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Over the last decade, we’ve watched as Subaru and Hyundai have gone in different directions with regard to athletic automotive offerings. The WRX has slowly gone from an all-out performance bargain to a car that features a CVT only in its top trim. On the other hand, Hyundai has created its N division and has launched multiple performance cars. That includes the Elantra N that’s about to wipe the floor with a new WRX in this video.

Just before the tuner scene absolutely blew up in the United States a sports car rightfully nicknamed Godzilla was stealing the hearts of automotive enthusiasts in other parts of the world. The Nissan Skyline was forbidden fruit here and only available to own on games like Gran Turismo for decades after its initial release. Now, one with less than 1,000 miles is going up for auction in Monterey.

Ultra-luxury sedans aren’t necessarily known for their speed, but many of them typically have relatively powerful engines with large cylinder counts to make getting around town that much easier. To see just how powerful those engines can be, Throttle House decided to have a drag race between a Toyota Century, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, and a Maybach 57S.

If someone told you about a 20-year old car with an incredibly low 18,600 miles (~30k km) on the clock, you'd probably assume it looked almost as good as the day it left the factory. But that's not always the case, as this Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI proves.

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The owners of more than 56,000 Mitsubishi Outlander models in the United States are being encouraged to bring their vehicles to a local dealer to resolve an issue with the Alliance In-Vehicle Infotainment system.

If all good things must come to an end then the same can certainly be said for things that never truly fulfill their potential as well. That’s largely been the story for the Nissan Leaf since its introduction in 2010 and now a new report says that winter is coming for the pioneering EV. Despite major growth in the EV segment, the Leaf has never really grown deep roots in the mind of consumers.

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Panasonic will establish a new electric vehicle battery factory in Kansas that will produce and supply Tesla with its new 4680 cells.

Seeing as it’s the USA’s version of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, the Lexus GX is already a competent off-roader, and it benefits from the added luxury that comes with being a Lexus. However, this heavily-modified example takes things to another level.

The Ontario Provincial Police have released video of a scary incident that occurred on July 4th.

Subaru models don't get more iconic than the 1998 Impreza 22B STi and in August, a particularly stunning example will cross the auction block.

The driver of a Toyota Corolla in Norwood, Massachusetts, is lucky to have suffered only minor injuries after a car carrier that was speeding down a hill ran a red light and crashed into the side of his vehicle.

For every car, there is an enthusiast out there wondering what it would look like if it were a shooting brake. Few people have the time and energy to put that into practice, but Subaru fans may have just been given a huge head start.