2021-04-30 13:30
With the second-gen BRZ/GR86 close to market, the Toyaburu partnership is looking to expand their relationship. While their initial venture, a brand-new rear-drive sports coupe, was a welcom… Read More
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2021-02-04 13:30
Get this: It’s 2021: car manufacturers are scrambling to top each other with EV announcements. Fabled power-brands like Mustang and Hummer are getting slapped on battery-powered vehicl… Read More
2021-02-02 13:30
The Tesla Model S has been a revolutionary vehicle. We here at the Clutch like to talk trash about Telsa from time to time, but that’s more a response to their CEO’s often head-a… Read More
2021-01-15 18:44
Apple’s been planning on building an electric car since as early as 2014. While most of those plans were limited to concept development, they did attempt to woo Tesla employees over. P… Read More
2020-12-16 13:30
As rad as cars are, there’s something conservative about their styling. Decades ago, designers were able to draft what they want free of concerns like aerodynamics and safety (hello Ca… Read More
2020-12-01 13:30
Is there any industry that benefits from the insecurity of consumers more than the car industry? Well, yeah, clearly the entire gun industry in the United States. Still, the growing truck se… Read More
2020-11-25 13:30
For years, the Civic was the default car. Commercially successful, culturally ubiquitous, and reasonably priced, it was the kind of vehicle that was meant to be taken for granted. That… Read More
2020-11-19 13:30
Last week we mentioned that Subaru was getting ready to unveil the second-gen BRZ. Along with that came some questions, mostly revolving around how much power would come along with the new d… Read More
2020-11-12 13:30
In about a week’s time, Subaru will unveil the next-generation Subaru BRZ. An evolution of the current model, it will be the first redesign since the Subie/Toyota/Scion project hit the… Read More
2020-10-28 13:30
Kia has unveiled an ambitious new plan to ready itself for the future. Know as Plan S, the Korean manufacturer` is launching a $25billion plan to have at least eleven EVs on the market by 20… Read More
2020-10-22 13:30
As the promise of electric power continues to grow in acceptance, manufacturers are happy to apply that power to excess. Sure, small EVs like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt will continue, bu… Read More
2020-10-20 13:30
US-based Lucid Motors has taken a while to hit the market. Trying to establish itself as a rival to Tesla, it’s managed to lag behind even Elon Musk’s troubled production schedul… Read More
2020-10-08 13:30
When we last checked in, GM was getting ready to relaunch the Hummer brand, this time as an EV company. Then Coronavirus happened, and those plans were put on hold. It looks like the General… Read More
2020-10-06 13:30
Modern cars are becoming more sophisticated. The expectation of what a new vehicle goes way beyond driving-feel, engine technology, and styling. Many consumers care more about connectivity a… Read More
2020-09-24 13:30
One of the unintended consequences of electric vehicle development is seeing design choices necessary for ICE-powered cars that are no longer needed. Take the front grill. An air intake is a… Read More
2020-09-22 13:30
It’s been a wild ride for Chrysler these last few years. When the economic collapse of 2008 almost wiped out all three American manufacturers, Chrysler only pulled through by merging w… Read More
2020-09-17 13:30
We recently reported that, shockingly, Volkswagen will discontinue not just the Golf, but also the Sportwagen and AllTrack variants in the US and Canada (both the GTI and R32 will continue.)… Read More
2020-09-15 13:30
It’s been over a decade now since Nissan introduced the 370Z. Though it was a thorough update over the outgoing 350Z, it was left to linger over the years, with a few mild refreshes ma… Read More
2020-03-09 13:30
Shopping for a hypercar when you have a family can be difficult. Do you drive your family members one at a time? Or, more likely, you and your wife/mistress go by a car while those asshole k… Read More
2020-03-02 14:30
which is Horsepower’s overrated. When you can get over 300-hp from a Camry(!) the idea of ever-increasing power seems pointless. Sure, the Veyron astounds with more than 1000 ponies un… Read More
2020-02-26 14:30
(header image stolen shamelessly from Car & Driver)
Heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. It could be a gorilla protecting a toddler that’s fallen into a zoo enclosure… Read More
2020-02-19 14:30
The list of former GM brands is a long one. Littered with such storied names as Oldsmobile, Saab, and Pontiac, America’s largest car company has more than a trunkful of skeletons. And… Read More
2020-02-17 14:30
So, we like to poke fun at Toyota around here, mostly about how boring they are. With corporate prioritizing reliability, factors like driveability, performance, and design weren’t muc… Read More
2020-02-12 14:30
The Cadillac Escalade is many things. It’s a big, gaudy statement of presence, wealth, and questionable taste. It’s the Bigger is Better philosophy’s final form. Unmis… Read More
2020-02-10 14:30
Know who’s killing it? Well, sure, the NRA, but that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking about the Hyundai/Kia/Genesis triumvirate. With a stacked line-up a… Read More
2020-02-05 14:30
How’s this for .a look? An ultra-exclusive car maker with a reputation for dominance and superiority suing a charity for a brand name that they feel’s better suited to a high-per… Read More
2020-02-03 14:30
It’s been an interesting few years for Nissan. As the borders are still being drawn on the new automotive landscape, brand territories are being redefined. Toyota and VW Auto Group con… Read More
2020-01-29 14:30
.General Motors is betraying its reputation as a lumbering dinosaur with it’s recently announced EV-only production facility at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. Slated to begin producing i… Read More
2020-01-27 14:30
