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In most large companies, rank-and-file employees may go their entire tenure without seeing the CEO in person or hearing from them directly. Tesla’s German workers near Berlin may get more of Elon Musk than they bargained for, however, as the controversial CEO recently said that he would personally look into the plant’s rising rates of absenteeism. Musk took to X to say that he was “looking into it” after a user shared reporting on the subject from the German publication H

Today we bring you a two-owner 2016 Volkswagen Golf R. This one has some mods, including an engine and transmission tune, aftermarket upgrade, springs, and more.The mileage is 119,000 and our seller says it runs well.Cosmetically, it looks good in photos -- we can also see, if you didn't already figure it out from the above sentence about modifications, that this car has an automatic transmission.If this Connecticut-based car interests you, the asking price is $18,500.Could be a fun little runab

We don't just review cars around here. Sometimes, we review dash cams.Which is why I found myself driving around with a NextBase iQ on the dash of a rental car quite a while back. And more recently, thanks to an update.First, the disclosures: NextBase loaned the iQ to me -- I haven't yet returned it, but plan to -- and the company graciously arranged for me to use a Turo rental car, since I don't currently own a vehicle and for reasons that will become clear, I wasn't able to easily mount the ca

Just in time for, erm, autumn, tire company Hoosier is rolling out an extreme high performance summer tire that’s street legal. Called the TrackAttack Pro, it is likely to spawn a line of tires to go up against grippiest variants of the Michelin Pilot Sport range or Continental’s ExtremeContact Force.
Beyond the marketing speak of ‘track dominance’ and ‘street performance’, there’s no denying Hoosier knows how to make a set of high-po tires. Interna

F1's 6.1-litre V12 put out 627bhp; hybrid P1 upped the ante with 903bhp
"The next benchmark" is set to stick with hybrid power and will be revealed on 6 OctoberMcLaren has confirmed that the follow-up to the P1 and F1 will be called the W1.
The company said the name "celebrates [its] world championship mindset", with the new car due to be revealed on 6 October – 50 years since McLaren won its first constructors' title in Formula 1.
The W1 comes just over a decade after

Bold, cleverly configured hatchback-cum-SUV was a trailblazer in 2021 but where does it stand today?The Hyundai Ioniq 5 made a powerful statement when it first appeared on the UK car market in 2021, for a car maker looking to really capitalise on a competitive advantage in electric cars that it had already spent close to a decade building.From its chiselled styling, to its 1980s retro body proportions, to its eye-catching ‘parametric’ lighting features, this 12/10ths-scale hatchback

BMW uses a manual gearbox to bring greater enthusiast appeal to its Z4 roadsterIt is well known in the industry that car names sound better in Italian. If Maserati’s GT saloon had been called ‘Four-door’, would it have seemed so exotic? If Ferrari’s manettino had instead been called the ‘little switch’, would you have been so keen to twiddle it? And what about the Fiat Type?Someone at BMW must have thought the same could apply to German, because the subject o

500 million Hot Wheels are made each year...
The cars might be miniature but the fun isn't, thanks to a playful attitudeIs designing miniature toy cars the best job in the world? “There’s no maybe about it,” says Hot Wheels’ creative chief, Craig Callum. “In the toy design world, we create fun for kids.
We’re thinking on a daily basis about what would a kid love, what would make a kid happy and what would develop them. Working with all that in mind is really r

Low nose is a defining attribute of the EV4
Striking EV will be offered as both a hatch and a fastback saloon, crossing segment boundariesKia is set to launch a Volkswagen ID 3-rivalling hatchback version of the upcoming EV4 alongside the fastback that was shown in concept form last year.
A prototype EV4 was recently spotted testing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, suggesting it is edging closer to its showroom debut. Although heavily disguised, it clearly has a different silhouette from th

Quality team is embedded at every stage of a car's development
British firm wants its quality to be better than Ferrari or Lamborghini's in five years' time
“Quality must be improved.” That was the message repeated constantly by McLaren CEO Michael Leiters on his arrival in Woking in 2022, and in his first interview with us.
It is far from the most exciting topic in the industry yet it’s about as important as it gets: what use is all that thrilling performance if a warning ligh

