The finest mid-engined marvels

It's well over 60 years since the first mid-engined road car was made, so let's celebrate the bestIt would have been all too easy to fill a gallery of mid-engined cars with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and other assorted exotica.But mid-engined doesn't have to mean unattainable, so here we bring you some of the landmark mid-engined cars since they first arrived in the early 1960s. Sure, there are a few exotics in here, but you'll also find affordable sportsters, intriguing rarities, a few total duffer

Tesla has once again avoided letting a jury decide who's at fault when Autopilot and the human behind it both fail.According to Carscoops, the automaker settled with the family of Genesis Giovanni Mendoza Martinez, who died in a 2023 crash when his 2014 Model S struck a fire truck parked across a California highway. The deal landed less than two months before the case was set for trial on Oct. 26. Terms weren't disclosed.
The collision happened around 4 a.m. on Feb. 18, 2023, on Interstate 680,

The Ford Probe 1 Ghia was the first build for Ford that shifter the focus almost entirely on aerodynamics. Today we look at the car and the man who was the force behind it. He had plenty of critics, but his vision impacted Ford design for years afterwards. The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.
An AI-generated transcript summary edited by a staffer is below.

The history of the automotive industry is filled with names … names that are little more than memories. Think Plymouth, Pontiac, Mercury, and others. Most of these monikers from eras gone by departed because of financial decisions — they didn’t make money … or enough money. General Motors cut a few brands, i.e. names, a while ago: Oldsmobile, Saturn, and —sigh — Pontiac. Ford cut its Mercury division in 2010 with the last Mercury, a Grand Marquis, rolling o

Luxury flying cars coming soon. LEO Flight is bridging the gap between road and sky with two electric flying cars: LEO Coupe and LEO Solo. The American company develops eVTOL aircraft designed for personal and urban mobility. LEO Coupe uses 100 clustered electric jets for lift and propulsion. It seats two with storage and features airbags, a parachute, and emergency flotation. LEO Coupe is aiming for a 250-mile range with a top speed of 200 mph. 
LEO Solo however is a single-seater designe

Ford reportedly wants to move more than 100,000 copies of its upcoming Fathom electric pickup in the truck's first year of production — a number that puts the blue oval in company nobody else has kept. No automaker besides Tesla has ever sold more than 100,000 units of a single EV in the United States in a year. Therefore, Ford setting that as a launch target, rather than a stretch goal reached after a model matures, is aggressive by any measure. It also signals the company hasn't walked

Mitsubishi has finally revealed the all-new Pajero SUV in Japan, which presumably foreshadows the North American Montero — a vehicle that has been absent from our market for two decades.
The model mimics the styling of the brand’s Destinator SUV (which we don’t have access to) with touches of Nissan’s more recent designs. This makes sense, considering Mitsubishi and Nissan often share platforms. In fact, the rumor mill has it that a significant amount of the Pajero’

The 2027 Kia Seltos is here and it’s like a baby Telluride. So good!Friend of the site Connie Peters reviews the 2027 Kia Seltos. Take a look at the video or transcript below to see what she thinks. 
The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.
A transcript, summarized by AI and edited by a staffer, is below.
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The Venn diagram of V8 power, three pedals, and rear-wheel drive used to overlap all over the segment. In 2026, however, it produces exactly one four-door sedan on sale in America: the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. That alone would make it worth noting. The four-month expiration date, therefore, makes it urgent. The recipe was once cheap and everywhere. The E39 and F10 BMW M5, the E90 M3, the Chevrolet SS, the Pontiac G8 — all fit the brief of V8, manual, rear drive. That segment, however, ha

China’s recent decision to recall millions of vehicles not only highlights safety concerns about recessed door handles but also problems associated with replacing any traditional mechanical system with electronically dependent alternatives.
If you’ve been vacationing on another planet this week, China just issued the largest automotive recall in the nation’s history. The regulatory action targets an estimated 4.3 million cars and focuses around concerns that electronic door han

