Mazda 6 Reborn As The Rear-Wheel Drive, Electric EZ-6

Mazda 6 Reborn As The Rear-Wheel Drive, Electric EZ-6

Photo: Mazda The Mazda 6 is dead and has been for years. Don’t worry, though, it’s back, and this time around, it’s rear-wheel drive, which officially makes it the best Mazda 6 ever. Sorry, Mazdaspeed 6. Along with rising from the dead, it also has a new name — the Mazda EZ-6. Oh, and did … Read more

The New Electric Mini Aceman Looks Cute, But Is That Going To Be Enough?

The New Electric Mini Aceman Looks Cute, But Is That Going To Be Enough?

Mini just unveiled its first dedicated EV model, the adorable and diminutive Aceman electric subcompact crossover. It sits just about two inches longer, one inch wider, and three inches taller than the current F55 Cooper Hardtop four door, and slots between the recently redesigned Cooper and Countryman models. Given its unimpressive WLTP range estimates, small … Read more

Lee Iacocca Celebrated The Mustang’s 45th Anniversary With A Custom-Bodied Limited Edition

Lee Iacocca Celebrated The Mustang’s 45th Anniversary With A Custom-Bodied Limited Edition

This week Ford celebrated the 60th anniversary of its iconic Mustang, another big milestone for the brand’s pony car. While this 60th anniversary has brought a new special edition and some other fun announcements, 15 years ago the Mustang’s 45th birthday was celebrated in a very special way. The Mustang Mach-E Rally Revealed Lee Iacocca … Read more

Ford Wants Mustang Drivers To Stop Acting Like Mustang Drivers

Ford Wants Mustang Drivers To Stop Acting Like Mustang Drivers

POV: You are about to be crushed by a Mustang driver who didn’t go to Mustang driving schoolPhoto: Ford When Ford introduced the Mustang Dark Horse back in 2022, it included a little bonus for buyers: A “a hands-on track instruction and driving experience,” where owners could head out to Charlotte Motor Speedway and learn … Read more

Toyota’s Fifth-Generation Hybrid System Finally Made The Camry Fun To Drive

Toyota’s Fifth-Generation Hybrid System Finally Made The Camry Fun To Drive

The Toyota Camry has always been a lot of good things — reliable, efficient, comfortable — but it’s never exactly been thrilling to drive. That has changed with the introduction of the ninth-generation Camry. For 2025, Toyota’s trusty midsize sedan has been pared down to just one powertrain option, a 2.5-liter inline-4 engine mated to … Read more

Ford Wants To Remind You Of All The Times The Mustang Had A Good Livery By Giving It A Bad Livery

Ford Wants To Remind You Of All The Times The Mustang Had A Good Livery By Giving It A Bad Livery

Image: Ford When was the last time you saw a truly good racing livery? Think about it for a minute. A great stand-alone livery that will be looked back on as iconic in fifty years time, one that isn’t a throwback or homage, one that isn’t just a mishmash of black, white, and red — that’s … Read more

You Must Apply To Buy Ford’s $300,000 Mustang GTD

You Must Apply To Buy Ford’s 0,000 Mustang GTD

Photo: Logan Carter When Ford unveiled the hardcore Mustang GTD at Monterey Car Week last year, its aggressive face was plastered all across the internet, and as of Wednesday, Americans and Canadians can apply to potentially buy one. The application opens today, April 17, 2024, exactly 60 years after the first Mustang debuted at the 1964 … Read more

Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At Ports

Unsold Chinese EVs Are Piling Up At Ports

Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 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. The Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Ports Are Filling With Unsold Cars, Mostly From China … Read more

What’s Your Worst Used Car Buying Experience?

What’s Your Worst Used Car Buying Experience?

If you are a human being on planet Earth who hails from modest means, there’s a good chance you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing a used vehicle. Not all used vehicle purchases are created equally, though. In fact, some are downright miserable, and I want to know all of your horror stories. Lay ‘em on … Read more

This 1975 Pontiac Astre Has The Funniest Equipment Package Name Ever

This 1975 Pontiac Astre Has The Funniest Equipment Package Name Ever

Most American cars of the 1970s were underpowered, unfortunate-looking four-wheeled lumps of disappointment, but this 1975 Pontiac Astre has one, maybe two redeeming qualities. It’s currently listed on Bring A Trailer for auction, and despite hiding a little 140 cubic-inch inline four cylinder that produced a paltry Pontiac-claimed 87 horsepower when new, this little hatchback … Read more