Joel Stocksdale

Greensboro

Automotive Journalist at CarBuzz

News Editor at Autoblog. General car nerd. Find me on Mastodon: @[email protected] and BlueSky: @geekygearhead99.bsky.social

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Articles

This Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Art Car Is Literally Dripping In Chrome

6 days ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Over the last few years, Mercedes-Benz has been collaborating with loads of artists and designers to create unique concepts and one-off art cars based on their vehicles. It's showing no signs of slowing down either, as it just revealed the first of five new art cars that will be revealed this year. They'll all be based on the recently revealed 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class compact sedan, and based on this first example, they ought to be pretty wild.
Kia EV4 Gets A Release Date And Range For America

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Following the design reveal in February, Kia brought the 2026 EV4 to the New York Auto Show for its American debut. It didn't just show the car again, though, it also revealed a bunch of information about features and specifications. The most impressive of those specifications is the electric range. Depending on the specifications, the EV4 will be Kia's new range champion, succeeding the EV6.
Nightfall Trim Brings More Style To 2026 Kia EV9 Line

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Kia has already announced its most-exciting EV9 model, the upcoming GT. That SUV will pack 501 horsepower and goodies from the EV6 GT and Ioniq 5 N, so that you can treat your extended family to a thrill ride. But it's not the only addition coming to the SUV for 2026. At the New York Auto Show, Kia revealed a more modest, and surely more modestly priced, EV9 variant, the Nightfall Edition.
Kia Comes Back To The Compact Hatch Game With The K4 Hatchback

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

At last year's New York Auto Show, Kia launched the K4 sedan, and as a surprise, it gave a quick look at an upcoming hatchback model. Kia didn't say anything about whether it would make it to America, but Kia confirmed it not long after. Now, at this year's New York Auto Show, we get the main details about the hatchback, and it will basically offer everything the sedan does, just in a new shape.
Mercedes’ New G-Class Has A Silly Name But Is A Serious SUV

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is known today for being a glitzy, posh box that tends to cruise Beverly Hills more than exploring Moab. That wasn't always the case, as it started as a vehicle for military use, and then became a very utilitarian SUV in the vein of the old Land Rover Defender. To honor those original G-Class SUVs, Mercedes has created a limited edition that has one mouthful of a name: Mercedes-Benz G-Class Edition Stronger Than The 1980s.
This Is The Only Way To Get One Of America's Fastest Supercars

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

The supercar world is full of new models that are becoming more and more extreme in every way. You have F1-inspired machines such as the Aston Martin Valkyrie and Mercedes-AMG One. There are insanely powerful EVs including the Rimac Nevera and Lotus Evija. Plus other unusual vehicles like the tandem-layout Czinger 21C and four-seat Koenigsegg Gemera.
Ford Brings Custom Broncos To Jeep's Turf

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Jeep has made Moab its unofficial home with decades of Easter Jeep Safari events. For most of them, it brings along a bunch of wild concepts, with this year's consisting of Jeep Wranglers and Gladiators. Since Ford re-introduced the Bronco, however, the Blue Oval brand has been setting up stakes in the area at the same time. It's doing so again this year with the Bronco Stampede at Moab.
There's One Big Reason You Should Get A Nissan Armada Instead Of An Infiniti QX80

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Touchscreens are not inherently a bad thing in cars. There are situations in which they're very useful; they're great for scrolling around on a map to find something. A touchscreen keyboard is great for typing in a destination. And if you've got some features and functions that only occasionally need adjustment, or are complicated to adjust, it's great to have the flexibility of a touchscreen to handle multiple unique menus.
BMW Developed New Sounds For Next Gen Cars Using Surprising Sources

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

Whether you love them or loathe them, artificial engine and motor sounds are becoming more ubiquitous in cars. Some companies are doing interesting things with them. Hyundai and Kia are using artificial sounds to help simulate gear shifts. BMW went to the lengths of getting famed film composer Hans Zimmer to help create sounds for its EVs such as the iX and i4. The company apparently isn't content with just using the same old sound system forever, though.
The Lotus Emira Sports Car Just Got Even More Difficult To Own For Americans

1 week ago | carbuzz.com | Joel Stocksdale

The list of automakers halting exports of cars to the US keeps growing. In addition to Stellantis, Infiniti, Jaguar, and Land Rover, Lotus is going to hold back the Emira as a result of the Trump administration's car tariffs. The 400-horsepower sports car is the entry point for the brand, and is the only model with a price tag just under $100,000 (excluding destination charge). It's a substantial difference to the Eletre electric SUV, which now starts at more than $200,000.