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5 days ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
11 photosPhoto: Twerk Team RacingWe'll never tire of people trying to shove engines of ever-increasing size and power into the tiny Honda S2000. We've seen LS-swapped S2000s, Hellcat-swapped S2000s, even Viper-swapped S2000s. It's hard to find a medium of engine swap involving the S2000 that we haven't seen before. At least, until a performance shop with the best name we've seen in ages showed up in our feed.
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6 days ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
21 photosPhoto: Fat Fender Garage / InstagramWe see a lot of restomod trucks come across our desk. After a while, all the aftermarket wheels, big spoilers, and giant brake rotors can overstimulate the senses a bit. Sometimes, we want a nice, clean vintage truck with all the classic charms, but a modern drivetrain underneath. No fancy pearlescent paint, no obvious LEDs, just the same truck your grandpa drove, but better.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
21 photosPhoto: Mitsubishi The last time we checked in on Mitsubishi, we'd wrapped up testing the refreshed 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander. Turns out, it's actually a tech-loaded bargain German luxury brand-fighting luxury machine far beyond what its price point would indicate. Kudos to Mitsubishi for squeezing as much life out of their flagship model as possible, but it's by no means a long-term fix. To do that, Mitsubishi needs an EV. Per the latest report, it's coming sooner than later.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
Forget all the labels and arbitrary insider lingo. So far as I'm concerned, passenger cars can be divided into two camps. Models that came and went as if they were never even there, and those that stuck around and made an impact. After 20-odd years, it's time to put the Ford Edge in the latter category. Surely enough, it's the exact same time Ford decides to pull the plug for good.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
10 photosPhoto: Craigslist Darlington, SCIf you're a younger person and you're asked to conjure an image of a Plymouth, it's either a 'Cuda or a Roadrunner, and there's not much in between. Show them any other Plymouth from the golden age of muscle cars, and they'll probably draw a blank. That's a shame because the more mundane stuff in the vintage Plymouth lineup is pretty special, too. Such was the case in the late 60s, when even the family sedan could come with a big V8.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
14 photosPhoto: eBay User: Forever Yours BoutiqueI hardly ever get excited seeing old muscle cars anymore. No offense, but I sort of feel like I've seen everything at this point. There's not much exciting or riveting out there that I haven't already seen a thousand times before. But I was genuinely excited when I saw this 1968 Corvette C3 L88 floating around eBay. It's one of the scant few classic late '60s muscle machines that genuinely gets my blood pumping anymore.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
15 photosPhoto: Facebook Marketplace Fairfield Twp, OH (cropped by autoevolution)In 1999, the idea that an electric drivetrain could one day power a sports car or a full-size SUV that people actually wanted to buy was a pipe dream. Nearly a full decade before the Tesla Roadster brought EVs to the forefront, the best all but the most wealthy and R&D-heavy automakers could hope for was something that resembled what your caddy would drive.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
31 photosPhoto: Mercedes-BenzIf any of you have read my stuff before, you'll know I have a habit of defending vehicles that other people laugh at. But I won't even attempt to call the Mercedes-Benz Vision V concept minivan a looker. Seriously, that pseudo gaping maw of an LED front grille arrangement looks like it has an event horizon. They should get NASA and the ESA to investigate. But before you start giggling, ponder for a second that it might not all be about looks this time.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
35 photosPhoto: Benny Kirk/autoevolution I'm sometimes shocked at how many of these boutique overlanding 4x4 luxury camper companies keep popping up. More to the point, I'm astonished at how many of them stick around. There's a definite market for these uber-expensive mega-mansions on wheels. But I think I found one that trumps the others. This is the 2025 Storyteller GXV Epic. It's the most insane vehicle I've driven this year, and it's not even a close race.
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2 weeks ago | 
autoevolution.com | Benny Kirk
43 photosPhoto: Hyunda-Genesis/Zeekr (edited by autoevolution)I've been pretty steadfast in my resistance to Chinese domestic automobiles hitting US soil for a while now. Partially, it's because I don't want them to price themselves into everyone's driveway and leave the rest of the industry high and dry. You know, as they have with so many other industries. But I have to tell you something: I can't help but have a soft spot for Zeekr.
