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2025-09-02

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Releases & Reviews

Hybrid Theory: 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Tested (14 minute read)

Hybrid assistance sharpens throttle response and midrange punch without diluting steering purity or brake feel. Extra mass is well hidden, cabin refinement remains daily-friendly, and efficiency is secondary to the added pace; the GTS still feels like a 911 first.

Five Months In, the Cabin of Our 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Still Wins (8 minute read)

Five months into a yearlong test, the Civic Hybrid’s interior earns praise for supportive seats, intuitive physical controls, and quiet highway manners. Thoughtful storage, clear infotainment, and a smart adaptive cruise elevate everyday comfort; minor quibbles surface but durability and value stand out.

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Technology, Market Data & Analysis

A Loophole Lets You Claim the Federal EV Tax Credit After September 30 (3 minute read)

Buyers can still capture the federal EV tax credit after September 30 by signing a binding purchase contract and making at least one payment before the deadline. That timing preserves up to $7,500 in savings and may pull forward late-quarter orders while inventories arrive.

Car Safety’s Getting an Upgrade—Here’s What’s Coming by 2029 (4 minute read)

Coming safety tech targets both occupants and pedestrians: smarter, adaptive seatbelts with over-the-air tuning, broader crash scenarios, and tighter driver-assist performance metrics. Planned NCAP updates aim to standardize expectations and push active systems to reduce deaths while reinforcing fundamentals like restraint tuning.

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Car Culture

Prodrive 550: Driving the last V-12 Ferrari to win at Le Mans | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat (23 minute watch)

Henry Catchpole samples the Prodrive-built Ferrari 550 that triumphed at Le Mans, exploring its operatic V-12 soundtrack and analog balance on track. The film, on Hagerty, blends history and engineering, detailing setup, aero, gearing, and why this racer marks Ferrari’s last V-12 winner there.

Best ever V10s: the 'genius' ten-pot in the back of the Lamborghini Gallardo (3 minute read)

A look back at the Gallardo’s ‘genius’ V10 shows how an accessible, high-revving character reshaped Lamborghini’s modern era. Early Italian plans predated Audi oversight, with Gandini-influenced design cues; the result became the brand’s bestseller and set the tone later refined by the Huracán.

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Miscellaneous

Ford Recalls Half a Million 2015–18 Edges for Leaky Brake Hoses, 355,000 F-Series for Glitchy Instrument Panels (4 minute read)

New recalls cover 2015–18 Edge and Lincoln MKX brake jounce hoses that can leak and instrument-cluster glitches across F-150 through F-550. Owners will receive notifications; dealers will replace affected components at no charge, extending a record-setting recall cadence for Ford this year.

Mercedes CEO Says Europe’s Gas-Powered Car Sales Ban in 2035 ‘No Longer Feasible:’ TDS (2 minute read)

Europe’s 2035 combustion sales ban is “no longer feasible,” according to Mercedes’ chief executive, raising pressure for adjustments or carve-outs. The stance, reported in The Drive’s TDS, spotlights affordability, charging build-out, and technology-neutral pathways as policymakers negotiate timelines with industry realities.

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Quick Links

Next-Gen Audi RS6 Avant Spied Testing at the Nurburgring, and It Looks Like a PHEV (3 minute read)

A camouflaged longroof laps the Nürburgring with center-exit exhaust and charging-port cladding, signaling a plug-in-hybrid RS6 that keeps a combustion heart while adding e-boost—quelling fears of an EV-only successor.

VW Golf R Is Reportedly Getting the Audi RS3's Five-Cylinder Engine (4 minute read)

Autocar reports a 2027 anniversary Golf R will borrow the RS3’s 394 hp (294 kW) turbo five, aiming to be the quickest Golf yet—RS3 benchmarks 0–60 mph in 3.2 seconds.

'And Just Like That, You Committed a Federal Crime:' Mechanic Shows Just How Easy It Is to Change Car Mileage (3 minute read)

A viral TikTok mechanic demonstrates a plug-in tablet rewriting an odometer from ~190,000 miles (306,000 km) to ~100,000 miles (161,000 km) in seconds, underscoring how easy—and illegal—modern mileage fraud can be.

Ineos Drops Prices on Its Off-Road SUV and Pickup by up to $8500 (3 minute read)

Ineos trims U.S. pricing by up to $8,500, moving the Grenadier to $72,600 and the Quartermaster to $86,000, as it navigates steep import tariffs while meeting robust demand for its French-built off-roaders.

Mustang GTD Is So Wide It Needs Safety Lights Like a Raptor—But Ford Found a Loophole (3 minute read)

Because FMVSS 108 mandates amber clearance lamps for vehicles 80 inches wide, Ford crafted a design workaround so the road-legal $325,000 Mustang GTD avoids Raptor-style marker lights despite its extreme track-focused stance.

Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last (3 minute read)

AMG is developing an electrified, large-displacement V-8 for a late-2027 debut on the AMG.EA platform, targeting greater output and efficiency than today’s units that peak around 720 hp (537 kW) in the AMG GT Black Series.

Who Knew You Could Turn a Chrysler Pacifica Into an Overlander? (5 minute read)

Chrysler’s one-off Pacifica Grizzly Peak concept swaps suburban chores for rooftop camping, all-terrain upgrades, and off-grid gear—proving even a minivan can moonlight as an overlander and stirring debate over practicality versus capability.

Good lord! The Yangwang U9 is now the fastest EV on earth after hitting 293.54mph (2 minute read)

Yangwang’s U9 Track Edition hit 293.54 mph (472 km/h) at Papenburg, eclipsing the Rimac Nevera R’s 268 mph (431 km/h) and Aspark Owl’s 272 mph (438 km/h) to claim the electric production-car top-speed crown.