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Everything we've published, from track-side reporting to slow Sunday reads.

Jaguar Split the Type 01's Cabin Down the Middle
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Jaguar Split the Type 01's Cabin Down the Middle

The first interior images of Jaguar's electric four-door GT show a brass-finished spine running end to end, four separate seats, and a dashboard designed to hide most of its technology.

Mitch HAugust 12, 20265 min read
Everybody Loved the Rivian R2. Nobody Has Driven the One That Actually Matters.
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Everybody Loved the Rivian R2. Nobody Has Driven the One That Actually Matters.

The reviews that landed on June 9 were close to unanimous — and every single one of them was of a $57,990 Performance. The $44,990 version Rivian's whole future is riding on doesn't show up until 2027.

Mitch HAugust 12, 20267 min read
Pininfarina Redrew the NSX, and the Only Two Pedals It Left Out Are the Ones You'd Miss
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Pininfarina Redrew the NSX, and the Only Two Pedals It Left Out Are the Ones You'd Miss

JAS Motorsport's Tensei keeps the pop-up headlights, the naturally aspirated V6 and a six-speed manual. The newly revealed cabin is the last piece before a Paris debut in October.

Mitch HAugust 10, 20264 min read
The Next Camaro Reportedly Slips to 2029 — Four Doors, Rear-Drive, and a Stick
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The Next Camaro Reportedly Slips to 2029 — Four Doors, Rear-Drive, and a Stick

GM Authority says the seventh-generation car has moved to the 2029 model year on an updated Alpha architecture, built where the last one was. Chevrolet has confirmed none of it.

Mitch HAugust 10, 20264 min read
Corsair Just Bought Trak Racer — Fanatec Now Sells the Whole Rig, Motorcycle Sim Included
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Corsair Just Bought Trak Racer — Fanatec Now Sells the Whole Rig, Motorcycle Sim Included

Two years after taking over Fanatec, Corsair has acquired the assets of Melbourne cockpit builder Trak Racer, adding aluminium chassis, motion systems, Hot Wheels and Porsche licences, a flight simulator and a $1,999 motorcycle rig to a portfolio that until now stopped at the wheelbase.

Mitch HAugust 7, 20265 min read
Toyota Holds the Line on 2027 C-HR EV Pricing, Adds Standard AWD
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Toyota Holds the Line on 2027 C-HR EV Pricing, Adds Standard AWD

The electric C-HR carries into its second model year with a base price of $37,080, dual-motor all-wheel drive as standard, and roughly the same 287-mile range.

Mitch HAugust 6, 20264 min read
Mitsubishi Teases Ladder-Frame Chassis of Next-Gen Pajero Ahead of September Reveal
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Mitsubishi Teases Ladder-Frame Chassis of Next-Gen Pajero Ahead of September Reveal

A new underbody shot confirms the revived Pajero, sold as the Montero in North America, will ride on a Triton-derived ladder frame with Mitsubishi's S-AWC system, ahead of a September 2 world premiere.

Mitch HAugust 6, 20264 min read
Ford Prices Its Sub-$30,000 Electric Truck, Names It Fathom
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Ford Prices Its Sub-$30,000 Electric Truck, Names It Fathom

The first vehicle off Ford's new Universal EV platform starts at $29,945 with destination, but the automaker still isn't showing what it looks like.

Mitch HAugust 6, 20264 min read
Ram Brings Back the Rumble Bee Nameplate — This Time With a 777-HP Hellcat Option
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Ram Brings Back the Rumble Bee Nameplate — This Time With a 777-HP Hellcat Option

Twenty-one years after the original limited-run 5.7-liter Hemi truck, the 2027 Rumble Bee returns as a full four-model lineup topping out at a supercharged, 170-mph street truck — undercutting the outgoing TRX SRT by $5,000 in the process.

Mitch HAugust 2, 20265 min read
Mercedes Just Renamed Its Smallest EV — and Gave It an 800-Volt Platform to Match
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Mercedes Just Renamed Its Smallest EV — and Gave It an 800-Volt Platform to Match

The GLA Electric replaces the EQA nameplate entirely, borrowing the electric CLA's fast-charging architecture and adding a grille with 608 individually lit points.

Mitch HJuly 31, 20264 min read
MOZA Racing Is Now an Official Hardware Partner of the Gran Turismo World Series — and Building a GT7 Wheel
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MOZA Racing Is Now an Official Hardware Partner of the Gran Turismo World Series — and Building a GT7 Wheel

The sim racing brand's biggest product drop yet — a $2,999 motion rig, a 16 Nm direct drive wheelbase, and more — landed the same day Polyphony Digital named it an official peripheral partner, with a native PlayStation wheel controller now in development.

