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  • The New GR Corolla Stiffens Up!

    The New GR Corolla Stiffens Up!

    Toyota updated the GR Corolla for 2026, bringing a stiffer structure, and added a second air intake to keep the engine running cool on sustained hard runs. After adding an automatic transmission last year, Toyota improved the GR Corolla again for 2026. The 2026 Toyota GR Corolla gets an additional 45.6 feet of structural adhesive…

  • Time to Count Your Pennies if you Want a New CX-30

    Time to Count Your Pennies if you Want a New CX-30

    The 2026 Mazda CX-30 starts in the mid-twenties, comes with standard all-wheel-drive, and offers a new Aire Edition trim. You choose between two engines. Mazda just revealed pricing for the 2026 Mazda CX-30, which continues to carry-on its original platform. It also retains its two engine choices. Either a naturally aspirated or a turbocharged 2.5-liter…

  • Power Up All Four Wheels in the Latest Highlander!

    Power Up All Four Wheels in the Latest Highlander!

    The 2026 Toyota Highlander will arrive with standard all-wheel-drive on all trims. Hybrids already offered AWD, but now non-hybrids join the AWD only fun. Toyota just announced its ditching the front-wheel-drive versions of the Toyota Highlander, making it exclusively an all-wheel-drive, three row, family crossover. That means we lose the front-wheel-drive LE, XLE, and Limited…

  • Integra Dazzles with New for 2026 Update

    Integra Dazzles with New for 2026 Update

    The 2026 Acura Integra comes with more standard equipment, three new color choices, and an A-spec trim with more glitz. The powertrain and chassis carry-on. After returning to the market from a long hiatus in 2023, Acura updated the Integra for 2026 to keep up with the times. The Integra receives more standard equipment, three…

  • Mazda Caters to City Folks in the New CX-5

    Mazda Caters to City Folks in the New CX-5

    The third-generation, 2026 Mazda CX-5 grew, updated its styling, and received new technology. And it still sells alongside the similarly sized, Mazda CX-50.   Mazda recently revealed the new, third generation, 2026 Mazda CX-5. While it looks quite similar at first glance, styling differences appear on both the front and rear ends. Furthermore, you see…

  • Beautiful Details Abound in this New 911

    Beautiful Details Abound in this New 911

    To Help Porsche Club of America celebrate 70 years, Porsche revealed the 2026 Porshe 911 Club Coupe, a limited-edition version of the beloved Carrera T. The Porsche Club of America turned seventy this year. To honor that feat, Porsche revealed a special-edition, limited-edition Carrera T. Called the Club Coupe, Porsche will build just 70 of…

  • Porsche Rounds Out the New 911 Lineup!

    Porsche Rounds Out the New 911 Lineup!

    Three new variants of the 992.2 generation 911 arrives, all of them with all-wheel-drive. Starting with the 4S Coupe, then the Cabriolet, and finally the Targa. The 4S returns to the Porsche 911 for the 2026 model year and offers it in three different body styles: Coupe, Cabriolet, and Targa. Effectively, we are looking at…

  • Nissan Zapped in a New Leaf for 2026!

    Nissan Zapped in a New Leaf for 2026!

    Nissan just introduced the third-generation, 2026 Leaf battery-electric-vehicle, boasting more range, a smaller footprint, and a boatload of style. For the first time since starting its life in 2011, the 2026 Nissan Leaf brings some style to the table to start its third-generation. Taking a lot of styling cues from the new-for-2025 Nissan Murano, the…

  • Listen! Here’s How Nissan Manages Sound in its New Cars

    Listen! Here’s How Nissan Manages Sound in its New Cars

    The Nissan Principal Acoustic Engineer, Patrick Dennis, measures many variables from all kinds of angles to ensure that your ear hears something pleasant. A lot of serious thought and analytical data goes into the pleasant sounds emanating from your stereo system. And Patrick Dennis, Nissan’s Principal Acoustic Engineer, is the man behind the data to…

  • Ram Rumble Returns with a new Hemi V-8 Option

    Ram Rumble Returns with a new Hemi V-8 Option

    After Ram ditched all eight-cylinder options in 2025, the 2026 Ram 1500 once again offers the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 with eTorque mild-hybrid technology In 2025, Ram took a sharp turn away from V-8s and introduced an all six-cylinder line-up for its full-size 1500 trucks. Two versions of a twin-turbocharged inline-six-cylinder engine, called Hurricane, marked the…