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The EV Price Gap The need for affordable electric vehicle options has become even more apparent after the $7,500 EV tax credit ended in September 2025. The low-cost Tesla Model 3 introduced last year already starts at about $37,000. Ford has also acknowledged losing billions on its EV business, a factor that helped drive its broader EV strategy reset, including the decision to discontinue the F-150 Lightning. Chevrolet, meanwhile, is addressing that need with the 2027 Bolt EV, which is deemed th

Five Cylinders, Five Decades Fifty years ago, Audi changed the sound of performance. In 1976, the second-generation Audi 100 debuted with an inline five-cylinder, an unusual configuration that slotted between the refinement of a straight-six and the compactness of a four-cylinder. Nobody could have predicted that this pragmatic compromise would become one of the most emotionally resonant powertrains in motorsport history. Today, Audi Sport is marking that anniversary the only way that makes sens

Chrysler Opens Orders for the 2027 Pacifica Chrysler said that the Pacifica would get another update, and now it’s here. Orders are open for the 2027 Pacifica, and we finally get a look at the new design and pricing. The changes this year are mostly about updated looks and a few tweaks underneath, but the real story is how the Pacifica now compares to its rivals. It’s still one of the most familiar names in the minivan world, but the competition has caught up. The Kia Carnival is the main challe

Slate’s Leadership Reset With Slate Auto nearing the debut of its all-electric vehicle, the startup has appointed Peter Faricy as its new Chief Executive Officer. According to Newsweek, Chris Barman, who served as CEO when the brand launched in 2022, remains with the company and moves into the role of president of vehicles. Faricy has worked at several companies, including Ford, early in his career. However, his most notable stint was at Amazon, where he spent 13 years, first as vice president o

The fully electric Porsche Cayenne went into production earlier this month, and now the German automaker has revealed an even more potent version, the Cayenne S Electric. This model sits between the base Cayenne Electric (402 horsepower) and the ballistic Cayenne Turbo Electric (844 hp)—with 536 hp, the Cayenne S Electric may just be the pick of the bunch. Not only is it extremely quick, but the Cayenne S Electric benefits from the same fast charging as the other variants of the SUV. It’s also p

When it looked like the whole world would be enthusiastically driving all-electric vehicles by the end of the decade, it made sense for Porsche to introduce the Taycan EV as a complement to its combustion-powered Panamera, but that outlook has changed. Not only are gas-powered cars still immensely popular and the Chinese building EVs that beat just about anything European and American automakers can offer, but Porsche has been facing challenges in Asia and the rest of the world, with the automak

It sounds like something out of science fiction, but the idea of a turbine jet engine in a mainstream production car is not new. In fact, the Wikipedia page for cars powered by aircraft engines has well over a dozen entries, and Subaru may someday soon be its latest entry. According to a publication filed with the World Intellectual Property Office, Subaru has patented an electric power system and startup control method for a turbine engine that could be used in an everyday car. What's more, thi

EV Market Momentum Begins to Cool in 2026 The electric vehicle industry continues to face a period of recalibration, and the latest sign comes from SK Battery America’s manufacturing facility in Commerce, Georgia. The South Korean battery supplier laid off 958 employees, that's about 37% of its workforce at the $2.6 billion plant that opened in 2022. While the facility will continue operating with roughly 1,600 workers, the layoffs underscore the shifting dynamics of the EV market as automakers

A lawsuit against Ford, relating to allegations of widespread 'death wobble' incidents on the 2005-2007 F-250 and 2017-2019 F-350 Super Duty trucks, is going back to a district court after it went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and it seems that plaintiffs may be on the back foot. The seven-year-old lawsuit has changed several times over the years since it began, with the current iteration including only the abovementioned vehicles purchased from dealerships in the states of

Back in 2022, a California-based carbon fiber parts specialist focused on BMWs announced that it was building a wild, one-off pickup based on the M4 Coupe, and the absurd creation made it to SEMA that year, wrapped in blue STEK paint protection film. Since then, it's undergone consistent evolution, and now, in its final form, it's up for sale. The car-based pickup, or ute, was created by DinMann, and it calls the strange truck the M4 Maloo. A passion project and a labor of love, it took plenty o

Lancia and Rallying The long and storied history of Lancia will forever be associated with rallying. While the Italian marque's early days saw it dip its toes in Formula One, it's on the dirt where its motorsports career truly shone. It started with the Stratos, which was essentially a supercar with mudflaps, and its success was carried over by the 037. The 037 fended off the mighty Audi Quattro, becoming the last two-wheel drive car to give its manufacturer a constructor's title in the World Ra

The Company Behind It Has Been Doing This for Years The UK outfit, Electric Classic Cars, has been quietly converting classics to electric since 2015, turning Volkswagen Beetles, Porsche 911s, and Land Rover Defenders into EVs before most people thought that was even a reasonable thing to do. They've even rewired a Ferrari Testarossa, arguably losing much of what gave it its soul in the process. Now they have their sights on American classics, specifically vintage trucks and 4x4s, and have devel

