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Akio Toyoda is bringing his customized sports car to the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon. It’s a two-seater, mid-engine model, but its identity is unknown. The cryptic posts on X may hint at an MR2 revival. For sports car enthusiasts, Akio Toyoda is hands down one of the best automotive executives to have ever lived. Who would’ve imagined that in 2026, Toyota would be the savior of fun cars? A flagship GR GT recently joined the GR Yaris, GR86, and GR Corolla, but the V-8 supercar might not be the only mid-engine model on the horizon. For years, the company has…

License eyed for driving 2 or 3-wheeled electric vehicles

JBL is adding a wide range of workout earbuds to its arsenal, with updates to the existing Peak and Run earbuds and the introduction of the Zone and Pace open-ear design buds. The variety of earbuds include open-style, sealed with ANC, and some inexpensive wired options, and cost between $24.95 and $179.95.Sitting at the top of the Endurance series is the Zone, JBL’s first open-ear sports earbuds. They use OpenSound technology (the same found in the JBL Sense product line) with a flexible earhook design to keep them secure through a workout while still allowing you to hear your surroundings.…

The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. As Adrian Newey gets stuck in at Aston Martin, his swan-song Red Bull project is continuing apace. Red Bull Advanced Technologies recently released fresh images of the RB17 hypercar, showing some noteworthy changes since the hybrid V10 track monster’s public debut at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Some concessions to practicality were made, including the addition of larger, hockey-stick headlights, exterior mirrors, and a windshield wiper. A fin has sprouted from the car’s spine, and the…

Pure McLaren events take a track-day to the next level We were handed the keys to a 690bhp Artura and given one-to-one tuition at one of the world’s best race tracks You dream about the chance to live out your racing driver fantasies, and mine is about to be realised. The venue for my debut track experience: Silverstone. This is like kicking a football for the first time at Wembley. McLaren is hosting one of its exclusive Pure owners’ experience days, and I’ve been invited. To prepare, I spent the day before studying videos of races at the circuit and…

We could be witnessing the start of the renaissance for real buttons in cars, courtesy of Volkswagen’s ID. Polo. The German automaker unveiled the interior of its upcoming compact EV, which features real buttons, switches and even a knob for audio controls.”We have created an interior that feels like a friend from the very first contact,” Volkswagen’s chief designer, Andreas Mindt, said in a press release. “Clear physical buttons provide stability and trust, warm materials make it appealing, and charming details such as the new retro views of the instruments show the typical Volkswagen wink.”VolkswagenLast year, Mindt told Autocar that…

We got an early glimpse of Red Bull’s first road-going hypercar back in July of 2024. Today, though, the company has locked in the final design of its RB17 hypercar before it goes on sale this year—and it looks wicked. The RB17 was born from Red Bull’s Formula One know-how, which means it was designed to do one thing: go absurdly fast. The new look reflects that. Compared to the original prototype, the production RB17 looks sharper, tighter, and dare we say, even faster. The RB17’s Final Look Red Bull RB17 Final Design Photo by: Red Bull The front end…

If you spend any time shopping for wheels online, you’ll notice something quickly: the same “look” can cost $200 from one seller and $700 from another. On paper they might even have the same size. One is a genuine OEM wheel; one is a replica.  Do you buy the cheaper replica or stick with OEM? For a lot of drivers, that raises a simple but important question: is OEM really worth it, or are replicas “good enough”? In this article we’ll walk through the real-world differences in fitment, safety, cost, and long-term value so you can make a…

Nio will hold a ceremony on January 6 at its F2 factory in Hefei, Anhui province, to mark the rollout of its 1 millionth mass-produced vehicle, a local media reported. Nio was founded in November 2014 and saw its 100,000th production vehicle roll off the line on April 7, 2021. (A Nio ES6 displayed at the Shanghai auto show in April 2025. Image credit: CnEVPost) Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO, HKG: 9866) will hold a ceremony on January 6 at its F2 factory in Hefei, Anhui, to mark the rollout of its 1 millionth mass-produced vehicle, local automotive media outlet Yiche…

Some opportunities don’t come along that often – and aren’t the sort of thing you say no to. Such as the chance to drive a £2 million Dakar Rally challenger in a private forest. How exclusive was this opportunity? Well, at the time I climbed behind the wheel, only three people outside of rally outfit M-Sport had been trusted with this toughest of all ‘Built Tough’ Ford trucks: F1 star Carlos Sainz (whose rally legend namesake dad is a current Ford Performance driver), some other bloke and me. And no, I didn’t bend it – thank God. My test in…