Category: Cars

Latest Dodge Charger, Refreshed Toyota GR Yaris, Cruising in a Buick Roadmaster and Honda Beat: Rambling About Cars Episode #159

It’s Wednesday, and that means you can join the Rambling About Cars podcast live at 7:30 PM Eastern. We stream the show on YouTube, Facebook, and X (Twitter). Chris Smith is on a work trip this week, so Victoria Scott is our guest host. Be Part Of The Conversation Here: If you can’t join the

This Replica Bugatti Veyron Retains a Singular Original Component.

Bugatti made 450 Veyrons, but this isn’t one of them. Replicas are typically constructed by removing the original body panels from existing cars and replacing them with custom that mimic the real deal. This process often results in some odd proportions that betray the car’s true identity. However, this supercar impersonator takes a different approach

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Achieves Nürburgring Speeds Close to BMW M2 CS

Are all electric cars boring as some enthusiasts claim? Hyundai would beg to differ, as it claims the Ioniq 5 N is truly fun, despite being a heavy car that has done away with the internal combustion engine. Touted as a “corner rascal,” the first electric N proved its worth in a hot lap of

Land Rover’s Lineup Now Includes a Defender Convertible to Fill the Gap

The original Defender came in multiple flavors, but its modern-day equivalent is limited to the 90, 110, and the larger 110. The lineup not only lacks a pickup truck, but Land Rover has also refrained from producing another convertible. For those seeking open-top thrills, there’s good news – Dutch coachbuilder Heritage Customs has done away

Maserati Suspends Electric Quattroporte Development

Stellantis’ premium brand, Maserati, is encountering obstacles in its journey toward an all-electric lineup as it announces a halt in the development of its Quattroporte Folgore battery-powered large sedan. The official explanation for the decision claims that the brand is concerned about the new car’s performance but there might be other more worrying factors behind

Toyota’s Technological Museum Conceals Treasures, Including the Electric 2000 GT

Back in 1994, Toyota established a special museum – officially known as the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology – that displays prototypes and development vehicles, and this center is now a popular destination for fans of the brand. Larry Chen, currently one of the most prolific automotive vloggers, has recently toured the museum

The 48-Volt Design of Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Not a Revolutionary Change

The automotive industry latched on to 12-volt electrical systems in the Fifties and hasn’t changed since. Even hybrids and EVs with high-voltage traction batteries still have a 12-volt battery to run things like window regulators, seat motors, headlights, and more. While we’ve seen several 48-volt “mild-hybrid” vehicles over the years, Tesla is the first to

This Nearly Restored 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser Evokes Nostalgia for the 1990s.

The new Toyota Land Cruiser is nice, but call us nerds for lusting after the old-school ones of the 1990s. These robust, radly retro machines helped set the foundation of today’s off-road, off-grid overland scene. Catch a right-hand drive one on the road, and we’re destined to become dangerously distracted. To us aging folk who

RTR-Enhanced Ford F-150 Lightning Switchgear Escapes the Pavement Scene at Last

Electric trucks have, thus far, been limited to mostly street-level performance, with notable effort from Rivian and GMC to build upon the off-road nature of these vehicles (and the Tesla Cybertruck notably suffering). RTR Vehicles would like to really start challenging that pavement-pounder notion and broaden the capability of the Ford F-150 Lightning to create

Honda’s Hybrid Comeback: Introducing the 2025 Civic Hybrid in a Face-off Against Toyota

Honda hasn’t sold a Civic Hybrid here in America since 2015, when it relinquished gas-electric compact car duty to its Insight—itself then closely related to the Civic—until the Civic’s redesign for 2022. Confused? It gets slightly less complicated: When the current-generation Civic arrived in 2022, Honda dropped the Insight, choosing to go hybrid-less in the

GM’s Challenges with Ultium Will Not Impact the Launch of Associated Honda and Acura EVs

Lately, GM has had some software bugs with newer Ultium vehicles, forcing a temporary suspension of sales of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV while the automaker addressed some quality issues reported by owners. The Chevy team has been working on a update to fix any problems. Owners reported problems with infotainment system crashes and problems

Cutting-Edge EV Range Extension Tech Showcased at CES 2024

Mediocre driving range is the main thing we dislike about our long-term Ford F-150 Lightning test truck, and range (along with America’s currently hinky public charging network) are the chief hurdles to more widespread EV adoption among consumers. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the CES 2024 show floor was chockablock with technologies to improve EV

Carpet-Embedded Car Audio Speakers: Truly Impressive!

Sometimes the coolest innovations in a given category come from a completely unknown player in the space. This is more likely to happen when lesser-known players and outsiders collaborate, which is the whole point of the Audio Foundry. This confederation serves as a makerspace/think-tank for automotive audio innovation and boasts a tech-center sandbox in Wales

Tesla Model 3 Sales Halted in Australia Due to Violation of Rules

Tesla has been forced to halt deliveries of its updated ‘Highland’ Model 3 in Australia as it resolves a compliance issue, but says it expects deliveries to resume within weeks. It’s understood the updated version of the Model 3 which recently began being delivered to Australian customers doesn’t have an accessible rear centre top-tether point

Tesla Model Y Claims Top Spot as Australia’s Best-Selling New Car Among Private Buyers

The best-selling vehicle among private buyers in Australia in 2023 was electric. The Tesla Model Y topped the charts, despite being the sixth best-selling vehicle overall and starting at $65,400 before on-road costs. Tesla sold 28,769 Model Ys in Australia in 2023, with 20,577 of these – or 71.52 per cent – going to private