Enlarge / The first EV to use GM’s Ultium batteries is the Hummer EV, seen here. But from 2027, the cells will also power new, affordable EVs from Honda and GM brands. (credit: General Motors) On Tuesday, General Motors and Honda announced that the two companies are working together on a new range of affordable […]
Enlarge / By the end of the year Hertz customers will be able to rent EVs from Polestar as well as Tesla. (credit: Polestar) Car rental company Hertz is significantly expanding its electric vehicle fleet. On Monday it announced a new partnership with Polestar, the Swedish performance EV startup. If all goes to plan, Hertz […]
Enlarge / You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a WRX, but it’s actually the new Toyota GR Corolla. (credit: Toyota) By and large, Toyota is known for dependable but boring cars. But among the millions of RAV4s and Camrys, there is evidence of a wilder streak. There’s the Supra , of course, which is […]
Enlarge / The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is now in its seventh generation. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) When it comes to building luxury cars, few do it better than Mercedes-Benz. The carmaker has come a long way since Carl Benz’s 1886 patent and has put out a string of sedans fit for kings, kingpins, more than few dictators, and the […]
Enlarge / Purists may be aghast, but the commercial reality is that Lotus needs a volume-seller, and that means an SUV. At least it is fully electric. (credit: Lotus) This week we found out what an electric Lotus SUV will look like when the company showed off a new car called the Eletre. Not everyone […]
Enlarge / Don’t let GT7‘s grind rain on your parade, the economy is being fixed. (credit: Sony) When Gran Turismo 7 launched earlier this month, it was no surprise that the game’s economy was not exactly forgiving. But displeasure among players boiled over a couple of weeks later after a bungled update took down the […]
Enlarge / A Polestar 2 (foreground) and a Polestar 1 (background) at Polestar’s showroom in Marin County, California. (credit: Polestar) In 2020, we got our first drive in the then-new Polestar 2, an electric fastback sedan from a startup automaker owned by Volvo and Geely. The car had a great interior and some nifty infotainment […]
Enlarge / Yes, this 917 is wearing license plates. (credit: Icon Engineering) The UK is known for plenty of things, but it’s not all fish and chips and dodgy Russian oligarch money. It’s also surprisingly permissive when it comes to registering vehicles for public roads. Thanks to a process called “Individual Vehicle Approval, ” it’s […]
Enlarge / The electric crossover market is starting to get crowded. This is one of the newest entrants: the Nissan Ariya. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Nissan provided two nights in a hotel and a return flight to Madrid so we could drive the prototype Ariya. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Before Elon Musk and […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson | Petersen) Cars and Hollywood go together like chocolate and peanut butter (or mashed potatoes and gravy—choose your favorite pairing). The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles pays tribute to that legacy with its new exhibit, the “Cars of Film and Television.” Founded in 1994 by the magazine […]