Byron Hurd

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

Mercedes just dropped a teaser for a new all-electric AMG model. This brief video clip not only gives us our first look at what AMG has planned for its new, all-electric platform, but our first listen. Seriously. And if you’re confused by the uninterrupted squeal of tire noise, hang in there for the twist. There’s admittedly not much to see on this still-camouflaged prototype (and if it’s pure CGI, it’s a convincing effort), but its basic form is recognizable.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

Ford’s steady drumbeat of record-conquering electric performance cars continues in 2025 with the 2,250-horsepower Super Mustang Mach-E. Like the SuperVan 4.2 and the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck before it, this juiced-up race SUV will power up Pikes Peak under the careful control of Ford Performance driver Romain Dumas in yet another attempt to dethrone its own predecessor at the 2025 running of the International Hill Climb event.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

Looking for a quirky way to augment your ’90s regalia? How about one of these custom utility trailers built for (and authorized by) Plymouth to accompany its quirkiest production car, the hot-rod-inspired Prowler. You don’t even need a Plymouth to haul one of these suckers; it’s a trailer like any other, and even offers power brakes. And one of them could be yours for less than you might think, judging by what we’re seeing on Bring a Trailer.

2 weeks ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

A year ago, Chevy blew sports car enthusiasts away with the reveal of the 1,064-horsepower 2025 Corvette ZR1. The rear-wheel drive performance monster was the first turbocharged factory Corvette destined for a showroom, and perhaps fittingly, the last project overseen by long-running Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter, who retired shortly after its unveiling. Some even took his comments about it being the final Corvette he’d work on to mean that ZR1 represented the final chapter for the C8 platform.

2 weeks ago | thedrive.com | Byron Hurd

With the recent tempering of EV enthusiasm and the specter of broader market instability lurking in the background, it should come as no surprise that Audi has been reluctant to commit to a strategy for replacing its flagship Q8 E-Tron SUV. The 2024 model was built in a Brussels facility that Audi no longer operates—a decision that left the EV’s fate in up in the air—but Belgium’s loss could be America’s gain.