The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center has found that the forward blind zones of six top-selling passenger vehicles have grown significantly over the past 25 years, coinciding with increased pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities. A new, IIHS-developed comparison measurement technique ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Bugatti has teased its next creation — and it’s not just another hypercar. Set for full debut on August 7, the car is named Solitaire, and it marks the beginning of a new coachbuilt program designed around one‑of‑one commissions. It’s Bugatti’s way of blending tradition with next-level ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Recalls and reliability concerns affect automakers across the spectrum, but lately, a few of them have been dealing with similar issues. Are these automakers all using substandard adhesives? Perhaps, because after a recall to address trim detaching from the Tesla Cybertruck and another for the same ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Genesis, once simply a slightly more premium sedan model in the Hyundai lineup, has become a successful luxury brand in its own right, and it's not showing any signs of slowing down. In fact, its sights are set higher than ever before, and this GV90 prototype spied by our photographers in Europe is ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X just set new Nürburgring records for American sports cars, toppling the much more expensive Ford Mustang GTD in the process. It’s a staggering achievement, but YouTube personality and Nürburgring expert Misha Charoudin believes the Corvettes could’ve set ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

BMW’s Neue Klasse line of electric vehicles (EVs) is taking on Tesla’s Model 3 with its 2027 i3 sedan that’s dynamic in more ways than one. First, BMW will offer the revamped i3 in six different trims, designated the i3 20, i3 40, i3 40 xDrive, i3 50, i3 50 xDrive, and the i3 M60 xDrive. According ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Mini is not the sort of brand that is often associated with rare, low-volume models. Most of its creations were mass-produced with the intention of reaching as many customers as possible, and even its hardcore GP models were produced in their thousands. But with the recently announced and very ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Subaru has just released sales figures for the month of July, and although the company had a good overall month in the United States, one model stuck out like a sore thumb. The Subaru WRX is one of the brand’s sportiest, most enthusiast-pleasing cars, yet it also saw the biggest year-on-year sales ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

In 1990, Volkswagen introduced a special edition of the Golf Mk2 called the Fire & Ice. It wore a distinct color palette, carried exclusive interior styling, and came to represent a blend of youthful design and everyday usability of the marque's iconic hatchback. Over the years, this variant ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

There are few better examples of automotive fan service than the 2025 Audi RS6 Avant GT. This limited-edition version of the only Audi performance wagon currently sold in the United States features performance upgrades and a modern rendition of the livery worn by the Audi 90 Quattro IMSA GTO race ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Buying a car can be a daunting process, especially if you're purchasing from a private party through a platform like Facebook Marketplace. eBay is trying to make that process easier and more convenient with the advent of "Secure Purchase," the online marketplace's new car buying process. According ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Following a teaser video released last month featuring Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius, Mercedes-Benz gave yet another sneak preview of the upcoming electric Mercedes-Benz GLC with EQ technology ahead of its Munich motor show debut. Though the Mercedes boss put a camouflaged prototype example ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

AliExpress sellers come up with all sorts of wild ideas to advertise products on the site, but the rise of AI has given them some serious firepower. Several have gone off the deep end with the technologies, but this recent Porsche-inspired trend is legitimately weird. Backpacks shaped like the rear ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Tesla Cybertruck owners don’t need any help sticking out. In fact, many of them would probably rather fade into the background, given the vitriol thrown at the trucks by some people. Owners who don’t mind the spotlight and want more of it would be well served with these gold 24-inch wheels from ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Today's Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and ZR1X have taken "America's sports car" to new performance heights, but in the waning days of the golden age of muscle cars, enthusiasts were being catered to with cars like this 1971 Corvette convertible with the legendary LS6 big-block V8. Part of Mecum Auctions' ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

If you're a hardcore Volkswagen fan, you're probably aware of and interested in cars that the German automaker sold outside your home country. For such individuals, the shape in these never-before-published sketches shared to LinkedIn looks incredibly familiar, calling to mind Brazil's Volkswagen ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a new report showing that the United States is struggling to curb road deaths — while Canada is steadily pulling ahead. The study, done in collaboration with Canada’s Traffic Injury Research Foundation, reveals a 33% increase in U.S. ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

BMW has officially started series production of its sixth-generation eDrive motor — a key piece of its all-electric Neue Klasse platform. Built at BMW’s Steyr plant in Austria, the new motor will power the company’s upcoming wave of EVs, starting with the 2026 BMW iX3. This production ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Last month, Lotus announced that it was improving the Emira sports car for 2026, finally introducing the 400-horsepower Turbo SE trim after it was first announced in 2024. This will sit alongside the V6 SE and above the Turbo, which replaces the non-SE V6 as the cheapest Emira you can buy. After a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Tesla has awarded CEO Elon Musk 96 million additional shares, worth $29 billion. The gift aims to compensate for the loss of a $50 billion pay package from 2018 that was struck down by a court ruling last year, incentivizing Musk to stay in the CEO role until at least 2027, reports Reuters. Musk is ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]