The Bugatti Bolide Takes On Miami's F1 Track As the sun rises over South Florida, the roar of the legendary W16 engine echoes throughout the Miami International Autodrome. In the pits, a line of Bugatti Bolides glints in the early light, their exposed carbon-fiber bodies catching every ray. Motor1 · Mar 8
BMW Sends The Alpina XB7 Off In Style Production for the BMW Alpina XB7 is about to end. To celebrate, the automaker is producing a special Manufaktur edition for the United States and Canada. Motor1 · Mar 6
Audi Quietly Ends A8 Orders In Germany, Signaling The Sedan's Demise Things are shaking up in the full-size luxury sedan market. Mercedes recently introduced a thoroughly updated S-Class as a preemptive answer to the forthcoming BMW 7 Series facelift. Lexus is pulling the plug on the LS after a 37-year run, and we’ve now learned the Audi A8’s future is up… Motor1 · Mar 6
Spied: Audi Q9 Prototype Tests Its Towing Abilities Sometime this year, Audi will unveil the three-row Q9 SUV. New spy photos have captured the upcoming model testing on public roads, and it looks close to production-ready. Motor1 · Mar 5
Happy 70th Birthday, Seatbelt Depending on who you ask, the first traditional seatbelt debuted as a concept 70 years ago—happy birthday, king. Even though there’s a bit of controversy over when the first official seatbelt was patented (inventors Roger Griswold and Hugh de Haven applied for a patent in 1955), Volvo’s two-point, cross-chest diagonal… Motor1 · Mar 5
BMW 3 Series Goes Electric: The i3 Returns March 18 Update: BMW has released images of camouflaged prototypes undergoing final testing in Arjeplog, Sweden. The disguised i3 50 xDrive sedan uses the same dual-motor setup as the iX3 50 xDrive Neue SUV, with an identical combined output of 463 horsepower and 476 pound-feet (645 Newton-meters) of torque. Motor1 · Mar 5
Gordon Murray's $3-Million Track Monster Is Nearly Here Would you believe that Gordon Murray’s T.50 supercar is already six years old? It seemed like just yesterday that the former McLaren F1 designer debuted his radical, fan-powered coupe. Since its debut in 2020, all 100 road-going examples of the T.50 sold out quickly. But don’t worry, an even more… Motor1 · Mar 4
Dodge Charger Hellcat Could Return For 2028: Report Since the death of the previous generation, Dodge devotees have demanded a V8 version of the Charger. Thankfully, it could be on its way as early as next year. Motor1 · Mar 3
Ford's New Supercharger Kit Turns Your Mustang Into A Supercar Ford Racing Parts has a new supercharger kit available for the 5.0-liter V8 engine in the F-150 and Mustang. Ford developed the kit in partnership with Whipple Superchargers and comes with a factory-backed warranty. Motor1 · Mar 3
Volkswagen’s Giant SUV For China Is A Rolling Screen Fest With the upcoming ID.2 Polo, Volkswagen is pledging to bring back buttons, but physical controls won’t return everywhere. Ralf Brandstätter, the firm’s boss in China, said last year that while Europeans are longing for the days of analog switchgear, Chinese buyers prefer something entirely different: “AI-first, connected vehicles, with seamless… Motor1 · Mar 3
BMW Made The M2 Faster Without Touching The Engine While we wait for the M2 xDrive to go official, BMW is elevating its baby M car in another way. The M Performance Track Kit makes the rear-wheel-drive sports coupe faster without touching its inline-six engine. Although the twin-turbo, 3.0-liter remains unchanged, there are plenty of modifications designed to shave… Motor1 · Mar 2
Hell Yeah: GTA Online Has A Kei Truck Now The latest Grand Theft Auto Online update adds a Kei truck to the game’s vast catalog of vehicles. It is part of Rockstar’s Drift Event that launched earlier this week. Motor1 · Mar 1
This Shop Unlocked 1,200 Horsepower From The C8 Corvette ZR1 HP Tuners has unlocked the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s engine control module (ECM). Despite General Motors attempting to prevent tuning with new cybersecurity measures, the aftermarket company has launched an upgrade for the model that can deliver nearly 1,200 horsepower at the rear wheels. Motor1 · Feb 27
Motor1 · Feb 26 Ford Issues Massive Recall For Nearly 4.4 Million Trucks Update: The original version of this story stated that over-the-air updates would be deployed in May. Ford confirmed that those OTA updates will actually begin on March 17. The story has been updated.
