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It’s hard to keep up with the multitude of different platforms available in the armoury of giant car maker Stellantis, but the new STLA One promises to be its most important yet.  Announced during Stellantis Investor Day 2026, the STLA One architecture will be put into use for the first time next year, before growing into a “mega platform supporting 30-plus models and targeting more than two million units by 2035,” according to the maker. The parent firm of Fiat, Citroen, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Maserati and Alfa Romeo also revealed that STLA One is designed to cover B, C and D segments…

When you bring up luxury sport sedans, the same cars usually pop into people’s heads. The BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Audi A4 are most likely. But for years, many other great sedans have been vying for consumers’ attention in hopes of getting a little slice of the segment. The Lexus IS and ES duo have had some success thanks to their bulletproof reliability, and there are a few others still in the game in America, like the Alfa Romeo Giulia, Cadillac CT5, and Genesis G70. But others have come and gone, like the often-overlooked Acura TLX and…

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Automotive Stellantis is preparing for one of the most aggressive product expansions the company has ever undertaken, and for enthusiasts of American brands like Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler, the future suddenly looks a lot more exciting. During its recent Investor Day presentation, Stellantis laid out an ambitious roadmap stretching to 2030 that includes more than 60 new vehicles globally, dozens of major refreshes, expanded hybrid and EV offerings, and a renewed focus on performance and affordability. The company is clearly aiming to strengthen its position in North America while reaching buyers across more market segments than ever…

The Xiaomi YU7 GT starts at 389,900 yuan ($57,290) and is aimed at the premium market. The new electric SUV features a 990-hp dual-motor system and set a lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. (Xiaomi YU7 GT. Image credit: Xiaomi EV) Xiaomi (HKEX: 1810) officially launched its highly anticipated YU7 GT, marking the smartphone maker’s foray into a more premium automotive segment. The high-performance sport utility vehicle starts at 389,900 yuan ($57,290). Consumers can also opt for a higher-spec version priced at 429,900 yuan. That base price is 156,400 yuan, or 66.98%, higher than the new standard YU7, which was…

Most users can start generating slides with AI today. arda savasciogullari/Shutterstock OpenAI is now letting you give your presentations the AI treatment. The company announced that ChatGPT is available in Microsoft PowerPoint. The chatbot can create new presentation slides, as well as editing and updating existing ones. As with many of ChatGPT’s capabilities, it takes action based on natural language prompts or by pulling material from connected services like Gmail, Outlook or Sharepoint. The PowerPoint feature is in beta, but most OpenAI users can get to work with it now, including those on the free access…

The last decade or so of automotive interior design has had two main trends, both of which are closely related. Automakers have been shifting to bigger and bigger screens for handling more controls and information, and reducing the number of physical buttons and knobs to absolute minimums. In some cases, those physical controls have been practically eliminated. We seem to be reaching a turning point, though, where customers are fed up with the new controls schemes and are complaining. The latest to respond with a reversal seems to be Polestar. 2027 Polestar 5Polestar Apparently Polestar Has Received Complaints Autocar interviewed…

The clutch pedal is all but gone from the modern Italian supercar, but that doesn’t mean it won’t come back. The million-dollar question is whether it should come back, given just how good modern dual-clutch transmissions are. What if you could blend analog and digital tech? Ferrari may have a solution for that. But you may not like it. The CarBuzz researchers recently found a new patent from Ferrari that takes the physical clutch pedal and makes it digital. If cars can have brake by wire, throttle by wire, and even steer by wire, why not clutch by wire? Is…

Photo: Sustainability Partners Hawaii is continuing to build out its public EV charging network, and the state just opened a new NEVI-funded fast charging site at Kapalua Airport on Maui. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), along with Sustainability Partners (SP) and community leaders, recently held a commissioning and blessing ceremony for the new site, which is now open 24/7. As of April 2024, HDOT received 32 NEVI-compliant and Buy America-compliant Tritium chargers. The Kapalua Airport location is HDOT’s third commissioned charging site funded through the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The state has been allocated more than…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Tim Kuniskis, the Father of Hellcats, is back, and he’s just winding up. On Thursday, as Stellantis presented its turnaround plans, Kuniskis, who serves as head of the American brands (along with SRT) and CEO of Ram, had a one-more-thing moment for journalists: the Dodge Copperhead SRT. It’s being hailed as a “hyper muscle car” to fill a “white space,” according to Kuniskis. This is the unknown Charger-looking cloaked SRT car from earlier today that was part…