Sam Abuelsamid

1 week ago | theautopian.com | Sam Abuelsamid

For the better part of a decade, the Corvette rumor mill has been churning about the development of an ultimate performance variant expected to be called “Zora.” For those in the know, Zora Arkus-Duntov was the legendary chief engineer who transformed the Corvette from what might have been a short-lived Chevrolet roadster like the first-generation Ford Thunderbird into the performance icon that it eventually became.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Sam Abuelsamid

2026 Nissan LeafNissanIn late-2010, Nissan introduced what could reasonably be called the first mainstream electric vehicle, the Leaf. Until production of the Tesla Model 3 really ramped up in 2018, it would remain the best selling BEV globally. Ever since then, its sales have been in steady decline despite a major update in 2016. But now for model year 2026, the Leaf has been completely rethought in hopes that it can regain and build on its early success.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Sam Abuelsamid

2026 Cadillac Optiq-VCadillacSince its pivot to a modern design aesthetic around the turn of the 21st century, Cadillac has been trying to reposition itself from buying the purveyor of floaty land yachts that I grew up with to a more performance oriented brand that can compete with European luxury brands. A key part of that effort has been the V-series models which are analogous to the BMW M, Mercedes-AMG and Audi RS.

3 weeks ago | theautopian.com | Sam Abuelsamid

For those of us of a certain age, one of the all-time dumbest plots on a TV show came way back in the ’80s on the prime time soap opera Dallas. After years of trying to reclaim that “Who Shot JR?” magic, the show was getting stale, and the actor who played Bobby Ewing, Patrick Duffy, decided he wanted to do something else. Soap operas have an easy solution for this, so the writers had him murdered in a convoluted way. It turns out that without Duffy, the show was a lot less popular.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Sam Abuelsamid

First Look At 2026 Jeep Cherokee, Coming Late 2025 With New HybridA reasonable case could be made that the second-generation Jeep Cherokee that debuted in 1984 and is popularly known by its XJ product code kicked off the SUV boom that continues more than four decades later. The XJ Cherokee was one of the first uni-body SUVs with real off-road capability even 25 …