Polestar’s Next Big Test Is Becoming Popular Without Becoming Ordinary

Polestar wants bigger sales and more mainstream models, but its real challenge is becoming popular without losing the sharp identity that made it different.

Your Fuel Bill Is Up 33%. Shell’s Profits Are Up 109%. Do The Maths.

Oil giant Shell posted a staggering US$6.9 billion in first quarter earnings…

BMW i3 Has Arrived, And It’s Not The Cute One You Remember

BMW’s all-new electric 3 Series is the second car off its Neue Klasse platform, and it goes further on a single charge than the iX3 SUV that came before it.

Audi RS 6 GT Mega Wagon Pops Up For Sale In Australia

One of just 21 individually numbered RS 6 Avant GTs allocated to Australia has surfaced at a Sydney dealer, and the asking price reflects just how rare this thing is.

Man US$282,000 For A ‘New’ Porsche GT3 That Had Been Pulled Apart By Trainee Mechanics

There are bad car buying experiences, and then there’s paying nearly US$282,000 for a Porsche 911 GT3 that turns out to have spent a year being disassembled and reassembled by apprentices.

Volkswagen Just Hit 4 Million EVs Sold, BYD Did Half That In A Single Year

The Volkswagen Group is celebrating a genuinely big milestone this week. It’s also a milestone that perfectly illustrates how far behind China’s EV leaders the legacy automakers really are.

Tesla’s New Roadster Seat Patent Is Basically A Carbon Tub For Your Backside

Forget everything you know about car seats being a pile of brackets, bolts, and foam. Tesla just patented something for the Roadster that has more in common with a McLaren chassis than anything you’ve ever parked yourself in.

BMW Just Admitted The M2 Is The Real M3 Now

BMW slapping a full M Performance Track Kit on the M2 and not the M3 or M4 tells you everything you need to know about where the company thinks its driver’s car actually lives.

BYD’s China Sales Just Fell Off A Cliff, And The Rivals Are Circling

For a company that looked borderline unstoppable for the better part of three years, BYD’s 2026 has started with all the momentum of a stalled elevator.

Volkswagen Just Accidentally Revealed The Golf 9. And It’s Going Electric

The next-generation Volkswagen Golf has been teased for the first time, and…

Volvo Just Made The Seatbelt Smart, And It Only Took 70 Years

Volvo invented the modern seatbelt. That’s not marketing spin, it’s just a…

Americans Are Warming Up To Chinese Cars, And The Numbers Should Worry Every Legacy Automaker

There’s a narrative that gets trotted out whenever Chinese cars come up…

Scout’s 160,000 Reservations Tell You Everything About Where The American Car Market Is Heading

If you ever needed proof that America’s EV revolution isn’t going quite…

2026 World Car Of The Year Finalists Announced And There Are Some Genuine Surprises

The shortlist for the world’s most prestigious automotive awards has landed, and the mix of finalists tells you everything about where the industry is heading right now.

New Nissan Patrol Picks Up Prestigious Design Award Ahead Of Australian Launch

The seventh-generation Y63 Patrol has been recognised by one of the world’s longest-running design competitions, adding another layer of anticipation to what is shaping up as one of the most watched vehicle launches in Australia this year.

DENZA B5 And B8 Just Conquered One Of Australia’s Most Notorious Off-Road Climbs

BYD’s premium offshoot has sent its luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs up Beer O’Clock Hill in Queensland, and both came out the other side without breaking a sweat.

The Caterpillar Pickup Truck / Ute Is Finally Real. Sort Of

The internet spent two years losing its mind over AI-generated renders of a CAT pickup. Caterpillar has now responded with something real, but considerably less exciting.

The B9 Audi RS 4 Just Became A Whole Lot More Collectible. Thank The RS 5 For That

The new RS 5, which is what Audi is now calling the…

The Ute That Could Nerf the Ford Ranger Costs $15,000 Less and Tows the Same

The dual-cab ute segment just got its most interesting wildcard in years.…

A Yellow Ferrari Enzo Just Sold for $18 Million and Tripled the Previous Record

A low-mileage yellow Ferrari Enzo, part of the Phil Bachman Collection, broke the auction record, selling for nearly three times the previous Enzo high-water mark.

Mercedes-Benz Isn’t Just Selling Cars Anymore. It’s Building a City in Dubai

Mercedes-Benz is taking branded living to its logical extreme with a 12-tower residential city designed to feel less like property and more like a permanent lifestyle statement.

BMW and Lexus Owned America’s Luxury Market in 2025 While Mercedes Fell Behind

BMW and Lexus dominated the year, finishing well ahead of the rest…

Cadillac Just Completed Its First F1 Laps And America Finally Has Skin In The Game

Cadillac’s F1 car hits Silverstone as the brand takes its first real step onto the grid.

Porsche’s 2025 Sales Slump Exposes a Brand Caught Between EVs and Reality

Falling sales in China and Europe show Porsche’s powertrain pivot is costing more than expected.