Mitch HJuly 31, 20264 min read
Audi Is Launching Its New Flagship in the US First — Ever. The Reason Is a 591-HP V8 Nobody Else Gets.
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Audi Is Launching Its New Flagship in the US First — Ever. The Reason Is a 591-HP V8 Nobody Else Gets.

The three-row Q9 and its SQ9 performance sibling mark the first time an Audi model has debuted in America before anywhere else on earth, arriving with a US-exclusive twin-turbo V8 as the brand tries to reverse a sales slide made worse by tariffs and the expired EV tax credit.

Mitch HJuly 30, 20265 min read
McLaren Just Built the Last Car of Its Kind. It's Also the Most Powerful.
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McLaren Just Built the Last Car of Its Kind. It's Also the Most Powerful.

The 788HS closes out the Super Series lineage that started with the 720S in 2017, packing 788PS from a twin-turbo V8, the highest power-to-weight ratio of any Super Series McLaren yet, and a production run capped at 200 cars split evenly between coupe and Spider.

Mitch HJuly 29, 20264 min read
Ford's New Bronco Package Costs $13,695, Caps Out at 1,000 Units — and It's Only the First of an Annual Series
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Ford's New Bronco Package Costs $13,695, Caps Out at 1,000 Units — and It's Only the First of an Annual Series

Desert Rising, the debut drop in Ford Custom Garage's new Horizon Series, dresses a Bronco Outer Banks in magenta accents pulled from Utah's Coral Pink Sand Dunes, and keeps the factory warranty intact because Ford installs it, not an aftermarket shop.

Mitch HJuly 27, 20264 min read
Toyota's 641-HP GR GT Finally Ran Up Goodwood's Hill — Undisguised, and With a Track-Only GT3 Sibling in Tow
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Toyota's 641-HP GR GT Finally Ran Up Goodwood's Hill — Undisguised, and With a Track-Only GT3 Sibling in Tow

The hybrid V8 supercar and its all-aluminum-chassis racing twin made their European debut at the 2026 Festival of Speed, still targeting a 2027 showroom launch.

Mitch HJuly 22, 20265 min read
Jeep Killed the Cherokee in 2023. It's Back — as a Hybrid Crossover Reviewers Actually Like.
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Jeep Killed the Cherokee in 2023. It's Back — as a Hybrid Crossover Reviewers Actually Like.

The revived Cherokee is Jeep's first-ever regular hybrid, and first drives agree it's a real improvement over the SUV it replaces. They also agree it has almost nothing to do with the badge's off-road history — starting with the door handles nobody asked for.

Mitch HJuly 22, 20266 min read
Zenvo's 1,850 HP V12 Hybrid Hypercar Just Showed Its Production Face at Goodwood
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Zenvo's 1,850 HP V12 Hybrid Hypercar Just Showed Its Production Face at Goodwood

The Danish manufacturer brought two Aurora Tur validation prototypes to the 2026 Festival of Speed, ahead of customer deliveries targeted for the second half of 2027.

Mitch HJuly 20, 20264 min read
iRacing and INDYCAR Just Announced the Series' First Standalone Video Game in Two Decades
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iRacing and INDYCAR Just Announced the Series' First Standalone Video Game in Two Decades

"INDYCAR Racing The Game," built by iRacing Studios, is headed to PS5, Xbox, and Steam in early 2027 — timed to land ahead of that year's Indianapolis 500.

Mitch HJuly 17, 20264 min read
Toyota Killed the Cheap RAV4 Engine, and Somehow Nobody's Actually Mad
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Toyota Killed the Cheap RAV4 Engine, and Somehow Nobody's Actually Mad

The redesigned 2026 RAV4 is hybrid-only, up to 236 horsepower, and rated at 41 mpg combined — reviewers are calling it the best hybrid SUV around. Good luck finding one at sticker price.

Mitch HJuly 14, 20266 min read
First Drive Verdicts: The Porsche Cayenne Electric Turns EV Skeptics Into Believers
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First Drive Verdicts: The Porsche Cayenne Electric Turns EV Skeptics Into Believers

Up to 1,139 horsepower, an 800-volt architecture that charges in under 16 minutes, and a chassis reviewers say drives smaller than its nearly three-ton curb weight. The bill for all of it is the real story.

Mitch HJuly 12, 20266 min read
Ferrari's 1,050-HP 849 Testarossa Finally Turns a Wheel in Public at Goodwood
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Ferrari's 1,050-HP 849 Testarossa Finally Turns a Wheel in Public at Goodwood

The Amalfi and 296 Speciale A also made their dynamic debuts on the Hill, but the flagship hybrid hypercar — revealed last September and never driven publicly until now — was the one everyone came to watch.

