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The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Poke around the online configurator for the 2027 Kia Telluride, and you’ll find a range of inventive color combinations and trim material choices for the interior. Many of them are a little off-beat—some dark sage here, eggplant there—to match the SUV’s polarizing exterior. That’s a very conscious decision, paraphrasing the words of Kia design boss, Tom Kearns, to inject some energy inside the car beyond the standard neutral cabins we’ve come to expect. “This offers something that’s…

Tanzania earns top marks from safari connoisseurs. The Serengeti National Park is legendary for the Great Migration, where over 2 million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles thunder across sweeping plains and brave crocodile-filled river crossings like the Mara River. Next door, the Ngorongoro Crater holds dense populations of the Big Five (lion, rhinoceros, elephant, leopard, and buffalo) in a collapsed volcano. And don’t skip Ruaha National Park and Selous (now Nyerere), where southern Tanzania offers remote wilderness and abundant wildlife.

The standard takes effect January 1, 2027, while models already approved and to be launched in China may complete design changes by January 2029. Tesla pioneered the hidden door handle design, which was subsequently adopted by most Chinese EV makers, though with varying details. (File photo shows a Tesla Model 3. Image credit: CnEVPost) A new mandatory national auto safety standard in China prohibits hidden door handles, halting a design pioneered by Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the standard on February 2, effective January 1, 2027. It mandates that electric vehicles (EVs) sold…

Streaming costs are on the rise, and anime fans are next to feel the pinch. Over the past year, “streamflation” has worsened, with several major platforms raising their subscription fees. Now, Crunchyroll has joined the list of streaming services hiking prices, meaning your daily anime fix is about to cost a bit more. In a recent blog post, Crunchyroll confirmed it will be raising subscription fees across all tiers in the US. The base Fan tier is increasing from $7.99 to $9.99 per month, while the Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan tiers are jumping from $11.99 and $15.99 to $13.99…

If you want one bike to keep forever, adventure bikes make a great case for themselves. After all, these are some of the most versatile bikes out there, giving you the ability to commute, tour, or hit the weekend twisties. Not all of them can be kept forever, though. For that, you need to focus on high reliability that’s been proven over the years. And you also need to think about long-term ownership costs. Taking both of these into account, we’ve whipped up a list of 10 ADVs you can keep forever. Understandably, Japanese names dominate the list, but there…

It should be said that we don’t condone the use of AI in creating original ‘art.’ Artists might spend their entire careers mastering a craft only for a robot to manufacture an inarguably worse product in a fraction of the time. For what it’s worth, we use a real artist for all of our original renderings. That said, sometimes dabbling with AI can yield unexpected results. The Dodge Viper RT/10 Shooting Brake you see here was created by self-proclaimed “AI Designer” Sebastian Simonsson (who you can follow on Instagram). Simonsson has worked in the auto industry for more than 25 years,…

While the typical buyers cars like the Maserati GranCabrio or Grecale Folgore EVs may not have to ask what one costs, they do need to know what number to write on the check – and if they ask this month, that number could be a staggering $85,000 LOWER than before. (!) CarsDirect is reporting a massive $85,000 discount on remaining 2025 model year Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio Folgore models, as well as a still impressive $40,000 off electric versions of the excellent Grecale Folgore SUV, all of which amount to more than 40% discount from the Italian luxury cars’ original asking prices and…

Fortnite is going to be getting a lot more crossovers featuring characters from video games. As part of the Epic Games Store’s year in review for 2025, Epic shared details about its official program for developers that will give people who purchase their game on the Epic Games Store a related cosmetic they can use within Fortnite.Eventually, the goal is to scale the program to “over 100 partnerships per year,” Epic Games Store GM Steve Allison said on X last month. In an interview with The Verge, Allison says that there will be “about 40” this year and “60-plus” so…

Let’s get the caveats out of the way first. I admit I am an impatient person. I can also see some benefits to electrically powered car boot lids. These include being able to operate the boot without getting your hands dirty from the grime on the tailgate; shorter people not having to jump up to close the tailgate on bigger cars; and the ability to open the boot with a keyfob or a kick under the rear bumper on cars with those features installed.  Advertisement – Article continues belowHaving recognised all that, I still hate powered boot lids.  There are…

The BMW 3 Series will go electric globally for the first time, offering around 500 miles of range and reinterpreting design cues from the brand’s back catalogue. It promises to be the keen driver’s choice, thanks to BMW’s new ‘Heart of Joy’ computer, which unites all of the car’s key systems onto one chip. This, it claims, will bring tangible benefits to stability, agility and comfort, matching those of the petrol-engined 3 Series. Everything we know about the BMW i3 BMW iX3 On sale March First member of BMW’s Neue Klasse becomes the UK longest-range EV, mustering 500 miles per charge. Read…