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Two of influential New York City street and pop artist Keith Haring’s art cars are on display in the city right now for the first time in history, and the exhibit is open to the public. Heck, even the parking is free. If you’re anywhere near New York City right now, you don’t have an…

Xavier lives in Michigan, and unlike most high-school kids who prefer to bury themselves into a screen, he wants to deep dive into a project car. With a $5,000 budget and a need for speed, what car should he buy? (Welcome back to What Car Should You Buy? Where we give real people real advice…

Maybe there’s a ceasefire in the Middle East, and then again, maybe there isn’t. The whole situation might’ve changed in the time it took me to type that sentence. Either way, you shouldn’t expect airfare to come back down to earth based on any ceasefire announcements, at least not for another few months. That’s according to Willie…

I hate subscriptions. You hate subscriptions. An overwhelming majority of Americans hate subscriptions. Nevertheless, some automakers persist in the face of all this adversity — especially all-electric OEMs like Tesla, which is by far the worst offender. Without a $99 per month “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” subscription, its cars have fewer standard driver-assistance features than base-level…

Mini is one of the few car companies that seems to understand that some people want their car to be fun and whimsical. Even their serious custom cars that look destined for the racetrack or a rally stage feel lighthearted. From the unapologetically cute exterior design to the virtual assistant that’s displayed as a dog,…

Hyundai caused a big splash at the New York International Auto Show when it pulled the covers off its Boulder concept, a body-on-frame SUV aimed squarely at the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco that also served as confirmation Hyundai is working on a midsize pickup truck that will be on sale in the U.S. by…

Last week, I asked you about your favorite pickup trucks, and boy, didn’t we have fun. But those times are over now. We all have to grown up and realize that not every car is a home run. If it was, we and our far less pretty and smart sister car sites, would be out…

Good morning! It’s Thursday, April 9, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you’ll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans drive and get around. In this morning’s edition, Tesla is probably wasting…

Electric motors don’t make the neat sounds that engines do, but they also don’t need gasoline to run. Which can come in handy when your president starts an illegal war with Iran that sends gas prices through the roof, destabilizes the global economy, and creates a giant mess in the Middle East. Of course, as higher…

While it looks good, the seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Jag XE describes it mechanically as only fair, specifically in need of a serious brake job. That’s expensive at the dealer, but probably doable in the driveway. Let’s see if this cat is priced to make us want to roll up our…