It's been a little over four years since Volvo announced that it would go all-electric by the end of the decade, but the Swedish automaker has already changed its plans. Volvo is now aiming for a mix of all-electric and plug-in hybrid models to comprise 90%-100% of its sales by that time, but its ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Mercedes-Benz enters the 2026 model year with basically the same lineup for 2025, but with a few notable additions, particularly on the entry-level end. The redesigned 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is due to reach dealerships later this year with a first-ever all-electric powertrain and revised ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Las Vegas is known for neon, gambling, and excess. Now it’s also the first U.S. city where you can hail a fully driverless Zoox robotaxi. Amazon’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary has officially opened its service to the public, offering short trips in compact, steering-wheel-free EVs that look more ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Shell may be one of the world's largest oil companies, but it also operates a global network of EV charging stations—and it's researching ways to charge cars faster. According to Top Gear, Shell is working with the RML Group—a U.K. motorsports and engineering company whose other projects include a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Split headlights have quickly become one of the defining design trends of the past few years, showing up on everything from budget crossovers to high-performance machines. The idea is usually to separate the daytime running lights from the main beams, creating a layered or stacked look – an ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Dreame Auto, the car-making arm of Dreame Technology, has been promising something outrageous ever since it announced plans to enter the EV market. Yes, another tech company that's trying its hand at making cars – really fast ones. Best known for its robot vacuums and compact motors that spin ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Speaking to media at the IAA Mobility show in Munich this week, Mercedes-Benz CEO Markus Schäfer confirmed the brand would be ditching its "EQ" moniker currently used for EVs. The automaker has stated that the name is functionally dead, and no further models, like the EQS, using that ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Back in April, Mercedes-Benz surprised its American fans with the debut of the AMG E53 Hybrid Wagon. It marked the arrival of a proper low-slung performance wagon to the brand's US lineup, not the lifted crossover with wagon-like pretensions that America currently has. The model was introduced as a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Land Cruiser's return to the US has been nothing short of successful. After re-entering the market as a boxy, slightly smaller alternative to the full-fat LC, the SUV has quickly proven its appeal. Toyota sold 27,336 units during the first half of 2025, compared to just 3,461 in the same period ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Nissan sedans, such as the Sentra and Versa in America, have leaned heavily on the current V-Motion grille, first previewed by the Vmotion 2.0 concept in 2017. This signature design element strikes a balance between classy refinement and a touch of sportiness. It's an approach that works across ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Much like other automakers, Mazda is navigating one of the trickiest periods in its U.S. history. Despite having more sales than ever, tariffs on imported vehicles have forced the Japanese brand to rethink its lineup, pricing, and production strategies. Mazda projects tariffs will cost $1.58 ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

For years, Tesla has received considerable public and investor attention regarding the future of self-driving cars, promising services and software like Full Self-Driving and a full-on robotaxi service using bespoke Tesla vehicles, such as the sleek Cybertruck. Before the recent supervised Tesla ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

We all know the Lamborghini Urus as one of the most aggressive-looking SUVs in the market today. It's the poster child of "angry SUV," which makes you forget that we're actually in an era when Lambo has a serious SUV that doesn't look like a military vehicle. The Urus is a supercar on stilts ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Range anxiety may have just met its match. Mercedes-Benz has taken an EQS prototype fitted with a solid-state battery on a 749-mile run from Stuttgart to Malmö, and it still arrived with roughly 85 miles left in the pack. The achievement stands as one of the most impressive real-world ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Last week, Jaguar Land Rover announced that a cyber attack had severely disrupted their operations. The company sent staff home while it investigated and paused operations following the attack. Now, the automaker says it believes that some customer data may have been affected by the attack. "As a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The McLaren 750S sits at the top of McLaren's current range as its lightest and most powerful series-production supercar. It builds on the brand's reputation for combining track-focused engineering with day-to-day usability, offering agility thanks to its carbon fiber Monocage II chassis and ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Lucid has confirmed plans for a mid-size electric SUV with a starting price of about $50,000, slotting beneath the Gravity, while targeting the Tesla Model Y and upcoming Rivian R2. The teaser image reveals little more than a silhouette, but it signals the start of what could be Lucid’s most ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has announced it will reproduce critical engine components for the Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno, better known by fans as the AE86. The move is part of the company’s GR Heritage Parts Project, aimed at keeping some of Toyota’s most iconic models alive on the road ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

AI-rendered cars pollute search results a majority of the time you go looking for pictures of cars via Google Images or similar (DuckDuckGo, by the way, has a filter for AI-generated images if you'd like a cure). Once you learn to spot the yellow-tinted images, it's pretty easy to see just how many ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

General Motors announced this week that it will scale back production of both the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq in addition to the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV. The brand expects EV sales to slow significantly once the $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit expires at the end of this month. In the case of the ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]