Pavement Pounder Events is back in 2026 in a HUGE way, with an incredibly exciting road trip event that will be starting in the Motor City and heading to Wheel Hub Live! That’s right, you get to road trip with all your hot rodding buddies from Detroit to Lincoln, Nebraska’s Museum of American Speed. The museum itself is a destination worth driving 1,000 miles for, but when you factor in all the fun of doing this road trip with friends, and fully curated stops, means this is a bucket list kind of

Porsche started developing its next-generation 718 Cayman and Boxster electric sports cars in 2019, and it looks like it may still take a while until they reach showrooms. As the automaker backtracked on its electrification commitments due to the EV downturn, reports started to emerge (including from Bloomberg) about the death of the 718 Cayman and Boxster EVs. Porsche did nothing to refute the rumors, and then in mid-February we’ve learned that a top-level meeting had been called to decide the

We shared a video of the Great 8 finalists for the Ridler Award at Detroit Autorama a couple of days ago and now we’ve got a feature video on the one that took the title. If you missed the Great 8 video, use the link below. Ridler winners, regardless of style, are cars that are finished at a level that is second to none. This is why the Ridler is one of the biggest car show awards on the planet. I can’t even imagine what it must be like to judge cars that are finished at this level. They climb a

The 31st annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance returned on March 7, 2026, at the oceanfront of the Ritz-Carlton at Amelia Island, Florida. The venue blends ocean breezes, the scent of gasoline, and rows of automotive history. This year, organizers shifted the main concours from Sunday to Saturday, trading places with the Cars & Caffeine gathering, but the experience remained pure Amelia. Over 250 historic vehicles competed across more than 35 classes, from pre-war American classics to pos

We’ve shared a couple of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here in the northeast section of the country we are in the deep freeze so most of the fun stuff moves indoors. We took a break from off season race car upgrades and maintenance, and made trip to Lebanon, Pennsylvania to check out the DragFest Indoor Drag Racing Showcase. It’s a great stat

Here’s our second to last gallery from LST 2026! Man all these cool truck make me want to get on my mini truck project so bad! If you missed our previous galleries, don’t worry because we’ve got a link below for you to check out. If you’ve been waiting for the next one, here it is. (Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout of great trucks. When I arrived at the just after it opened, I have to admit I

– Hart gets win in JFR debut – Green goes back-to-back at Gators – First PS win for Hartford since ‘23 – Gadson gets first PSM Gators win   GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2026) – Ocala’s Josh Hart won in his debut with John Force Racing on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, taking down reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta in the final round of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Chad Green (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in

I’ve customized too many tools to count in my life, but they usually involve wrenches or pliers of some kind that I’ve ground on, made shorter, or welding something else to. The most common mods are usually on end wrenches that need to be thinner to fit somewhere, or bent in some weird way to reach a fastener, etc. You never know when you are going to have to customize a wrench so I have a drawer of relatively cheap ones that I don’t feel bad modifying for my needs. But what about customizing ra

The Need for Speed Takes a New Turn Need for Speed should sound pretty familiar to readers of this website; some might remember the BMW M3 GTR from the video gameNeed for Speed: Most Wanted, while others may think of the 2014 film Need for Speed, which featured the S197 Ford Mustang with twin blue stripes. Now, the NFS name is making a return, though this time, it has nothing to do with street racing. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Need for Speed Act, a new bill aimed at improvin

While most of us were taking the day off to recharge for the new week, Porsche engineers spent Sunday working, and the Autoblog spy photographers were too, catching two pre-production versions of the facelifted Cayenne SUV on camera. Both are E-Hybrid plug-in models, which we know because black tape on the front fenders draws attention to the spot where Porsche places the badge, with one being the regular Cayenne E-Hybrid and the other the stonkingly fast Turbo E-Hybrid. Although the German auto

The ‘Montana loophole’ is one of the most well-known tactics in the US for avoiding hefty tax payments when registering high-value cars, and is the reason it’s not unusual to see ultra-rare exotica cruising around places like Beverly Hills while wearing plates from the third-least densely populated state in the US. However, California isn’t happy about the loophole, which takes advantage of Montana’s unusually relaxed approach to sales and registration tax, and has just announced charges against

Trails Meet A Legal Roadblock Off-roading, despite being harsh and rough, can be fun and exciting, especially when driving vehicles built for it, like a Jeep Wrangler. However, in California’s Mojave Desert, the Los Angeles Times reports that a federal judge has ordered the closure of roughly 2,000 miles of off-road routes in critical habitat in the western Mojave, citing harm caused by off-road vehicles — technically called off-highway vehicles, or OHVs — to wildlife. To be more specific, OHVs

The Transmission That Many Drivers Love to Hate Few parts in a modern car spark as much debate as the continuously variable transmission (CVT). For some, it’s a smart way to squeeze out more efficiency. For others, it’s the most annoying transmission you can get. Most of the complaints come down to how it feels to drive. Instead of fixed gears, a CVT uses a belt or chain between variable pulleys, which can make acceleration feel stretchy and disconnected. But it’s not just about how it drives. T