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The electric Cadillac Escalade IQ goes on sale this summer as a 2025 model, but the current gas-powered model isn't going anywhere. On the contrary, it will be given similar styling and technology as its electric counterpart as part of a mid-cycle refresh that should also be introduced for the 2025 model year. A prototype has just been spotted...

Kia is preparing a sharp new look for its EV6 electric compact crossover, a vehicle that already boasts a striking design. The automaker has been testing camouflaged prototypes for an updated EV6 for the past year, and on Thursday posted to social media a pair of teaser photos that reveal much of the new design. The teaser photos show a portion of...

Lotus has already launched an electric hypercar plus an SUV and sedan also powered by batteries, but the real test for the brand in the EV era is a lightweight sports car akin to the Elise and Emira. Lotus has just such a car on the drawing board. Code-named the Type 135, it was originally due in 2026 sharing a mechanical package with a sports car...

Ferrari late on Thursday unveiled its successor to the 812 Superfast in the form of the 12 Cilindri. The reveal took place at a special event in Miami Beach to mark 70 years of Ferrari sales in the U.S. Unlike the 812 Superfast which was derived from its F12 Berlinetta predecessor, the 12 Cilindri represents a ground-up redesign for Ferrari's...

Rezvani is just weeks away from debuting the 2024 Arsenal, an armored SUV big enough for seven and able to be optioned with a 675-hp V-8. The California company already offers an armored SUV based on the Cadillac Escalade in the form of the 2023 Vengeance, which seats eight, but the Arsenal will feature a more toned-down design, judging by a...

Ferrari is just hours away from revealing its successor to the 812 Superfast. The new super GT is expected to debut with stunning looks, a new platform, a new V-12 engine, and possibly some form of electrification. Red Bull's first hypercar, the RB17, is just months out from its debut. The track-only car designed by Adrian Newey will pack a V-10...

Cadillac will likely still sell gas-powered cars beyond 2030, the brand's chief, John Roth, told reporters on Wednesday. A Cadillac spokesperson later told the Detroit Free Press that the brand still plans to offer EVs in multiple segments by the end of the decade, but that the transition away from gas cars may be slower than anticipated. The end...

Starting this year, Porsche will supply teams competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup series with synthetic fuel, also known as e-fuel. While carbon dioxide is emitted when the fuel is burned, the generation of the fuel absorbs CO2 from the air, making the process carbon-neutral. The fuel is sourced from the Porsche-backed Haru Oni pilot plant...

Ferrari has been evaluating prototypes for the successor to the 812 Superfast on public roads for months, and the automaker took to social media on Thursday to confirm the debut will happen later in the day, at 8 p.m. EST to be specific. Ferrari also posted a teaser video featuring founder Enzo Ferrari recounting a story of when celebrated...

Toyota is about to up the performance of its Supra sports car in a big way. The automaker has been spotted testing a camouflaged prototype at the Nürburgring and on some of the German racetrack's surrounding roads, and it's thought to be for a track-focused GRMN grade. GRMN is the range-topping option for road cars developed by Toyota's Gazoo...

Red Bull Racing is just months away from unveiling its RB17 hypercar. The leading Formula 1 team confirmed a debut scheduled for July during Wednesday's shock announcement of long-time Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey's planned departure from the team in early 2025. The timing points to a debut of the hypercar at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of...

The Tesla Cybertruck is getting new software features to improve off-road performance, potentially helping turn the electric pickup into the more trail-ready vehicle some owners seem to want. According to the official Cybertruck account on X (formerly Twitter), the social media network owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the pickup will soon get an...

German tuner Alpina is readying an update for its B3 based on the BMW 3-Series, and a prototype has been spotted. The prototype is for the B3 Touring wagon, and out shots come just weeks after a prototype for the B3 sedan was spotted. The update will be the second for the current generation of Alpina's B3. The previous update was made for the 2023...

The 2024 model year was the last for the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat, at least in the Ram 1500 TRX. The 2025 1500 RHO has arrived to fill in for the TRX. The new truck is essentially the TRX with its Hellcat V-8 replaced by Stellantis' Hurricane twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6. But with only 540 hp, the RHO's power rating...

Aston Martin today revealed a newly developed V-12 engine that's destined to power the DBS successor, a car that's expected to revive the Vanquish nameplate. The engine is rated at 824 hp and was developed by a Ferrari veteran who worked on the LaFerrari and F12 Berlinetta during his time in Maranello. Ram may have just launched the 1500 RHO to...

Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull Racing in the first quarter of 2025, the leading Formula 1 team announced on Wednesday. The Red Bull chief technical officer has been with the squad since 2006. During that time, the team has racked up six Constructors’ titles and seven Drivers’ titles thanks to Newey's designs and the talents of...

Netflix has a new mini-series about Ayrton Senna coming, and it will detail the highs and lows of the legendary Formula 1 driver, both on and off the racetrack. The six-episode series, entitled “Senna,” will stream late this year, and the first trailer dropped on Tuesday. It features Senna during the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, a race...

Opel has revived the Frontera nameplate for a compact crossover that will replace the Crossland when it starts sales later this year in markets where the German brand operates. Opel last sold a rebadged Isuzu as the Frontera in the 1990s, but the modern Frontera is a unique design, albeit one based on underpinnings shared with several other models...

Aston Martin's DBS will be redesigned later this year, with the newcomer expected to revive the vaunted Vanquish nameplate. Prototypes have been spotted testing hard at the Nürburgring, and Aston Martin on Wednesday confirmed the car will pack a newly developed twin-turbocharged V-12 engine. Confirmed numbers include a peak output of 824 hp...

Bruce Wayne isn't real, but if he was and he just so happened to commission an electric hypercar from Pininfarina, it might have looked like one of the latest special editions revealed by the Italian performance EV brand on Tuesday. The special editions are based on Pininfarina's Battista and B95 models, and come in Gotham and Dark Knight flavors...