At first glance, tuning Porsches for more power and performance might seem like sending Tiger Woods to golf school for a few pointers. Porsches are not, after all, machines lacking in agility or speed. A 911 Turbo, in fact, won our last five-vehicle supercar comparison test. The few speed junkies unsatisfied by this brutally fast, sophisticated exotic should probably seek out a different fix.
Last month, Toyota revealed a more extreme, track-focused version of its hilariously fun GR Corolla hot hatch, with the new model being named the GRMN Corolla. Those two extra letters, "MN," mean that it was tuned by the "Meisters of the Nürburgring," and it certainly has the suspension and aero specs to back that up. But is that enough to be worthy of its $65,665 price tag?
When we talk about newer features that started showing up in cars within the last couple of decades, Apple CarPlay is always a popular one, but personally, I still marvel at surround-view camera systems. The idea is so simple, and yet, they feel a little like magic. Sure, I'd rather have smaller cars that are easy to see out of, but the technology is great. Especially if an errant pebble takes out the windshield of the Honda Prelude you were scheduled to receive, and the press car you get as a replacement ends up being a Honda Pilot that's almost 60 inches longer than the Fiat 500e you drive daily.
The 2028 Mercedes-Benz GLA-class remains the brand's entry-level SUV, and it'll debut as an EV, with a gas-engine hybrid to follow.
The GLA250+ is the rear-drive EV, the GLA350 is the mightier AWD EV, and the GLA220 (FWD) and GLA250 (AWD) are the hybrid models; power figures TBD.
Mercedes hasn't yet announced pricing for any GLA, but those details will be shared before the SUV reaches dealers in the latter half of 2027.
As goes the Mercedes-Benz CLA, so goes its crossover sibling, the GLA. The baby Benz sedan just emerged from a redesign and is now offered in EV and hybrid form; the GLA is about to follow suit.
Representative of the first supermini to garner super sales, today's Nice Price or No Dice Renault R5 remains as cheekily cheerful as when it was new. Let's decide whether this extremely clean edition is priced just as cheekily.
One of the hardest things about being an automotive journalist is when you get to drive a fancy new car with an extremely luxurious back seat, but you never actually get to be a rear passenger yourself. If we get a seven-day press car loan, no one is legally allowed to drive the cars but us. There have been many instances of me sitting alone in the back seat of a parked car, listening to music and trying out the massage functions, which is about as much as I can do for a review.
We here at Jalopnik love a hypothetical. It keeps us distracted from the misery of the real world around us, and it's partially why I came up with the slightly off-the-wall question I posed to you fine folks last week. Unfortunately, most of you misunderstood what I was asking, but we'll do our best to soldier on.
Y'all, the day has finally arrived. The Gordie Howe Bridge, $4.6 billion and decades in the making, finally opened Monday, July 27. It was a momentous day for everyone, especially after repeated delays caused by international trade friction. What should have been a moment of fragile unity between our two countries turned into a stand off, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney refusing to blink. A particular moment of triumph that President Donald Trump couldn't stop with all his bluster? Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, driving across the bridge in a Ford Mustang Convertible.
Depending on how long it's on the road, one of an internal combustion-powered car's most common replacement parts is its starter battery. These 12-volt bricks are integral to sending a jolt of electricity to the starter motor and spark plugs, and crank the engine before the alternator takes over.
