Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely. Tesla posted its financial statement for the second quarter of the year this afternoon. Earlier in July, we learned that the American automaker had had a good quarter in terms of sales, growing 25 percent year over year. Fans hoping that sales increase…
The Range Rover GT will debut as an EV with a hybrid version to follow. Range Rover provided flights from Washington, DC, to London and accommodation so Ars could see the RR GT, as well as some other things you can read about in early September. Ars does not…
Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn’t open-ended. Do you use your vehicle’s app to pre‑cool the cabin on a scorching day, confirm the doors are locked from bed, or have the car automatically call for help when the airbags go off? Savor those connected, cloud‑based conveniences while you…
It starts at just under $25,000, but the hybrid won’t arrive until next year. Kia provided flights from Washington, DC, to Orange County, California, and accommodation so Ars could drive the Seltos. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Although it sometimes feels like automakers have all…
Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars. Formula 1 returned to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit for the Belgium Grand Prix this weekend. This ribbon of tarmac in the Ardennes is one of the sport’s historic venues, featuring in the first F1…
Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV. When Lucid introduced the Air electric sedan in late 2021, the first Air Dream Edition I tested packed over 1,100 hp (820 kW) and carried a $180,000-plus window sticker. It’s easily the most powerful street car I’ve tested; the…
Toyota’s everyday small SUV should rarely require trips to the gas station. For year after year, more Americans have bought Toyota RAV4s than anything that isn’t a pickup truck. The brand’s reputation for solid reliability has kept it ahead of SUVs from other automakers, and the nation’s embrace of…
There’s a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap. At the end of last September, electric vehicle adoption in the US began to crater. That followed the abolition of the IRS clean vehicle tax credit as part of a series of moves by…
VW’s plan calls for half as many models but didn’t mention closures or job cuts. Volkswagen Group is doing well with electric vehicle sales in its home region, but costly tariffs and eroding market share in China and North America have been hurting it badly. Europe’s largest automaker, which…
Now it’s an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them. Anyone who has followed the aftermarket automotive performance industry for long enough can tell you just how dramatically it has changed over the past few decades. What once required mechanical tinkering and a…
