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2027 Hyundai Palisade High Roof Exterior Front Quarter
Hyundai's High-Roof Palisade Is Like A Private Jet For The Highway

This Korean-market SUV has at least one thing in common with your neighbor's 1999 Chevy Astro.

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Chrysler's Popular Family Vehicle Just Became An R-Rated Minivan

The "Acronyms" ad campaign is full of innuendo that, apparently, perfectly describes owning and driving a Pacifica.

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2002 Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S Badges
Porsche Doesn’t Own the 'Turbo S' Name, So VW Used It To Build A Secret Hot Hatch Bargain

And we think it deserves a little more respect.

2024 Mercedes-AMG SL63 interior
Angry Mercedes-AMG Owners Are Literally Getting Burned By Badges

A lawsuit alleges that two customers received second-degree burns from seat badges that heated up in the sun.

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Pilot's Incredible Emergency Landing On Highway Looks Like A Stunt Straight From Hollywood

Dashcam footage shows this pilot dodging a catastrophe by mere inches to make a safe landing on a Florida highway.

2027 BMW iX5 Long Wheelbase Exterior Side Profile Closeup
The 2027 BMW X5 And iX5 Grow A Bit Longer For China

The Bimmer SUVs will get a long-wheelbase body style that should suit the Chinese market's demand for additional rear-seat room.

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Your Favorite Back-Flipping Robots From Boston Now Work For Hyundai

The South Korean company has taken full ownership of Boston Dynamics. Those neat robots that dance could end up dancing on new-vehicle assembly lines.

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Jeep Giant Duck (2)
Jeep Just Took The Wrangler Duck Trend To A Whole New Level

There's something big and yellow in the Detroit River, and it's not pollution.

2026 Vinfast VF 2 Exterior Front End Closeup
Like A Chihuahua, VinFast's Latest City Car Is Angry About Being So Small

The four-seat VF 2 is priced at around $7,100 in its home country, and it has a city-friendly range of about 100 miles.

Mid America Motorworks Tornado Chevrolet Corvette C4
Tornado-Ravaged Classic Corvettes Will Get The Happy Ending They Deserve

Several C3, C4, and C5 Corvettes were recovered from Mid America Motorworks, which was almost completely leveled in a tornado last week.

2026 Honda CR-V Sport Touring Hybrid Headlight Featured Image
You Won't Believe Which Car Owners Swear Like Sailors

But nobody drops S-bombs like Volkswagen drivers.

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The Six-Wheeled Ferrari Testarossa Is Real, And It's Done

The project was years in the making, but the wildest Ferrari of them all is finally on the road.

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Ram Power T-Shirt
Oops: Ram's Idea Of A 'Patriotic' Pickup Truck Is Apparently A Toyota Tacoma

A T-shirt, which appears to be poorly designed by AI, appeared on Ram's merchandise website. Then all hell broke loose.

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The Toyota Yaris-Turned Classic Jag Is Now Even Better

This retro-styled oddball just got updated with new tech and more color choices.

Cape Advanced Vehicles Special Project GT40 Teaser Taillight Closeup
A New GT40 Successor Is Coming, But Not From Ford

Cape Advanced Vehicles, which builds GT40 restomods in South Africa, will reveal a new supercar on the 60th anniversary of Ford's 1-2-3 Le Mans win.

Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 exterior rear spoiler detail
Here's Why Lamborghini Loves The Number 63, Especially Today

The Italian automaker already loves commemorating the year of its birth, but today it celebrates double, with a 63rd anniversary of its 1963 founding.

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Toyota Is Taking The Fight To BMW And Tesla, But Not With Cars

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has just hired "Digit," a humanoid robot that is designed to load and unload parts bins on the assembly floor.

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The Only 5 Cars Chevrolet Made In The '40s

What was Chevrolet building post war? And what nameplates have survived to this day?

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Garage 54 Engine Jenga Top Half Of Engine
It's Official: Engine Jenga Is Our New Favorite Party Game

How many parts can you take off the engine before it stops working? Garage 54 once again answers the questions we didn't know we needed answered.

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2026 Rivian R27
Not Even A Tornado Can Stop The Rivian R2 At This Point

Even with Mother Nature working against it, the Rivian R2 still looks firmly on track for production.

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