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Lucid is offering a $10,000 credit on the hood of its remaining 2026 Gravity SUVs, paired with zero-interest financing for a full 6 years. It is a compelling deal for anyone shopping for a luxury electric SUV, and it is also one more sign that demand for expensive EVs has gone cold. The offer, ...

General Motors is adjusting its sports-car assembly strategy as early production data for the 2027 Corvette reveal a clear shift in consumer preferences. The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is currently closed for its annual summer shutdown following the July 4th holiday. However, the first three ...

Chinese EV maker Leapmotor has officially entered Mexico, giving the Stellantis-backed brand its first foothold in North America. Leapmotor has launched its B10 EREV SUV in Mexico for $32,895, offering up to 615 miles of range combined, from its 1.5-liter range extender engine and electric motor, ...

Kia has recalled over 460,000 Telluride crossovers for a fire risk related to overheated power seat motors. The high number of vehicles recalled applies to most of the first-generation model years but does not include the all-new Telluride, which arrived for the 2027 model year. The fire risk is ...

A boxer engine is flatter and wider than a traditional Vee engine, creating several challenges, but that hasn't stopped Ruf from continually improving the layout, and now it's revealed a new horizontally opposed engine with eight cylinders. The flat-eight is being shown off in a modified Ruf CTR3 ...

Some concepts get stuck in the sketchbook. Others just bide their time. Bizzarrini’s latest is the patient type. Meet the 5300 Aperta Lusso: an open-top grand tourer dreamed up by the late Giotto Bizzarrini and Giorgetto Giugiaro over 60 years ago, and finally brought to light. Originally conceived ...

UPDATE (July 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm): Hyundai reached out to Autoblog and clarified that the myQ Connected Garage technology will be a new service to be added on top of its existing HomeLink physical garage door/gate controls. In the company's own words: "Our vehicles continue to be available with ...

A recall has been issued for approximately 5,400 examples of the 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander and Lexus TX after a defect in the rear axle carrier that could increase crash risk was discovered. While the Grand Highlander recall campaign is relatively small, especially by recall standards related to ...

For the most part, every car that Mercedes-Benz launches, you're pretty much guaranteed an AMG version down the line. After all, this was a company that turned the R-Class minivan into a tire-shredding people carrier with a 6.2-liter V8. There's no doubt, then, that even the smallest Mercedes ...

Audi of America’s struggles from 2025 have, unfortunately, carried over into 2026. It’s not how the company wanted to move forward, but at least it’s making an effort to at least soften the blow. With that, changes to select models have been announced for the 2027 model year, and it’s one the ...

Now that we're past the halfway point of 2026, more and more automakers are releasing their respective mid-year sales reports. In the luxury market, BMW further widened its gap versus Lexus, reporting a positive growth with 186,944 vehicles sold so far. Lexus, on the other hand, shifted 169,712 ...

Before McLaren became a supercar heavyweight, Bruce McLaren was already dreaming beyond just Formula 1 and Can-Am. He wanted to put his race-bred engineering on the street, and the M6GT was supposed to kick things off. But after Bruce’s tragic death in 1970, the project stalled out, leaving the ...

Subaru of America reported its June sales earlier this week, and on the surface it was a strong month: 54,909 vehicles sold, an 18.1 percent jump over the same month last year. One model explains most of the good news. The Forester is on a tear, and it's increasingly the reason Subaru's numbers ...

Honda has recalled over 300,000 Odyssey minivans for a malfunctioning rearview camera display. At over 205 inches in length, the Odyssey is one of the larger vehicles on the market, so drivers will naturally rely on the rearview camera even more than they would in a smaller vehicle. This recall is ...

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been the Blue Oval’s electric golden child, racking up over 51,000 sales in the US in 2025 alone. That’s more than the classic gas-powered Mustang coupe and convertible combined – a plot twist nobody saw coming, though that’s been shifting at this point. But now, a big ...

Perfectly timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary year, Maserati has revealed a new GT racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Known as Project GT4, the racer is based on the Gran Turismo road car and has been designed to compete in one of the most dynamic international GT categories in ...

By now, nobody bats an eye when Rolls-Royce drops another one-off. Bespoke isn’t just a box to tick for this British icon – it’s the whole point. Owners want their cars to tell their own stories, show off their quirks, and sometimes even sneak in a bit of family history. The latest, however, ...

Mid-cycle refreshes are usually the kind of thing you need a side-by-side lineup to spot. That was true with the latest Defender updates. Scrolling through the official images, I figured most folks would be hard-pressed to point out what’s actually changed. In the metal, however, the new Defender ...

Earlier this year, the Acura NSX found itself in the Italian spotlight, with not one but two legendary design houses giving it a fresh look. While Pininfarina went retro with its take on the first-gen NSX, Italdesign decided to shake things up by using the second-generation hybrid as its blank ...

McLaren barely had time to wipe the grease off its hands from last week's restoration project before rolling out something completely fresh. The British marque has pulled the covers off the 788HS – a limited-edition supercar that officially brings the curtain down on the celebrated 720S series. For ...

If your week involves an interstate run through the nation's midsection, the atmosphere is not cooperating. The Storm Prediction Center has placed a Slight Risk across the central Plains into the mid Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, with severe wind gusts and hail expected through the ...

One of Ayrton Senna's race-used Formula 1 helmets has sold for an incredible £500,000 ($670,000) at Budds, highlighting the enduring appeal of one of motorsport's greatest icons. The Shoei helmet was worn during three Grands Prix in 1992, including Senna's victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. To ...

The auto industry has a massive, multi-million-dollar leak. Tech-savvy fraudsters are posing as legitimate transport carriers to steal some of the most expensive vehicles right out of dealership lots before they ever reach their final buyers. Cargo theft is getting dangerously sophisticated, ...

VinFast's story is an incredible one, coming onto the scene relatively out of nowhere back in 2017. Despite numerous struggles and a few missteps, they are still alive and well; in fact, throughout the rest of the developing world, VinFast is growing and even thriving. The lineup is varied, with ...

The American automotive aftermarket is on the verge of a massive consolidation. O’Reilly Automotive has tabled a $10 billion cash bid to acquire the automotive parts division of Genuine Parts Company (GPC)—better known to consumers and mechanics as NAPA Auto Parts. If finalized, this deal won't ...