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25-year import rule opens the US to foreign cars once they are old enough

800-volt EVs can charge fast, but the charger and battery set the limit

ADAS explained, from automatic braking to lane keeping and adaptive cruise

ANCAP star ratings expire after six years, and the 2026 class raises the bar

Australia's new vehicle efficiency standard has cut models, fines due 2028

Axial flux motors move from supercars into Mercedes-AMG production

Barn find cars are forgotten classics that now sell for millions

Bathurst 1000 is a public road turned into a 1,000 km Supercars race

Is BYD really bigger than Tesla?

Cadillac joins F1 as the eleventh team, on Ferrari engines until 2029

How to find rare supercars and hypercars as a car spotter

Who owns the Chinese car brands sold in Australia, from MG to GWM

Volvo, Lotus and Polestar are all controlled by Geely

How CVT, dual-clutch and torque-converter gearboxes differ and who each suits

The Dakar Rally began with a lost rider and now crosses Saudi Arabia

Drift culture grew from Japanese mountain passes into Formula Drift

Can e-fuels save the combustion engine?

The EU 2035 combustion ban is law, but Italy, Poland and France want changes

What Euro NCAP's 2026 changes mean for five-star cars

EV or hybrid comes down to home charging and how far you drive

Hydrogen cars lost ground to battery electrics but suit fleets and trucks

How F1 power units went from a 60 kW KERS boost to the all-new 2026 rules

F1 2026 rules explained in plain English, from active aero to overtake mode

Ferrari's Luce, the first electric Ferrari, sold out despite harsh criticism

Formula E Gen4 adds permanent all-wheel drive and 600 kW of peak power

FWD, RWD and AWD explained by what each does to space, grip and handling

Why gigacasting lets carmakers cast a car floor in one piece

Hot hatch history runs from the Golf GTI to the Civic Type R

Hydrogen combustion engines emit no CO2 but still make NOx

IMSA GTP is the hybrid prototype class that races at Daytona and Le Mans

In-wheel motors put the motor in the hub, and unsprung weight is the catch

Inline-six engines are back because makers now build them from shared modules

JDM imports into Australia depend on ADR compliance, not just a cheap price

Kei cars explained through Japan's size limits, tax breaks and sports models

Le Mans Hypercar rules let LMH and LMDh cars race together under one BoP

What Level 3 autonomous driving changes about who is responsible

LFP vs NMC batteries compared on range, charging, safety and cost

Why the manual gearbox is disappearing from showrooms

NACS is replacing CCS1 in North America while Australia stays on CCS2

Petrol or diesel in 2026 comes down to trip length and filter trouble

Pop-up headlights vanished after 2004, and a mainstream return looks unlikely

Range-extender EVs return as China sells 1.18 million and Western makers follow

Restomods explained as old cars with modern engineering and new-car prices

Waymo leads the robotaxi race on scale, with Tesla and Zoox well behind

Mazda's rotary engine won Le Mans, built the RX-7 and keeps coming back

Carmakers eye sodium-ion batteries for cost, but the cheaper cell has trade-offs

Solid-state batteries are still not in showrooms, and the dates keep moving

Steer-by-wire in the Lexus RZ and Cybertruck, and what happens when it fails

Takata airbag recall became the largest ever, and owners should check their car

Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving still need a driver watching at all times

Toyota GR GT revealed with a twin-turbo V8 hybrid and production due in 2027

Turbo vs naturally aspirated engines on response, economy and reliability

Britain says it will end new petrol and diesel sales in 2035, hybrids included

US car tariffs put 25 percent on imported cars, and the law behind them matters

Vehicle-to-grid turns parked EVs into batteries, but few cars can do it yet

DRS in F1 let chasing cars cut drag, and active aero replaced it in 2026

Cars keep getting heavier, and some cities now charge for it

SUVs overtook sedans and wagons because rules, tariffs and margins pushed them

WRC 2027 rules replace Rally1 with a standard chassis and Rally2 parts

A phone maker built the Xiaomi SU7 to rival the Porsche Taycan