Vehicles (Page 4)

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2024 EV9 dashboard screen and infotainment system

Electric Vehicles

The iPhone-ification of cars unlocks a new world of options

By Kristin Shaw

a black car part with a man holding a heat gun. his reflection is seen in the car

Inside the Texas factory where a gravel-shooting machine pummels self-healing cars

By Kristin Shaw

Lego Full Scale McLaren P1 driving

LEGO built a full-scale, drivable McLaren P1 model

A bullet train passes below Mt. Fuji in Japan.

Japan will test self-driving bullet trains in 2028

Ford files patent for a car with holographic cops and guard dogs

By Mack DeGeurin

a sedan sitting in front of concrete structures

Electric Vehicles

Lucid reinvents the electric motor by thinking small. Really small.

By Kristin Shaw

blue sportscar on a track

Electric Vehicles

Driving the $2 Million, 2,000-horsepower Rimac Nevera EV

hypercar in a dark room

The coolest technology in the Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is… analog?

By Kristin Shaw

blue SUV sitting on cobblestone street in front of a large bridge

The Ferrari Purosangue is the best damn sport SUV in the world

Bespoke images created for Unplugged Performance

Electric Vehicles

‘Militarized’ Cybertrucks are coming—if you can open the doors

Front 3/4 view of Cadillac Opulent Velocity concept vehicle with open butterfly doors.

Cadillac’s Opulent Velocity concept shows the future of cars is magnificent

By Kristin Shaw

an SUV with a pop tent on top and a ladder in front of a mountain lake

Going off-roading in a DIY’ed Porsche Taycan (yes, a Porsche)

By Kristin Shaw

'The field is evolving in a lot of ways.'

New forms of steel for stronger, lighter cars

By John Johnson Jr. / Knowable Magazine

an SUV rolls down an assembly line with people inspecting it

Electric Vehicles

How Rivian reduced electrical wiring by 1.6 miles and 44 pounds

By Kristin Shaw

a red hovercraft vehicle sits on the mud with two occupants in the cabin

Teacher spends 1800 hours building the hovercraft of his childhood dreams

By Keith Wagstaff

woman riding a sea-doo watercraft on a brown river

Sea-Doo’s newest 325-HP watercraft can outrun an alligator (and then some)

By Kristin Shaw

Ram 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept front three-quarters

Ram’s vision for a three-row pickup truck could be closer to reality than you think

By Kristin Shaw

sky blue car parked in front of dirt and grass hill

Electric Vehicles

The 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the EV that driving enthusiasts have been waiting for

By Bradley Iger

a large SUV parked in front of a colonial-style building. palm trees in the background

2024 GMC Acadia’s new engine is smaller, but more powerful

By Kristin Shaw

a car head rest surrounded by speakers

The 2025 Infiniti QX80 has a cool new audio feature that isolates your phone calls

By Kristin Shaw

person driving car with screen showing thermal vision on dashboard

Three-quarters of pedestrian deaths happen after dark. This technology can help change that.

By Kristin Shaw

Electric Vehicles

Tesla patented self-cleaning tech for its robotaxis that don’t exist yet

an suv with its tires turned out on a dirt road

How technology ushered in a new era of all-terrain tires

By Bradley Iger

Reflective Cybertruck

Electric Vehicles

People are buffing Cybertrucks into dangerous mirrors on wheels

an orange convertible sports car on a rural road

The McLaren Artura Spider experience: Power up, top down

a rose gold boat sits on the water at night

Electric Vehicles

Maserati’s new all-electric boat is capable of 600 horsepower

By Kristin Shaw

a red sports car splashy through mud next to green hills

Getting muddy in the 2025 Aston Martin DBX707

Futuristic wooden children's car with creator standing next to it.

Dad builds a fantastical and functional wooden sci-fi car for kids

Indianapolis - Circa June 2017: Tesla Motors Local Car Dealership. Tesla designs and manufactures the Model S electric sedan III

Electric Vehicles

Dead Teslas keep locking owners out of (and inside) their cars

an suv driving on a dirt path

The engineer who went off-roading to help build Honda’s most rugged vehicle

By Kristin Shaw

green suv driving on a road in rain day

Electric Vehicles

Rivian vastly improves R1S SUV with version 2.0

Young woman holding blank screen cell phone, driving car.

