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The 2027 model year will be an odd one for the Nissan Rogue, because the model year will apply to two generations of the small SUV. The 2027 Rogue Hybrids will be the next-generation version of the SUV, and they’ll be arriving by the end of the year. The non-hybrid versions, though, will still be the outgoing generation, since Nissan is still preparing the purely combustion versions of the redesigned one. Perhaps not surprisingly, Nissan hasn’t changed much of anything to the combustion-powered 2027 Rogue, and the price difference reflects that. 2027 Nissan Rogue Dark Armor from the front three-quarter…

Automotive Rolls-Royce is taking Project Nightingale out of the design studio and into the real world, beginning an ambitious global testing program for what is shaping up to be one of the company’s most extraordinary modern creations. Revealed earlier this year as the first model in a new Coachbuild Collection, Project Nightingale is an all-electric, two-seat convertible limited to just 100 client cars. These are not destined to spend their lives quietly parked under climate-controlled covers, either. Rolls-Royce says the customers commissioning them intend to drive them around the world, which means the company now has to prove…

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…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Snook’s Dream Cars, a nice-looking little car museum in Bowling Green, Ohio, is shutting down and liquidating after 24 years. The resident mechanic is retiring, and when the owner wasn’t able to find another wrench who could keep the eclectic collection of old cars running, he decided to retire himself. Eric Taunton from the Toledo Blade caught up with proprietor Jeff Snook and got some insight on the closing. Longtime mechanic Terry Stetler, who…

Newegg is hosting a bundle that includes Microsoft’s wireless Xbox controller (in black) and a $50 digital Xbox gift card together for $80. Given that this model typically sits around $50 to $60 depending on the color you want, this is a fantastic value since it essentially knocks its price down to $30. Another way of thinking about it is you’re paying full price for the controller, but getting a big discount on the gift card.The controller included is a great option for Xbox or for PC. It supports Bluetooth connectivity, and it’s also a solid wireless gamepad to connect…

Three inventors from La Grange, Ga., have created a new lighting system designed to make off‑road vehicles easier to see at night, according to a submission filed with InventHelp. The inventors say the K 3 J Lights are intended to increase visibility so other riders can recognize the vehicle and avoid collisions. The design is meant for use in low‑light conditions and is described as weatherproof and easy to install. According to the submission, the lights can be used on UTVs, ATVs, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, boats, dune buggies and off‑road pickups and SUVs. A prototype and technical drawings are available.…

Li Auto founder, chairman and CEO Li Xiang shows the company’s in-house Mach M100 chip at Livis Day in June 2026. Credit: Li Auto Li Auto plans to raise several billion yuan for its chip business at a pre-money valuation of about 15 billion yuan ($2.22 billion). Nio’s chip unit Shenji completed its first funding round in February at a post-money valuation of about 8.27 billion yuan. Li Auto’s (NASDAQ: LI) chip subsidiary is moving ahead with its first round of external financing at a pre-money valuation of about 15 billion yuan ($2.22 billion), local media outlet LatePost reported on…

The investigation dates back to 2020. Adarsh Chauhan/Unsplash Google has been handed a hefty fine for breaching European Union privacy rules over its handling of location data. The company will have to pay €403 million ($463 million) and make its location data processing compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within six months. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the main regulator for the company in the EU since Google’s European HQ is in Dublin, started investigating the location data handling in 2020 following complaints from consumer rights groups. The DPC looked at how Google dealt…

The Acura Integra Type S is a car built and designed with the intent of being an uncompromising machine. In an era where the driving experience has become so digitized, the 2026 model remains an analog thrill ride that acts as a sharp rebuttal to the sometimes numb modern commuting experience. While many of us fixate solely on the standard Acura Integra 0–60 times, the Type S variant demands a deeper look at the digits that create its out-there personality. For 2026, Acura has refined the feature set, but the core numbers that make this liftback a future classic remain…

Sunrun and Tesla pulled a record 580 megawatts of power from home batteries onto California’s grid during a heat wave on September 9, the largest residential distributed power plant event ever recorded. The dispatch pooled more than 140,000 home batteries across the state and ran for a three-hour window in the evening, when the grid was straining under air-conditioning load. How the 580 MW came together Of the 140,000-plus batteries, about 110,000 were Tesla Powerwalls, and Sunrun says it owns or operates 55% of them. Those Powerwalls delivered 517 MW. Another 30,000-plus batteries from other manufacturers in Sunrun’s fleet added…