Mazda 6 Reborn As The Rear-Wheel Drive, Electric EZ-6

Photo: Mazda The Mazda 6 is dead and has been for years. Don’t worry, though, it’s back, and this time around, it’s rear-wheel drive, which officially makes it the best Mazda 6 ever. Sorry, Mazdaspeed 6. Along with rising from the dead, it also has a new name — the Mazda EZ-6. Oh, and did … Read more

The New Electric Mini Aceman Looks Cute, But Is That Going To Be Enough?

Mini just unveiled its first dedicated EV model, the adorable and diminutive Aceman electric subcompact crossover. It sits just about two inches longer, one inch wider, and three inches taller than the current F55 Cooper Hardtop four door, and slots between the recently redesigned Cooper and Countryman models. Given its unimpressive WLTP range estimates, small … Read more

Toyota’s Fifth-Generation Hybrid System Finally Made The Camry Fun To Drive

The Toyota Camry has always been a lot of good things — reliable, efficient, comfortable — but it’s never exactly been thrilling to drive. That has changed with the introduction of the ninth-generation Camry. For 2025, Toyota’s trusty midsize sedan has been pared down to just one powertrain option, a 2.5-liter inline-4 engine mated to … Read more

Ford Wants Mustang Drivers To Stop Acting Like Mustang Drivers

POV: You are about to be crushed by a Mustang driver who didn’t go to Mustang driving schoolPhoto: Ford When Ford introduced the Mustang Dark Horse back in 2022, it included a little bonus for buyers: A “a hands-on track instruction and driving experience,” where owners could head out to Charlotte Motor Speedway and learn … Read more

Ford Wants To Remind You Of All The Times The Mustang Had A Good Livery By Giving It A Bad Livery

Image: Ford When was the last time you saw a truly good racing livery? Think about it for a minute. A great stand-alone livery that will be looked back on as iconic in fifty years time, one that isn’t a throwback or homage, one that isn’t just a mishmash of black, white, and red — that’s … Read more

You Must Apply To Buy Ford’s $300,000 Mustang GTD

Photo: Logan Carter When Ford unveiled the hardcore Mustang GTD at Monterey Car Week last year, its aggressive face was plastered all across the internet, and as of Wednesday, Americans and Canadians can apply to potentially buy one. The application opens today, April 17, 2024, exactly 60 years after the first Mustang debuted at the 1964 … Read more

What’s Your Worst Used Car Buying Experience?

If you are a human being on planet Earth who hails from modest means, there’s a good chance you’ve either purchased or considered purchasing a used vehicle. Not all used vehicle purchases are created equally, though. In fact, some are downright miserable, and I want to know all of your horror stories. Lay ‘em on … Read more

At $32,000, Would You Toy With This 2002 Chevy Corvette ZO6?

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice ZO6 produces 405 horsepower, which is apparently so notable that it gets a fender badging saying so. Let’s see if its price tag warrants equal admiration. Best Corvette Generations, According to Bob Peter Parker’s Spiderman is a superhero whose crime-fighting responsibilities were adopted due to happenstance rather than to … Read more

Here’s Every Six-Speed Automatic Still On The Market Today

Photo: Buick I’ve spent a whole lot of time with the Envista and Trax and their six-speed automatics. It’s not exactly a fun and engaging transmission to use, but it gets the job done. There are a few downsides, though. The first is that you cannot really manually shift it. There’s a gear limiter, but … Read more

Hellcat Owner Gonna Hell Cat, OJ Gets Recalled And A Big Dumb Sign In This Week’s Car Culture Roundup

Michigan residents took to social media Wednesday to express outrage, disappointment and zingers over a pricy glamour project installed in honor of Detroit hosting the upcoming NFL draft. Folks felt they were promised a grand “Hollywood” style sign overlooking Detroit’s busiest freeway. What we got were eight-foot tall green letters on two foot tall cement … Read more