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The $43,900 Countryman S ALL4 Untamed Edition arrives in the U.S. with a lift, all-terrain tires and a 3,500-pound hitch as standard — hardware Europe rations.
The Encore GX, Envision, and Enclave can all drive four wheels, at prices from the low $30,000s to $67,295. The front-drive-only Envista is the exception.
The F-250 and F-350 package costs $400 more than in 2026 and adds gloss-black wheels, a new grille, and a shorter air dam. Roush lists no engine upgrades.
Winward Racing's No. 57 won Petit Le Mans after both title rivals broke down, capping a comeback from 300 points behind and a class-record third manufacturers' crown.
Stellantis' parts and service brand has a new ad campaign built around comedic dealership techs. It lands as the company rebuilds the parts network behind them.
Austin Prock won the Midwest Nationals to climb within 106 points, while TSR teammates Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart both fell in the Top Fuel quarterfinals.
Porsche Penske won Daytona, Sebring, and Petit Le Mans, but Cadillac's consistency delivered the 2026 manufacturers', teams', and drivers' crowns, with Jack Aitken taking the drivers' title.
The $595 gray paint is now available on every 2027 Durango, and $2,995 Petrol Blue seats are reserved for the Hellcat Jailbreak. The concept's Cryo Blue graphics and wheels stayed behind.
Two Honda engineers will drive the 1.38-inch-taller SUV in the X-Cross Bone Stock class, using a rally that has already fed parts into Honda's production TrailSports.
The desert-focused four-door undercuts the Bronco Raptor by about $30,000, and Ford says even an RTR with 35-inch tires and Fox bypass shocks stays below $60,000.
Mattia Drudi's late double pass gave the #68 Vantage GT3 the GTD Pro win at Road Atlanta, while the Valkyrie lost a podium shot to a penalty.
A 31.9% jump gave Mazda its biggest September in the U.S., but slumping CX-30, CX-5 and CX-90 sales still leave the brand 2.9% behind last year.
Jaguar's 986-hp electric four-door GT debuts in New York on October 6. Power is official; the exterior, U.S. price, range rating, and on-sale date are not.
Rivian handed over 19,248 vehicles in the R2's first full quarter on sale. To stay within its 65,000–70,000 forecast, it now needs roughly 23,200 to 28,200 more by year-end.
A Northeastern study run at Consumer Reports found 28 of 30 automaker apps feeding ad and analytics firms. Here's where it was worst and how to switch it off.
The APXGP racer was a stretched Formula 2 car, the Daytona Porsche was a real IMSA entry, and Mercedes-AMG built 52 road cars to match.
Toyota and Lexus sold 633,223 vehicles in the quarter, up 0.6 percent. Electrified models grew 28.5 percent, which means everything else shrank by about a fifth.
Total volume barely moved, but retail sales jumped 7.8% as Nissan pulled back from rental fleets. Infiniti had its best third-quarter retail result since 2020, thanks largely to the new QX65.
BMW's U.S. sales rose 3.4% in the third quarter, led by a 46% jump for the soon-to-be-replaced 3 Series, while iX sales fell 96% to just 121.
Nearly all of the drop came from the outgoing Escape and Corsair. Bronco Filson and RTR orders open later in October, and an F-150 supplier hiccup hit September output.