Few automotive features can make a parked car look as alive as pop-up headlights. Turn the switch and two neat sections of bodywork rise from the hood, pause with theatrical precision and reveal the l
Toyota’s smallest minivan isn’t getting a redesign for 2026, but there’s more going on than the unchanged bodywork suggests. The Roomy and its Daihatsu Thor twin have picked up extra
Electric cars have developed a sound of their own. Not the familiar chug of an engine or the rising growl of an exhaust, but a smooth, slightly eerie hum that seems better suited to a spacecraft glidi
The Daihatsu Taft may have been around since 2020, but it's not being left behind. To keep pace with newer rivals in Japan's kei crossover segment, Daihatsu has refreshed the model with upgrad
Once you notice it, you can’t unsee it. Walk through a random parking lot in 2026 and it starts feeling weirdly dystopian. Rows of anonymous crossovers. Same sloped roofline. Same angry L
Driver assistance systems are everywhere now, but figuring out which ones actually work well can still be surprisingly difficult. That’s why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Most people think of a car as something that reacts to what is right in front of it. See the brake lights, then brake. See the danger, then respond. V2X changes that whole idea. It lets a ca
Battery-electric cars became a political mess well before Elon Musk turned public opinion against his cars by leading the "government efficiency" campaign that sent about 300,000 federal emp
Cars keep changing and not everyone's thrilled about it. Automakers used to build whatever they wanted. Now there are rules for everything. Emissions, noise, safety, design, all of it. The EPA say
Cars are getting heavier every year, and there's no sign of it stopping. The EPA has been tracking this since the early '80s, and new vehicles just keep adding more weight. Electric batteries,