Ford has implemented several changes to its quality control processes due to extensive recall orders costing the company billions over the past five years. The automaker began these revisions in 2023, and while its 90 recalls in 2025 have already set the single-year record for any manufacturer, the ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

McLaren’s Ultimate Series of models represent the pinnacle of the brand’s technological, performance, and design expertise. The McLaren W1 is one of the more recent additions to the series, but a few years before that, the brand launched the Speedtail. With three seats, an incredibly powerful ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Tesla registrations fell in several significant European countries during July, including France, Denmark, and Sweden, for the seventh consecutive month. The electric automaker registered 1,307 new vehicles in France during July, down 27% year-over-year. In Denmark, Tesla sold 336 cars, ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Ford and Hyundai’s sales figures for their smallest pickup trucks, the Maverick and Santa Cruz, were just released for July 2025 and the year as a whole—so far. As a reminder, these are the only compact pickups on the market, and they’re two of three unibody trucks (including Honda’s Ridgeline) ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Electric automaker Lucid’s Gravity Dream Edition SUV has raced out of the gates with a blistering quarter-mile time of 10.6 seconds at 140 mph that topped Lamborghini’s Urus Performante, Porsche’s Cayenne Turbo GT, Rivian’s R1S Tri-Motor Max, BMW’s iX M60, and Mercedes-AMG’s EQE53. The Lucid ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class wasn’t born out of luxury. Originally developed in the late 1970s for military use – most notably for the Shah of Iran – the Geländewagen was built to be durable, functional, and capable off-road. Political turmoil scrapped the original plan, but Mercedes chose ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Since arriving in 2023, the Toyota Grand Highlander has secured its place in the brand's US lineup as a family-focused, three-row SUV positioned above the regular Highlander. Built in Indiana and based on the TNGA-K platform, it offers more interior room, a usable third row, and multiple powertrain ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

July was a huge month for electric vehicles in the U.S., and two standout models helped lead the way: the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Honda Prologue. Both compact electric SUVs posted their best-ever July sales, pushing their brands to new overall sales records and setting the tone for what could be a ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Lamborghini's shift toward electrified supercars continues with the introduction of the Temerario, the Italian marque's all-new plug-in hybrid coupe. The model represents the brand's departure from the Huracán and its long-serving V10 engine, which has been replaced by a more potent and efficient ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Imagine an EV that doesn’t need a bulky cooling system for its brain. Imagine your car processing LiDAR data, high-res camera feeds, and driver monitoring in real time—without sipping a ton of juice from the battery. MIT’s new light-only AI chip, which swaps electrons for photons, might just pull ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Introduced on August 11, 1965, as a 1966 model, the Ford Bronco was designed to bring the simplicity and excitement of the Mustang into a rugged, off-road-ready vehicle. It marked Ford's entry into what it termed the “sport-utility” space, a phrase that would later define an entire segment. For ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Honda’s Anna Engine Plant (AEP) celebrated 40 years of building engines and components for both foreign and domestic production on July 22nd. Located a stone’s throw from the Village of Anna, the facility has expanded from a mere 200,000 square feet with 94 employees in 1985 to a massive 2.8 ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Not only does the BMW XM send a confusing message by being both an SUV and the first standalone M car since BMW's only production supercar to date, but the awkward bodywork, separated headlight clusters, and bulging taillights leave the aftermarket with very few options short of a rebody, and ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Ford has updated its financial guidance again for 2025, noting that tariffs will dent profits by a $3 billion gross amount, up from $2.5 billion. The automaker incurred $800 million in tariff-related expenses last quarter, and its 2025 earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) are now $6.5 billion to ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Chevrolet Colorado received a significant refresh for the 2023 model year, but it was the 2025 lineup that brought more clarity to its positioning. This year, Chevrolet unified the engine across all trims – a simplification that streamlined the lineup and makes previously higher-output trims ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

If asked to name the most outstanding quality of BMW’s E39 M5, most fans would point to its legendary V8 engine, a high-revving beast of a power plant that cemented this M5 as one of the best sports sedans ever made. But the E39 M5 almost never had a V8 at all. BMW North America is currently ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

The Bugatti Tourbillon is deep into its development and testing phases, with numerous prototypes being tested in various conditions around the world. As it draws nearer, Top Gear got the opportunity to learn more about the upcoming hypercar from Bugatti-Rimac CEO Mate Rimac, who gave the ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

In 1987, German auto manufacturer and Porsche tuner RUF quickly became the darling of Porsche fans worldwide when it released the CTR, a machine better known by its other name: Yellowbird. Coined by Road & Track photographers by the way its bright yellow paintwork stood out in cloudy weather ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

Small trucks have had a bumpy history in the States. However, lately, some automakers have found success with smaller-than-usual offerings, including Ford’s Maverick and Hyundai’s Santa Cruz, both of which are small pickups. The small truck segment could grow even more with the Bezos-backed Slate ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]

When the Prodrive P25 debuted in 2022, its combination of iconic World Rally Championship (WRC) looks and up-to-date mechanical upgrades ensured that it sold out quickly even with a price tag of about $500,000. But now there's an opportunity to own one of these resto-modded Subaru Imprezas, albeit ... Source: autoblog.com … [Read more...]