Guerlain Chicherit took a surprise victory for X-raid Mini in the opening stage of the 2025 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia after a long battle with Toyota rivals. Frenchman Chicherit was quick from the get-go in Saturday’s 499km test around…
Pros Capable of big-time speed Commuter-friendly comfort Manual handbrake Cons Less fun than the stick-shift version Challenging to launch hard Back seat and cargo area still tighter than Civic Swapping a stick shift for a set of steering wheel shift…
Nissan put the new Z on sale in 2021, but it took the company a long time to ramp up production. Finally, it seems to be churning out Zs at a decent clip, and for the first time in its…
FCT Police Command recovers abandoned Toyota Prado that was discovered during a routine patrol on December 31st. Says the SUV has no Registration No while sticker showing engine and chassis No near the driver’s door has been removed. Urges Public…
Seventy crews will tackle the 2025 World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo following the release of the event’s entry list. Monte Carlo will kick off the expanded 14-round WRC season from 23-26 January with 10 entries representing the…
Trips to the market never used to be this fun. But in the 2024 Toyota Prius Prime, coaxing another mile out of the plug-in hybrid’s limited electric-only range has turned out to be an entertaining game. Now, after nearly 15,000…
Toyota introduced the manual-transmission GR Supra partway through 2023, finally putting a clutch pedal in its flagship sports car. It proved relatively popular, accounting for 43% of Supras sold in the US in 2023. For 2024, the manual take rate…
AI advances are rapidly speeding up the process of training robots, and helping them do new tasks almost instantly. María Jesús Contreras WHO Agility, Amazon, Covariant, Robust, Toyota Research Institute WHEN Now Generative AI is causing a paradigm shift in…
Tim Boyle/Getty Images Though not as popular as its siblings under the Toyota Land Cruiser series, the FJ Cruiser managed to build a following when it was formally launched in 2006. However, despite being a very capable off-roader and having…
Like any legendary automotive brand, Jeep is steeped in heritage. Ever since the first Willys “jeep” military vehicles rolled into battle during World War II, consumers all over the world snapped up the little off-roaders in droves, inspiring imitations like…