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The Honda Prologue Is Expected to Die at the End of the Year With No Replacement: TDS
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (385+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 8:58 AM EDT Good morning and welcome to'The Downshift, or'TDS'for short. TDS'is about getting you up to speed on all the critical automotive headlines of the morning, and it's designed to pair well with a cup of coffee. Really…...
40 Years Since Sebring Win, Hans-Joachim Stuck Still Believes Speed and Safety Go Hand-in-Hand
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (824+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 4:24 PM EDT "Sebring always was an adventure to me, because it had the unexpected," Hans-Joachim Stuck recalls. The German sports car racing maestro they call "Strietzel" won the 12-hour race twice overall and claimed a class victory in…...
Gas-Powered Porsche Cayenne Spy Shots: Brace Yourself
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (295+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 12:13 PM EDT Not that long ago, it seemed we were about to say goodbye to the gasoline-powered Porsche Cayenne forever. After pledging to electrify its fourth-gen luxury SUV, Porsche would have been left without an internal-combustion variant. But…...
2026 Toyota Tundra Hybrid Quick Review: The Truck I Wish I Could Recommend
15+ hour, 36+ min ago (447+ words) Published Mar 13, 2026 10:00 AM EDT I'm one of those people. After spending some more time with the impressively powerful hybrid model, I really wish I could recommend it. But I can't bring myself to do it. If only Toyota hadn't recalled…...
Rivian Goes All-In on the R2: 330 Miles of Range, $59,485, and Everything to Prove
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (355+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Rivian's make or break moment has arrived as the mass-market entry, the R2, launches. The start-up automaker that is the darling of the automotive landscape has seemingly pulled off both the impossible and is about to deliver…...
GM Intends to Keep Chevy Bolt Starting Price Below $30K
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (624+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 4:14 PM EDT "It was part of our goal," Short said of the Bolt's affordable price. "A lot of things have gone up in price in the last five years. We're not one of them, and it took some…...
Why the New Chevy Bolt Dropped Its Wackiest Feature
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (347+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 3:16 PM EDT The cheerfully cheap Chevy Bolt EV is back, but it's missing something" Something you can't quite put your finger on. I'm talking about the steering wheel-mounted regen brake paddle'what else? The 2027 model ditches the old car's…...
Honda Wants Its Cars to Help Fix Busted Infrastructure
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) Stephen has always been passionate about cars, and managed to turn that passion into a career as a freelance automotive journalist. When he's not handling weekend coverage for The Drive, you can find him looking for a new book to…...
Honda Kills Three US-Built EVs Before They Ever Launch, Taking up to $15 Billion Loss
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (410+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 9:13 AM EDT Honda's following in the footsteps of Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis in taking a massive bath on EVs. A key difference: Honda's won't even make it off the assembly line. On Thursday, Honda announced it will…...
The Chevrolet Bolt Lives Again: Inside GM's Unprecedented EV U-Turn
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (339+ words) Published Mar 12, 2026 9:00 AM EDT History seems to keep repeating itself and for some reason General Motors is its own worst enemy. The pioneering EV1 died. The Chevrolet Volt died. And then the Chevrolet Bolt died. But now, amazingly, the Chevrolet Bolt…...