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The Porsche 911 Reboot is Quicker, Faster and More Evolved

1 day ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

With the latest design generation of the 911, Porsche has driven the monkey house into another frenzy. Code-named the 992.2, the reboot ushers in a new generation of exotically hybridized, voltage-enhanced engines/transmissions that will power Porsche from here to full electrification. By the end of the decade, the only 911 may be a hybrid 911. Please sir, put down the poo. Note: The 911 Carrera base model carries on with a refreshed 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six (388 hp).
Hyundai and IIAC Partner to Launch AI Charging Robots at Airport

1 week ago | autoscommunity.com | Dan Neil

3,257 Share Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) have forged a strategic agreement to deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-based electric vehicle (EV) automatic charging robots (ACRs) at the airport as part of a demonstration project.
2025 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Review: A Savage Coupe With an Open Top

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, the open-top twin of the Vantage Coupe, is breathtaking, savage and maleficent, writes Dan Neil. Last month researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, announced they had discovered a new color, a supersaturated blue-green outside the range of human color perception. To see it, test subjects had to have special lasers aimed at their retinas. I know an easier way.
2025 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV Edition Review: A Premium Truck Jacked Up For Off-Roading

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

With enhanced traction and ample ground clearance, GMC’s Canyon AT4X AEV can handle the roughest terrain. Just make sure to keep your eye on the gas gauge. Our guest this week is the 2025 GMC Canyon AT4X AEV. Let me unpack those bags for you. GMC is the premium truck brand in General Motors’ portfolio. The Canyon ($38,400 starting MSRP) is its midsize four-door pickup, typically cross-shopped against the Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger and Toyota Tacoma. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
The Twisted Design Logic of Kia’s K4 Sedan

4 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

The affordable Kia K4 seems well timed, as new vehicle prices push many buyers out of the market—even if its angles are a little askew, writes Dan Neil. As the Roman architect Vitruvius once observed, everything should look like something. I’m paraphrasing.
A Small, Affordable Pickup Truck? It’s Finally Here

1 month ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

A Jeff Bezos-backed startup wants to take pickups back to a simpler, cheaper timeAnd now for something completely different: an affordable American pickup. At a media event in Long Beach, Calif., last week, EV startup Slate Auto unveiled an exquisitely disruptive, radically simple mini-pickup, to be made in the U.S.A. and targeting a price under $27,500—that is, under $20,000 with the current federal EV tax credit. Put a pin in that. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
2025 Ford Bronco Stroppe Special Edition: A Tonka Truck for Grown Ups

1 month ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

Based on the winning entry in the 1969 Baja 1000 desert race, this all-terrain adventure vehicle is destined to become a pampered collectible, writes Dan Neil. Once, a long time ago, I competed in the Baja 1000, the infamous desert race down the Baja California Peninsula, from Ensenada to La Paz. Once was plenty. I soiled my racing suit. I developed hypothermia and severe dehydration and hallucinated as if I had eaten jimson weed. I barfed in my closed-face helmet six times.
Here’s Why I Bought a Tesla (In Spite of Elon)

2 months ago | businessandamerica.com | Dan Neil

When it came time for our car critic to purchase a vehicle for himself, the choice seemed clear. Now, as an Elon backlash rages, Dan Neil wants to explain. Source link
WSJ Columnist Dan Neil on Why He Bought a Tesla (In Spite of Elon Musk)

2 months ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

Curious minds have always wanted to know: What kind of car does The Wall Street Journal’s car critic drive? I typically avoid sharing this information, lest it be taken as an endorsement or else used against me as proof of some undisclosed bias. Hah! This guy Neil is so in the bag for the Honda Odyssey! I wonder what he got paid? And I hate disappointing readers who would rather imagine me bombing around in a classic Aston Martin or Porsche. Perhaps they see me wearing a snap-brim cap? Jodhpurs?
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Butched-Up and Faster Charging

2 months ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

Wherever you are, it’s a jungle out there. And thus the Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT ($57,585, as tested), the South Korean company’s urbane electric crossover, face-lifted for 2025 and given what California ho-daddies call the safari treatment. The XRT signals its weekender inclinations by way of a raised suspension (23 mm), knobby all-terrain tires, ruggedized body cladding and bright red tow hooks in the front bumper. Helicopter extraction is extra. Not that the Ioniq 5 didn’t need some butching up.