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The most significant change in the iPhone 18 Pro series is the revamped 48-megapixel main camera. But it isn’t that megapixel count that’s the upgrade; those are unchanged across the board. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max use a fixed f/1.78 aperture. But the new main camera in the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max can switch between f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. This means the phone can adjust how much light enters the camera system. In practice, a narrower aperture keeps more of the scene in focus, while a wider one can collect more light and create greater…

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains an undisputed luxury icon, but the smart money is quietly moving to the Genesis G90. Latest JD Power APEAL data shows Genesis consistently outscoring or matching industry giants like Mercedes and Lexus in owner satisfaction over the past five years. Consumer Reports backs it up: 66% of Genesis owners say they’d buy again – tying Lexus and handily beating Mercedes-Benz. The game has officially changed, and the data below reveals how choosing Korean luxury can save you five figures without sacrificing a single luxury privilege. The Koreans Have Slashed The Cost of Satisfaction 2023-2025 Genesis G90…

Back in April, we ran a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2,800 responses, here’s what you told us. UPDATE 26SEP2026: a gallon of BP ultimate 93 octane is $7.19 in Chicago. I took the photo, above, in downtown Chicago myself, last night, from the passenger seat of a plug-in Volvo. Even knowing that, I can still hardly believe that the brainless, witless, bone-headed ridiculousness of the last few months has come to this. It wasn’t that long ago…

The collector-car market is no longer moving as one. While some traditionally valuable classics are struggling to match expectations, a select group of semi-modern performance cars is attracting extraordinary sums from buyers chasing rarity and provenance. Ferrari has been at the center of this shift, with a series of record auction results in 2026 highlighting the growing value placed on cars from the final era of Ferrari’s non-hybrid halo-car development. As electrification transforms the supercar market, collectors appear increasingly willing to pay a premium for limited-production models that offer naturally aspirated engines, analog driving experiences and a direct connection to…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. As was classically demonstrated on Top Gear, it used to be easy to find something mid-engined and Italian for not a lot of money—assuming you didn’t care too much about actually driving your purchase. Newer generations of Italian supercars are holding their value better, so finding something affordable requires more extreme measures. Currently up for auction on Bring a Trailer, this 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo is probably one of the cheapest examples around, but that’s…

I don’t think I’m going to hurt anyone’s feelings by pointing out that Decap doesn’t have the name recognition of Kendrick Lamar, Olivia Rodrigo, or Charli XCX. But his fingerprints are all over tracks from them, as well as many other artists, including Freddie Gibbs, Bad Bunny, Mac Miller, BTS, and even Ludwig Göransson’s score for Oppenheimer.Nicholas Piantedosi, better known as Decap, is a record producer, but perhaps more importantly, he’s the man behind Drums That Knock, a series of sample packs that have found their way onto countless records across genres. The line is so successful that, after debuting…

You don’t need a Raspberry Pi or mini PC to start experimenting with Home Assistant. That crappy old laptop collecting dust in your closet might have another use after all. With some open-source software and a little patience, you can give it a second life as a smart home control system. It may not be the perfect hardware for the job, but it lets you get started with what you already have. A smart home composed of devices from several different companies can make for a messy setup. Although standards like Matter and Thread are designed to smooth that out,…

You-know-who might be grabbing headlines by rolling a few trucks off the assembly line, but fleets overseas have been putting electric semi trucks to work for years – and shipping fleet JUNA just announced the deployment of its 110th (!) big BEV. A joint venture between German logistics firm sennder and Swedish truck brand Scania, JUNA works with shippers and freight forwarders to understand their transport needs, identify suitable routes, integrate electric vehicles where possible, then support those carriers with a flexible pay-per-use model that enables them to decarbonize some or all of their freight traffic today, without taking on the…

UPDATE: 2026/09/26 13:00 EST BY SEAN MCMANUS Porsche’s Pricey Options Aren’t Helping We added a section to highlight some of Porsche’s expensive options, like a $230 fuel cap, for example. Once the VW Group’s profit leader, Porsche has seemingly overnight become its albatross instead. The brand’s prices may have soared higher than its customers can reach, but artificial scarcity and expensive options aren’t alone in setting Porsche’s course. Some very big and very poorly timed investments are also weighing on the CEO’s “value over volume” strategy. From Massive Moneymaker To Barely Break-Even Dynamic shot of a 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman…

The Drive 🤝 your inbox. Every weekday The Daily Brief wraps up the biggest stories and our exclusive reporting on the auto industry and car culture. Like seemingly everything else in this age of tariffs and other geopolitical crises, new cars are getting expensive. Transaction prices reached an average of $50,000 late last year and have hovered there since. And according to a recent study, those looking for relief on the used car market are increasingly out of luck. Published by Edmunds, the study found that truly affordable used cars are becoming rarer, forcing budget-conscious shoppers into older cars with…