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The Recall That Refuses to End It’s been over twelve years since the first recalls in 2013, but the Takata airbag crisis remains unresolved. BMW issued another Takata airbag recall recently for faulty airbags in 2000-2001 X5s, with anywhere between 15-25 million vehicles across manufacturers, all with potentially lethal airbags still on the road. With Takata being the dominant airbag supplier in the early 2000s, over 100 million vehicles were affected. What makes these deaths particularly tragic

If you haven’t seen the WRC documentary series More Than Machine, and you are a rally racing fan, you are going to want to check out the entire first season at the link below. With behind the scenes, racing action, and more, this series gives you a look you can’t otherwise get from WRC coverage. We love this series, and are thrilled that the new season has started. We’ve got Season 2, Episode 1, below for you to enjoy, and more coming! If you missed Season 1 of the series, and would like to cat

Subaru's Electrification Journey Subaru doesn't have the operational scale of Toyota or Honda, which likely explains why it's taking baby steps towards electrification. The company's electrification journey began in 2013 with the Crosstrek hybrid, followed by the Forester e-Boxer in 2019. With a bit of help from Toyota, Subaru launched its first EV with the Solterra in 2023. It's currently complemented by the new Crosstrek hybrid and the Forester hybrid. But soon, there might be a third model jo

A Name That Refuses to Fade The idea of a revived Toyota MR2 has circulated for years, kept alive by offhand comments, prototype development, and scattered trademark filings in different markets. None of them ever felt substantial enough to suggest a real program was underway, but they did keep fans from dropping the conversation. Toyota hasn't done much to quiet the speculation either, especially as its Gazoo Racing division expanded and performance models like the GR Yaris, GR Corolla, GR86, a

In many markets outside the United States, it’s possible to buy even luxury cars in a basic specification (so-called “poverty-spec” models) with tiny wheels, cloth interiors, and smaller engines. American tastes differ, though, with fewer base trims that actually look and feel basic. Here, consumers prefer even the cheapest variants of a model line to come with high-end features and decent power. But the desire for cheaper, basic trims is increasing as the average car price rises to record level

Some performance sedans are slowing down. Is the end near? At one point, the four-door sedan was the undisputed king of the road. It’s the form that many marques’ best-known nameplates took as they ascended to sales royalty over the years. For example, the Toyota Corolla or Chevy Impala. Unsurprisingly, making sedans go fast was a logical evolution, and while the concept can be traced back to the 1930s, the segment really came into its own in the 1960s and 1970s. Specifically, models from BMW, A

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IHRA Announces Leah Martin as President, Marking a Historic Moment in Motorsports Leadership Fairfield, OH — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announces Leah Martin as President of the rapidly growing organization. Leah brings a broad and distinguished background in executive leadership, national advocacy initiatives, organizational development, and large-scale motorsports operations. In this role, Leah will oversee all IHRA disciplines—including drag racing, o

History is awesome, and I love hearing about it. Whether it is World History or Racing History, it’s all cool to hear about it. And of course we all love a historic race car that has been kept in racing condition for decades, but when pieces of history, like this Sox and Martin built Pro Stock Dodge Demon, are found and brought back to life it really is something special. Check out this Hot Rod Hoarder video to see the whole story behind this bad boy. The post This PRO STOCK Dodge Demon buil

A look at Ineos from the inside gives a lot more perspective on the brand A few weeks ago, we examined — and lamented — the idea that Ineos might be on the way out. With unclear sales figures and recent job cuts miring the brand, there wasn’t a lot of silver lining to find. However, after an exclusive interview with Gregor Hembrough, Executive Vice President of the Americas region, we think there’s a little bit more to the story. With concrete sales figures (for the Americas regions) and C-suite

2025 has been rough for the Blue Oval. After tax incentives fell away, EV sales have been falling, and with quality control issues continuing to plague the automaker, Ford took the unwanted record for the most recalls in a single calendar year - a feat it achieved in just the first six months of 2025. One of those recall issues (rearview cameras) prompted Ford to offer a new warranty for cars as old as 15 years old, and it seems the bigwigs in Detroit are worried they might lose customers. One s

GM's luxury brand had an interesting shift in recent years Over the past few years, Cadillac, General Motors' premier luxury marque, has had quite the tidal shift. In the decades before German imports dominated the U.S. luxury car market, Cadillac was the byword in all-out American luxury, as big boulevard cruising slabs were the vehicular statement pieces of the well-to-do. However, in the 21st century, today's Cadillac has undergone a rebirth, largely due to a Renaissance-like wave of new all

Part Deliveries Matter A major part of automotive manufacturing is parts delivery. In a global manufacturing world, brands must ensure that parts are manufactured and delivered to the multitude of production and assembly facilities worldwide. Given this, it's vital that the parts are delivered safely without any damage, compromising not just the integrity of the part but the whole assembly process itself. Ford is one brand taking this very seriously, and as proof of just how serious it is, the B

We’ve already shared highlight videos from Bradenton, but if you want to watch all the racing action LIVE, then here is the NC Promoder Livestream for you to check out right here! That’s right, check out all the live testing action from Bradenton as folks get ready for the Snowbird Nationals and the entire Drag Illustrated Winter Series. Have a watch, let me know what you like and don’t like, and we’ll keep bringing you the action. The post FREE Winter Series Drag Racing Livestream: Snowb

