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The current Honda Civic Type R is one of the best hot hatchbacks out there, but it’s nearing the end of its life cycle. In June, Honda announced the Type R Ultimate Edition for Europe, a limited run of 40 units as sales of the hatch drew to a close in that region. This sparked fears that the Type R would be discontinued in America before the 2026 model year, but we're happy to report that’s not the case. American Honda Motor Co. has just published new pricing information for the 2026 Civic Type

Eyes on the Prize Automakers rewrote their EV roadmaps in 2025 as the market turned. Nonetheless, this year’s World Car of the Year (WCOTY) top 10 finalists are all available with some form of electrification, selected from an initial field of 58 contenders. The shortlist includes the Audi Q5/SQ5, BMW iX3, BYD Seal 6 DM-i, Hyundai Ioniq 9, Hyundai Palisade, Kia EV4, Kia EV5, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Nissan Leaf, and Toyota RAV4. These vehicles will be evaluated by a jury of 98 automotive journalists f

Meet Atlas. It’s the latest member of the growing robot family to emerge from the laboratory at Boston Dynamics – perhaps best known for its canine-like Spot. Atlas, however, walks on two legs and boasts a decidedly humanoid shape. And if the company’s parent, Hyundai Motor Group, has its way, Atlas will soon start showing up at its U.S. parts and assembly plants. Hyundai hopes to

Initial D Meets the Modern Age For years, the Toyota GT86, and Subaru BRZ have been described as spiritual successors to the legendary AE86 Corolla. Light, rear-wheel drive, affordable, and built for drivers, the lineage has always been obvious. But at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, Osaka-based tuner Result Japan has taken that idea to its logical extreme. Its new Neo86 widebody kit doesn’t just nod to the past, it practically time-travels straight out of Initial D and into 2026. The headline fea

Shaping metal doesn’t always start with metal. In fact, it rarely does. In fact many metal shaping projects start with wood or paper, as templates, bucks, and forms are required for many metal shaping projects. In this new video series from Cornfield Customs, you’ll see what goes into building a set of custom fenders. These happen to be the fenders for a set of Indy Car transport trailer fenders, but the process is the same regardless and starts with building a buck. Watch the video below and l

If you haven’t seen anything from the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the years, you must live under a rock. This is an automotive event of epic proportions, held on an insanely beautiful British estate, and not only does it feature amazing cars, performances, and more, but it is also one of the must attend social events of the summer. It is like the Masters golf tournament, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open but with cars. It’s cool as hell and truly special. Thankfully they are replaying the live st

We have some friends with crazy, crazy, crazy low mileage muscle cars and classics, so we know they exist, but it still blows my mind when I see one. In the video below you’ll see Fluffy and Leno taking a look at, and cruising in, Fluffy’s 1989 Camaro IROC-Z. It’s cool on its own, but when you realize this sucker only has 400 miles on it. That’s not going to stop Leno from putting more on it of course, but it’s pretty cool that it is basically a new car. I approve. Video Description: Jay Leno

I’ve told folks for years that if you pull a small block out of a car, and immediately replace it with another small block, you’ll spend $1000. Hell, it’s 2025 and that number might be $1,500. I mean you aren’t going to put the old belts and hoses back on are you? And what about the old water pump and engine driven fuel pump? You gonna reuse the header gaskets? How about those old transmission cooler lines? You get the point, that even the most simple things take time and money. So when I saw t

Now this is some special news. While all of IHRA’s recent announcements about new series, new track associations, and new track purchases are great, this one here is truly amazing. IHRA just donated $10 MILLION Dollars to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and announced that they will work with St. Jude in the future to help raise more money and spread awareness. I love it. This is good stuff and makes all drag racers, hot rodders, circle track, tractor pull, boat racing, and automotive

Toyota might be laying the groundwork for one of its most exciting comebacks yet. The Supra has already proven that the brand knows how to revive a legend, and now a short teaser video posted by Toyota Gazoo Racing on X has reignited long-running rumors about a next-generation MR2. With chairman Akio Toyoda directly involved in the tease and the Tokyo Auto Salon just days away, fans are once again daring to believe that Toyota’s mid-engined icon could be heading back to showrooms. Nothing is off

GM and Toyota just finished a decent 2025 in the United States, but both are signaling the same thing: do not expect a repeat in 2026. After three years of recovery, the combination of record prices, higher ownership costs, and fading one-off supports has them bracing for a tougher market, according to the Wall Street Journal. Toyota

A genuine Petty Blue 1972 Plymouth Road Runner has surfaced for sale in Texas, and it is the kind of honest, documented survivor you can drive while you slowly bring it back. Offered by American Steel Classics in Celeste, this RM23-coded car still wears its factory TB3 Basin Street Blue paint, better known in Mopar circles as Petty Blue, and keeps its numbers-matching 340 small-block and 727 automatic intact.

