Vehicles(Page 2)

The latest on the cars, motorcycles, and other rides that carry us where we want to go.

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Two wheel DIY Fiat Panda fit between two regular sized cars
Vehicles

Man cuts Fiat down to 19.7-inch, mind-bending ride

By Andrew Paul

Two black and red NOCO portable jumpstarters on a white background
Vehicles

NOCO Boost jump starters are at their lowest price of the year for Prime Day

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

ford suv towing in desert
Vehicles

How the 2025 Ford Expedition tows more, with less vibration

By Kristin Shaw

teen driver from behind
Vehicles

How this driving school applies psychology to teach teens (and their parents) about safer driving

By Kristin Shaw

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1; Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas; May 20, 2025 (Richard Prince Photo)
Vehicles

The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a stunning piece of engineering

By Dan Carney

Smoke rises from the Morning Midas.
Electric Vehicles

An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific 

By Mack DeGeurin

a vechile in a field
Vehicles

This ‘dual-use’ electric tractor can sow fields and run guns 

By Mack DeGeurin

a blimp attached to a bus with a person holding a rope
Vehicles

19 vintage Goodyear Blimp photos on its 100th anniversary

By Popular Science Team

grey suv parked in front of columned building
Electric Vehicles

Chevrolet tested its 2025 Blazer EV in vomit-inducing way

By Kristin Shaw

black cybertruck in front of a crowd
Electric Vehicles

Cybertruck police cruisers set to patrol World Cup matches in Mexico

By Mack DeGeurin

a motorcycle rider taking a turn
Motorcycles

Ducati adds 50 tiny sensors to motorbikes to amp up its racing game

By Kristin Shaw

A view from the scene where a mother and two children died with one children in critical condition after being struck by an Audi operated by a 32-year-old woman with a suspended license in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, United States on Saturday, March 29, 2025. Saturday afternoon at 1:04 PM a Toyota Camry with TLC plates and attempted to turn on Ocean Parkway and it was struck near the bumper by an Audi A3 Sedan and the impact caused the Audi to strike a mother and her children as they were walking in the street. The mother and two of her children are dead and her third child is in critical condition. As of this time no arrests are made however the mother is being tested by breathalyzer. Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the scene and held a news conference.
Vehicles

Super Speeders are deadly. This technology can slow them down.

By Mack DeGeurin

flying car in the sky
Concept Cars

This $1M flying car can reach speeds of 155 mph

By Mack DeGeurin

orange sports car
Vehicles

Genesis finally unwraps its new GMR-001 hypercar

By Kristin Shaw

a mother and child walk in beside an amtrak train parked at railroad station
Vehicles

What happens if Amtrak gets privatized? 

By Mack DeGeurin

camper van vehicle with tent on top
Concept Cars

Kia’s wild concept EV includes hydro-turbine wheels, solar panels, and a rooftop tent

By Kristin Shaw

a blue sports car parked in front of rock wall
Hybrid Cars

Cruising Tuscany in the more refined Lamborghini Urus SE plug-in hybrid

By Dan Carney

Slate EV truck and SUV upgrade next to each other in warehouse
Concept Cars

Minimalist EV pickup truck has no stereo and a $20,000 price tag

By Andrew Paul

truck in desert
Vehicles

Inside the Arizona testing facility where Nissan pushes cars to their limits

By Kristin Shaw

white suv driving through muddy road
Vehicles

Why Honda built an off-roading course in the middle of the ocean 

By Kristin Shaw

Lunar rover prototype in parking lot
Vehicles

All-terrain space truck hopes to drive astronauts on the moon

By Andrew Paul

Concept art showing augmented reality smart glass window in airplane cabin
Vehicles

Smart glass windows would beam in-flight info over scenic views

By Andrew Paul

White SUV driving with passenger holding American flag
Vehicles

Why are cars bigger in the U.S.? It’s not just cheap gas.

By Kristin Shaw

a sports car in motion
Vehicles

The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering

By Kristin Shaw

Row of Cybertrucks in Tesla car lot
Electric Vehicles

Most Cybertrucks recalled to ensure steel panels don’t fall off

By Andrew Paul

car running through foam wall
Electric Vehicles

Man tests if Tesla on Autopilot will slam through foam wall (spoiler: it did)

By Mack DeGeurin

The 2025 Acura ADX is the brand’s newest gas-powered SUV.
Vehicles

Acura’s newest SUV focuses on sustainability with Bang & Olufsen sound system

By Kristin Shaw

A postcard advertises the GM (or General Motors) Chevrolet Nova Custom coupe, seen from both the side and from the rear with the hatchback open, 1974. (Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images)
Vehicles

How do cars get their names? Art, science, and a legal process.

By Kristin Shaw

High speed train from Beijing entering Tianjin Station, China. (Photo by Andrew Benton/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)
Electric Vehicles

China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption

By Mack DeGeurin

a sports car on a runway
Self Driving

Robot-driven Maserati MC20 sets new world speed record

By Kristin Shaw

a charging station
Electric Vehicles

Building an EV oasis in the Mojave Desert

By Kristin Shaw

Florida, Coral Gables, Classic Car Show, 1955 Pontiac, blue, chrome bumper,
Vehicles

Why don’t cars have bulky bumpers anymore? 

