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Toyota entered two experimental cars in this weekend’s Super Taikyu round at Okayama, and one of them is almost certainly the next MR2: a mid-engine coupe with Toyota’s new G20E 2.0-liter turbo four mounted behind the driver. Meanwhile a third Toyota prototype is testing on rally stages in Portugal, and the internet keeps mashing all…
Tesla showed off the new Roadster at SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, Texas, and it can literally jump. Over other cars. And land on its own wheels. Thanks to the thruster package Elon has been teasing since 2018. Tesla claims 0 to 60 in 0.81 seconds, a 230 mph top speed, and a 2028 production…
The most iconic BMW just got a redesign, and it might be incredible. It might also be a room full of screens. Both things are true, and that is what makes the new 3 Series the most interesting car BMW has shown in years. This is the eighth generation, and it comes two ways. The…
I have been avoiding REO on purpose. A startup promising a cheap truck with nothing to show is the “it’s coming, I promise” playbook, and that playbook has burned enough enthusiasts that patience is the only rational response. So I waited. This week, it got real: REO hired Frank Stephenson to design its trucks. Who…
Ford brought the Bronco Filson to New England last week, and the venue choice tells you everything about the strategy: two trucks, including a First Edition in that exclusive Iron Sands Copper Metallic, parked outside a restaurant in Boston’s Seaport on a BEAUTIFUL fall-crisp day, with the Filson store thrown open for the occasion. Ford…
Toyota and Graeter’s Ice Cream just launched the most on-brand minivan flex imaginable: Salted Caramel Chip Wheels, a limited-edition ice cream sandwich created specifically to show off the FridgeBox in the Toyota Sienna Platinum. A 12-pack costs $86 before shipping, sells exclusively online at Graeters.com/Toyota, and ships nationwide while supplies last under a campaign Toyota…
The Mitsubishi Pajero is officially back. Revealed today after months of teasers, and right on the schedule we laid out in our earlier coverage, the fifth-generation off-roader returns with the hardware the badge earned twelve Dakar wins with: a ladder-frame chassis shared with the Triton pickup, a torquey turbo-diesel, Super Select four-wheel drive with a…
BMW M boss Frank van Meel just dropped a fact that should make every enthusiast smile from ear to ear: 50% of all BMW M2s sold in the United States leave the dealer with the six-speed manual instead of the ZF eight-speed automatic. HALF, that is amazing. In 2026. And that number didn’t just make…
Here are three automotive news stories you might’ve missed! No. 3: Lamborghini says China’s electric supercars are not a threat In an interview with AutoExpress, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told them that Chinese supercars are not a threat to them in the slightest, and his reasoning was blunt: “Because they are doing electric cars.” He…
This is the new Mitsubishi Pajero. The full reveal lands September 2, and the biggest news is under the body: the ladder frame is back. The last Pajero went unibody. This one shares a real frame with the Triton pickup, carries Super All Wheel Control, and is roughly Land Cruiser sized. If it ever reaches…
