Author: Sofia

McLaren is reportedly preparing to enter the performance SUV segment in 2028, and fresh renderings imagine what the British marque’s first SUV could look like. The renderings translate familiar McLaren styling onto much bigger proportions, and the result looks surprisingly cohesive. There’s an aggressive front end with slim LED headlights and DRLs, sculpted bodywork and several aerodynamic elements. At the rear, sleek LED taillights sit above dual exhaust outlets and a diffuser integrated into the bumper. The renderings also feature McLaren’s new logo, similar to the branding recently seen on the McL 6GT. Of course, these images aren’t official and…

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Kia is preparing to introduce a new interior setup for its upcoming vehicles. The setup includes a larger center display and Hyundai’s advanced new infotainment system. Kia upgrades interior setup with Hyundai Pleos After Hyundai and Genesis, Kia appears next in line to receive the Group’s latest software and interior design. Hyundai Motor Group revealed Pleos Connect, the company’s next-gen infotainment system. The new infotainment system debuted first on the new Grandeur in South Korea and is now rolling out to more vehicles, including the IONIQ 3, which is now on sale in Europe. By 2030, the Group aims to…

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Tesla is advancing a fully automated pipeline for the 4680 battery cells used in its all-electric Semi, spanning production from Giga Texas through shipment and direct consumption on the line at the new dedicated Semi Factory in Sparks, Nevada. The approach was outlined by Tesla at its September 24 Semi Handover event, which launched high-volume production at its new 1.8-million-square-foot plant in Nevada, which sits adjacent to Gigafactory Nevada and is designed for an annual production rate of 50,000 trucks per year. After years of pilot builds and what was a four-year-long redesign of the truck, Tesla moved the Semi…

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Jaecoo E5 (Image: Jaecoo) Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo brands have launched a Canadian website confirming that their “premium electric SUVs” will arrive in Canada in late 2026. The site doesn’t name a single model, price, or dealer yet. But the Chinese automaker’s global lineup gives a pretty clear idea of what Canadians could get, and it’s heavy on plug-in hybrids. A launch page with no cars on it The new Omoda & Jaecoo Canada website is a teaser at this point. It tells visitors that “the wait is almost over” and that the brands are “coming late 2026,” with a…

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Technology Connections/YouTube Ideally, the staffers here would read and remember every single detail from all the car news that gets published every single day, track every single auction, and watch all the videos uploaded to YouTube. Unfortunately for you, we’re humans, not robots, so sometimes we miss a few things. It happens. People make mistakes. It’s ok. Everybody misses something they probably should have seen. Heck, sometimes you just get busy spending time with people in real life, and your devices go unchecked for hours.  So maybe be nice to the next commenter you see who mindlessly typed “V6” instead…

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Automakers build modern vehicles using a mind-bending number of parts, with some estimates putting the count at upward of 30,000 individual components for a midsize sedan. The engineering behind making all those parts work together, and doing so for a very long time under harsh conditions, is intricate. As you might imagine, issues often arise well after a number of vehicles have left the factory line. These issues can lead to recalls, which are actions taken to repair or replace a faulty component or vehicle system. Here’s what you need to know about recalls, how they are communicated with owners,…

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I drove 854.2 km (530.8 miles) with the 2026 Chevrolet Bolt EV 2RS, with a brand-new powertrain for its rebirth, over a week. Back roads, cities, and highways were on the menu, with the usual fast charging from very low SOC. How did it fare? Abstract The 2026 Chevrolet Bolt EV I tested is the higher trim, the RS. For this new model year, the Bolt EV is equipped with an LFP battery pack and rated for 422 km (262 miles) of range — an efficiency figure I roughly matched over 854.2 km (530.8 miles) of highway, backroad, and city…

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