but Automotive engineers are often assumed to be very intelligent people. After all, modern engines are incredibly sophisticated pieces of machinery that not only produce once-mindblowing po… Read More
2020-01-24 14:30
Subaru has been carving out a pretty nice niche for themselves. The drift-happy brand was introduced state-side as a car for farmers: high ride-height, a low center of gravity, and symmetric… Read More
2020-01-22 14:30
To say that the last few years have been tumultuous for auto manufacturers would be an understatement. Emerging from the 2008 financial crisis, the following decade-plus has been one of mass… Read More
2020-01-20 14:30
The Honda Civic has had an interesting arc. It hit the market as a low-cost, reliable economy car and quickly gained popularity, long dominating its market segment. Honda has been smart to v… Read More
2020-01-13 14:30
We here at the Clutch are feeling pretty stoked that we, having named this place after an already threatened piece of technology, are facing further irrelevance as the EV-centric future is q… Read More
2019-12-02 13:45
This past month has seen the unveiling of two highly-anticipated EVs. Each carried lofty goals and equally lofty expectations.
Neither was well received.
November 17th was the big introducti… Read More
2019-11-20 13:30
FAs promised, Ford unveiled their long-teased Mach-E this past Sunday night. Live-streamed to enraptured audiences globally, it was less a product unveiling than a shared cultural moment, on… Read More
2019-11-18 13:30
It’s easy to forget that BMW builds EVs. Blame it on the unending variants they feel obliged to push (“it comes as a sedan, or as a coupe, or as a grand coupe, or as a …… Read More
2019-11-06 13:30
.As the automotive world continues its shift toward full electrification, Ford is getting ready to announce their new EV product on November 17. The poorly kept secret is a, ahem, battery-po… Read More
2019-11-04 13:30
Things haven’t been easy for the folks over at FCA these last few years. Launched as a desperate merger between the struggling Chrysler and directionless Fiat, they sought to combine t… Read More
2019-10-29 13:30
A lot can happen in ten years. Think about the state of America in the early part of Obama’s first-term versus the third-year of Trump’s. Or how Pontiac was once a car brand. Hel… Read More
2019-10-28 13:30
Volkswagen has released new pics of the 2020 Golf, which sees the launch of a new generation. More iterative than inspired, the MK VIII is a mild evolution on the current model, though with… Read More
2019-10-21 13:30
Auto manufacturers have this weird thing where they’ll introduce new vehicles based not on what the market is trending towards, but instead what they think people should want, cul… Read More
2019-10-17 13:30
.While unleaded still powers the majority of new vehicles, the race for engines powered by alternate means is on. Diesel, itself a fossil fuel, if a more efficient one, is pretty much out of… Read More
2019-10-15 13:30
Europe has all the best cars. Being built around centuries-old markets has led to cities full of narrow roads and high pedestrian traffic. That’s kept trucks and SUVs from really getti… Read More
2019-10-11 13:30
Is there another car that’s come as far as the Sonata? Obviously, from a technological standpoint, any long-running badge has evolved considerably. Just compare the underpinnings of a… Read More
2019-10-10 13:30
The constantly evolving world of automotive technology has led to many brands having to confront their identity. Engineering has allowed even the staidest of grocery-getters to perform in a… Read More
2019-10-08 13:30
While their first commercial effort was the Lotus-derived Roadster, it was the Model S that first announced Tesla’s arrival. Available for 2012, the Model S has had a massive cultural… Read More
2019-10-07 15:00
Hyundai’s fancy-pants Genesis sub-brand continues to grow its presence. With strong summer sales thanks to a number of new dealers finally gaining approval. That’s seen a conside… Read More
2019-10-04 13:30
Convertibles are an interesting thing. They’re like a car, but not as good. Sure, they have almost all the same components a car has, but they’re missing more than a roof. They&r&hell…Read More
2019-10-03 05:00
There are a few vehicles that, despite their ugliness, uselessness, and sheer unnecessity, end up becoming impressive. The Ford F-150 Raptor is an example of this. On its own, the F-150 is a… Read More
2019-10-01 13:30
First released in 2012, the unlikely Subaru-Toyota pairing that resulted in the BRZ/86 is finally getting official word on a refresh. At the time, they were a welcomed addition to the sports… Read More
2019-09-30 17:30
It’s a tough time for cars in North America. Despite a continued focus on fuel economy and urban practicality, SUVs and crossovers continue to chip away at the market for cars. While s… Read More
2019-09-28 13:30
Know what’s great? Rivalries. That’s especially true in the automotive world. Seeing these massive corporations throw obscene amounts of money at ridiculously vindicative stateme… Read More
2019-07-04 00:30
GM continues to lose ground to FCA. First, it was the indignity of having the Challenger surpass the Camaro as the number two pony car behind the Mustang. Now, it’s the Dodge Ram takin… Read More
2019-06-26 17:15
Ah, Lotus. The last pure car manufacturer. With a motto averse to complexity, Colin Chapman’s axiom of “Simplicity, then add lightness” has kept the brand focused on one pr… Read More
2019-06-19 15:26
A decade ago it seemed like the horsepower wars were coming to an end. The one-two punch of the financial crisis and higher gas prices put smaller vehicles in the spotlight. Naturally-aspira… Read More
2019-06-17 17:20
Elon Musk has made a career out of over-promising and under-delivering. I guess when your entire model is predicated on getting investors to part with their money you need to be able to spin… Read More
2019-06-10 17:08
With the CTS and ATS being replaced by the new CT4 and CT5, many wondered how long it would take for Cadillac to announce their high-performance V model variants.