BMW’s design language is in the middle of a noticeable transition (again), but not every model has received the full Neue Klasse treatment yet. So far, that honor belongs mainly to the new iX3 EV and a handful of forward-looking concepts. If any BMW feels overdue for a rethink, it is the X7. Launched back in 2019 and updated only once since, BMW’s flagship SUV is nearing the end of its lifecycle, and has been ridiculed for its looks since day one. New renders from digital artist @kelsonik now gi

Hyundai and Kia owners have lived with the fallout of the viral theft wave for years. Certain models were notoriously easy to break into, and social media did the rest, turning a design flaw into a nationwide crisis. While that chapter is well-documented, as is its fix, affected drivers can finally see real financial relief. A multistate class action settlement is now paying out, offering compensation to owners and lessees whose vehicles were stolen or damaged after anti-theft fixes were introdu

An outfit called Donut Lab has revealed the world's first production-ready solid-state battery. Designed specifically for electric vehicles, the battery can be recharged to full capacity in just five minutes, and that's a big deal. While some early adopters have been willing to deal with the inconveniences of EV ownership, the vast majority of those who are agnostic about what powers their cars remain unwilling to deal with the long wait times that recharging an electric vehicle requires; even i

Five Lucky Folks It may have been axed in 2024, but the Audi R8 managed to find a few more customers in 2025. According to its own figures, Audi still managed to shift five R8s in America last year, likely leftover stock that trickled over to 2025. To whoever bought the very last one, we say: keep it forever... unless someone offers a really good price for it. Hey, we all have bills to pay. The R8 was a landmark moment for Audi. Introduced in 2007, it spanned two generations, with the second one

The Legacy’s Last Lap Despite Subaru’s overall sales decline in 2025, the Legacy recorded a 13.4 percent increase, with deliveries reaching 22,212 units. The sales uptick is notable given that the final U.S.-market Legacy already rolled off the automaker’s Indiana plant last September, bringing its 36-year run in the American market to a close. Introduced to Americans in 1989, the Legacy carved out a distinct position by offering all-wheel drive (AWD) as an option in the mass-market midsize segm

Toyota’s Hybrid Bet Continues to Pay Off Right now, no other automaker in the US has a hybrid lineup as deep as Toyota’s. Instead of chasing a fully electric future at full speed, Toyota stuck to its plan: keep building out hybrids, add more plug-in options, and only sprinkle in a few battery electric models. That approach already delivered results in 2024, and the latest numbers show it worked again in 2025. Toyota Motor North America ended the year with 2,518,071 vehicles sold in the US, up 8

The Ford Mustang = Pop Culture The Ford Mustang occupies a unique place in automotive history. Conceived in Detroit, unveiled to the public at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and endlessly romanticized on the streets and highways of California, the Mustang became more than a car; it became a cultural shorthand for freedom, youth, and pop culture in general. Its long hood and accessible performance helped define the “pony car” segment and embedded the Mustang into decades of American pop culture,

Stellantis has just released its annual sales results for 2025, and while the company with multiple brands under its umbrella saw an overall year-over-year decline of 3%, there were some noteworthy individual model successes. One of these is the Dodge Durango SUV, which achieved its best total sales year since 2005, up by 37% over 2024. Considering that the third-generation Durango first went into production in 2010, that’s an outstanding result for a vehicle on such an old platform, so what wer

Blurred EyeSight In May 2021, a class action suit was filed against Subaru, alleging that some of its cars had faulty EyeSight safety systems. The suit specifically claimed faults with the Pre-Collision Braking, Rear Automatic Braking, and/or Lane Keep Assist systems. The 2021 class action lawsuit alleged that the systems placed in the car didn't operate properly and would sometimes fail to operate when needed (especially in the case of the Pre-Collision Braking). The class action says Subaru wa

Mercedes-Benz has announced that its new self-driving system, MB.Drive Assist Pro, will become available in the United States later this year. This Level 2 system differs from the company’s MB Drive Pilot Level 3 technology, as MB.Drive Assist Pro still requires driver attentiveness. However, like Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite, Merc’s new Level 2 system allows for point-to-point driving in urban areas. It’s possible to get to your destination without human intervention, even if navigating unex

A Fragile Year That Ended in the Black Nissan went into 2025 with its back against the wall. The company faced tough financial headwinds worldwide, closing factories, selling off its headquarters, and cutting costs wherever possible. With that kind of pressure, hopes for the US market were understandably muted. Even so, Nissan managed to hold its ground by the end of 2025. The brand moved 926,153 vehicles in the US, including Infiniti, a 0.2 percent bump from last year. The real story is that Ni

A New Benchmark for In-Car Voice Assistants BMW is taking a decisive step toward redefining how drivers and passengers interact with their vehicles. Beginning in 2026, the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant will be expanded to include Amazon’s latest Alexa+ AI architecture, marking a major milestone in human-vehicle interaction. The system will debut in the new BMW iX3, making BMW the first automaker to integrate this next-generation conversational AI directly into a production vehicle. BMW see

It's a new year, and Ram is starting it off the right way - by launching a new, more powerful TRX pickup and by extending its highly appreciated 10-year/10,000-mile warranty for 2026. The warranty, launched in June 2025, was originally only meant to be offered until January 2 and came when Ram fell far down new vehicle quality study rankings, but "overwhelming customer and dealer feedback" encouraged Stellantis to keep it going for the 2026 model year. The best-in-segment warranty will surely be