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2025 Lucid Air Sapphire Track Lap Test: EV Sedan Defies Its Weight
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (192+ words) The Lucid Air Sapphire weighs more than some trucks, but the EV showed that it has real performance chops. 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire Specifications Front- and rear-motor, AWD, 5-pass, 4-door electric sedan F: permanent-magnet, 671 hp, 457 lb-ft R: 2 x permanent-magnet, 671 hp, 487 lb-ft F: 1-speed fixed…...
Remembering When We Scorched Through Europe in Modern American Muscle Cars
34+ min ago (368+ words) From 2007to 2012, we hit the autobahn in Cadillac V models, a Dodge SRT, and the mighty Corvette ZR1. The results were memorable. The Porsches hadn't wanted to play. We'd covered more than 1, 000 hard-charging miles in two days across Germany, Austria, and Italy,…...
Why Does Our $25, 000 Kia K4 LXS Need a $275 Oil Change?
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1213+ words) Turns out the hardest part of budget motoring'may be'keeping the dealer's hand out of your pocket. Inflation and astronomic fuel prices have all but the wealthiest Americans feeling the financial squeeze, which is why we added a Kia K4 to our…...
Ram's 1500 Rebel X Returns for Round Two but Still Doesn't Get a V-8
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (292+ words) Every once in a while, a marketer's plan is so good, it comes true in ways they could only dream of. The 2025 Ram 1500 Rebel X was supposed to be a one-year-only special edition celebrating 10 years of the Rebel off-road trim,…...
Your Engine May Be Paying the Price for the Cheap Gas You've Been Binging
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (637+ words) Chevron says its updated Techron formula better cleans gasoline direct-injection injectors and is offering America 250 fuel rewards to encourage drivers to return to Top Tier fuel. Your Engine May Be Paying the Price for the Cheap Gas You've Been Binging…...
The 2026 Lexus RZ550e F Sport We Tested Matches an LFA to 60 MPH, but Needs More F
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (586+ words) It launches hard, but the overall experience could use more refinement and range. While we admire the attempt to F Sport it up, the whole thing is mid in its execution, not quite an F, maybe a C. It's part of…...
The New BMW X5s X-Shaped Headlights Are Good, Actually
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (200+ words) Motor Trend Maybe you hate them, but we dig them a lot. The 2027 BMW X5 debuted earlier this week with a bunch of cutting-edge onboard technology and updated powertrains, but wed like to take a moment to discuss its new headlight…...
How We Pulled Off the World's Greatest American Drag Race
23+ hour, 39+ min ago (781+ words) Motor Trend How We Pulled Off the World's Greatest American Drag Race America's 250th birthday was just the excuse we needed to revive Motor Trend's epic drag race series. Seventeen point four seconds. That's how long it took for the, uh,…...
The World's Greatest American Drag Race: Nine Cars, 8, 302 Horsepower, Two Winners
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (512+ words) We took over an Air Force runway and pitted the best American performance vehicles against each other in a high-speed show of force." The Founding Fathers saw this coming. They knew power left unchecked invariably lusts after more power. Sure,…...
Lamborghini's New Urus SE Performante Is Lighter, More Powerful, and Carbon Fiber-ier
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (575+ words) Under the hood, the Urus SE Performante works off a version of the regular SE's powertrain, a twin-turbo 4. 0-liter V-8 with an electric motor attached in front of the eight-speed automatic transmission. The SE's output is an already massive 789 hp and…...