Your driving could be monitored by popular apps

UP.FIT upgraded Cybertruck cop car concept

Electric Vehicles

Militarized Cybertruck cop cars are coming

two men holding trophies over a background of an assembly line

The father-son duo changing the world of automotive engineering at Ford

By Kristin Shaw

two electric bikes on a rural road

Electric Vehicles

I really wanted to love the LiveWire S2 Del Mar

Underwater image of Titanic wreckage

Billionaire plans to ride $20 million submersible to the Titanic

a car on cement

Why Bentley is dropping its iconic W12 engine for a V8 hybrid

By Kristin Shaw

blue truck on loading docks

Electric Vehicles

Is the future of trucking electric? We drove the VNR Electric to find out.

By Cameron Aubernon

Car driving fast in the night city

Speeding cars could start beeping to nag their drivers into slowing down

By Mack DeGeurin

the interior of an SUV

How Genesis uses volcanic rock and recycled newspapers in the GV80 SUV

By Kristin Shaw

three tesla cars in a dealership

Electric Vehicles

Used EVs are getting cheaper. Should you buy one?

By Keith Wagstaff

an in-production car on the assembly line

Electric Vehicles

How Rolls-Royce built its first EV, the Spectre

By Kristin Shaw

orange sports car on a road

2025 Aston Martin Vantage track test: 656 horsepower in an unassuming package

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port

Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht

a blue SUV sits on a dirt road

Electric Vehicles

Take a ride in Acura’s first EV, its most powerful SUV yet

By Kristin Shaw

red sedan car during sunset

The 2025 Toyota Camry is hybrid-only and it’s more powerful than ever

By Kristin Shaw

close up of tire

Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs

By Jim Robbins / KFF Health News

an artificial lake surrounded by buildings

Inside the new $2 billion campus that GM hopes will launch it into the future

By Kristin Shaw

Cybertruck recalled

Nearly all Cybertrucks recalled over faulty accelerator pedal, misapplied soap

By Mack DeGeurin

small red car sits in front of a pink wall covered in art

Electric Vehicles

Beep beep: Fiat charms city drivers with revived all-electric 500e

By Kristin Shaw

a convertible in blackness during the eclipse

The full sensory experience of eclipse totality, from inside an Audi convertible

By Kristin Shaw

woman using a phone and an app while driving

Even hands-free, phones and their apps cause dangerously distracted driving

By Shannon Roberts / The Conversation

NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle concept art

It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis

a silver engine inside a car

The science of supercharged engines and their distinct whine

By Kristin Shaw

solar-powered car

Why aren’t there solar-powered cars on our roads?

By Chen Liu / The Conversation

the hood of a BMW painted with pink, grey, and purple colors

How BMW’s color-changing cars work

By Kristin Shaw

bentley in-car screen showing thermal imaging camera highlighting car tires

The 2024 Bentley Continental GT’s thermal imaging camera is fascinatingly fun

By Peter Nelson

NYC takes first step towards unleashing robotaxis on city roads

NYC takes first step towards unleashing robotaxis on city roads

By Mack DeGeurin

blue SUV drives on a road in from of a rocky hill

Electric Vehicles

Maserati Grecale Folgore first drive: A luxury electric SUV that was worth the wait

the back end of a black and green race car that is moving on a track

Lamborghini’s hybrid race car innovates with a ‘Cold V’ turbo configuration

By Kristin Shaw

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset

Electric Vehicles

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

a green-blue hatchback car on a stage in front of the words "Adventurous Forever"

Electric Vehicles

Rivian’s updated R2 electric SUV gets a retro-inspired crossover sibling

By Kristin Shaw

‘Safe’ driver assist tools could be doing more harm than good

By Mack DeGeurin

Traffic light flashing yellow signal

Electric Vehicles

Researchers propose fourth traffic signal light for hypothetical self-driving car future