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Slate Auto Unveils Refreshingly Simple And Small Two-Seat Electric Truck Designed To Be Customized, Starting Under $27,500
The Jeff Bezos–backed startup will offer over 100 accessories at launch, including a flat-pack kit that turns the Slate into a five-seat SUV.
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How An Envelope Sketch Drawn During A Bullet Train Ride Led To The Greatest Engine Of All Time
For Ferdinand Piëch's 88th birthday, Bugatti released the fascinating story of how Piëch resurrected the brand and created the greatest engine of all time.
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New Porsche Taycan Wheel Has Contrasting Color Aeroblades And A Throwback Turbo Twist Design
You can get wheels on a Taycan painted in sixteen different contrasting colors, totally separate from whatever paint you've chosen.
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Porsche 911 Spirit 70 Heritage Design Edition Brings Back The World's Best Seat Fabric And Hood Stripes
Porsche is only going to make 1,500 of these 911 Spirit 70 editions worldwide, with the convertible set to reach the U.S. in late summer of this year.
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Buick Electra GS Concept Is Longer Than An S-Class With Styling Inspired By Centaurs
Buick's new flagship sedan concept is an exploration of its future design language that was developed at GM's China Advanced Design Center.
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Mercedes-Benz Vision V Concept Previews A Range-Topping Electric Luxury Van That's Coming To America
Mercedes unveiled a concept previewing the top-end version of the next V-Class that will be the most luxurious passenger-oriented vehicle in the brand's lineup.
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Kia EV4's Fantastic Base Wheel Design Doesn't Even Look Like Wheels
Kia revealed the U.S. EV4 sedan at the New York International Auto Show last week, but it only displayed and released photos of top-of-the-line GT-Line models.
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These Are Your Favorite Factory Steering Wheel Designs
Erlier this week, where I asked our readers to share their favorite factory steering wheel designs.
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Rolls-Royce's Chess Set Is As Beautiful And Over-Engineered As Its Cars
Rolls-Royce has a massive catalog that includes everything from picnic sets to cigar humidors. Rolls-Royce's latest creation is simply called the Chess Set.
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2026 Subaru Outback Gives The People Even More Of What They Want, Ugliness Included
Redesigned for the 2026, the new seventh-generation Subaru Outback is ugly. Subaru knows this. Subaru doesn't care. Its customers don't care either.
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2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness Is A Wagon Fit For Bigfoot
Subaru debuted the more extreme Wilderness version of the new Outback alongside the standard model in New York and it looks freakin' ridiculous - in a good way.
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2026 Kia EV9 Nightfall Is The Rare Blackout Package That Actually Improves Performance
The latest car to offer a blackout package is the 2026 Kia EV9 with its new Nightfall Edition, which just made its debut at the New York Auto Show.
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2026 Subaru Trailseeker Is A New Electric Wagon That's Surprisingly Quick (And Surprisingly Good Looking)
Subaru calls the Trailseeker an SUV, but this thing is essentially a Solterra wagon that has grown in length with an emphasis on more cargo space.
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What's Your Favorite Factory Steering Wheel Design?
You might be surprised to learn just how often car enthusiasts and automotive journalists will debate over what steering wheels are the best.
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2025 Mercedes-Benz G550 Edition Stronger Than The 1980s Gets The Best Retro G-Wagen Design Cues
Mercedes is turning back the clock for its latest G-wagen special edition, and the results are glorious.
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These Are The Awesome Chinese Cars You Think America Is Missing Out On
You guys picked everything from super-cheap hatchbacks to roadsters with scissor doors.
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Tesla Releases Stripped-Out RWD Cybertruck That Is So Much Worse For Not Much Less Money
To hopefully increase sales (and combat sliding used values), Tesla has finally introduced an entry-level rear-wheel-drive version of the Cybertruck
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Academy Awards To Introduce Stunt Design Category In 2027, So Now Cars Can Win Oscars
The Academy has announced that an Achievement in Stunt Design award will be added for the 100th Academy Awards in 2028. This means cars can finally win Oscars!
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What Awesome Chinese Car Is America Missing Out On?
What are the coolest, weirdest, best models that you wish were sold here?
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Kia Is Building A 'Class-Leading' Midsize Electric Pickup For America, Aiming To Capture 90,000 Sales Per Year
At Kia's CEO investor day in Seoul this week, the company officially announced that an electric pickup designed for North America is coming soon.
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Y'all Better Buy The 604-HP Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon PHEV Because It's A Miracle We're Getting It
Mercedes announced that the E53 wagon will be sold in the U.S., with deliveries set to begin later this year. Y'all better buy these things.
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Cherry Blossom Has 250,000 Stitches In The Headliner And Sculptural 3D Embroidery
Simply called the Phantom Cherry Blossom, it is inspired by "the fleeting beauty of the sakura blooms" - the flowers only last for about a week.
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Sales Of The Volkswagen ID Buzz And Dodge Charger EV Are Neck And Neck
When it comes to controversial EVs, the Dodge Charger Daytona and the VW ID Buzz are almost too close to call.
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These Are The Cars You'd Put Up With Horrible Gas Mileage To Daily Drive
Frugal? No. But that doesn't always matter, when the cars are so appealing. We asked what you'd daily-drive despite atrocious MPG ratings, and you delivered.
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There's A List Of The Car Parts Affected By Trump's Tariffs — Surprise! It's Basically Everything
The new Trump tariffs don't just affect imported cars, but imported car parts, too, and that's bad news even for vehicles assembled in the U.S.
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The Next-Gen Hyundai Nexo Looks Awesome, It's Just A Shame Hydrogen Isn't Gonna Happen
After previewing it with the Initium concept last year, Hyundai has revealed the awesome-looking second generation of the Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell crossover.
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