Somewhere out there, a father has decided that the safest thing to hand a newly licensed teenager is an old F-150 or an Excursion. The logic is straightforward: mass wins crashes, so pile on the mass. The counterargument, raised by plenty of people reading The Autopian, who saw the rapidly circulating social media post, is that a driver with roughly 40 hours of experience piloting a three-ton truck is its own hazard. If that is the game everyone is playing, then the rest of us need to armor up

In the late '70s and into the '80s, Ford was in a bad place with regard to its domestic passenger cars and its finances. The company had only three platforms to span the entire Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln product range. Its family midsize car of the early '80s was the LTD, which was rear-drive, lackluster, and desperately in need of replacement by something front-wheel drive (FWD) and modern. So Ford spent five long years on the development of its new family car that would become the Ford Taurus,

What kind of vehicle from the 1940-1955 period is easiest to find in Western Ewe Pullet-style car graveyards? Four-door sedans made by the Chrysler Corp., no doubt about it. Here's one that I spotted in a northeastern Colorado yard a few weeks ago.Since I started documenting junkyard vehicles with stories to tell in 2007, I've written about the following discarded 1940-1955 Mopar sedans: 1941 Plymouth, 1941 Plymouth, 1942 Plymouth, 1947 Dodge, 1948 Dodge, 1948 Plymouth, 1949 Dodge, 1949 Dodge, 1

For a posh, practical electric family car to turn heads and win hearts, look no furtherKia's first bespoke electric car, the EV6, hits a sweet spot.
It's big enough for a family's needs yet small enough to calmly negotiate the UK's tight, busy roads and it has real, unique character, courtesy of a dramatic, enigmatic silhouette that doesn't feel like an SUV, or a saloon or a hatchback. Even better, it's now available from less than £10,000-with warranty remaining.
Built on the E-GMP (Elect

BMW, Mercedes and Volvo each begin a new era with long-range, tech-heavy family SUVs. Which rules?It's sometimes said that we have passed peak car. In other words, the best cars have already been made and it's downhill from here. What 'best' means is of course very relative, and it depends on the type of cars we're talking about.
The case is most easily made for the affordable enthusiast's car - hot hatches and sports cars have nearly gone extinct. You might also look to what was once Autocar he

When cousin Eugène cancelled Armand Peugeot's early car-building plans, Armand quit to start his own rival firmVisitors to the 1905 Paris motor show "who wish above all to appreciate the progress of the car in the touring category will obviously go to the stand of the Société des Automobiles Peugeot", reported French sports newspaper L'Auto. 
Meanwhile, at the stand of Le Fils de Peugeot Frères, "exhibited amid victorious and nickel-gleaming bicycles and motorcyc

Jag's junior exec oozes driver appeal and smart looks, and you could have one for a songJaguar's reinvention as a maker of luxury electric vehicles has caused considerable upset among sections of the brand's fanbase. That's not just because traditionalists are wary of EVs and unwilling to embrace the firm's new positioning but also because Jaguar's former line-ups always appealed to driving enthusiasts.
In its most recent guise, Jaguar's range was made up of generally excellent sports cars, salo

Got an E36 or an E46? You can now give it the new car treatment with main dealer servicingDo you own a BMW 3 Series of the E46 generation, on sale from 1998 to 2006? You already know it's a classic, but now it's official, following BMW's UK appointment of four Classic partners, existing main dealerships equipped and approved to service, repair and restore your old E46 and those generations that came before it – not only 3 Series but all BMW models that ceased production as recently as 2010

The Model Y proves driver safety technology can be effective without being overbearingMoving cars around the car park at Autocar HQ on a weekday morning can be a stressful start to the day at the best of times. Unfamiliar cars in tight spaces between concrete pillars before your morning coffee has kicked in is tough enough; throw in the beeps and bongs many modern cars make and you've got a sensory challenge to overcome on top.
"Hi, I'm Deepal," said an AI-voiced Changan as I entered it, which w

Dissatisfied with your various dalliances? Perhaps the time has come to settle down with a true 'lifer'Against a backdrop of global and economic uncertainty, many of us are searching for something we can rely on. Something such as a 'forever car' - all the motor you will ever want or need. It may have future classic potential. It may be simple and easy to maintain. It may promise to be as reliable as a Swiss watch. It may just make you feel better about life. Whatever it is or does, a forever ca

