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• Acura ZDX Type S: Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2025 finalist

  The Acura ZDX Type S is a Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2025 finalist The ZDX is well controlled and pleasant to drive, though its design is divisive At $75,850 in Type S form it costs a pretty penny Our experience with General Motor's midsize EV crossovers has been a good one. We liked the Cadillac Lyriq so much that it was a real contender for...

• Mk1 Ford Escort RS back in production via Boreham Motorworks

  Boreham Motorworks has unveiled a modern Mk1 Ford Escort RS One of the available engines revs to 10,000 rpm and delivers 296 hp Pricing starts at $375,000 The original Ford Escort sold in Europe was a popular economy car whose production spanned decades and also got Ford started in rallying. The Mk1 Escort would eventually become one of the most...

• FIA unveils latest 2026 F1 car design

  New regulations will go into effect for Formula 1 race cars in 2026 Next-gen F1 race cars will have less downforce, more electric power, and a Manual Override mode for overtaking F1 cars will become smaller and lighter, run on synthetic fuel, and still go 220 mph with faster cornering Formula 1 is set to enter a new era in 2026 and the FIA, which...

• Electric BMW M3 with Neue Klasse design breaks cover

  BMW M has unveiled a prototype for a potential electric M3 The next M3 will offer buyers a choice between gas and electric powertrains The electric powertrain is expected to feature a quad-motor setup capable of delivering four-digit horsepower BMW is developing a new generation of electric vehicles, known collectively as the Neue Klasse, with...

• Mercedes-AMG's electric full-size SUV starts testing

  Mercedes-Benz AMG announced in November its plans to launch an electric SUV distinct from any model in the regular Mercedes lineup. On Thursday, the Mercedes performance division released the first photo of a prototype, though details are difficult to discern due to heavy camouflage. A teaser sketch released alongside November's original...

• Review: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona brings muscle car nostalgia to the EV era

  Dodge wants muscle car buyers to embrace EVs with nostalgia and speed The Dodge Charger Daytona EV is anything but quiet The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona costs $61,590 Its looks are inspired by a 1960s muscle car. Its form factor was last popular in the 1970s. And its name is taken from a bewinged NASCAR special raced successfully by NASCAR legends...

• 2026 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied with updates

  Mercedes-Benz has been caught testing a prototype for an updated C-Class The prototype reveals several new design details The updated C-Class is expected to arrive ahead of an electric C-Class that's also testing in public view Mercedes-Benz is readying an electric C-Class for launch in 2026, but the current gas-powered C-Class, on sale since the...

• 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Hybrid spied

  A redesigned Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class starts sales in 2025 The new CLA-Class will offer the choice of hybrid and electric powertrains Underpinning the range will be Mercedes' MMA modular platform designed for compact cars Mercedes-Benz is working on a redesigned CLA-Class that's due for sale next year as a 2026 model in the U.S., and this time...

• Everybody wanted to keep the Hemi except Stellantis' former CEO, according to sources

  Carlos Tavares, who led Stellantis since its formation in 2021, quit the company this week According to sources, Tavares was too heavily focused on cost-cutting and making the company green This focus reportedly led to the Hemi V-8s and popular models being dropped without their replacements being ready With Stellantis's global sales down 17% in...

• 2026 Polestar 5 spy shots

  Polestar is deep in the development of its Polestar 5, a Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S rival previewed by 2020's Precept concept. The new car is set to begin sales in 2025, likely as a 2026 model. Initial development work on the sleek electric sedan was handled at Polestar's R&D center in the U.K., and now the latest prototypes are out...

• Ferraris will always be made in Italy, says CEO

  Ferrari will never move production out of its home in Maranello, Italy, company CEO Benedetto Vigna said on Tuesday at a conference in New York organized by Reuters. Vigna made the comment in response to a question on whether Ferrari would consider moving production to the U.S. "We will sell cars in the U.S., but we will make cars in Maranello,"...

• Cadillac F1 team to initially use Ferrari power units

  Cadillac plans to enter F1 in 2026 as an 11th team Cadillac will initially use power units supplied by Ferrari GM is working on its own power unit, but it won't be eligible before 2028 Cadillac's entry into Formula 1 with its own team reached another milestone on Tuesday with the signing of a supply deal with Ferrari for power units and...

• Lightship AE.1 Cosmos Edition brings EV glamping at $250,000

  Lightship's L1 electric travel trailer, unveiled in early 2023, is now called the AE.1 The first version is the premium AE.1 Cosmos Edition The AE.1 draws minimal energy from the vehicle towing it, thanks to a built-in electric drive system After previewing its self-propelled L1 electric travel trailer last year, Lightship, a startup that bills...

• Motor Authority Best Car To Buy: Past winners

  Before Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2025 is announced on Jan. 6, let’s cruise through history to reflect on the award’s past winners and marvel at the progress cars have made in the past dozen plus years. Since Best Car To Buy testing began, the winners have ranged from coupes and wagons to convertibles and hatchbacks, and even an...

• GM kills Cruise robotaxi project

  GM has cut funding to Cruise and will merge the self-driving technology startup with its own technical teams GM will continue developing self-driving technology for use in privately owned vehicles GM has invested more than $10 billion in Cruise since acquiring the startup in 2016 General Motors will end development of a robotaxi service through...