Automotive

EV darling Rivian has just announced pricing for its R2 SUV that it unveiled to great fanfare back in 2024. The company is indeed making a $45,000 variant as promised – but that'll arrive only toward the end of 2027.

In a segment dominated by gas or electric powertrains, there’s a new contender from China. The Chery KP31: a diesel plug-in hybrid pickup. It comes at a time when the global demand for trucks continues to surge, as do tightening emissions regulations.

Behind any great sports car is a great motor. So behind an absolutely insane hypercar is an equally insane hyper-motor. Or two. That's 100 percent how it breaks down with the all-new £1 million McMurtry Spéirling and its dual Helix motors.

Denza, BYD’s premium sub-brand, has launched its new Denza Z9 GT. The new EV boasts a maximum CLTC range of more than 643 miles (1,036 km), effectively making it the longest-range pure EV in the world. A bold claim, innit?

There was a time when the name Xiaomi was synonymous with home appliances. Now, the company has pulled the covers off a 1,900-hp electric hypercar concept called the Vision Gran Turismo. And it is breathtakingly beautiful!

It has been a long, twisting journey for Aptera’s solar-powered electric vehicle, but we can at last report that the extraordinary futuristic car has taken a huge step toward mass production.

Finnish tire brand Nokian has launched a winter tire that features studs which deploy only when it's cold out – so they bite into the ice and give you better traction. It's all thanks to a proprietary 3-layer construction technology.

The first Tesla Cybercab has officially rolled off the production line, and yes, it comes without a steering wheel or pedals. It will operate on Tesla's Full Self-Driving system, and it seems we won't have to wait too long for mass production to begin.

Ten years since the company formed, McMurtry Automotive is bringing the record-setting Spéirling Pure hypercar to life. It's going into production at a new manufacturing facility in England, for $1.34 million apiece.

The new RS 5 is Audi Sports first high-performance plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and uses a computer-controlled electric motor to shift power allocation between wheels 200 times a second – promising a new level of handling.

Lamborghini seemed awfully keen to make an all-electric supercar a few years ago, when it revealed the gorgeous Lanzador concept. But as it turns out, the celebrated Italian marque secretly axed the project late last year, opting to stick to PHEVs.

Horse Powertrain is looking into the future, showing an early concept version of a next-generation hybrid engine system powered by 100% renewable fuel. It says the prototype can boost fuel economy by 40% while slashing literal tons of CO2 emissions.

Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv designs.

A few years ago, I said the Dodge Durango SRT would cause parents at the school dropoff to question their life choices. Well, SRT drivers can now question their life choices as the 700+ HP (515+ kW) Hellcat model outsqueals them.

What was once deemed a set of “optional” safety features on cars may soon become permanent, whether you like it or not. This comes at a time when some want more and more safety features, while others find them too intrusive to enjoy manual driving.