The idea of getting a freebie if you test drive a car is nothing new. So, with that in mind, I am curious -- what is the weirdest freebie you ever got for a test drive?Doesn't matter if the freebie enticed you or you were planning on test driving already, I just wanna know.It's a simple one today, and you know what to do.Sound off below.[Image: fast-stock/Shutterstock.com]Become a TTAC insider. Get the latest news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about

After a decades-long absence, Can-Am motorcycles have returned to market. But rather than attempting to revive the Rotax-powered 2-stroke dirt bikes it was known for in the 1970s, the brand has opted to launch a pair of Rotax-powered e-bikes offering more versatility. The Can-Am Pulse is a nimble urban commuter, whereas the Origin is designed to handle basically any terrain you throw beneath its wheels.The Bombardier Corporation originally launched Can-Am in 1972 to tackle its motorcycle effort

Ah yes, the modern performance wagon. Enthusiasts tend to love these cars, and that is true of the 2006 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG wagon. This one has 146,500 miles on it and it's apparently one of less than 200 sold in the U.S. Our seller says its been well taken care of -- but he or she did switch the front clip out with an E63.Mods include an ECU tune, long tube headers with cat delete, a smaller diameter supercharger pulley, upgraded front struts, and a lowered height.There's more at the listing.

Carlos Ghosn The Carlos Ghosn saga kicked off several years ago now, but the case is far from being settled. Several years after the disgraced auto exec fled to Lebanon, the British Virgin Islands High Court ruled that he must surrender a superyacht allegedly purchased using funds he siphoned away from the automaker.The 121-foot vessel must now be surrendered to Nissan Motor Company. Ghosn, his wife, and a company they used to buy the ship were also ordered to pay $32 million in damages. Ferret

Social media is packed with people showing off their luxurious lives in coastal California, and the ridiculously overpriced Erewhon grocery store chain has become a darling of people with cash to burn. Chevy seems to think those people are the perfect target for its latest Equinox EV marketing ploy, with the automaker giving free bottles of Erewhon’s viral almost-$20 smoothie to anyone who test drives the new vehicle at one of the chain’s L.A.-area stores. Erewhon created a “li

Social media is packed with people showing off their luxurious lives in coastal California, and the ridiculously overpriced Erewhon grocery store chain has become a darling of people with cash to burn. Chevy seems to think those people are the perfect target for its latest Equinox EV marketing ploy, with the automaker giving free bottles of Erewhon’s viral almost-$20 smoothie to anyone who test drives the new vehicle at one of the chain’s L.A.-area stores. Erewhon created a “li

Autocar, Ennis & Co and SMMT launch new awards to celebrate diverse automotive talentAutocar has opened nominations for the 2025 Drivers of Change awards, a new initiative held in association with Ennis & Co and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to champion diverse talent in the automotive industry.
A returning name with a completely new format and approach, Drivers of Change is a sibling event to Autocar’s Great Women initiative, which celeb

GLC Coupé (pictured) and GLE Coupé are said to be "top of the list" for retirement
Duo could be the next to go as the brand reviews the future of its combustion-engined carsMercedes-Benz is considering retiring the GLC Coupé and larger GLE Coupé from its line-up in a continuation of its model consolidation plans, according to officials from the German car maker.
The two combustion-engined coupé-SUVs are said to be at the “top of the list” of existin

Several automakers offer free public charging vouchers with new EV purchases, and the latest electric Porsche won’t be an exception. The automaker recently announced that 2025 Macan EV buyers would receive a year of free 30-minute charging sessions at Electrify America (EA) stations. The Macan EV starts at $75,300 and $105,300 in the top Turbo model, with range estimates landing at 308 miles for the basic trim and 288 for the speedier turbo. The SUV features an 800-volt electrical architec