Analog Appeal  Revered for its high-revving naturally-aspirated engine and telepathic handling, the Honda S2000 is one of the Japanese marque’s last pure driver’s cars from a bygone era, and widely considered a future classic. The red car you see here is listed on an IAA salvage auction with a staggering 498,452 miles on the odometer, and looks like the perfect ride for an enthusiast with a taste for compact, fun-to-drive, rear-wheel-drive roadsters. The high miles combined with the fact that th

The first of BMW's Neue Klasse vehicles, the iX3 crossover, has been launched, and now the Bavarian automaker has quietly teased another new arrival. In an Instagram video showing an Advent calendar, first noted by BMW Blog, an animation shows renderings of the i5 sedan, the remarkably strong-selling i4 sedan, the iX2 crossover, its iX1 baby brother, and the i7 limo (we know the i5 and i7 are those models and not their combustion-powered counterparts because the caption tells us so), before movi

The Problem We're pretty sure every Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ owner is well aware of the oil pressure issues in their cars. It's also a cautionary tale to any prospective buyers of these cars, whether new or used. Let's be honest, the Toyobaru twins are destined to do laps around the track. They're great handlers, but as previously reported, the second-generation models struggle to keep consistent oil pressure in high-G situations. High-speed sweeping bends are not the engine's best friend, as

A New Approach to Electric Vehicle Ownership? The automotive industry has spent years trying to crack the code on making electric vehicles more accessible to buyers. While that’s usually meant reducing battery costs or offering government incentives, Malaysian carmaker Perodua has taken a completely different route with its newly launched electric vehicle. The new QV-E carries a price tag of approximately $19,400 without the battery included, making it one of the most affordable electric vehicle

Here we go! It’s the unofficial start of the Winter Series at Bradenton and there are a bunch of racers on hand already for testing. We’re going to to be sharing all the highlight videos right here for you to enjoy all week, so check back each day to see what you have missed. Monday’s video is at the bottom and we’ll keep stacking the newest ones on top! If for some reason you haven’t heard of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series at Bradenton Motorsports Park, now is the time to get familiar. Enj

A Return to a Familiar Idea Mitsubishi hasn't built a car in the US since the Normal, Illinois plant shut down in 2015. That factory, originally launched as a joint venture with Chrysler in the 1980s, once produced models like the Eclipse and Galant before demand cooled and costs took over. Since then, Mitsubishi has relied entirely on imports from Japan for its American lineup. Now the idea of building vehicles in the US is back on the table, but it needs help. Mitsubishi's footprint in North A

Buyer Got It For Almost Half Its Original Price A heavily outfitted 2021 Ford F-250 Shelby Super Baja, one of only 250 produced, sold for $70,500 on Bring a Trailer. One might consider this a great value, given that the last time we wrote about a similar listing, it sold for a whopping $129,999. The winning bid landed on a machine finished in Oxford White with black Shelby stripes and showing 46,000 miles, presenting as a ready-to-use, off-road capable, collector-grade Super Baja with verified m

American Honda Hits a Wall in November American Honda concluded November with a disappointing performance in terms of sales volume. Compared to October, which saw a slight 0.5% month-over-month bump, the results for November show a steep decline: total sales slid to 102,824 units, down 16.8% from the previous month. The slowdown cut across just about everything the company sells, whether hybrid, pure combustion, or the few EVs it currently offers. SUV volume – usually Honda's backbone – lost mom

Bentley turns up the sporty appeal Bentley has revealed a new Carbon Fiber Styling Specification for the Continental GT, GT Convertible (GTC), and Flying Spur sedan. For a brand more commonly associated with fine wood and sumptuous leather, it may come as a surprise to learn that a quarter of Bentley customers chose the previous carbon fiber pack. Together with an optional Blackline Specification and titanium Akrapovic exhaust system, Bentley once again positions itself as a much more driver-foc

Century: A Cut Above Lexus During the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, Toyota not only introduced a bold luxury coupe, but it also launched a new ultra-luxury marque that sits above Lexus. That brand is Century, and it could soon be Japan's answer to Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The Century Coupe looks like a good rival for the likes of the Bentley Continental GT and Rolls-Royce Spectre. Big, bold, and blocky, it has all the potential to ruffle the feathers of British automakers, just as Lexus shocked the

Diesel Dreams The mad geniuses at Grind Hard Plumbing Co are reviving a crashed and burned-out Ferrari F355 Spider with the engine swap you didn’t see coming. The team is currently working on dropping the 5.0-litre twin-turbo V10 diesel motor from a VolkswagenTouareg TDI into the lightweight Italian chassis.  Grind Hard Plumbing Co As you can imagine, this revival involves extensi

Robotaxis: Tesla’s Long Game Meets Rimac’s Bold Pivot For years, Tesla has been seen as the frontrunner in autonomous mobility. From Autopilot to self-driving cabs, the company is inching toward a future of driverless ride-sharing through gradual improvements in its driver-assist software. Elon Musk’s long-promised robotaxi network remains aspirational, its timeline repeatedly pushed back as the technology proves harder to perfect than expected. While Tesla continues to retrofit autonomy onto ex