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
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
Photo: Hyundai For the past few years, Kia and Hyundai vehicles have been targeted by thieves thanks to a security flaw popularized on TikTok. The company responded with a software update meant to mitigate the vulnerability, and now we’re seeing the results of that effort. The verdict? It’s better than nothing. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 … Read more
Photo: Hyundai Airbags have a very simple job: Detonate when the car crashes and cushion your impact before your head hits the steering wheel. So long as the bag goes off when triggered, doesn’t detonate unexpectedly, and isn’t made of shrapnel, you ought to be pretty safe in your shiny new car. Unless it’s a … Read more
Photo: Hyundai Sometimes you don’t know what you’ll miss until it’s gone. It first occurred to me in 2020 that we were witnessing the disappearance of inexpensive cars, and back then there were still 17 brand new cars available for under $20,000. Late last year that number was down to six. A few months ago … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, July 26, 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. AAA Offers an Emergency Charging Solution When Your EV Runs Out of Range 1st Gear: Stellantis Scrambles After … Read more
Your car has been spying on you and collecting data. That alone is worrying to many, but a recent letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by two U.S. Senators show something even more sinister: That data is being sold for pennies on the dollar to insurance companies. The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe XRT … Read more
The pickup truck may still be king in America, but compact crossovers are still wildly popular. And while the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 get most of the attention, over the last several years, the Hyundai Tucson has become a legitimate competitor. Back in November, we got our first look at the refreshed 2025 Hyundai … Read more
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
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
