Cars

The modern automotive landscape presents a frustrating ultimatum for driving enthusiasts. Buy a sensible commuter car that sips fuel and starts every winter morning, or buy a dedicated performance machine that turns every backroad into a playground but costs a fortune to run and rattles your teeth on the highway. Finding a single vehicle that …

The adventure bike segment has never been more competitive, yet one Japanese machine keeps punching above its weight class — quietly, consistently, and without the fanfare its spec sheet deserves. While European brands dominate the conversation and collect the magazine covers, Honda’s Africa Twin Adventure Sports DCT has been doing the hard work: stacking class-leading …

Czinger has its sights on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and the target couldn’t be more specific: the Mercedes-AMG One’s production-car lap record. Co-founder and CEO Lukas Czinger confirmed this week that the team has already gathered data at the circuit during open track days, run the numbers through simulations, and come away confident. “We’ve definitely got …

Toyota’s GR GT hasn’t reached a single customer yet, and the US allocation is already gone. Toyota Senior Vice President of Automotive Operations Andrew Gilleland confirmed at Monterey Car Week that the 200–250 units earmarked for America are fully spoken for — and that’s not a supply problem. It’s a policy. “We’re not going to …

Since its inception, Kawasaki has always tried to offer great value with its motorcycles. It achieves that by sharing, not going overboard with expensive components, and, most importantly, by having its toes in nearly all global markets with several plants to keep manufacturing costs down. That approach extends to nearly all of its current bikes. …

Indian Motorcycle unveiled the Chief Vintage Sturgis, SD Edition at the 86th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 7 — and with only 125 units in existence, each individually serialized, this one is already a different kind of conversation at the dealership. It isn’t just a paint package. It’s a numbered collector piece tied to …

What actually makes a naked bike good? Horsepower is easy to measure, premium suspension looks great in a brochure, and a giant TFT gives manufacturers another excuse to plaster menus all over the dash. None of that can guarantee you’ll enjoy riding the thing. A truly well-judged motorcycle needs enough performance to entertain, enough accessibility …

Some motorcycles are bought, ridden, and eventually replaced. Others become part of a rider’s identity, remembered not just for what they do but for how they make every mile feel. The best touring bikes belong to that second category. They are machines that create stories, carry memories, and inspire a level of loyalty that goes …

Hybrid vehicle sales in the United States are at record highs, and it’s easy to see why. As the charging network for fully electric vehicles continues to expand and new EV models keep arriving, hybrids are doing the heavy lifting in the meantime — cutting tailpipe emissions and trimming fuel costs without asking drivers to …

The ‘sport’ in sport bikes is there for a reason. They’re designed with a very narrow focus, and that’s to perform for speed, not the convenience of riding fast. You can trace the lineage to the 1980s homologation specials, when manufacturers needed enough road-going replicas sold to qualify a race bike for the World Superbike …