This week I was testing a 2024 BMW 750x xDrive plug-in hybrid, and honestly, I can't fully process the experience. Let's just say this isn't the 7-Series I grew up with.Oh sure, it's still luxurious. It's still a large, expensive flagship with both a base and as-tested price in the six figures. And it's still recognizably a Bimmer, inside and out.But,...

Hyundai Motor reportedly plans on using preexisting investments slated for its new EV facility in Georgia to pivot toward hybrid vehicles, as all-electric models haven’t seen the kind of adoption rates that would warrant an entire factory — let alone the plant that will become its largest outside of South Korea. This is despite over a decade of...

Today we bring you a 2005 Scion xB that needs a bit of work. Only a bit, though, or so it seems. The pics show some minor cosmetic issues, but our seller says that there are no mods and the struts, brakes, and head gasket have been replaced within the last 30,000 miles. The overall mileage is 167K.It's a stick shift, for those who, like myself,...

BMW has gotten plenty of mileage from its inline-six engines, but it’s not done yet. The 2025 M4 CS will debut on May 10, sporting a 543-horsepower turbocharged engine, plenty of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics, and chassis reinforcements to give it razor-sharp handling. The $124,675 coupe uses BMW’s S58 inline-six-cylinder engine, which also powers...

JLR is tending to its tremendously square Defender this upcoming model year, gifting it the likes of new seating options and an updated four-wheel drive system.We’ll start with the 4x4, since off-road prowess is part of the brand’s reason for being – even if most Defender owners will only venture onto that cracked concrete at the mall. It seems...

Most of the media and internet pundits have been zeroed in on Tesla’s layoffs and what they could mean for the automaker and industry at large, but there’s another reported change in its operations that could signal a significant shift in how its vehicles are built. After CEO Elon Musk’s poo-pooing of LiDAR technology, Tesla now appears to be buying...