‘It Will Take Over Diesel’
Despite automakers investing heavily in battery-electric vehicles, many continue to experiment with hydrogen as an alternative fuel source. Toyota has 30 years of history with hydrogen under its belt, and…
Audi Boss Believes Electric Cars Are The ‘Better Technology’
Audi had planned to abandon combustion engines by 2032 and sell only electric vehicles worldwide. However, the ambitious goal announced just three years ago has already been dropped. The company…
Drivers Still Want Volume Knobs
Glance inside most modern cars and you’ll notice something is missing—buttons and knobs. Some automakers have embraced screens and decided that digging through menus at 70 miles per hour is…
The Manual Transmission is Dying
Just like the trend toward SUVs in the United States throughout the 2000s, there’s another major shift happening that seems unstoppable. Automatic transmissions have become the standard in many markets,…
‘I Wanted to Hate It’
One reason many car enthusiasts despise electric vehicles is their lack of soul and personality. They can’t benefit from the sound and feel of an engine and transmission, but automakers…
Volkswagen Is Locking Horsepower Behind a Paywall
Automakers are embracing subscriptions whether customers like them or not, often pushing beyond what most of us find acceptable. BMW attempted to charge a monthly fee for heated seats, but…
The Bugatti Tourbillon Doesn’t Have Real Speakers. It Uses Something Much Cooler
The Bugatti Tourbillon is filled with all sorts of neat innovations. A steering wheel that rotates around a central hub, a titanium gauge cluster, 3D-printed suspension components, and a monster…
GM’s New Technology Could Help You Avoid Crappy Roads
Let’s face it: America’s road infrastructure is less than perfect. Potholes, pockmarks, and defects line hundreds of thousands of miles of pavement across this country. And with so many vehicles…
The Electric Porsche Cayenne Will Have Fake V-8 Noises
Porsche is not the type of manufacturer to rely on its past to develop future cars. The 911 might look the same as it did 62 years ago, but the…
Stellantis Abandons Hydrogen: ‘Niche Segment’
Many people have considered hydrogen nothing more than a pipe dream from the very beginning. However, some automakers have insisted (and a few still do) that there is a future…