We wandered the labyrinthine halls of the Makuhari Messe in search of the lurid, the exotic, and the fascinating.
Catch My Drift
Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya lends his Bridgestone-burning skills to Hyundai to make its already delightful Ioniq5 N more smokily sideways-able. But is he ready to trade in his famed Toyota AE-86 “Hachi-Roku” for one?
The 17 Cars We’re Most Excited About in 2025
2025 promises to be filled with mayhem and unpredictability, and that’s reflected our selections for our annual list of the new cars we’re most looking forward to seeing, driving, and bitchily criticizing in 2025.
Get Butts In Seats
Dodge is on a mission to convince the Mopar faithful of the validity of the Electric Muscle Car. And if that doesn’t work, it seems to have a fresh generation of fanatics open to trying out the concept.
Dodge Creates the First Electric Muscle Car
The Charger Daytona is a thoughtful and practical re-imagining of a moribund vehicular genre, a unique offering in an increasingly crowded EV marketplace. It accomplishes what it set out to do, and it should be celebrated. Just turn off the silly skeuomorphic fake exhaust before you drive.
Dodge Charger EV is “A Muscle Car First” Says Design Boss
Since the battery-powered muscle car “mixes things that are usually mutually exclusive,” Dodge chief of design Ralph Gilles believes the brand is “going to be able to check a lot of intellectual alibis.” Check it out and see if you agree.
Will Jaguar Go To War with China?
How does the venerable, re-imagined brand plan to address the world’s largest car market and the most cutthroat place on Earth to sell electric vehicles: China? In my first story for “Inside EVs,” I get the inside scoop direct from the leaping cat marque’s managing director.
7 Collectible Cars Driven by the British Royal Family
The royals have been driving the world’s coolest cars since the earliest days of the automobile. These are 7 of our favorites, including Princess Diana’s $850,000…Ford Escort??
The Next Big Thing
Hyundai revealed its largest vehicle, the IONIQ9, in Los Angeles at the famed Sheats-Goldstein house, designed by sui-generis mid-century architect John Lautner.
Revolutionary/Evolutionary
For over 70 years, the Corvette has always reflected and transcended its era in design and engineering. Here’s how and why America’s Plastic Fantastic sports car has remained relevant for eight decades.
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