Mitch HJuly 12, 20265 min read
Fanatec and Nissan Are Building an Officially Licensed Sim Racing Wheel
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Fanatec and Nissan Are Building an Officially Licensed Sim Racing Wheel

Corsair's Fanatec brand has signed a licensing deal with Nissan for a dedicated sim racing steering wheel — the automaker's first serious step into premium racing-sim hardware, with specifics still under wraps.

Mitch HJuly 12, 20264 min read
BYD's Denza Z Coupé Just Out-Powered Nearly Every Combustion Hypercar Alive
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BYD's Denza Z Coupé Just Out-Powered Nearly Every Combustion Hypercar Alive

Three motors, 1,582 hp, and a 217 mph Racing variant — Denza revealed the production Z Coupé at Goodwood as a direct, explicit shot at the Porsche 911.

Mitch HJuly 11, 20264 min read
Ferrari's New 12Cilindri Manuale Has a Clutch Pedal and Gated Shifter — Wired to Nothing
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Ferrari's New 12Cilindri Manuale Has a Clutch Pedal and Gated Shifter — Wired to Nothing

The 1,499-unit limited edition adds a full manual-look interior on top of the standard eight-speed dual-clutch, unchanged underneath. Ferrari calls the system "Manuale By-Wire."

Mitch HJuly 3, 20265 min read
McMurtry's Fan-Powered Track Car Just Went From Prototype to a £995,000 Production Reality
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McMurtry's Fan-Powered Track Car Just Went From Prototype to a £995,000 Production Reality

The Spéirling PURE makes 1,000 hp, hits 60 mph in 1.55 seconds, and can generate 2,000 kg of downforce before it's even moving — only 100 will be built.

Mitch HJuly 2, 20264 min read
Genesis Just Locked In a Debut Date for Its Flagship Electric SUV
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Genesis Just Locked In a Debut Date for Its Flagship Electric SUV

The GV90 breaks cover September 9 — expected to be the first vehicle built on Hyundai Motor Group's next-generation EV platform.

Mitch HJune 30, 20264 min read
This $24,950 Electric Pickup Is Betting That Simple Sells
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This $24,950 Electric Pickup Is Betting That Simple Sells

No infotainment, no power windows, no speakers standard — just a 205-mile estimated range and a chassis built for owners to customize themselves.

Mitch HJune 24, 20265 min read
Toyota Is Testing a Mid-Engine, All-Wheel-Drive Sports Car — an MR2 Successor in Everything but Name
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Toyota Is Testing a Mid-Engine, All-Wheel-Drive Sports Car — an MR2 Successor in Everything but Name

A turbocharged 2.0-liter, an FT-Se-inspired shape, and a production timeline still years out. Nothing about it is officially confirmed yet.

Mitch HJune 10, 20265 min read
The Mitsubishi Pajero Is Coming Back After a 5-Year Hiatus
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The Mitsubishi Pajero Is Coming Back After a 5-Year Hiatus

One of the most decorated off-roaders in Dakar Rally history returns this autumn, built on the new Triton pickup's ladder-frame chassis.

Mitch HMay 29, 20264 min read
Ferrari's First EV Is Here: Meet the Luce
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Ferrari's First EV Is Here: Meet the Luce

Four motors, over 1,000 hp combined, a cabin co-designed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, and a €550,000 price tag — Ferrari's electric era starts this fall.

Mitch HMay 26, 20265 min read
Volkswagen's First Electric GTI Just Debuted at the Nürburgring
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Volkswagen's First Electric GTI Just Debuted at the Nürburgring

Fifty years after the original Golf GTI, the badge goes electric on the ID. Polo — 226 PS, a sub-7-second 0-100, and pre-sales opening this fall.

Mitch HMay 15, 20264 min read
Kia's Affordable EV3 Is Finally Coming to the US
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Kia's Affordable EV3 Is Finally Coming to the US

Two battery options, up to 320 miles of estimated range, and a starting point aimed squarely at the sub-$40K gap in America's EV lineup.

Mitch HApril 18, 20264 min read
The 2026 Audi A6 Is Quicker Than It Has Any Business Being — Then It Hands You an iPad for a Dashboard
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The 2026 Audi A6 Is Quicker Than It Has Any Business Being — Then It Hands You an iPad for a Dashboard

Redesigned for its ninth generation, the 'base' A6 makes 362 horsepower and hits 60 in 4.5 seconds standard. Reviewers agree that part rules. They can't agree on whether the all-screen cabin is the smartest interior in the class or the reason to wait.

Mitch HFebruary 10, 20266 min read
First Drive: The 2026 Honda Prelude Is Back, and It's a Hybrid
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First Drive: The 2026 Honda Prelude Is Back, and It's a Hybrid

Honda's coupe returns after a 26-year absence with Civic Type R chassis tuning and a 200-hp hybrid powertrain — no manual, no limited-slip diff.

Mitch HNovember 5, 20256 min read
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