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There aren’t too many affordable sports cars left in the United States, particularly if a customer specifically wants the machine to be rear-wheel drive. Among the options are the stalwart Mazda MX-5 Miata and the slightly newer twin nameplates of the Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86. Summer is the prime buying season for cars like these, and with fall almost here, recently released sales figures show there’s still a small but dedicated group of folks looking for sports cars. And they have a clear favorite. Sales Are Up, Except For One Mazda Miata PS Edition JapanMazda Despite being exciting to…

The Freelander 8 is the first model from the revived Freelander brand. Credit: Freelander The Freelander 8 starts at 289,900 yuan ($42,750) after incentives and has a CLTC battery-only range of 310 km. All versions come standard with dual-motor all-wheel drive, an 800-volt platform and Huawei’s Qiankun ADS 5 driver-assistance system. The Freelander 8, jointly developed by Chery (HKEX: 9973) and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), was officially launched on Thursday, entering China’s fiercely competitive luxury extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) SUV market. It is the first model from the revived Freelander brand. The vehicle offers five-seat and 2+2+2 six-seat layouts, with…

Sony aired not one, but two State of Play presentations on Thursday. While there arguably wasn’t much in the way of seismic announcements — perhaps unless you’re a big fan of Maneater — we did get release dates for Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, as well as peeks at a whole bunch of cool-looking games. Sony also offered up fresh looks at Ghost of Yōtei’s upcoming survival mode and the story expansion, a DLC for Crimson Desert and an update for Saros. Things got underway with another clip for the Resident Evil movie from Barbarian and Weapons…

It’s hard to find many positive signs in Ford’s August sales report for the US market, whether you look at propulsion type, body style, or brand. With the company’s lifeblood running thin – F-Series pickup truck sales down 10.9% through August compared to the same period last year – it certainly has Dearborn’s attention. But when falling sales also hammer Ford’s popular SUV lineup, well, that presents yet another severe pain point. Ford SUV Sales Take A 25% Punch To The Chin 2027 Ford Expedition 30th Anniversary Package from the front three-quarter angleFord Stumbling SUV sales are a bigger problem…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. The electrified Corvette is dead; long live the electrified Corvette. When the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X was announced, it became obvious that the first-ever hybrid ‘Vette, dubbed the E-Ray, wasn’t entirely being put out to pasture—more like, tinkered with, improved, and renamed. The result is a 721-horsepower, all-wheel-drive American sports car with a honkin’ V8 behind the cockpit. I recently drove the entire LS6-powered lineup: Stingray, Grand Sport, and Grand Sport X, which you can…

Massachusetts Vehicle to-Everything (V2X) Demonstration program Photo: The Mobility House PG&E just expanded its Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) program, adding EVs from Tesla, Kia, Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan and opening up as much as $17,000 in incentives to turn a car into home backup power. The California utility brought in Bidirectional Energy and PowerFlex as approved partners, and drivers now have until June 30, 2027 to enroll. New vehicles, new chargers V2X lets a compatible EV work as a mobile battery. With a bidirectional charger, you can pull electricity out of the car to run your house during an outage or push…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Hello and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning news roundup bringing you the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. The Downshift recaps news briefly, with links to full stories for those seeking more info. Here’s your bulletin for Thursday, September 3, 2026. 🔊 The latest episode of The Drivecast, The Drive’s weekly podcast, went live yesterday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. 📈 Ford has set a target of selling 100,000 examples of its new Fathom electric truck…

Bentley has just announced its most powerful production car ever. But it’s not going to be an even more powerful Continental or anything like that. Sorry purists, but this one won’t have any combustion engine under the hood. We’re talking about the company’s new EV, the Torcal, which will also be the quickest-accelerating Bentley ever. And it’s an SUV to boot. A Long History Of Engines Lost In Time, Like Tears In Rain Bentley Torcal PrototypeCarBuzz/Valnet Engines have always been a key part of a Bentley. The company’s founder built engines before he built cars. Not for Spitfires and Lancasters…

Unifor and Stellantis have started negotiations on a new contract covering more than 9,000 workers at facilities across Canada. “Our focus in this round of bargaining will be on Stellantis’ commitment to Canada, and what that looks like. It’s about positioning our members for the future,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. Stellantis is the last of the Detroit Three to begin bargaining with Unifor, following the union’s pattern agreements with Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The future of the idled Brampton Assembly Plant remains a priority for the union, with about 2,200 members on indefinite layoff. Unifor says…

UPDATE: 2026/09/03 07:00 EST BY DAN CLOUGHER Dealer Markups Played Their Part We look at how dealer markups early on in the year may have affected RAV4 sales both in the short and long term. The Toyota RAV4 was about to mark 10 years in a row as the best-selling “not a pickup” in the United States. A botched product launch affected sales in a big way early this year, and as we progress through 2026, there are signs of a recovery. But they’re small signs, and that’s not good when your main competitor is charging up the sales charts…