Geoge Smith 
There’s no shortage of companies that specialize in transforming the Porsche 911 into an off-roader, but most of these builds start with an older air-cooled model that costs a significant amount of money. Denmark-based coachbuilder KALMAR Automotive wants to make high-performance off-roading accessible to a wider audience, so it developed a kit that brings SUV-like … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Musk Knows Trade Barriers Are The Only Things Stopping Chinese EVs … Read more
It would be difficult to overstate just how big of a deal it is for the city of Detroit and its residents (and residents of southeast Michigan in general) that the Detroit Lions not only made it convincingly into the NFL playoffs but found significant success in defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the Wildcard … Read more
Japan’s National Police claim the country is seeing a surge in traffic violations from riders of e-scooters. These outlaws on two small wheels are responsible for an increase in violations of 400 percent in the last six months, according to the Japan Times, which means e-scooter offenses are off the charts relative to the same … Read more
Elon Musk remains optimistic that Optimus, Tesla’s humanoid robot, will begin shipping next year. In an earnings call Wednesday, he also said it was “impossible to make a precise prediction.” Musk may be outpaced by rivals aiming to ship or test their humanoid robots more swiftly. Elon Musk has been bigging up Tesla as a … Read more
Sales of diesel vehicles in the luxury vehicle segment have more than halved in the last five years even as the rich and well-heeled have taken the lead in adoption of electric vehicles in the country. The share of diesel in total sales of luxury vehicles in the local market declined to 35% last year … Read more
We’ve known for a couple years now that Kia is working on multiple pickup trucks — two different EV pickups, and a midsize body-on-frame internal combustion truck for markets like Australia. Thanks to a new video from South Korean YouTube Channel Woopa TV, we’ve got our best look yet at the latter truck in its … Read more
For the 1984 model year, Honda began selling a two-seat version of the third-generation Civic known as the Civic CRX. Perhaps this was in emulation of Ford’s two-seaterization of the Escort, known as the EXP and LN7, which first hit American showrooms as a 1982 model, but the copycat ended up being far more successful than … Read more
India’s enduring fascination for sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) is showing no signs of slowing down, fuelled by their practicality, spacious interiors, perceived safety, and an ever-expanding lineup of new models to entice buyers. About 16 passenger vehicle models crossed the 100,000-unit sales mark each in calendar year 2023. More than half of them were SUVs. Maruti … Read more
2006-2007 Scion xAImage: Toyota We’ve all seen unforgettable cars — stuff that’s burned into your brain until the day you die because it was just so damn cool or innovative, or you just really wanted to own it one day. But those vehicles are few and far between, and today, we want you to scour … Read more
