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2023 Toyota 4Runner Gets Eye-Catching 40th Anniversary Special Edition

Photo: Toyota Toyota is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its rugged 4Runner SUV with a special model featuring genuinely inspired tri-colored stripes inspired by its early success in off-road racing.…

2021 Honda Odyssey First Minivan to Earn 2020 Top Safety Pick+ Rating

Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda Odyssey has earned a 2020 Top Safety Pick+ rating, the highest accolade granted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It’s the first minivan to…

Red Bull Wins 1-2 at Spanish Grand Prix, Now Leads Championship

Photo: Honda Max Verstappen led a 1-2 finish for Red Bull Racing at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, marking a turn of fortunes for the reigning champion. Charles Leclerc was…

Romain Grosjean Scores IndyCar Podium: ‘I’ve Still Got It’

Photo: Honda Romain Grosjean retired from Formula 1 last year after a dramatic crash in Bahrain nearly ended his life — then hopped right into IndyCar. At just his third…

Hamilton Calls for Changes to ‘Never Exciting’ Monaco Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg leads Sebastian Vettel at the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix Photo: United Autosports via CC There’s a weird thing that happens every year to Formula 1 fans. Every year,…

Valtteri Bottas Wins Damp 2021 Turkish Grand Prix

Photo: Jake Archibald via CC Since he announced his move to Alfa Romeo, no Formula 1 driver has amassed more points than Valtteri Bottas, who celebrated his first win of…

Leaked Photos Show Possible Baby Bronco Grille

The first teaser image of the “baby” Bronco first released in 2018 Photo: Ford Motor Company A member of the Bronco6G community posted an image in November that shows what…

Meet Chevy’s 1,004-HP Crate Engine, Shai-Hulud of Engines

Photo: Chevrolet “Big engine go fast.” Chevrolet’s press release about the new ZZ632 crate engine contained a lot of words and numbers, but it could have been condensed to just…

2021 Toyota C-HR Gets Standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.5

Photo: Toyota The 2021 Toyota C-HR subcompact crossover has arrived. It comes with a newly standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 suite as well as a new Nightshade special edition model,…

F1: Turkish Grand Prix is Out, Replaced by 2nd Austrian GP

Fans watch the start of the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix Photo: pedrik via CC Less than a month after it was added to the 2021 Formula 1 calendar, the Turkish…

Toyota Invests $383M across U.S. Production Plants

Photo: Toyota Toyota will invest $383 million across four of its plants in the U.S. south, including Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. The investment will go toward creating or expanding…

2021 Honda SUVs are ‘Best Car for the Money’

Photo: Honda The 2021 Honda CR-V, Passport, and Odyssey have each received a “Best Car for the Money” award from U.S. News & World Report in the magazine’s latest new…

Apple CarPlay & Android Auto: Bailing Automakers Out of Making Proper Infotainment Systems

Ever since Ford introduced SYNC at the start of 2007, just about every automaker on the face of the planet has followed suit by creating their own infotainment systems for…

How Porsche Uses Gaming Tech to Develop Cars

Can you tell this is a computer-generated image? Photo: Porsche What do Fortnite and the all-new 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 have in common? Both were built using the Unreal game…

2021 F1 Pre-Season Testing Recap

Photo: Andrew & Alan Frost via CC Pre-season testing for the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship came to a close on Sunday, the third and final day of a…

RV Popularity Soars Among Millennials During Pandemic

Photo: Bo Gordy-Stith via CC A new survey by the RV Industry Association shows that millennials are now more interested in buying an RV than any other age demographic —…

EPA Study Finds SUV Popularity is Harming Climate Change Progress

Photo: Ford According to the EPA’s 2022 Automotive Trends Report, the rising popularity of pickups and truck-based SUVs is hurting the progress toward slowing and reversing climate change. Vehicles of…

How Max Verstappen Had the F1 Season That Will Never Be Beaten

Photo: Honda Everyone’s been talking about it, and I’m not going to be any different. With the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix now behind us, the checkered flag has been waved…

2024 Honda Prologue Pricing Revealed

Photo: Honda The prologue for the Prologue is almost over. The all-new, all-electric Honda SUV will arrive in dealerships in March with an EPA-estimated 296 miles of range, the highest…

Vehicular Viewing: New to Streaming for February 2021

If you need some extra motivation to stay home this February (besides how grim the weather is outside), the major streaming services are here to help. They’ll be adding plenty…

Why Are EV Sales Slowing Down?

