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The Five-Speed Automatic Is Dead After More Than 30 Years

The Five-Speed Automatic Is Dead After More Than 30 Years

News → News by Brand → Toyota News It was a heck of a run but with the Toyota 4Runner swapping to an eight-speed auto in 2025, the five-speed is done. byCaleb Jacobs| PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024 3:00 PM EDT Toyota Some automotive innovations, as clever as they are, have no staying power. Remember when […]

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The C8 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is Finally Confirmed and It’s Coming This Summer

The C8 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is Finally Confirmed and It’s Coming This Summer

News → News by Brand → Chevrolet News It could be the first factory ‘Vette to pack a twin-turbocharged V8, and that’s only the start. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024 12:41 PM EDT Chevrolet. Chevy has been quiet about the upcoming Corvette ZR1, the fastest, most extreme iteration of its signature sports car. Even

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2025 Mercedes EQS Gets New Grille and Hood Ornament to Please the Purists

2025 Mercedes EQS Gets New Grille and Hood Ornament to Please the Purists

News → News by Brand → Mercedes-Benz News It also gets a bigger standard battery so EV skeptics have one less thing to worry about. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024 12:00 PM EDT Mercedes. When Mercedes launched its first all-electric luxury sedan, the EQS, it took a big swing with the design. The EQS’s

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2025 Toyota 4Runner Doesn’t Get Tacoma’s Manual Transmission… Yet

2025 Toyota 4Runner Doesn’t Get Tacoma’s Manual Transmission… Yet

News → News by Brand → Toyota News Manual transmissions might not be mass-appeal, but they can still make mundane driving more fun. byAndrew P. Collins| PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024 10:30 PM EDT Toyota, edited by the author Toyota’s people have confirmed that there’s no manual-shift 2025 Toyota 4Runner. They’ve also declined to comment on

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2025 Toyota 4Runner vs New Land Cruiser: What’s the Difference?

2025 Toyota 4Runner vs New Land Cruiser: What’s the Difference?

News → News by Brand → Toyota News The 4Runner and Land Cruiser have some things in common, but their differences become clear when you dig into their suspensions. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024 10:20 PM EDT Jose Rodriguez Jr. (left), Toyota (right) The 2025 Toyota 4Runner has finally arrived, bringing all of Toyota’s

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World’s Slowest Ferrari Still Costs a Fortune on Bring a Trailer

World’s Slowest Ferrari Still Costs a Fortune on Bring a Trailer

News → News by Brand → Ferrari News This F12tdf development car has a limited top speed of just 15 mph. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024 12:15 PM EDT Bring a Trailer. There are many reasons to buy a Ferrari: style, exotic engine noises, driving thrills, and showing your neighbors who’s the richest. But

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Revamped 2025 Acura MDX Puts Your Home Theater to Shame

Revamped 2025 Acura MDX Puts Your Home Theater to Shame

News → News by Brand → Acura News The MDX’s new top-of-the-line Bang & Olufsen audio system has as many speakers as Baskin-Robbins has flavors. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Acura Acura recently updated its flagship sedan, the TLX, and now it’s the three-row MDX’s turn. For 2025, the SUV gets

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This 2JZ Exhaust Manifold Uses the Opposite of EGR for Anti-Lag

This 2JZ Exhaust Manifold Uses the Opposite of EGR for Anti-Lag

News → News by Brand → Mitsubishi News Maybe Brian O’Conner wouldn’t have had any “danger to manifold” if he’d been running one of these. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024 7:00 PM EDT Walton Motorsports It’s common for top-of-the-line exhaust manifolds to look like Medusa, but the one you see here is more like

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2025 Audi S3: 328 HP, 0-60 in 4.4 Seconds, and ‘Preloaded’ Turbo Antilag

2025 Audi S3: 328 HP, 0-60 in 4.4 Seconds, and ‘Preloaded’ Turbo Antilag

News → News by Brand → Audi News Don’t be fooled by the facelift—the 2025 S3’s biggest changes are under the skin. byJames Gilboy| PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024 6:01 PM EDT The current Audi S3 is reaching its midlife, and that means it’s time for a crisis. Or rather an update, which brings comprehensively improved

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This Mazda Concept’s Weird Steering Belt Makes the Yoke Look Ergonomic

This Mazda Concept’s Weird Steering Belt Makes the Yoke Look Ergonomic

News → News by Brand → Mazda News Now that’s a chafing hazard. byNico DeMattia| PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2024 12:45 PM EDT Mazda Steering yokes may annoy many of us, but the idea to replace the time-tested steering wheel isn’t a new one. Mazda’s 1981 MX-81 Aria concept is proof of that. Penned by Marc

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