Copyright Radu Dan/Getty Images There are, in general, three types of vehicle transmission: manual, automatic, and CVT. Good old manuals are the ones where you choose the gears on your own and have to do a lot of fancy work with a clutch pedal and shifter. Automatics…
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Owners report more than ten times the issues with Shell Recharge, EVgo, or Blink than with Tesla Rivian’s own charging network was second only to Tesla Hardware-related issues have become more prevalent than payment problems Charging networks operated by Tesla and Rivian tended to have fewer problems than non-automaker efforts, according to a recent Consumer…
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Hybrid Return = Best. Civic. Ever. Honda last put a hybrid power plant in a Civic, its best-selling sedan, in 2015. So when it was announced the Civic Hybrid was coming back, there were high expectations. They were all met and exceeded as the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid is the best Civic. Ever. Simply the…
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Tesla’s website still contains a reservation page for the vaporware Roadster. The two-door EV can be reserved for $50k, but there’s still no official launch date. Elon Musk revealed the Roadster in 2017, claiming it would be available in 2020. This year, there’s hope we’ll get a look at Tesla’s long-awaited affordable EV, which some…
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Kia has finally done away with the dreary non-turbo engine in lower-grade Stonic models, as well as adding a few expected safety features to the range. Note: This is an updated version of a review first published in September 2024. There have been no specification changes since then, though pricing has changed slightly. We have updated key details,…
Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos From Mike Brooks: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More From Canada Mar 23, 2025Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Car Shows, Event Coverage, Gallery Here’s our third gallery of photos from the Toronto Motorama, and if you missed our previous gallery we’ve got a link to that one…
The all-new Aston Martin Valkyrie reached another critical milestone in its historic first season of competition when it became not only the first car built to ‘Le Mans Hypercar’ (LMH) regulations to compete in an IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA) race but also the first to score points. In a strong North American race debut…
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After decades of ubiquitous grey, black and cream interiors, car makers are finally experimenting with more adventurous combinations of colours and materials. The new Fiat Grande Panda pairs a blue dashboard and seat upholstery with yellow mood lighting; Mini is stitching bold, brightly coloured patterns into the Aceman’s dashboard and door linings; and Volvo is using…
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The Australian driver has made amends after his disappointment at last weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, recording his first win of the season. Oscar Piastri. Photo by Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Oscar Piastri has bounced back from a disappointing weekend in Melbourne to win the 2025 Formula…
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To some, the family station wagon is a goofy, unloved relic of their childhood, a reminder of forever-long road trips filled with sibling fights and frequent stops at boring roadside attractions. But to others, that wagon is a time machine that takes them back to fondly remembered times, a member of the family to be…
