Vehicle-mounted tents have been around since pioneer times, but rode a wave of popularity in COVID as #vanlife glamorized 4×4 adventures and Instagram popularized the idea of overlanding. Overlanding has since been interpreted by the masses as “car camping requires Nigel Thornberry cosplay.” To a point, I get it; looking cool is an important part

As someone who recently went searching for a clean third-gen Toyota 4Runner on Facebook Marketplace, I can tell you this: They’re getting hard to find. Maybe the story is different out in California, but here in the middle of the country, most of them are just plain beat. That said, I found the engine I’d

Fresh off a somewhat surprising victory at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday, four-time F1 champ Max Verstappen will be making his GT racing debut at the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend. Racing publication Auto Motor Sport first reported that Verstappen is headed to Germany later this week, where he will undergo several steps

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a camouflaged Ford F-150 Lightning prototype that I thought might be a Tremor. I was wrong. Instead, it was a test mule for the new STX trim announced Monday, which displaces the old XLT as the base model and adds beefy Goodyear Wrangler tires. In my defense,

The automotive industry is no stranger to software. For decades, digital modules have made cars safer, more predictable, and—especially with recent advances in traction and stability control—faster. Simultaneously, digital tools have had much the same effect on the design process, helping engineers eke out even more performance without asking for any additional driving talent in

When it comes to sports, Formula 1 may be the least predictable. For all its equations, decimals, and data points, there are more unknown variables at play than known ones. A mid-race downpour, a suspension failure, or—in Lando Norris’ case on Sunday—a malfunctioning wheel gun results in too many “solve for x” situations to account

Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. Tight, right, and light, TDS gathers all the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe in one place. Stories are summarized in a single sentence with a link for those seeking more information. Tesla’s market share has hit an eight-year low in the U.S. and is on track to

The Mercedes-Benz GLC has long been the brand’s bestseller, and now it’s going electric. Not exclusively, of course—that would be like shooting yourself in the foot. Instead, the manufacturer is rolling out a battery-powered variant of the midsize SUV that will join the pure gas and plug-in hybrid models. It has a big, flashy tech

If you’re a Porsche 911 fan, you saw this coming. The 911 T-Hybrid’s arrival earlier in the year sent a message: The pathway to the most powerful, most advanced sports car out of Zuffenhausen now involves electrification. The hybrid 911 Turbo S that Porsche announced today was, frankly, an inevitability. That said, the milestone hits

It’s been two years since Lamborghini turned heads at Monterey Car Week with its Lanzador concept, a high-riding coupe with room for four that’s also, uh, an EV. It sounded weird saying it then, and it still sounds weird saying it now. The Lanzador teased a future where Lamborghini ICE supercars and high-performance EVs would