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The Drive Awards: The Best Hybrid of 2026 Is the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid
The exterior is love or hate, but the Hyundai Santa Fe is quite likely the best hybrid and family car on sale today.
The Drive Awards: The Best EV of 2026 Is the Nissan Leaf
It seems Nissan has turned over a new Leaf, both literally and figuratively, marking a full-circle moment for the brand’s EV experiment.
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: "It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."
It’s Way Too Easy to Steal a Honda CR-V’s Safety Tech in 2026
Honda CR-V emblems have become as tempting to thieves as catalytic converters—and even easier to steal.
The Grand Tour Returns This Year With Two Car Guys and the TikTok Train Kid
Thomas Holland and James Engelsman from Throttle House, plus trainspotting TikToker Francis Bourgeois, will team up to relaunch The Grand Tour.
Toyota Won’t Rush a Maverick Rival Because the Tacoma Prints Money
"When the market’s right, we may have something,” said Toyota Motor North America COO Mark Templin.
China Beats U.S. on Another Automotive Innovation: Banning Electronic Door Handles
Another lawsuit from the family of a trapped and killed Tesla driver has emerged the same week China banned electronic door handles. Will the U.S. do the same?
Ford Promises 5 New Cars Under $40K by 2030, Including Midsize Electric Truck
The five all-new models "will be across our lineup of cars, trucks, SUVs, vans, and it will be multi-energy," according to Ford's Andrew Frick.
Car Companies Love Fuel Economy Rollbacks, But We’ll Pay For It
Since the proposed changes ask a lot less of automakers in terms of fleetwide fuel economy, it's no surprise that they'd support them. That's bad news for us.
Never-Before-Released Rave Racer Is Finally Coming to Switch, PS5, and Xbox
Rave Racer is the one entry in Namco's Ridge Racer series that never made it home. That'll change later this month.
Toyota Can’t Build the RAV4 Fast Enough, Tells Dealers To Sell Other Models: TDS
The lack of RAV4s is an opportunity for dealers to expand sales of the Toyota Crown, Crown Signia, bZ, and coming C-HR, according to the automaker.
Over 40% of New Cars Now Go to Buyers Making $150K or More: Study
The car affordability crisis has changed the way people buy and dealers sell—and the trend doesn't appear to be reversing anytime soon.
The Drive Awards: The Best Performance Car of 2026 Is the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing represents everything we love about sport sedans. There's no wrong reason to buy one.
The Drive Awards: The Best SUV of 2026 Is the Land Rover Defender Octa
The three-ton Defender Octa can hit 60 mph in under four seconds—but this 4x4 does more than just packing a stat sheet.
‘Nissan Is Back,’ CEO Says
"We're back to who we are as a company," Nissan President and CEO Ivan Espinosa told The Drive.
BMW Commits to Subscriptions Even After Heated Seat Debacle
You may not have to pay a monthly fee to keep your butt warm, but BMW isn't backing down from subscription features.