Illustration: Bird Studio/Shueisha The announcement of Akira Toriyama’s death on March 8 prompted a flood of farewells from fans of the manga artist’s many creations. Toriyama died at the age of 68 on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma, and fans are mourning the late character designer, who was so beloved around the … Read more
Last week the 2024 edition of the Geneva International Motor Show took place in the halls of Palexpo, like it has for a 120 year-plus history. Except this time the show was fundamentally different. 200,000 visitors were expected over the course of the 2024 show. A few short years ago in 2019 roughly 600,000 visitors … Read more
The original Renault Twingo is one of the cutest cars ever made, and us Yankees were deprived of it, which makes it even cooler. Recently, my Instagram algorithm has been flooding my feed with an onslaught of badass Twingos, be they slammed or lifted or hand-painted or all of the above, and I believe it is … Read more
We’re used to waiting a while for concept cars to become a reality, with models like the awesome new Renault 5 taking a good few years to make it off the drawing board and onto the road. Now, however, a Jaguar concept looks set to finally hit the highway almost 14 years after it was … Read more
The Renault 5 E-Tech Electric is bringing style and fun back to the European auto market with a retro design that looks just as good in 2024 as it did in 1972, when the original Renault 5 came out. The 5, also known as the R5 and Le Car, was a huge success for Renault, spawning … Read more
It’s been more than three years since we first saw the electric Renault 5 Concept. At the time, it wasn’t entirely clear whether or not the reborn 5 would make it to production, but now, it’s officially here. Well, not here as in the U.S. Odds are, we still won’t get the new Renault 5 … Read more
Image: Zagato Zagato has a history of somewhat polarizing designs, and the new Zagato AGTZ Twin Tail, based on the current Alpine A110 compact sports car, continues that trend. This little machine has a longer nose and removable long tail cone, ostensibly to make it more aerodynamic, but also to remind enthusiasts of the long-gone … Read more
The American new car market is a mess right now. It’s obvious that automakers only care about catering to the wealthy and regular workaday cars are increasingly disappearing from the market, or are getting priced wildly out of the hands of working class folks. There are only a small handful of new cars that can … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 20, 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. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: European Carmakers Could Form Alliance To Fend … Read more
Since 2017, Alpine has been pedaling one of the best one-car lineups out there, with the glorious A110 winning our hearts despite never going on sale in the U.S. Now, the French brand has a new car that’s sure to break our hearts too, and it’s just been spied winter testing in the Arctic. Reggie … Read more
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