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The BMW G87 M2 is likely to be the last BMW M car offered exclusively in a rear-wheel-drive configuration, powered by a pure ICE power plant, and paired with a manual transmission. There is still a manual for the BMW M3 and BMW M4, but those are diluted versions of the Competition variants. While this might sound like us saying “the end is near!”, our point is that we’ve got to get them while we can, and one of the best modern M cars is one of the cars we think nobody with enough cash to consider a brand-new M…

Automotive Polestar is offering one of the biggest EV discounts on the market right now, and it feels very much like a fire sale. As the brand prepares to stop selling new vehicles in the United States starting with the 2027 model year, shoppers can get as much as $25,000 off a 2026 Polestar 4 when paying cash. That drops the starting point of the sleek electric crossover from $57,800 to about $32,800 before taxes, fees, and options, which is a huge swing for a premium EV that still looks and feels far more expensive than that number…

A Nio ES9 on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost The project, when completed, will house 31 lithium battery testing laboratories, 1 lithium-ion cell pilot line and 1 battery pack line. Deliveries of Nio’s flagship SUV, the ES9, have surpassed 1,000 units in Shanghai, making it the first city in China to reach that level. Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) plans to begin construction of its new battery research and development base in Shanghai in the second half of this year, further cementing the Chinese EV (electric vehicle) maker’s dual-platform layout of “manufacturing in Anhui, R&D…

iRobot just announced its first ever non-robotic floor cleaner. The $399 Roomba Electro Plus is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that combines vacuuming, mopping, and disinfecting, but you have to operate it yourself. The company also announced updates to its line of Roomba robot vacuums, launching five new models with higher suction power, smaller footprints, and lower prices. These largely replace the line that arrived in 2025.Designed exclusively for hard floors, the new Electro Plus is similar to the new breed of manual wet-dry floor cleaners available from Dreame, Roborock, and others. iRobot’s distinguishing feature is Electro’s ability to turn regular…

Contrary to popular belief, traditional touring bikes score much lower than the new-age kids in terms of value proposition. This more-for-less approach stems from the added versatility of these touring bikes. ADVs top the list because nothing can match the on-road and off-road balance these tourers offer. However, the lesser-discussed sport-tourers are a better fit for riders who mostly stick to the tarmac. In this regard, a segment-defining Yamaha sport-tourer takes the spotlight, offering far more than its price tag suggests. The World Of Touring Motorcycles Is Ever So Vibrant Today New 2026 Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports riding in…

The canola-for-cars deal cooked up by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to bear its most exotic fruit yet: a shipment of sporty new Lotus Eletre EVs set to arrive in Montreal this month. A shipment of 18 brand-new Lotus Eletre EVs will be the first Chinese-built electric vehicles from a Chinese-owned brand set to go on sale in Canada under an agreement that allows up to 49,000 Chinese EVs to be imported each year at reduced tariff rates, as the country looks to diversify its auto market and reduce its dependence on US…

The Centaurus A galaxy, unlike other galaxies nearby, has a lot of activity. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Macarena Garcia Marin (ESA Office at STScI) It’s been almost four years since NASA had released the first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing the sharpest and “deepest” image of the distant universe we’ve ever taken. Now, the agency has released the most detailed images we’ve ever seen of the Centaurus A, a familiar galaxy that had previously been captured on cam by NASA’s older space telescopes. “These images…

Pictures of the new Porsche 911 GT3 S/C

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. They say you never know you’re in the good old days until you’ve left them. For car folks, it’s a relatable sentiment. So many of the vehicles now regarded as legends, or at the very least respected, were discredited in their day. It’s only when some years have passed, and the status quo has degraded, that we’re able to appreciate what we’ve lost since. Strangely, I don’t think we’ll have that problem with the 2027 Porsche 911…

Efforts to cut costs by reducing service advisor staff may be undermining productivity and profitability at independent auto repair shops, according to a shop coach. Murray Voth, president of RMP training, said many shop owners are advised to trim front‑end roles to control expenses, but doing so often leads to technician downtime and lost revenue. “You do not get nine hours per technician per day with less front staff,” Voth said at the AIA Canada National Conference. Voth said his firm’s benchmarking suggests a ratio of roughly one service advisor for every one and a half technicians in general repair…