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At some points during the pandemic, it was easier to buy a Ford F-150 than it was to buy a roll of toilet paper– and for quite a while, pickup truck prices were just the craziest. Suddenly, folks were second-guessing public transit, trading older cars in for newer ones to help eliminate uncertainty in their lives, and (importantly) looking to spend more time outside and away from one another. The pandemic poured gas on an already-hot adventure-vehicle market that was expanding to include the first hybrid-powered Toyota Tundra, the first electric-powered F-150, and heavy-duty models that were churning out more…

Purchasing an ultra-luxury car like a Bentley or Rolls-Royce is meant to be a very special experience. Part of the sky-high prices is exclusivity and luxury at the showroom, not just on the road, but it’s only been in recent years that the automakers have truly embraced that. Nearly three-quarters of Bentley customers now order their car with at least some bespoke elements, and that’s changing how the company’s Mulliner division operates. Which explains why the company just announced a list of the new bespoke things it can do for 2026. It reads like a menu of things we’ll never…

I like noise-canceling earbuds because the outside world has a way of barging in without permission. A few blocks to the gym shouldn’t require hearing every motorcycle, car horn, or construction drill the city can throw at me. The problem shows up on the walk back, usually when I stop to buy something. Suddenly, I’m at the checkout counter holding my earbuds like tiny expensive pebbles, trying not to be rude, trying not to drop them, and somehow making the whole thing look more dramatic than it needs to be. Then one slips, and I’m bent over looking for inconspicuous…

General Motors hasn’t fielded a true rival to the Jeep Wrangler since the Chevrolet K5 Blazer and GMC Jimmy rode off into the sunset back in the 1990s. Ford found itself in the same position for years, right up until the modern Ford Bronco arrived earlier this decade. The gamble paid off as the Bronco has proven to be a huge hit, with Ford moving a record 146,007 units in the US in 2025 alone – and the Wrangler is an even bigger hitter. GMC Hummer X Truck Concept Front 3/4 ViewGMC It all proves that America’s appetite for rugged,…

Millennials rank Amazon as the most relevant product and service brand, and that position is shaping how the company approaches the automotive aftermarket, according to new research from Lang Marketing. “Amazon has secured a special place in the minds of Millennials, who rank it as the most relevant product/service brand in the U.S. For Millennials, the significance of Amazon overshadows tech giants like Apple and Google, as well as product/service companies such as Sony, Starbucks, and Nike, to name only a few,” it said in a recent report. Millennials will form the biggest adult consumer purchasing group over the next…

Aistaland began pre-orders for the Aistaland GT7 on May 29, 2026. Credit: Aistaland Aistaland GT7 pre-sales start at 219,900 yuan ($32,490), featuring Huawei’s latest ADS 5 smart driving system and high-spec LiDAR. The model will officially launch in June, aiming to challenge rivals such as Zeekr. Aistaland, a high-end new energy vehicle brand co-created by GAC Group (HKEX: 2238) and tech giant Huawei, began pre-sales for its first model, the GT7, on Friday, taking aim at the increasingly crowded shooting brake market. The mid-to-large-size shooting brake coupe comes in four variants, with pre-sales starting prices of 219,900 yuan ($32,490), 249,900…

MSI has unveiled a new Claw 8 handheld gaming PC ahead of the Computex 2026 show, and this model swaps out its predecessors’ Intel Lunar Lake mobile chip for a specialized handheld processor. MSI describes the Claw 8 EX AI Plus as being the “world’s first” handheld to contain the recently announced Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor, which features an array of Xe3 GPU cores to run games.We should note that the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and OneXPlayer 3 gaming handhelds are also expected to launch with these chips, but MSI may be the first out of the gate. The…

Couldn’t it have just been beautiful? The Ferrari Luce is having a Jaguar moment online following its unveiling last week. The markets have spoken. Luca di Montezemolo has spoken. But nobody has quite spoken as much as assorted users of various social media disgraces. And the feedback there is not good.  I don’t love the outside of the Luce, but I do think it’s a shame that some of its technical innovations haven’t been getting a hearing. What a half-million-pound Ferrari does while it’s cornering is of rather limited interest in isolation, of course, but if the Luce is engaging,…

Catalina Cove The Rivian R2 Performance’s final EPA ratings are now published, and the numbers confirm something impressive: the R2 Performance matches the Tesla Model Y Performance on efficiency at 105 MPGe combined and 32 kWh per 100 miles — while actually beating it on range with 330 miles versus 306. What makes this particularly noteworthy is the R2’s form factor. The Rivian is a boxier, taller, more utilitarian SUV that weighs nearly 800 lbs more than the Model Y, yet it achieves identical efficiency. The numbers The fueleconomy.gov data breaks down as follows for the R2 Performance with 21-inch…

Chrome Holding Co., the company formerly known as 23andMe, is facing a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over a massive security breach in 2023 that compromised millions of people’s sensitive data. Bonta is accusing the company of misleading customers and failing to protect their “sensitive personal information and genetic data related to their health, genetic predispositions and risk factors, biological relatives, ancestry and ethnicity.” The incident had affected 7 million users across the US, the lawsuit said, 855,541 whom were California residents.  23andMe, which offered customers DNA testing kits so they can find out their ancestral origins and genetic health…