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As automakers push for more powerful EV charging to deliver faster charging speeds, battery packs could be exposed as a weak point. Frequent DC fast charging isn’t great for the long-term health of EV batteries, and older batteries are less able to sustain aggressive charging. As with so many other things in today’s world, researchers wanted to see if AI could be a solution. In a new paper published by IEEE, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology developed a “hea

When Toyota finally replaced the 200 Series Land Cruiser in 2021, the rest of the world got the 300 Series, while the U.S. got a rebadged version of the smaller Land Cruiser Prado (and after a few years’ wait at that). Just as we were starting to get over that, Toyota goes and introduces a much more powerful version of the global 300 Series. But this might not be as big a blow as it seems. An upgraded hybrid powertrain arrives in the GR Sport and Sahara ZX models in Australia and other

From a new Testarossa that’s attracting an army of haters to a first-ever EV that could attract even more, Ferrari has been making some controversial decisions lately. But if you don’t like what Maranello is doing, you can always order off-menu. Ferrari’s One-Off programs gives customers with enough cash the ability to commission their own unique Ferrari. And one customer chose to give the mid-engine, non-hybrid V8 an encore. The HC25 is based on the F8 Spider, reclothing th

When Forza Horizon 6 drops for real on May 19 (you can read our review in the meantime), you’ll be sent on missions by automotive photographer Larry Chen. But Chen isn’t just an NPC. He also worked with the development team to improve the game’s photo mode, and to ensure that Forza Horizon 6 itself did justice to Japanese car culture. “I was able to connect the Forza team with my friends at Canon because I really wanted to help improve the realism of photo mode,”

Lots of things can send a new car purchase skidding off the road into the underbrush of absurdity. Sometimes it’s dealer shenanigans; other times, it’s customers that generate some head scratching. An example of the latter recently rolled through a New Jersey Toyota dealership. According to a series of social media videos posted by the sales manager who seemingly handled the transaction, someone visited Sansone Toyota with a 2023 Cadillac Escalade showing 510,263 miles on the odom

The reports of a street truck returning to the Ram lineup were true, and things are about to get loud and proud at the house that the Father of Hellcats, Tim Kuniskis, runs. On Saturday, Ram teased what is very clearly the return of the Rumble Bee nameplate with videos on Facebook, Instagram., and YouTube. But this time, the iconic badge will be slapped on what sounds like a supercharged street truck. Watch the teaser embedded below for yourself. Featuring UFC fighter Dana White, the tease

The Lancia 037 is one of the greatest rally cars of all time. It famously beat the Audi Quattro to become the last two-wheel drive car to win a World Rally Championship. Kimera Automobili is committed to making it even greater. In 2021 the Italian company introduced a modern tribute dubbed the EVO37, and followed that up in 2024 with the EVO38, inspired by the 037’s never-produced successor. But it’s not stopping there. The Kimera K-39 is a ground-up hypercar that just happens to

The United States Department of Justice has subpoenaed Apple and Google to provide information on at least 100,000 users who downloaded the EZ Lynk Auto Agent app. It’s only the latest measure the federal government has taken against EZ Lynk, as the DOJ sued the company in 2021 while claiming it refused to cooperate with an Environmental Protection Agency investigation. At the heart of the fight are accusations that EZ Lynk purposely assisted customers in modifying their vehicles to violat

If you were hoping to stuff a Chevrolet LS9 in your Honda Fit or custom rat rod, I hope you already placed an order for one. According to several reports, the famous supercharged engine originally developed for the mighty Corvette C6 ZR1 has been discontinued from the Chevy Performance catalog, closing an important chapter in the book of Bowtie V8s. The 6.2-liter long block LS9 delivered 638 horsepower and 486 pound-feet of torque straight out of the box. Its reliability, relative simplicity,

Making power is often easier than making use of it. That’s especially true when you’re working with a Ford F-150 Raptor R, which isn’t designed for maximum on-road traction or handling. That requires some creative solutions, like getting a tire manufacturer to build you 39-inch slicks. YouTuber Brad DeBerti took his Raptor R to over 1,600 horsepower with twin turbos, at which point the truck became decidedly less drivable. BF Goodrich makes the stock tires for the Raptor—All

