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5 Corvette ZR1 Facts That Don’t Even Sound Real
The new 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is here, and it’s badass. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 engine, the American supercar makes 1,064 horsepower and 828 pound-feet of torque, rocketing it to a top speed of 215 miles per hour.…
Pirelli’s New Cyber Tires Can Talk to Your Car
Today’s cars know a lot, but not everything. When it comes to tires, a car’s computer knows very little about what’s attached to its hubs. A car’s brain knows there are tires there, and it knows tire pressures, but everything…
10 Best-Selling Trucks of 2024 (So Far)
The US pickup truck market is hugely competitive. Automakers pour their best design, engineering, and technology advances into their pickups, pushing the evolution of this vehicle category far beyond its humble, hardworking roots. It’s not just full-size trucks, either: In…
Shooting Cars On Film: From Seattle Backstreets to the Indy 500
I'm Victoria Scott, Staff Writer here at Motor1. I'm back with another installment in my series of film shots of vintage cars I've found on Seattle streets. I had been neglecting my walks—and my health—a lot, which is why it's…
How Racing Helped Birth the Porsche 911’s Hybrid System
Many automakers advertise their cars as race-inspired. Usually, it’s meaningless ad copy. Today’s race cars are highly specialized devices with increasingly little relevance to their road-car counterparts. But, Porsche can credibly say its new hybrid 911 is race-bred. The problem…
The Red Bull RB17 Is ‘The Ultimate Car’
“This is basically Adrian off the , no FIA regulations, no cost cap—which it’s why it’s f***ing expensive—but it is the ultimate car, it really is an incredible car,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, before unveiling the RB17. …
You Don’t Need CarPlay in Your New Car. You Need $11
General Motors is making a mistake ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A September 2023 McKinsey study found that almost half of new car buyers surveyed wouldn't buy a vehicle that lacked Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. GM's attempt to…