Formula 1’s new style of racing puts on an entertaining sprint weekend in Shanghai. Formula 1 raced in China this past weekend, just a week after the sport kicked off its 2026 season in Australia. Most of the teams had a better handle on the sport’s complicated new cars…
Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude. The Honda Prelude was never simply a car. It was an engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: compact, disciplined, and unapologetically technical. At its best, it distilled Honda’s faith in precision manufacturing and clever packaging into something…
Confused about electric vehicle voltages? You won’t be after reading this. For more than a decade, most electric vehicles have shared the same electrical backbone: a battery pack operating at roughly 400 V. It’s the invisible standard behind everything from early compliance cars to today’s bestselling EVs. But over…
Carmaker’s technology means EVs can be ready almost as quickly as filling a fuel tank. China’s BYD will aim to take on Porsche and BMW in the European luxury car market with a premium electric vehicle that can be charged in just five minutes. BYD, which overtook Tesla as…
Three smaller SUVs are in development, starting at under $50,000. Lucid’s entry into the highly competitive, high-volume midsize SUV market will be key to achieving profitability, the company told investors today. And it’s going to do that with a trio of electric SUVs that will use its new midsize…
The midsize AWD EV goes on sale this spring, single-motor versions in 2027. Between the antics particular to a certain car company and the industrial chaos that was set off by COVID (then compounded by the invasion of Ukraine) it’s easy to have become cynical about things like timelines.…
Tariffs, torn-up US emissions regs, and being uncompetitive in China are all to blame. Last year, Honda gave Ars a tour of some of its manufacturing facilities in Ohio. The Anna Engine Plant and Marysville Auto Plant had undergone a transformation that added to their capabilities: a massive die-cast…
This satellite streaming technology transforms off-road racing for fans and teams. Regardless of your interest in motorsport, you’ve almost certainly heard of the Monaco Grand Prix, Daytona 500, and Indianapolis 500. These iconic races are easy to spectate, with grandstands lining the course and a camera or two at…
The museum is celebrating 25 years of the original F&F film with a 23-car exhibit. The Fast and Furious franchise has come a long way in the quarter-century since the first film’s release. Originally an undercover cop story, the franchise has morphed into… something else entirely. It’s now a…
Clever polymer science and a little robotic precision created the Hakkapeliitta 01. Nokian provided flights from Austin, Texas, to Ivalo, Finland, and accommodation so Ars could visit its test facility. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. IVALO, Finland—In 1987, fictional superspy James Bond careened around a frozen lake…
