Joel Feder

Does America always make good car in America? Awful lot of Ford recalls. Union labor there too.

They aren’t helping us my guess.

I love the Ioniq 6. Streamliner, Baby.

Sony Has 'No Information' on the Fate of the Afeela Project After Honda's EV Pullback Sony Honda Mobility says that both Sony and Honda "will hold discussions" on how Honda's EV exit affects the Afeela 1 sedan.

Oof. www.thedrive.com/news/sony-ha...

I remember, but mark my words, we are going to be a decade or two behind the rest of the world. So insane.

America is being left behind.

The Chevrolet Bolt Lives Again: Inside GM's Unprecedented EV U-Turn General Motors just did something unthinkable. It brought a car back from the dead—with the promise of killing it again.

Episode 7 of The Drivecast is hot. www.thedrive.com/news/the-che...

Rivian Won't Talk About the Missing R2 Tri-Motor. The Reason Why Is Big A spokesperson winking at The Drive and saying "so much more to come" all but confirms the tri-motor isn't gone — it's the centerpiece of Rivian's rumored Rivian Adventure Division.

“A spokesperson winking at The Drive and saying ‘so much more to come’ all but confirms the tri-motor isn't gone — it's the centerpiece of Rivian's rumored Rivian Adventure Division.”

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Rivian Goes All-In on the R2: 330 Miles of Range, $59,485, and Everything to Prove With a $46,495 base model and 275+ miles of range arriving in 2027, Rivian is coming for the Tesla Model Y's lunch.

“It looks capable and like a traditional SUV unlike the melted blob that is the Tesla Model Y.”

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Honda Kills Three US Built EVs Before They Ever Launch, Taking up to $7.5 Billion Loss Two of the three electric SUVs were to roll out of Honda's plant in Ohio this year with the third arriving in 2027. Now it's all scrapped.

This is crazy. Absolutely speechless.

'Wow, What the Hell Is This?' Mercedes CEO Recalls Dealers' First Look at the VLE Van The VLE isn't a van, that's a dirty word according to Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius, it's a grand limousine.

“The VLE isn't a van, that's a dirty word according to Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius, it's a grand limousine.”

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Audi A8 Production Is Ending After 32 Years With No Successor in Sight Audi is no longer taking orders for its flagship sedan in Germany, and the rest of the world will soon follow.

This makes me so sad. How far we've fallen from D2 and D3.

God, you sound like such an American.

So? Hauls more. Different vehicle types. lol.

Scout Has a Solution To Range-Extending Gas Engine Cutting Tow Capacity in Half, CEO Says [Updated] "We can handle the dynamics quite well," Scout CEO Scott Keogh said in regards to placing a gas engine at the rear end of Scouts.

Exclusive.

2026 Honda Ridgeline TrailSport Review: Real-World Utility With Solid Daily Driver Chops The Honda Ridgeline suggests it might be worth taking a hard look at how much truck you really need.

"The Honda Ridgeline suggests it might be worth taking a hard look at how much truck you really need."

Piano Black Plastic Is An Abomination, and Automakers Have Known It All Along Looking more upscale than it really is only lasts for potentially minutes before cheap reality hits.

And get off my lawn.

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Preview Drive: More Fun Than Most Sports Cars Hyundai’s proven that its formula for fun, sporty EVs can work on a variety of body styles.

"Enthusiasts are up in arms, concerned that the electric future will be boring, silent, and soulless. It’s a fair concern, honestly, but rest easy, friends, because that isn’t, or at least doesn’t have to be, the case."

It’s timeless.

I mean, obviously.

Rivian Is Going RAD. But Can It Stick the Landing? RAD models "will be the most badass version of itself and will be the car that everybody wants," Rivian R1 Chief Engineer Luke Lynch told The Drive.

"RAD models 'will be the most badass version of itself and will be the car that everybody wants,' Rivian R1 Chief Engineer Luke Lynch told The Drive."

No Reserve: 2006 Lexus LS430 Ultra Luxury Package Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 2006 Lexus LS430 Ultra Luxury Package at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #232,121.

Pretty sure the LS peaked here. This Flint Mica is amazing. Not sure I've ever seen it in person. Aside from the chrome wheels this is a fantastic spec. The super rare brown interior with this paint would be amazing.

It was more to the point I was able to make it say it both had and didn't have a turbo-four lol.

Gridlife Has Been Sold — and the Deal Could Reshape Motorsport Culture A Motorsport Festival, a Media Empire, and a Branding Agency Walk Into a Room: Meet Gridlife's New Owners.

Gridlife has new owners and the entire thing is just a powerhouse setup.

*SQUINTS* ... great job, AI.

Toyota Once Used a Fake Dining Room Set to Teach Executives How Big Americans Are When Toyota's leadership didn't understand why it needed bigger cars for America, designers at Calty hatched an unconventional plan to prove their point.

Fantastic reporting and a story you won't find anywhere else.

We Tested Senna's Wild Throttle Technique—Loafers and All Senna's "magic" throttle technique shouldn't work... right?

Fantastic work from the entire team in making this happen.

Yup! The golden era. The standard. We peaked.

Correct.

Nissan Z Heritage Edition Wrecked Immediately at Port While Still in Protective Plastic This 2026 Nissan Z Heritage Edition was crashed at a Baltimore port, allegedly, by the trucker who was supposed to deliver it to a dealer.

This hurts my soul.