Photo: Chevrolet As we covered in a recent article, former Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda is having his “I told you so” moment with regard to electrification. After EV sales surged…

Formula One Launches Virtual Grand Prix Series

Photo: F1 Esports I only had to click publish on my last article, which called for something exactly like this to happen, to discover that Formula One was officially launching…

[PHOTOS] 2017 Hyundai Elantra Facelift Receives Mixed Reactions After Reveal

Ever since plans for a new generation of the Hyundai Elantra was announced and its first teaser images were revealed, anticipation for the compact’s redesign has been heightened but wary.…

The Twisting, Turning, Wiggly History of the Used-Car-Lot Inflatable Dude

Think back to the last time someone was having a sale at the local used car lot. When you were driving up to it (or past it), what was the…

Honda Reveals CR-V Plug-In Fuel Cell

Photo: Honda Honda has taken the wraps off the all-new CR-V e:FCEV, the first plug-in hydrogen vehicle in America. Developed jointly with General Motors, it will launch as a 2025…

2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Overview

Latest model brings needed improvements Photo: Toyota On paper, the Toyota Corolla Cross is the kind of car that should be a slam-dunk success. It starts with the winning formula…

Toyota Celebrates 30 Million Vehicles Made in North America

Photo: Toyota This week, Toyota Motor North America celebrated the production of 30 million vehicles, and we decided to do some math. The first vehicle that Toyota produced in North…

Chip Shortage Continues to Impact Auto Industry

2021 Ford Bronco Sport at the Michigan Assembly Plant Photo: Ford Auto manufacturers can’t keep up with the demand for cars. Across the country, Americans are buying cars just as…

5 Things to Consider When Choosing an RV

Photo: Izabela Mierzejewski via CC Buying an RV is an excellent option if you want to spend more time on the open road. But as there are many different types…

I Binged the Whole ‘Fast & Furious’ Franchise – Here’s My Review

The Fate of the Furious will premiere in just a couple of days time and given that I write for a website about cars, it seemed like the perfect opportunity…

What do the Transformers Transform Into?: Part 2

What do more of the Transformers transform into? Earlier this summer, I created a list of what many of the robots from the beloved series The Transformers transformed into. Ever…

Tips for Building a Better Soap Box Derby Car—and Racing It

If you’re building a soapbox derby car to race, you want it to win Photo: Victoria Pickering via Flickr/CC Soap Box Derby racing has long been a cherished way for…

Akio Toyoda Steps Down as Toyota CEO

From left: Akio Toyoda, Koji Sato, and Takeshi Uchiyamada Photo: Toyota Akio Toyoda, 66, will step down from his role as president and CEO of the Toyota Motor Corporation on…

10 Great Gearhead Shows on Netflix for Car Lovers

Watch the latest Netflix shows about cars, trucking, and motorsports racing Photo: Netflix No matter what your interests are, you can no doubt find something on Netflix to suit your…

Porsche Aims for Carbon Neutrality by 2030

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume and a 2021 Taycan Turbo S Cross Turismo Photo: Porsche Porsche is committed to having a carbon-neutral balance sheet not just across its own operations, but…

Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition Sold Out in 4 Minutes

Photo: Honda When the 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition went up on Honda Canada’s website as being available to order, all 100 units allocated to that region were…

Pro Drivers Face Punishment For Online Racing Misconduct

Photo: iRacing How much does virtual racing matter? To drivers who are used to taking real risks in real cars, it can be difficult to take even the most realistic…

What's Different? 2022 Toyota GR 86 vs 2022 Subaru BRZ

Photos: Toyota, Subaru The Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ have entered their second generation, and like before, they were jointly developed by the two Japanese companies. We’ve looked at how…

2017 Dodge Durango Overview

In an industry that is currently adding more SUVs than ever before, it can be hard for a utility vehicle to truly stand out. Fortunately, Dodge has found a pretty…

Toyota Reveals 900-Mile Car Battery in Plan for Global Leadership

Photo: Toyota In an interview with Automotive News, Toyota executives have outlined how they plan to make Toyota a leader in the electric battery industry. A next-generation lithium-ion battery capable…

First Look at the 11th Generation Honda Civic

Photo: Honda The world is finally getting its first look at the 11th generation Honda Civic. Unfortunately, Honda deigned to provide only a single photo — we’ll have to wait…

Six Honda Cars Get IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings

Photo: Honda Six Honda cars have so far earned a Top Safety Pick rating or better from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, establishing them as among the safest cars…

New Honda Civic Type R Gets Chassis Enhancements and is Blue

Photo: Honda The new Honda Civic Type R was unveiled earlier this month at the Tokyo Auto Salon, bringing with it a host of changes and improvements that not only…

[VIDEO] Gus Van Sant Commercials Make the BMW i8 Talkative

Photo:Nina Puri and BMW Television commercials have remained a sort of hobby for famous Hollywood directors. The challenge of marrying consumer product sales with worthwhile art, being constrained to 15-30 second spots, can be…

Toyota Teams Up with Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing

Photo: Toyota Motor North America Toyota announced it is supporting 23XI Racing, a new team that will make its debut in next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is…

Hamilton Wins 2017 United States Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2017 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and with his victory Mercedes accumulated enough points to win the Formula One World Constructors Championship. It also…

Fast & Furious: Full Throttle Board Game Review

Back in the day, dice-rolling, token-moving board games were everywhere, and that seemed like the only way to adapt movies into competitive family fare. Superman, The Goonies, Candyman–it didn’t matter who…

2023 Formula 1 Season Primer: What to Expect

Photo: fuji.tim via CC With the last F1 season now well behind us, it’s time to look forward to the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship. What’s the schedule, who…

Will Honda Come Back to F1?

Photo: Honda Honda left Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 season right as it finally found success, having powered Max Verstappen to the drivers’ world championship title. Had…

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Across the pond, the 2020 Ford Escape goes by the name Kuga. The Kuga has at least one thing in common with its kin on the other side of the…