Toyota Brings Celica Back for 2027 World Rally Championship, Road Car Later
The Toyota Celica is returning in 2027, but not first as the production sports car enthusiasts have been waiting to…
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2027 Chevrolet Colorado’s $33,500 WT Matches $50,800 ZR2 at 350 Horsepower
A $17,300 climb through the 2027 Chevrolet Colorado range buys no additional horsepower. The $33,500 WT and $50,800 ZR2 both…
Ford’s Three Safety Recalls Leave Truck Cable Fixes Waiting Until January 2027
Ford’s three safety recalls cover a combined 45,122 vehicles or service modules, but the largest affected group faces the longest…
Toyota Replaces 77,000 Engines, but Tundra Owners Question the Remedy
Toyota has replaced more than 77,000 engines in a recall campaign covering over 270,000 vehicles, yet the scale of that…
Honda Develops Track-Focused Civic Type R for US, Production Still Unconfirmed
Honda is developing a more track-focused Civic Type R for American roads, but enthusiasts still cannot order one or know…
Bridgestone Says Tesla Model 3 Testing Shows EV Tires Can Last 50% Less
A tire does not distinguish between acceleration and regenerative braking. In both cases, the contact patch must transmit a longitudinal…
Boat Diesel Cuts Toyota Land Cruiser Acceleration Time Nearly in Half
Eight-point-eight seconds is the headline result from an unusual powertrain conversion involving a 200,000-mile Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series. Rare…
Ford Leads 2026 Mainstream Quality Ranking, but Test Covers 90 Days
Ford recorded 152 reported problems per 100 vehicles, the best score among mainstream brands in the 2026 J.D. Power U.S….
Unofficial Pontiac GTO Render Proposes 600-Horsepower V8 With Costly Tradeoffs
The appeal is immediate: revive the Pontiac GTO as a low, rear-wheel-drive coupe, give it a naturally aspirated V8 producing…
Mercedes GLC Electric Beats Range Rating by 61 Miles but Frustrates Inside
The 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 Electric presents an unusual split: its electric drivetrain delivered substantially more range than its official…
Volkswagen ID. Tiguan Replaces ID.4 With Physical Controls, 373-Mile Claimed Range
Volkswagen is replacing the ID.4 and Europe’s ID.5 with a more conventional electric SUV and reversing course on some touch-sensitive…
Volkswagen Plans to Replace ID.4 With ID. Tiguan, but U.S. Timing Is Unknown
Volkswagen has confirmed that the electric ID. Tiguan is planned to replace the ID.4 in North America, giving its discontinued…
Volkswagen Pauses ID.Golf Development Over Investment, Sets No New Timetable
Volkswagen has paused development of the future electric ID.Golf until it can securely accommodate the required investment. The company has…
Toyota Targets $1.7 Billion Selling Engines, Hybrid Systems Without Named Customers
US$1.7 billion a year is the scale Toyota is targeting from a new supplier business built around its next-generation combustion…
Unofficial Electric Dodge Viper Render Keeps Shape but Loses Signature V10
An unofficial digital rendering imagines a 2028 Dodge Viper that looks convincingly familiar while removing the component most closely tied…
Tesla Demonstrates Seconds-Long Roadster Thrust After Abandoning $25,000 EV
Tesla has put two very different engineering ambitions side by side. Its latest Roadster demonstration featured pressure-assisted jumps, a kick…
Two Scrapped Oldsmobile Aerotechs Return After Parts Survive in Arizona
Two Oldsmobile Aerotech record cars that General Motors ordered scrapped have returned from an unlikely afterlife. Components from the 1987…
Ford Recalls 45,122 Vehicles and Modules; Truck Fix Due January 2027
45,122 vehicles or service modules are covered by three Ford safety recalls, but that combined figure represents three distinctly different…