GMC's new V-8s, $24,950 Slate EV truck, Polestar US ban
PLUS: New Lambo Urus, Honda Element returns, fresh Elantra
Releases & Reviews
2027 GMC Sierra 1500 First Look: Bigger V-8s, Bigger Screens, and Bigger Ambitions
GMC's premium half-ton returns with a new look and a lineup of small-block V-8s across six trims, from Pro to Denali Ultimate. Standout touches include an articulating infotainment screen hiding a storage cubby, a two-tiered center console, quad exhaust tips, and best-in-class bed volume.
I Rode in Slate's $24,950 Electric Truck. It Didn't Feel Like a $24,950 Electric Truck
With federal incentives gone, the bare-bones EV now starts at $24,950, yet drew 10,000 preorders in a day. Our rider found the seats comfortable, the cabin surprisingly quiet, and a fully loaded "Tricked Out" build with the DIY SUV kit still totaling just $35,000.
Technology, Market Data & Analysis
Polestar has been muscled out of the US market
Federal regulators denied Polestar authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule, which bans cars running software from China—and Geely-owned Polestar qualifies. It will sell existing stock, honor warranties, then exit for model year 2027, refocusing on Europe, where 80 percent of its sales already come from.
Volkswagen Will Cut 100,000 Jobs And Close Four Factories: Report
A Manager Magazin report claims VW will double planned layoffs to 100,000 and shutter four German plants, including Audi's Neckarsulm. The group, which employs roughly 657,000, may also spin its core brand into a separately listed company as it battles Chinese EV competition.
Car Culture
This Gorgeous Art-Deco Coupe Is The Best Exotic Car I've Seen All Year
A coachbuilt collaboration between Morgan and Pininfarina, the split-window Midsummer Coupé wraps teak, aluminum, and leather in art-deco brightwork. Beneath lies a BMW-sourced turbo straight-six topping 400 horsepower (298 kW) and a ZF eight-speed. Only ten will be built.
The Corvette-Powered British GT That Should Have Been a Legend
Just 100 Gordon Keebles were built from 1964 to 1967, marrying Giugiaro-penned Italian styling, a fiberglass body, and a 300 horsepower (224 kW) Chevrolet V8. Capable of 140 mph (225 km/h), it drew rave reviews, but undercapitalization and supply shortages doomed it.
Miscellaneous
These Vehicles Are Dead for 2027
More than a dozen models take their final bow after the 2026 model year. The casualties skew toward enthusiast favorites and slow sellers alike, including the BMW Z4, Lexus LC, and Toyota GR Supra. Pour one out before they vanish from showrooms.
Japan's New Noise Rules Forced Mazda To Quiet The Miata
To pass Japan's stricter Phase 3 noise limits taking effect in July, Mazda fitted the MX-5 with quieter tires, a larger silencer, and intake tweaks—shrinking the hardtop's already tiny trunk. A new Pure Sport edition adds Brembo brakes, Bilstein dampers, and Rays wheels.
Quick Links
Redesigned 2027 Hyundai Elantra Sedan Unveiled
The eighth-generation compact sheds its origami creases for cleaner IONIQ-inspired lines, a roomier cabin, and a revised two-motor hybrid making roughly 155 horsepower (116 kW), with a US debut due later this year.
Lamborghini Teases a Mysterious New Urus to Be Revealed on July 1
A teaser of a lime-green SUV with a towering rear wing hints at a hardcore Performante-style successor to the 789 horsepower (589 kW) plug-in-hybrid Urus, with full details promised July 1.
Honda Element Rumored to Return in 2029 With Hybrid Power
An Automotive News report claims the boxy, cult-favorite crossover will return in 2029 as a hybrid Ford Bronco Sport rival slotting between the HR-V and CR-V, though Honda won't confirm it.
Skoda's New Flagship SUV Was Built For Maximum Space
The three-row, EV-only Peaq becomes Skoda's largest model, offering up to 373 miles (600 km) of range, a massive vertical touchscreen, and up to 295 horsepower (220 kW)—but it won't reach North America.
Study: Taller Trucks, SUVs Driving Pedestrian Deaths
A New York Times investigation links a 75 percent rise in US pedestrian deaths since 2009 to ever-taller hoods and bigger blind spots, estimating 200 to 400 lives a year could be saved.
Which Island Runabout Would You Take? 2017 Suzuki Swift vs 2020 Toyota Probox
This week's international used-car matchup pits a cheerful $9,850 Suzuki Swift against a $12,400 Toyota Probox—both CVT-equipped Jamaican-market runabouts—and asks which utilitarian box you'd rather drive.
Never Stop Driving #190: Hagerty's 2026 Road of the Year
Hagerty's Larry Webster recounts a rainy road-trip MacGyver fix on a vintage Alfa before crowning smooth, empty, endlessly curvy PA Route 144 as the publication's 2026 Road of the Year.