (which is basically a repackaged version of BYD’s top-selling electric car in China, the Seagull) in Indonesia. With a starting price of around US$12,000, the Atto 1 becomes one of the most affordable EVs on the market.

Transport produces 28% of the greenhouse gas released in the US, and nearly a quarter of that comes from heavy vehicles – more than from passenger cars. Revoy attacks the problem with a smart dolly that creates a hybrid semi truck with two heads.

What if you want a car with a face? Disney’s Cars movie isn’t the only place you’ll find it now. Faraday Future has unveiled its new electric MPV, which comes with a Front AI Communication Ecosystem, a dazzling interactive LED grille.

Who knew the day would come when we’d witness a boxy, hatch/SUV crossover from Honda ripping it up at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed? That’s the Japanese automaker's way of making a dynamic global debut for its upcoming Super EV concept.

Axial flux electric motor specialist YASA is teasing how its next-gen motors will redefine expectations. One of its prototype motors has smashed the power density world record, pulling supercar levels of power from a flat, 29-pound package.

Subaru has debuted an all-new electric vehicle, the Uncharted, coming for the 2026 model year. The small, sport-style crossover becomes the automaker's third EV offering.

Pirelli has launched its first full production tires with over 70% bio-based and recycled materials. The new line of P Zero tires was developed for Jaguar Land Rover, and include Forest Stewardship Council certification for natural rubber.

Lamborghini has announced the Temerario road model will now get a race track twin, the Temerario GT3. The competition model was designed and developed by Lambo's Sant'Agata Bolognese factory.

Inadequate public charging infrastructure and range anxiety have been the Achilles' heel of EVs. Lucid Motors might have put such problems in the rear-view mirror by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest journey by an EV on a single charge.

The Kia K4 looks good, feels premium, and has high levels of tech and safety. In a world giving up on affordable cars, it’s a surprisingly good entry-level compact.