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6 Things to Buy First When You Get a New Car (Essential Accessories Worth Grabbing)
Driving a new car off the lot is one of the best feelings there is — but before you settle into the daily routine, there are a handful of accessories that make ownership safer, cleaner, and a whole lot more convenient. Whether you just bought your first car or upgraded to something new, these are…
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This 850-HP Shelby Super Snake-R Is One of Only 100 Ever, and You Could Actually Win It
The Rarest Modern Shelby Most People Will Only See in Photos Just Became Winnable There is a brand new Shelby Mustang that most enthusiasts will never get within ten feet of, and one of them is being given away. The 2026 Shelby Super Snake-R is the most extreme Super Snake the company has ever built,…
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Virginia Just Approved AI Stop Sign Cameras, and Your State Could Be Next
Red light cameras and speed cameras have been sparking driver arguments for decades. Now a new kind of automated enforcement is entering the picture, and it targets something millions of drivers do without a second thought: rolling through stop signs and blowing past pedestrians at crosswalks. Virginia has become one of the first states in…
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10 Automotive Books Every Enthusiast Should Read
Whether you live for the roar of a V8, obsess over restoration projects, or simply love a beautiful machine, the right book can deepen your appreciation of car culture. Here are ten essential reads every automotive enthusiast should have on the shelf. (Links below are affiliate links.) 1. Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography Written with…
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Everyone’s Fawning Over Slate’s $25K Electric Truck. Here’s Why You Should Pump the Brakes
By now you’ve read roughly forty breathless takes about how Slate Auto’s $24,950 electric pickup is going to single-handedly save the American car market. The headlines are practically vibrating with excitement: a cheap EV, from a Bezos-backed startup, with crank windows for “authenticity.” Stop the presses, capitalism has been fixed. The Fine Print Brings the…
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We Checked the ‘$1.7 Trillion Auto Debt Crisis’ Story Against the Actual Data
A widely shared report made the rounds this month with an alarming claim: America’s $1.7 trillion in auto debt is pushing repossessions back to Great Recession levels. The story struck a nerve, and the broad strokes sounded plausible. Before repeating it, we went to the primary sources ourselves to see how much actually holds up.…
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Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Oil Companies as Gas Prices Refuse to Drop Fast Enough
Anyone who’s pulled into a gas station lately and watched the numbers spin past $50 before the tank is even half full already knows the score. Now the President knows it too, and he’s not happy about it. Trump’s Middle-of-the-Night Accusation In a Truth Social post fired off shortly after midnight Wednesday, Trump accused major…
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EVs’ Weight Problem Is Catching Up Fast, and Drivers May Soon Get the Bill
For years, electric vehicles benefited from tax breaks, incentives, and regulatory support designed to speed up adoption. Now a new reality is emerging on both sides of the Pacific: governments still want EVs on the road, but they’re realizing those vehicles create a growing infrastructure problem that somebody has to pay for. The issue isn’t…
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Georgia Drops Its Last Case Against the No2Rivian Residents Who Fought Its EV Plant
The legal fight over Rivian’s Georgia assembly plant has taken a sharp turn, and this time it’s the State of Georgia that came up empty. After spending more than a year trying to recover legal fees from the six Morgan County property owners who opposed the project, the state has lost in court and walked…
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A Tesla Killed a Grandmother in Her Own Living Room. Tesla’s Autopilot Chief Blames the Driver.
A quiet evening in a Katy, Texas neighborhood turned into tragedy on June 19 when a Tesla crashed through the front of a home near Fry Road while the Barbour family was making dinner. Seventy-one-year-old Martha Avila was sitting in the front playroom when the car punched through the wall. She suffered catastrophic injuries and…
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Porsche’s Profit Margin Just Collapsed to 1.1 Percent, and Now the Axe Is Coming for Its Lineup
Porsche just admitted its profit margin collapsed to a stunning 1.1 percent last year, and the company’s answer is to start cutting. New CEO Michael Leiters used this week’s annual general meeting to lay out Strategy 2035, a sweeping turnaround plan built around one blunt idea: Porsche needs to chase profit, not sales volume. For…
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Ford Says a Lemon Law Firm Inflated Fees by 7,000% as a $100 Million Legal War Explodes in California
California’s lemon law system was designed to protect drivers stuck with defective vehicles. Right now it sits at the center of a bitter legal war involving one of America’s largest automakers, a prominent Los Angeles law firm, and allegations that could reshape how thousands of vehicle-defect cases are handled. In a new federal complaint, Ford…
