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Man Has Negative Equity On His Toyota. Then He Rolls It Over Into A New Lease, Sparking Debate: 'You Start From Scratch'

A Texas Toyota salesman has been promoting a strategy on TikTok for car owners who are stuck owing more on their vehicle than it’s worth. He says that instead of trading it in and rolling that negative equity into another loan, you can lease the next car and let the…

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Nissan Says CVTs Make Sense—But Not For Everything: 'Not Putting A CVT In A Skyline'

Nissan has had its fair share of issues surrounding its continuously variable transmission—also known as the dreaded CVT. In 2025, the company settled a class-action lawsuit with owners, paying out $3 million to Maxima and Murano drivers and extending warranties on affected vehicles.

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Man Trades In Motorcycle For Nissan Frontier. Then He Sees When His First Payment Is Due: 'I Don't Know If I Can Really Do This'

A car seller at a North Carolina Ford dealership shared that he worked with a customer who was worried about having to make immediate payments on a new vehicle.

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Hyundai Is Already Testing Its Next High-Performance Engine

Next month, Hyundai will begin publicly testing its next-generation high-performance N engine. The automaker is putting the motor in two Elantra N race cars that will compete in next month’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

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Ford Issues Another Big Recall, This Time For 140,000 Trucks

Ford is recalling 140,201 Ranger pickups because their sun visors could catch fire—yes, really. The vehicles may have a damaged wiring harness for the sun visors in the headliner that could repeatedly cause a short and start a fire.

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Porsche Is Walking Away From Bugatti Rimac

Porsche’s involvement with Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group is over. The automaker is divesting from both brands, selling its stake in the companies to a New York-based consortium.

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Toyota Has 6 New Models Coming In 2026. Here's All Of Them

Toyota took its time venturing into electric vehicles. While competitors poured billions into the technology, the Japanese automaker did the opposite, focusing on hybrids instead. But as the automaker launches several new cars in 2026, full electric vehicles are clearly part of Toyota’s future game plan.

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Man Works Out $50,000 Deal With Kia Salesman. Then He Tries To Pull An Uno Reverse Last-Minute: 'You Told Me You Were Happy'

Was it cold feet or savvy deal-making? That's the debate playing out in a recent TikTok clip from a Kia sales manager who was close to closing a $50,000 sale for a rare hybrid, only to have the buyer demand a lower price at the last minute.

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'Best We've Ever Seen:' Volkswagen Reveals More Details On The Next Golf

A few weeks ago, we got a first look at a design sketch of the upcoming Volkswagen Golf Mk9—the ninth generation of the iconic German compact. It is expected to be electric, but it won't arrive until at least 2028.

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This Classic Aston Martin Is Actually A Miata Underneath

The third-generation NC Mazda Miata isn’t as beloved as other MX-5 generations. It is bigger and heavier than its predecessors, and the styling is a bit too joyful, but now you can experience the car’s greatness without feeling embarrassed about being seen in an NC.

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Woman Closes Deal On Her New Car. Then The Dealership Workers Start Treating Her Differently: 'Like He Never Met You'

A woman who says that sales staff turned on the charm to get the deal done got a very different reception when she came back for service. Her five-second TikTok complaining about it has drawn more than 2.4 million views and furious agreement from customers, former salespeople, and even some…

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The Hyundai Ioniq V Blends Swoopy Roof With Sharp Angles

Hyundai may hold the record for the shortest turnaround between a concept and a production model. Introduced just a couple of weeks ago, the Venus was merely an appetizer ahead of the main course, which is being served today at the 2026 Beijing Motor Show. The Ioniq V is the…

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Audi A1 And Q2 Production Ends Ahead Of The A2's Return

Pour one out for Audi’s cheapest models, as the A1 and Q2 are officially no more. The double demise doesn’t come as a surprise, considering plans to axe these entry-level models were announced years ago. Back in July 2021, the German luxury brand revealed it would discontinue the supermini after…

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Nissan's New Body-On-Frame SUV Concept Revives a Classic Name

While we’re patiently waiting for Nissan to bring back the Xterra, another nameplate is coming out of retirement. Although the Terrano doesn’t have the same panache, it’s a moniker millennials will remember, harking back to the days when body-on-frame SUVs were the norm rather than the exception. While technical specifications…

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Porsche Just Debuted Its Most Powerful Car Ever

Porsche is entering the next phase of its EV strategy, and the Cayenne Electric is leading the charge. After introducing the standard SUV earlier this year, the automaker is now debuting a more design-focused variant: the Cayenne Coupe Electric.

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Jaguar Land Rover Recalls 170,000 Vehicles For Loss Of Power Issues

Jaguar Land Rover North America has issued a major recall for 170,169 hybrids that could lose power while driving. The vehicles have a DC-DC converter that can fail due to a fault in the boost control microchip.

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Volkswagen Saleswoman Gives Man Quote For New Car. Then He Says He Has To Ask His ChatGPT: 'I've Seen Them'

For some industries, the artificial intelligence bubble has burst before it even had a chance to inflate. Take OpenAI’s Sora, which canceled a $1 billion deal with Disney for video creation after further investigation revealed that the resource-heavy tools outpaced any monetization from creating clips from prompts.

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There's A Reason Ford Dropped The Shelby Name

Look at the current Ford Mustang lineup, and you might notice something missing: the Shelby name. The last factory Mustang to wear the moniker was the Mustang Shelby GT500, which ended production just before the seventh-generation model debuted.

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Every Compact Crossover Worth Buying In 2026

In 2025, the number one and two best-selling non-pickup truck vehicles were the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, in that order. The mainstream compact crossover class is arguably the most important segment in the entire automotive industry in a what-actually-keeps-the-lights-on sense.

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Man Sees Vintage Toyota On Marketplace. Then He Drives 2,500 Miles For It: 'I'd Much Rather Have That Than Any New $100,000 Car'

There’s a certain kind of nostalgia attached to older cars that’s hard to replicate.

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This One-Off Gunther Werks Porsche 911 Speedster Is Fit For A Superhero

Gunther Werks has revealed its latest build: a 993-based Porsche 911 that's been fully transformed into a wild one-off twin-turbocharged Speedster. This wicked roadster has been dubbed "Project Endgame"—and you'll find out why in a second.

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This Tiny Hybrid Engine Will Convert Your EV To Gasoline: 'All-In-One'

If you’ve ever wanted to convert your electric car into a gasoline hybrid, you’re in luck. A company called Horse Powertrain has invented just that. Meet the Horse X-Range C15 Direct Drive powertrain unit, which promises to fit as an all-in-one conversion anywhere an EV drive unit can go.

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Morgan Reveals Its Most Powerful Car Ever: The Supersport 400

It’s been a little over a year since Morgan launched the Supersport, and it’s already giving the rear-wheel-drive sports car a beefier version. The Plus Six replacement now comes in a more potent configuration that dials BMW’s turbocharged 3.0-liter engine up to 402 horsepower. That’s a notable 67-hp increase over…

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'Take A Picture': Woman Says Her BMW's Gas Tank Is Always Empty After Dealership Service. Then She Tries To Catch Worker In A Lie

Dropping your car off at the dealership is already stressful enough. But one woman says hers keeps coming back with a lot less gas than she left it with—so she decided to start documenting it.

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Man Goes To Scope The New Audis. Then He Gets Locked Inside The Dealership: 'I Tried DMing Him'

A man goes to browse brand-new Audis at the dealership only to end up getting stuck inside.

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