Mazda's new flagship – a seven-seat SUV – arrives to challenge the likes of the Skoda KodiaqIn the world of eccentric Japanese car manufacturers, the maker of this car, the new Mazda CX-80, is perhaps the most unpredictable and wilful.Take the Pathfinder XV-1: a Series 1 Land Rover knock-off, only even more goggle-eyed, especially when painted Kermit green, as many were. In the 1960s, a tiny run of these 4x4s left a dedicated Mazda plant in what was then Burma, having

Nascent Chinese electric car brand arrives in Europe with tiny electric city carWe’ve lost count of the number of Chinese brands that are coming to the UK, invariably planning to offer us the novelty of electric cars that look like they were styled by AI and named as imaginatively as your average photocopier.The Leapmotor T03 appears to perfectly fit the stereotype – except, it has one very important difference to its compatriots.You see, Leapmotors sold outside of China – sta

P1's 903bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain was ahead of its time when it was unveiled in 2012
"The next benchmark", set to stick with hybrid power, is a matter of days awayMcLaren will reveal the next instalment in its Ultimate Series of hypercars on 6 October, just over a decade since the P1 arrived to replace the 240mph F1. 
A video published by the company features those two hallowed hypercars and reveals that “the next benchmark” is inbound.
The new car is anticipated to take adv

We reveal the chaos from the debut race at the storied Suzuka race trackDoing something for the first time is rarely easy, and especially not when those around you are experienced at it. Have a little sympathy, then, for the plight of the Japan Automobile Sports Association (Jasa) in May 1963, as it hosted the burgeoning nation’s first international grand prix meeting.
The stage was splendid Suzuka, opened just eight months prior. No expense had been spared by Honda in the venue’s co

Citroën's boxy, slightly quirky van-based car offers masses of space and flexibility – but it’s not the bargain it once wasDrive for more than half an hour on any UK road and we’ll forgive you for wondering if the Citroën Berlingo accounted for at least 10% of the vehicles plying the roadscape based on how many you’d mentally totted up.While they are popular – and justifiably so – there’s a large degree of amplification going on here, courtesy

Ineos believes it could take until early 2025 to resume full production of its Grenadier 4x4News that Ineos Automotive has been forced to stop production of the Grenadier off-roader because of a component shortage – understood to be seats from Recaro following its insolvency – underscores the fragility of the automotive supply chain, particularly for smaller car makers.
“Automotive supply chains are always complex and challenging, but this hits at such a busy time for us,&rdquo

Cyberster's scissor doors set it apart from the more traditional Z4
MG is back on the international stage trying to return to its sports car roots – can it upstage one of the best?Resurrecting the MG brand – known and beloved by so many sports car owners throughout the UK and beyond – to its former glories looks like rather a tall order.
It might even be an impossible task, in light of the kinds of cars that have become its bread and butter in this electrified era. Bu

First EV expected to be built at Halewood is the next Range Rover Velar
Total investment of £500m brings longer production lines for EVs, new body shop and larger paint shopJaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced a further £250 million investment in its plant in Halewood, Merseyside, to ready it for the production of new Range Rover models.
The plant is being transformed to enable the production of new SUVs on the upcoming EMA platform, which supports pure-combustion, hybrid and b

I wrote a mini-review of the 2024 Toyota GR86 today, and I mentioned how that car, when it first launched as a Scion, was criticized for being a fun handler that was lacking in power.I also noted that its power has improved over the years, though it's still no V8 Mustang. It is quicker off the line than it used to be, but that's not just a matter of power -- it's not a heavy car.So, I ask of you, if you're buying a sporty car, what do YOU care about?Do you want a lightweight handler like the GR8

I just returned a 2024 Toyota GR86 Premium to sender this morning, after a week of being both charmed and occasionally annoyed by Toyota's small, speedy sportster. The once-Scion sports car, which is also a twin to the Subaru BRZ, has evolved over the years but remains the basic shape and size it started with a decade or so ago. It also retains the same mission -- be fun to drive, especially in terms of handling, while also being affordable.Affordable here means a car that starts a tick under 30