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Win a VIP Kindred Motorworks Experience in Napa Valley
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives
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Over Tesla? Try These Model 3 Alternatives

There are several great options for those wanting to drive emission free—without baggage.

By Xavier Harding
The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025
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The 6 Best Luxury Hybrid Vehicles for 2025

Premium automakers might be paring back their electric ambitions, but these top-tier hybrids and plug-ins have beauty and efficiency to spare. 

By Amos Kwon
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait
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The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Was Worth the Wait

The modern reimagining of VW’s iconic microbus ranks among the best automotive releases in recent memory.

By Amos Kwon
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Koenigsegg Naked Carbon Regera

Koenigsegg is a name that gets even the most hardcore car fanatics in a tizzy. And while any ride built by the Swedish manufacturer will get speed freaks going, a special edition as drop dead gorgeous as this Naked Carbon Regera will surely demand a few sit down to catch…

By Mike Newman
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1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder

Want to own a Porsche unlike anything else your friends are tooling around in these days? Forget modern marvels, newer rebuilds and vintage recreations. Bust out the checkbook and spring for something vintage and truly incredible like the 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder you see here. We're not going to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Runge RS Racer Is a Hand-Built Bespoke Automobile

As much as we're all for modern automotive innovations like superchargers, turbochargers, tiptronic transmissions and crumple zones, there's something to be said for the absolute beauty and pure mechanical performance of the race cars from the golden era of racing in the 1950s. Runge Cars is the shop of Christopher…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Audi’s e-tron GT Is the Brand’s Answer to the Tesla Model S

While only a concept at this point, Audi's e-tron GT is a clear signal that the automaker—like many others—has Tesla in its crosshairs. Following in the footsteps of the e-tron SUV and the e-tron Sportback, both due next year, comes the sportiest all-electric vehicle of the bunch, the e-tron GT.…

By Mike Newman
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Rivian R1S All-Electric SUV

Rivian, the electric car manufacturer founded by MIT grad RJ Scaringe, is following up on its incredibly popular Rivian R1T All-Electric Truck with a full SUV model dubbed the Rivian R1S. Much like the R1T truck variant, the R1S SUV features a 400+ mile range, quad-motor system, wading depth of…

By Cooper Fleishman
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