'Op Snap' is on the rise as drivers gather their own footage of wrongdoing - but we must proceed with cautionThe ubiquity of video surveillance has recently given us the glorious nickname ‘Clicky Ponting’, bestowed on a player from Saltburn Cricket Club who was accused of ingloriously clicking his fingers to mimic the sound of a ball making contact with a bat, to dupe umpires into giving batters caught out. He was suspended by the club as the North Yorkshire and South Durha

BMW is launching a fresh batch of active safety features as standard equipment as part of its pivot to “Neue Klasse” vehicles. Rather than focus exclusively on improved crash testing, the German brand wants to implement features that would have the car making more decisions for itself — including a system that would prevent the driver from opening their door until the vehicle deems it safe.
This is largely being done to satisfy Europe’s updated New Car Assessment Program

After wrapping up the supercharged 2001 Lexus GS 430 build, the Speed Academy pits it against an earlier build, the BMW M5.Speed Academy is a website and YouTube channel based on making things go fast and enjoying cars. Peter Tarach and Dave Pratte are the forces behind Speed Academy.The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.An AI-produced summary of the tr

For decades, General Motors was the world’s biggest automaker. Millions upon millions of vehicles sold around the world. However, times changed and once we hit the 1990s, GM had competition and, wrestling with Toyota. Moving forward, Volkswagen jumped into the fray and GM fell by the wayside.Now-struggling Nissan took a whack being the top dog, fighting for leadership with Toyota, but it too couldn’t keep the pace and Toyota led the pack again. However, there is a new contender on t

The 2027 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra are getting an overhaul that includes two fresh Small Block V8s and a reworked TurboMax four-cylinder. What they aren't getting, apparently, is a hotter diesel. GM has kept quiet about the oil-burner's future, but the numbers have surfaced.The optional 3.0-liter I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax in the 2027 trucks will make 305 horsepower and 495 lb-ft of torque, according to sources familiar with the matter cited by GM Authority. If those figures sound familiar

Black Label finally hits Canada with the Lincoln Navigator Black Label! Thoughts on this color?Friend of the site Connie Peters reviews the 2026 Lincoln Navigator Black Label Edition. Take a look at the video or transcript below to see what she thinks. 
The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more.
A transcript, summarized by AI and edited by a staffer, is bel

Since its launch, Ford has been constantly adjusting the Maverick lineup in a way that optimizes its profitability while meshing with customer tastes. This time around, it’s tweaking the engine options for the small truck and rejiggering pricing.
While this is being framed by the automaker as a price reduction, it needs to be said that the starting MSRP for the Maverick has risen dramatically since the vehicle launched in 2022. Initially available at $22,500 (including destination), the cu

The Mazda MX-5 1.5 is still a brilliant sports car, but what other affordable cars let you experience the joy of ICE?Sad news this week: the 2.0-litre version of the Mazda MX-5 is dead. It shouldn’t surprise anyone, because it had been cut from price lists on the continent a few years ago. Mazda doesn’t sell very many EVs, so every gramme of CO2 counts and those extra 13g the 2.0-litre put out over the 1.5 were 13g too many.
The removal of the 2.0-litre isn’t as disastrous for

Dealers will be shifting as many new cars as they can as the new '76' plate comes inDealers will be focusing all their efforts on shifting new cars in September, offering bumper deals, including, in some cases, double-digit discounts. So where does that leave nearly new vehicles, whose chief attraction is their new car feel at lower prices?
We compared the prices of three nearly new cars chosen at random and advertised by car supermarket Motorpoint with their new equivalents, whose prices have b

CLA 45 goes electric with supercar-baiting pace, choice of saloon or estate and 416-mile rangeThe new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is as powerful as the outgoing C63 – yet £34,000 less than the plug-in hybrid super-saloon.
Pricing for the new performance model will start from £66,750 in saloon form, with the Shooting Brake costing £1000 more.
Notably, it's also on a par with the price of the previous CLA 45, despite having made the switch from a four-cylinder petrol engi