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For over three decades, the Mazda Miata has been the gold standard for affordable, lightweight roadsters. It’s a car that perfectly balances simplicity, handling, and driving enjoyment with a price tag that makes it affordable for just about anyone. While it doesn’t always sell in droves, it proves that Mazda cares about performance and driving pleasure, something that stretches to the rest of the vehicles in the brand’s lineup. Over the years, many automakers have attempted to copy Mazda’s success, and few have gotten closer than General Motors. Base Trim Engine 2.0L Inline-4 Gas Base Trim Transmission 6-Speed Manual Base…

On today’s all-consuming episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got some quick takes from the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show! One of the largest tech and mobility trade shows on the planet, CES has already seen advanced AI, a drone you can ride, advanced AI, and more! We’ve also got an all-new SUV from the Sony/Honda partnership, Afeela, sales numbers from Chevy, Genesis, and Lucid, and even an “extended range RV” backed by the home power experts at Anker. You can find out more in the source links, below, then let us know what you think in the comments. Featured image via CES.…

When it comes to affordable sports cars, there might not be many choices left. But at least many of the cars that remain on the market are reaping the benefit of reduced competition. Sales of the Mazda Miata, Nissan Z, and the Toyota GR Supra were all strong in 2025, though Toyota’s GR86 and its Subaru BRZ sibling did not fare so well. Z-Car A Surprising Sudden Hit 2025 Nissan Z in grey on trackNissan The Nissan Z might be the highlight of all of them. Nissan’s two-seater managed to move 5,487 units for 2025. That’s not a huge number…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. You want to know something? This website has been around for a little over 10 years, and never once did we review a Dodge Journey. I don’t know if that’s the most glaring of oversights, but you’d imagine that at some point, it should’ve happened. The Journey was decently popular, after all, like Dodge’s offering to the not-quite-minivan-nor-SUV crowd that tends to buy Subarus. There’s still a market for it—just ask the 17 people who purchased one…

Automotive CES is usually where we go to see the next big screen, the next big chip, or the next big gadget. This year, one of the more interesting reveals in Las Vegas came from an automaker badge that still feels brand new. Afeela, the electric-vehicle brand born from Sony Honda Mobility, rolled out an SUV-style prototype that signals the company is serious about becoming more than a one-car curiosity. If you have been loosely following Afeela, the Afeela 1 sedan is still the first act. Customer deliveries are slated for late 2026 in California, with Japan following…

Ford sold a record number of hybrid vehicles in 2025.  Its EV sales slumped by 14.1%.  The F-150 Hybrid and Maverick Hybrid alone made up nearly three-quarters of Ford’s hybrid sales.  2025 was a tough year for Ford’s electric vehicle business. But its hybrids are booming, signaling strong demand for at least partial electrification even as the EV market hits a rough patch.  The automaker on Tuesday announced that it sold a record 228,072 hybrids (including both conventional and plug-in hybrids) in the U.S. last year, a 21.7% gain over 2024. Two of Ford’s hybrid heroes were its trucks. It sold…

At CES 2026, HP has officially introduced its new EliteBook X G2 series, a premium business laptop lineup built for AI-based workflows. The lineup stands out from the others as it lets customers choose between their favorite processing platforms: AMD, Intel, or Qualcomm. Further, buyers can choose between the traditional notebook and a convertible form factor. At the top of the lineup is the HP EliteBook X G2q, which offers either the Snapdragon X2 Plus or X2 Elite chip, with the latter offering up to 85 TOPS of neural processing power for handling on-device AI workloads. Besides, the laptop features…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Sim racing is an expensive hobby, but at least it’s a pretty easy one to wrap your head around. You buy a steering wheel and pedals, maybe something to mount them to, and then you’re quite literally off to the races. But what if you don’t have the room, the money, or can’t physically play with all those inputs? Gaming peripheral maker GameSir might have the solution: a controller with a mini force-feedback steering disc, powered by…

Depreciation can be a beautiful or ugly thing, depending on which side of it you’re on. If you’re one of the folks who bought any of these SUVs new, taking the depreciation hit when it’s time to trade in or sell must be painful. But for savvy used-market shoppers, the situation makes what were, in some cases, nearly six-figure vehicles much more affordable just a few years later. They’re so affordable, in fact, that you can pick up nice examples of all the SUVs listed below for less than the cost of a brand-new, steel-wheeled, bare-bones, two-door Toyota Tacoma, which,…

Formula 1 has long been a European affair. Cars were revealed under rain clouds hanging over Silverstone or on Italy’s famous Fiorano asphalt. But on 15 January, the F1 world will look to the birthplace of the muscle car, Detroit, for Red Bull’s unveiling of its 2026 challenger.  Ford and Red Bull Racing will reveal their 2026 car at the former’s world headquarters alongside sister team Visa Cash App RB. While this will prove to be a great opportunity to market to a growing American viewership, it’s also a promise from the partnership between the brands: Ford’s input is much…