Americans Rushed Out To Buy New Cars As Tariff Threat Loomed

Good morning! It's Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift: Your daily roundup of the...

Ford, Bring Back The Flex As An EV, Please, We’re Begging You

The Ford Flex didn't necessarily need to exist, and yet, the odd crossover/wagon/minivan stuck around for a full...

This $1,500 Homebuilt Volkswagen Beetle Hot Rod Says You Don’t Have To Be Rich To Go Fast

In the current automotive marketplace speed is a very expensive commodity. The average 0-to-60 time of the vehicle...

Toyota Finally Leans Into EVs Right As The Industry Reverses Course: Report

Toyota has spent the last 15 years as close to ignoring the industry's transition to electric vehicles as...

Can Quattro Make A 4,600 Pound Long-Wheelbase Diesel Luxury Sedan A Rally God?

There's no way that a 4,500 pound long-wheelbase diesel-powered luxury sedan from a decade ago could be any...

This Remarkably Preserved Hyundai Excel Reminded Me That Boring Cars Deserve Love Too

Some cars in this world are almost universally liked, appealing to the masses and impressing with their outrageous performance,...

It Sure Looks Like Elon Musk Ruined Tesla’s Q1 2025 Sales

No matter how you cut it, Tesla began 2025 with an awful first quarter. The electric automaker announced...

Crikey, Ford Australia Just Released A Ranger Super Duty With A Snorkel And A 9,900-Pound Towing Capacity

Ford Australia announced the new Ranger Super Duty today, the first time the Super Duty name has been applied...

2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Keeps Up With The Joneses And Then Some

As buyers move away from gas-powered cars and the state of the electric vehicle market becomes muddier and...

Audi Revealed The Next-Gen A6 Avant In Brown To Make You Americans Even More Annoyed

Audi continues its full lineup overhaul with the redesigned sixth-generation A6, which it has first unveiled in Avant wagon...

Tesla Sales Dropped By 62% In Germany Last Quarter, I Wonder Why

Tesla has experienced some pretty bad press lately, and that ain't changing yet. Now that the first quarter...

2026 Honda CR-V Gains TrailSport Hybrid Variant For Mild Off-Roading

The CR-V crossover is Honda's best-selling vehicle, and by a wide margin — 402,791 CR-Vs were sold in...

Michelin Put This Porsche 904 On Citroën Hydropneumatic Suspension And Used It To Test Tires For Decades

Porsche's ludicrously beautiful 904 Carrera GTS is among the coolest race cars of all time. With a lightweight...

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT Is A Rallycross Machine That’s So Fun You’ll Forgive Its Strange Looks

It's always fun to see an automaker do something weird just because it can. That's exactly what is...

Subaru Canada To Start Importing Most Foresters From Japan Instead Of Just The U.S. Due To Trump Tariffs

President Donald Trump's wishy-washy tariff announcements have destabilized the global economy and sent trust in the U.S. economy...

Hidden Stories of Automotive Brands: Scandals, Secrets, and the Cryptic Meanings Behind Iconic Logos

Behind every gleaming automotive emblem lies a tapestry of secrets, scandals, and hidden meanings that manufacturers have carefully...

2026 Toyota GR Supra Enters Its Last Year With A Sharpened Race-Inspired Final Edition

The tale of the mighty Toyota Supra is coming to a close once again. Fifth-generation Supra production is...

Trump To Scale Back Auto Tariffs

Good morning! It's Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the...

2025 BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe Is A Time Capsule Of Life Five Years Ago

Hey, do you guys remember the BMW M8? Yeah, I thought so. Well, here's a fun fact: it's...

Make Every Summer A Brat Summer With This Perfect 1979 Subaru BRAT

Subaru has experienced a momentous trajectory in the 21st century, going from making agrarian, niche-within-a-niche four-wheel-drive compact cars...

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