By Kristin Shaw

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it
Vehicles

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

By Andrew Paul

a green sports car skidding across the ice, kicking up ice
Vehicles

Behind the wheel of Lamborghinis ripping across a frozen lake

By Kristin Shaw

a factory worker works on factory link assembling a car engine
Electric Vehicles

Honda’s special welding method is transforming its car manufacturing

By Kristin Shaw

HEGER Brock (usa), Polaris, Sébastien Loeb Racing - RZR Factory Racing, SSV T4, portrait during the Stage 9 of the Dakar 2025 on January 14, 2025 between Riyadh and Haradh, Saudi Arabia - Photo Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI
Vehicles

A promising rookie takes on the world’s most grueling off-road race

By Sue Mead

ROV screenshot of OceanGate Titan wreckage tail section
Vehicles

Listen to chilling underwater audio of the OceanGate ‘Titan’ implosion

By Andrew Paul

a car with "NASCAR" on hood parked inside a facility with man standing outside of car
Vehicles

How 3D-printed parts changed the NASCAR Cup Series

By Kristin Shaw

Yellow Cyclone V-Twin motorcycle
Motorcycles

A 110-year-old hot rod is the first motorcycle to sell for over $1M at auction

By Andrew Paul

an SUV on a dirt road in hilly area
Vehicles

The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is shockingly ready for whoops

By Kristin Shaw

Researchers say taking steps to prevent battery fires may be more effective than relying on possibly dangerous flame retardants.
Electric Vehicles

Flame retardants in some batteries might be making fires worse

By Mack DeGeurin

a beefed-up truck drives across desert dunes
Vehicles

How Ford crafted a Raptor T1+ to race across 5,000 miles of desert

By Kristin Shaw

Cybertruck Cyberbeast edition seized by UK police
Electric Vehicles

UK police seize Cybertruck because it’s illegal there

By Andrew Paul

a futuristic car on stage
Electric Vehicles

Taking on Tesla, Honda debuts wild 0 Series EV prototypes

By Kristin Shaw

a car in a steel room
Electric Vehicles

Inside Nissan’s extreme weather testing facility

By Kristin Shaw

Dimmable car sun visor
Concept Cars

This company wants to redesign the humble car sun visor

By Andrew Paul

sensors visible Waymo robotaxi
Self Driving

Aerodynamic sensors could speed up autonomous vehicles

By Mack DeGeurin

Toyota's Woven City at dusk with Mount Fuji in background
Electric Vehicles

Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town

By Andrew Paul

Baby spider monkey in a pink onesie
Vehicles

Endangered baby monkey found clinging to driver of speeding Rolls Royce

By Andrew Paul

a car body in a repair shop
Vehicles

Inside the company ripping apart classic Porsche 911s to restore them with impeccable detail

By Kristin Shaw

(Original Caption) 1938-Close-up of the very front end of a 1938 Cadillac La Salle. This smaller counterpart to the Cadillac features a smaller radiator grille, and four headlights, as well as the hood ornament and bumper.
Vehicles

Why don’t cars have hood ornaments anymore? 

By Kristin Shaw

Lamborghini Miura junkyard auction car
Vehicles

10 of the year’s most interesting auctions: Dinosaurs, coins, and Einstein’s love letters

By Andrew Paul

A Waymo robotaxi Jaguar I-PACEs driverless car makes a stop in downtown Los Angeles Monday, March 11, 2024.
Self Driving

2024 was the year robotaxis proved they are here to stay

By Mack DeGeurin

Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron
Electric Vehicles

2025 Audi Q6 e-Tron harnesses EV architecture from Porsche

By Kristin Shaw

an SUV rides off road on dirt
Vehicles

Nissan’s revitalized Armada has cameras so comprehensive, you can (almost) drive blindfolded

By Kristin Shaw

A participant in the Volvo x Bowers & Wilkins Abbey Road Studio Mode launch experiments with the interface in an EX90 EV SUV.
Vehicles

How Volvo, Bowers & Wilkins, and Abbey Road are widening the lanes of in-car audio

By Tony Ware

A digital license plate made by Bay Area company Reviver Auto is displayed at Reviver Auto headquarters on May 30, 2018 in Foster City, California.
Vehicles

Researchers hack digital license plates, demonstrating way to evade tolls and cops

By Mack DeGeurin

a red van parked
Electric Vehicles

The future-retro VW microbus is finally here—quirks and all

By Dan Carney

Cruise had planned to expand its testing and offer autonomous rides through the Uber app as early as 2025.
Self Driving

GM is killing Cruise robotaxis

By Mack DeGeurin

an orange luxury car faces the camera
Vehicles

Bentley hybridizes its Flying Spur and boosts its range to 515 miles

By Kristin Shaw

New research suggests daily EV driving may not decay lithium-ion batteries as quickly as once thought.
Electric Vehicles

Surprise: EV batteries might have a longer shelf live than once thought

By Mack DeGeurin

an SUV sitting on pavement in from of trees
Vehicles

2025 Volvo XC90 is more efficient with a twist on 1950s engineering

By Kristin Shaw

A Tesla Model 3 engaged in the so-called ‘Full Self Driving’ mode reportedly plowed through a deer without ever detecting it. While more advanced driverless systems use a mix of sensors including LiDAR, Tesla is trying to attain full autonomy using only cameras.
Self Driving

Why are ‘driverless’ cars still hitting things?

By Mack DeGeurin

A close-up view of a green traffic light with an image of two walking lesbian girls at the center of Vienna, Austria.
Vehicles

Some of the world’s smartest traffic lights are getting smarter

By Andrew Paul