Joel Feder

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Joel Feder

Hop in the Way Back Machine to three years ago and the electric Chevrolet Corvette was announced. Since then GM hasn’t said a word, the car’s never been mentioned again, and its existence seems to have all but been forgotten. Where is this thing? And why haven’t prototypes even been spotted? In 2022 GM President Mark Reuss went live on CNBC and told Phil LeBeau an electrified Corvette was coming the next year, and an electric version would follow. No further timelines were given.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Joel Feder

Prototypes for the next-generation BMW X7 have been spotted testing on public roads, and what can be seen leads to some confusion. Expected to enter production in the second half of 2027, the 2028 BMW X7 will mark the model’s second generation when it arrives. Prototypes spied on public roads point to an evolutionary design, which is a departure from previous statements from the automaker’s executive team.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Joel Feder

Sometimes you just look at something and say, “why?” The Audi Q3 seems to be today’s shining example of this situation with its new steering column stalk design. On Monday, the 2026 Audi Q3 made its global debut that brings the small crossover SUV quickly in-line with the rest of the automaker’s lineup in terms of design. For now, we don’t have U.S. specs, but we can see the automaker’s completely over thought the Q3’s steering column controls.

1 week ago | thedrive.com | Joel Feder

Audi piques the interest of three-row luxury SUV buyers with a simple script: refined luxury that doesn’t stand out and delivers solid build quality. As competitors continue to get gaudier with gaping nostrils or lit logos, Audi holds the line with temperate design, terrific road manners, and rock-solid build quality. But the 2025 Audi Q7 falls short with a small third row, a gruff turbocharged V6, and cupholders that drew complaints from my kids.

2 weeks ago | thedrive.com | Joel Feder

General Motors might be looking to make history, or, it’s just wrapping up development on the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Zora. Maybe both? A team of General Motors engineers descended upon the Nürburgring this week. With them came variants of the C8 Corvette, and none of the cars are camouflaged. Locals might not have thought much of the yellow C8 bearing a Z06 badge or purple C8 sporting a ZR1 badge, both cars are already on sale. But keen-eyed enthusiasts will smell what’s up.