General Motors has so many versions of the Chevrolet Silverado that it doesn’t even build all of them. The Silverado 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD are medium-duty Class 6 commercial trucks that share a platform and factory with the International CV Series. That unique arrangement is about to come to an end. According to TFL Truck, production of the Silverado MD models will end September 30, 2026. Transport Topics reports that GM opted not to renew its contract with International, which

Say what you want about Gen Z, but this youthful cohort has pretty good taste in cars, at least according to classic car insurer Hagerty. The company has been digging through its insurance quote data to find generational trends, this time looking at cars that were disproportionately popular among Gen Z (here defined as people born between 1997 and 2012). Gen Z represents the next generation of collector-car buyers, so this provides a bit of insight into where the future of the hobby might go.

The first-generation Audi TT was such a fresh design that it’s hard to believe it’s now old enough to be a candidate for restomodding. Autoforma, a division of Dutch coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design (creator of a Rolls-Royce Corniche shooting brake), gave an early TT Roadster some updates while paying respect to that iconic style. The one-off restomod is inspired by the 1995 TTS Roadster concept that presaged the production TT convertible (which arrived in 1999). It essentially

APR, a longstanding Volkswagen and Audi tuner based in Alabama, has released new software that optimizes the behavior of Haldex AWD systems for speed and performance. While APR has released many engine and transmission tunes, this is the first time we’ve seen APR release a dedicated AWD system calibration. The simply named APR AWD Upgrade for Haldex is “a performance software recalibration with optional supporting hardware designed to optimize torque transfer, improve traction, an

The Volkswagen Beetle isn’t the only car that looks like a bug, but fortunately, most designers have stopped short of anthromorphizing creepy and crawly critters. Form and functionality must rub up against each other occasionally, though. Such is the case with this 16-wheel-drive Tatra Phoenix semi truck, whose eight axles give it the appearance of a hundred-legged centipede. It certainly doesn’t help that the cab lacks a long hood. Instead, since it sits over the engine, the truc

For almost an entirely uninterrupted 30 years, BMW has offered a two-seater convertible. Here in the States where the Z1 wasn’t a thing, the line began with the Z3, continued into the Z4 lineage, and took a three-year hiatus between the last two generations. But now, Z4 production is well and truly dead with no prospects to return anytime soon, drawing an end to a mainstay in the space. We knew it was coming, but BMW has now confirmed to BMW Blog that G29 Z4 production recently conclude

F1 racer Fernando Alonso (currently 21st in standings) just took delivery of a spectacularly cool one-off Pagani Zonda Diamante Verde. Ultra high-tier vehicle broker Mechatronik handed him the car in Monaco … with a Recaro kid seat in livery that matches his racing helmet. Alonso recently became a dad, and I think the seat was more of a symbolic nod than something that will immediately get used. But I thought it was very cool and cute. The child seat itself is actually far less exotic t

Depending on who you ask, they might tell you the GMT800 Chevrolet and GMC are the best trucks of this century. Of course, pickup people can be a little dramatic—I say that because I am one—but at least they’re passionate. I’m sure there are plenty of folks out there who would buy a new single-cab, short-bed GMT800 if given the opportunity, and this 2000 Silverado with 4,300 miles listed on Bring a Trailer might be the closest thing to it. The Victory Red-painted Chevy just hit th

There are many glorified names in the wide world of motorsports, but there’s only one Schumacher. Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher set new records, shattered them, and established an entirely new standard of dominance by the time he retired in 2012. But it’s his son on the grid now, in IndyCar, chasing his career a world away from the European racing establishment where that name carries so much weight. Welcome to America, Mick Schumacher. Life couldn’t be mo

There are so many vehicles trying to cash in on the American dream of owning a truck with a classic vibe but a modern feel. I’ve driven them all, and finally I’ve driven the best one: the two-door Ford Bronco. Specifically, the manual base model with the Sasquatch package. It’s the perfect balance of rough and refined, practical and powerful. It’s one of my favorite new vehicles I’ve driven in a long time. The sixth-gen Bronco has now been out for almost six year