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It’s getting harder than ever to purchase a rabid rear-wheel-drive V8 sports sedan that is pure enough to appeal to hardcore driving enthusiasts. Models like the BMW M5 have gotten extremely heavy by running turbocharged V8 units matched up with complex hybrid powertrains, as well as forward-thinking all-wheel drive systems. The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is one of the few machines that goes against the grain in this regard, making it one of the most exciting sedans on the market. The downside to this? It’s extremely expensive. The Awesome CT5-V Blackwing Is Not Long For This World 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing…

An affordable three-row SUV is a recipe for success in today’s market, right? Well, not always, as the Subaru Ascent proves. Despite starting at just over $40,000 – well below today’s average new vehicle transaction price of around $50,000 – Subaru’s biggest SUV has struggled in recent years, leading to rumors that it may even be axed without a successor. While the jury is still out on the Ascent’s long-term fate, its lack of popularity today means families on tight budgets can pick up a lightly used example for a steal. The Real Reasons Ascent Sales Collapsed – And Why…

Avatr’s 9-series flagship SUV, jointly designed with Huawei Qiankun, is scheduled to launch by the end of 2026. Credit: Avatr. Avatr has revealed the exterior of its flagship 9-series SUV, setting the stage for a launch by year-end. A company executive described the large 6-seat SUV as Avatr’s first model developed in full collaboration with Huawei. Avatr Technology on Tuesday unveiled the exterior of its flagship 9-series SUV (sport utility vehicle), setting the stage for a launch by year-end. The electric vehicle (EV) maker, backed by Changan Automobile (SZSE: 000625), Huawei and CATL (HKEX: 3750), said the model was jointly…

I have lost count of how many times I have pasted my own old emails into a chatbot just to get it to sound like me. If OpenAI has its way, that annoying step might disappear soon. The company is testing a new feature called Writing Style inside ChatGPT, and it does something clever. Instead of asking you to explain your tone every single time, it looks at how you already write across your connected apps and mimics it. How does ChatGPT’s writing style feature work? Based on the onboarding screen spotted by X user Gael Breton, ChatGPT pulls examples…

Jay Leno has one of the biggest and most diverse collections of classic cars, but he lives in a state that makes it hard for owners of younger classics, specifically those from the 1976 model year onward. A revised bill bearing his name sets out to change all that, and it’s now very close to becoming law. As of August 31, California Senate Bill 1392, more widely known as Leno’s Law, has passed both chambers of the state legislature and now only needs to be signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Bill Needed Some Work First The Ford Shogun was…

XPeng’s IRON robot walks off the company’s new production line in Guangzhou. Source: XPENG XPeng has switched on what it calls the world’s first automated production line for advanced humanoid robots, and its IRON robot walked off that line under its own power. The Chinese automaker says the line runs with more than 80% of its core processes automated. It’s the clearest signal yet that IRON is headed for real manufacturing and not just stage demos. XPeng is targeting mass production by the end of 2026. From a viral stage demo to a real line If IRON looks familiar, that’s…

China is getting first crack at a British technology that might change how mobile games are made and played. Today, the Xiaomi 18 Fold launches in mainland China with an Arm Mali G2-Ultra NX graphics processor inside its custom Xring O3 chip. What’s so special about that? After five years of development, Arm now has an AI gaming graphics accelerator inside its GPU.By following Nvidia’s playbook, Arm-powered phones are about to have PC-like technologies to make games run faster, at higher resolution, with advanced lighting techniques, all without using more power than they do today. The jagged edges you see…

Changing your iPhone camera settings back to default is pretty simple, so long as you don’t mind flipping a few dozen toggles. Dontree_M/Shutterstock While it’s unlikely your iPhone will ever beat out a purpose-built camera, there’s a lot you can do to optimize its capture quality. Even an out-of-date iPhone will be chock-a-block with ways to take your photography and videography to the next level. However, sometimes the best way to measure that improvement is by going back to the basics of default settings. There are many ways to improve your smartphone photography with any model,…

Motorcycle pricing usually follows a reasonably predictable rule. More money buys more power, better hardware, or some combination of the two. The present-day middleweight adventure class apparently missed that memo. Among three of Japan’s biggest players, the least expensive bike also happens to have the strongest engine, while spending another $800 to $1,600 actually buys fewer horses. That sounds backward until you start looking at what these manufacturers are really selling. Middleweight Adventure Bikes Are No Longer Chasing The Same Goal Rider aboard the Yamaha Ténéré 700 navigating off-road terrainYamaha Motorsports Adventure bikes used to be fairly easy to understand.…

The latest results of the annual JD Power Technology Experience Index (TXI) are out, and American brands sit at both the very top and the very bottom of the list. While the Cadillac Escalade and its siblings are currently outperforming the entire industry by a landslide when it comes to technological user experience, fellow American manufacturer Ram is this year’s lowest‑scoring brand, taking last place on the annual “who’s who” of automotive innovations and tech that owners find most rewarding. Below, we’ll dig into how Ram got there, what the scoring actually indicates for in‑market shoppers, and whether Ram’s position…