Motor1 · Feb 26 Here's What The 2027 Kia Telluride Will Cost You The redesigned Kia Telluride SUV debuted late last year with two new powertrain options. The automaker replaced the 3.8-liter V6 with a pair of turbocharged four-cylinder engines, one of which is a hybrid. The hybrid is a first for the three-row model—and Kia just released its pricing.
Motor1 · Feb 26 The Subaru Uncharted Is Basically An Electric Crosstrek: Review The badge on the nose might have the signature Pleides Cluster on display, but the design and interior of the new Subaru Uncharted feel very much like a Toyota product. That’s not a huge surprise considering the Uncharted is a lightly reskinned Toyota CH-R.
Motor1 · Feb 26 Audi Defends The New RS5's Weight Gain, Calls It 'Light On Its Feet' They say weight is the enemy of performance, but the company with the Four Rings is confident it has found a way to offset the massive heft brought by the new RS5’s plug-in hybrid system. In an official post on LinkedIn, Audi Sport’s Managing Director pledged the new fast wagon…
Motor1 · Feb 26 One In Five New Cars Sold In Europe Last Month Didn't Have An Engine The European Union is backing away from a ban on combustion engines, but that doesn’t mean the electric surge is slowing down. Although automakers will still be allowed to sell ICE-powered vehicles after 2035, they might not have to, assuming EV adoption continues at the same pace. In January, one…
Motor1 · Feb 25 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Shows Off Its New Face We’ve been hearing whispers that Chrysler had an updated Pacifica on the horizon—well, here it is. The company posted official photos of the facelifted minivan to its Facebook page, showing the sharply updated front end, and not much else.
Motor1 · Feb 25 The BMW i8 Is Finally Getting The Engine Swap It Deserves The BMW i8 looked like a supercar, but it never really had the performance cred to back up those looks. It had a turbocharged 1.5-liter plug-in hybrid powertrain that made a combined 360 horsepower in its final model year. Now, YouTuber Trevor Elam is fixing BMW’s biggest mistake by swapping…
Motor1 · Feb 25 Why Jeep's New Hurricane Four Turbo Engine Is Actually Insane You know, with EVs and hybrids being such a thing right now, it’s rare to come across a genuinely cool new internal combustion engine that isn’t made for something preposterously inaccessible, like Bugatti's naturally aspirated V16 or Lamborghini's 10,000 rpm V8. But there might be a new contender for most…
Motor1 · Feb 25 New Audi RS6 Spied With Plug-In Hybrid Power Hot on the heels of the new RS5 Avant’s reveal, Audi has been spotted putting the finishing touches on its bigger brother. The RS6 wagon looks nearly ready to shed its disguise and reveal those bulging wheel arches, complete with front-fender vents inherited from the previous-generation RS6 GT. At the…
Motor1 · Feb 24 Meet The Diesel Plug-In Hybrid Pickup America Won't Get Chery Automotive has introduced a new truck concept for the Australian market. It's codenamed the KP31, and it features a unique powertrain under the hood: a plug-in hybrid diesel. It goes on sale later this year in Australia.
Motor1 · Feb 24 Polestar Sets Its Sights On BMW M And Mercedes-AMG Four new models in just three years, with one clear goal: to challenge the German high-performance elite. That’s the roadmap laid out by Polestar, as it prepares for a major lineup transformation over the next few years.