Here’s Our First Look At Lucid’s Sub-$50,000 Crossover Coming In 2026

Here’s Our First Look At Lucid’s Sub-,000 Crossover Coming In 2026

We recently reported that Lucid is going to start aiming downmarket with a lineup of cheaper vehicles, and just a few days later we’re getting our first real look at what one of those cars will look like. Lucid posted a teaser image of its upcoming midsize crossover, giving us a pretty good look at … Read more

Facelifted 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gains A Hideous Off-Road Trim And Tesla Charging Port

Facelifted 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gains A Hideous Off-Road Trim And Tesla Charging Port

Making a sequel anywhere as good as the original is a difficult task, so thankfully when Hyundai went about refreshing its smash-hit Ioniq 5, it didn’t muck up the electric crossover’s winning original formula. When the Ioniq 5 first hit the market just two years ago in 2022, it was praised for its distinctive styling, … Read more

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Wins, Tesla Cybertruck Gets DNF In Car And Driver’s EV Of The Year Test

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Wins, Tesla Cybertruck Gets DNF In Car And Driver’s EV Of The Year Test

Photo: Hyundai The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the current darling of the EV world, especially among us folks who love the act of driving and fear the potential for a soulless EV future, so it comes as no surprise that the Ioniq 5 N just earned Car and Driver’s 2024 EV Of The Year … Read more

We Don’t Need Fake EV Engine Noises

We Don’t Need Fake EV Engine Noises

Photo: Hyundai Dodge is out this week with a clip of the new Charger making some kind of noise, Hyundai was pretty widely praised for adding a selection of synthesized engine noises to the Ioniq 5 N’s list of beloved attributes and automakers the world over are trying to work out just what an electric … Read more

Ride Along For A Record-Setting Pikes Peak Run In An Ioniq 5 N

Ride Along For A Record-Setting Pikes Peak Run In An Ioniq 5 N

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is one of the most intense races out there. Climbing ever higher into the mountains, sheer drop-offs on the side of the road, it’s a genuinely scary route to drive — even moreso than you’d think from the cameras that dot the route. Luckily, we’ve got onboard cameras at … Read more

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is Half A Second Slower To 60 When It’s Simulating Shifts And It’s Better For It

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is Half A Second Slower To 60 When It’s Simulating Shifts And It’s Better For It

Photo: Hyundai We’re at an interesting point in the automotive world where the quickest cars aren’t always the most fun to drive. Automatic transmissions shift significantly faster than humans can, and electric cars without transmissions are the quickest accelerating vehicles on the road, but what happened to driver involvement and fun factor? Hyundai’s electric Ioniq … Read more

Watch Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya Slide Hyundai EVs Around A Track

Watch Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya Slide Hyundai EVs Around A Track

If you’re familiar with the Drift King, Keiichi Tsuchiya, you know he loves to take very cool cars and get them slideways on track. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is a very cool car, as are the RN22e and Vision N 74 concepts. So naturally, when Hyundai handed Tsuchiya the keys to all three, he … Read more

Refreshed Tesla Model 3 Isn’t Even Remotely Suited For Track Duty

Refreshed Tesla Model 3 Isn’t Even Remotely Suited For Track Duty

Screenshot: Misha Charoudin On paper, the recently refreshed Tesla Model 3 Performance is a serious performance bargain. It makes 510 horsepower and can hit 60 mph in a claimed 2.9 seconds while still offering an EPA-estimated range of 303 miles. It also costs a hair under $55,000 before destination, making it quicker and significantly cheaper … Read more

Tesla’s Sales Reporting Is Hiding Terrible Model S/X Sales

Tesla’s Sales Reporting Is Hiding Terrible Model S/X Sales

Tesla’s model lineup has been very stagnant for a very long time. New models have shown up, diversifying the options on showroom floors, but the company’s oldest offerings have remained largely the same since their introduction. The age of the Model S and Model X has clearly been hitting sales, but now Tesla is trying … Read more

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Beats The Pants Off A Lamborghini Urus In A Drag Race

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Beats The Pants Off A Lamborghini Urus In A Drag Race

Screenshot: CarExpert Driving the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N for the first time was a revelation. It isn’t cheap, but the car is so fun to drive, it wormed its way into my brain and refuses to leave. In my initial review, I pointed out that the Ioniq 5 N makes about the same power as … Read more