Audi has a new flagship designed with the US in mind: The 2027 Q9
The new full-size flagship SUV starts at $87,700 when it goes on sale in Q4.
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Cars // All things automotive
Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending
Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely.
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Range Rover answers the question: “What if we built a not-SUV?”
The Range Rover GT will debut as an EV with a hybrid version to follow.
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When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?
Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn’t open-ended.
Michael Harley
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2027 Kia Seltos first drive gives you plenty of SUV for not much $
It starts at just under $25,000, but the hybrid won’t arrive until next year.
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F1 in Belgium: Machine learning algorithms are ruining the sport
Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.
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2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2
Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.
Jim Resnick
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2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric
Toyota’s everyday small SUV should rarely require trips to the gas station.
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California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
There’s a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
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Volkswagen Group tells its board how to fix it, unions disagree
VW’s plan calls for half as many models but didn’t mention closures or job cuts.
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Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning
Now it’s an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.
Peter Nelson
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Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood
The 4.8 L eight-cylinder generates more than 1,000 hp and 1,000 Nm, Ruf says.
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Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.
State agency’s delay could mean free robotaxi rides in company’s new Ojai vehicle for a few months.
WIRED
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Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up.
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This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, … and seawater?
The T70S can be eligible for racing events or built to be road-legal.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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F1 in Britain: Automated software to blame for crushing expectations
Sometimes races finish behind a safety car, but it’s not always satisfying.
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Bentley teases its first EV, the Torcal
The new model will be officially unveiled in late September.
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The Czinger 21C might be the wildest car we drive all year
This hybrid V8 has organic-looking 3D-printed components and shatters lap records.
Bradley Iger
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Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026
Deliveries outstripped production, suggesting Tesla has cleared some inventory.
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A good little EV you won’t be able to buy soon: The Volvo EX30 Cross Country
Tariffs and anti-China policies killed this little Volvo in the United States.
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