Turns out it wasn&rs&hell…Read More
2019-05-27 17:37
First, a story:
A boat at sea begins taking water. Against a storm, its crew fight watch in horror as the water level rises higher and higher. They bail water through the night, yet by morni… Read More
2019-05-21 18:55
Honda isn’t new to alternative powertrains. They already had that funky-looking Insight hybrid available back in 1999, a mere two years after the Prius became cultural-shorthand for &l&hell…Read More
2019-05-14 01:00
It’s interesting to contrast the Big Three American auto manufacturers’ approach to their pony cars.
Ford invented the segment with the Mustang and stuck with it throughout… Read More
2019-05-06 11:38
We just reported that Mercedes-Benz would be pulling from the Smart brand from US shores. While it’s sad to see any offering leave the market: variety is great! Even terrible options a… Read More
2019-05-04 20:09
In a surprise move, Mercedes-Benz has announced that they’ll be pulling the Smart car from North America. Surprising in that they still build those things?
Introduced in 1994 in German… Read More
2019-04-29 18:10
Like wearing pajama pants to Costco, minivans, whatever their utility, broadcast a message to those around you: shame doesn’t live here. It’s an emphatic statement delivered with… Read More
2019-04-15 18:40
If there’s one thing car journalists are known for, it’s our love of wagons. In the face of preposterously overpowered sports car, dynamically designed sedans and utility-driven… Read More
2019-04-08 19:03
Fiat has found a novel way to avoid paying some massive corporate fines in the EU. With the 2021 deadline looming for Europe’s push to cut down carbon emissions, Fiat finds itself unpr… Read More
2018-09-05 17:02
Who buys Acuras?
Somebody must, right? Honda keeps building them (or badging them: looking at you, CSX) so there must be a market, but who still buys almost-but-not-quite-luxury vehicles (ou… Read More
2018-09-02 20:26
The VW Golf really is the perfect car for most people. It’s a small, fun to drive hatchback that can accommodate 95% of driving needs. It looks good, it’s reliable and it’s… Read More
2018-08-30 18:19
We live in the ultimate age of do-it-yourself. Tutorials are plentiful, parts are easily accessible worldwide, and our existential malaise makes us more willing to participate in otherwise u… Read More
2018-08-29 14:57
The current auto market hasn’t been kind to the sedan. Long the go-to for those requiring a spacious ride, the four-door car has been pushed aside in our anxious, post-911 world as dri… Read More
2018-08-28 18:00
Alfa Romeo’s roll out to the North American market has been a slow process. Their current offerings, the Giulia sedan and Stelvio SUV, have been lauded by critics but aren’t exac… Read More
2018-08-21 20:53
Like BMW has M and Lexus has F, so, too, Hyundai has N: a tuning house cranking out high-performance versions of their volume sellers.
This fall sees the release of the i30 N and Velost… Read More
2018-08-20 13:24
Volkswagen is expanding the palette for their top-end Golf by introducing 40 custom color options. Known as the Volkswagen Spectrum Program, the options will be available for the forthcoming… Read More
2018-08-17 17:25
BMW has finally released official images of the upcoming Z4 roadster. The ‘proper’ unveiling is set for Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance at the end of the month, but in an… Read More
2018-08-16 22:16
Front-wheel drive is boring. So goes the perception. Having the wheels supplying the power as the same wheels that control direction is an inherent compromise that sacrifices speed for turni… Read More
2018-08-15 19:59
Recalls can have a devastating effect on manufacturers. Wide coverage of an existing issue can create real problems with brand perception, be it Toyota’s unintended acceleration, or pr… Read More
2018-08-14 18:58
Recent patent filings show that Cadillac plans on sticking with their current naming scheme. The current nomenclature was introduced by since-departed CEO Johan de Nysschen.
de Nysschen was… Read More
2018-08-13 18:51
The traditional icon of Indian automotive heritage, Jaguar (and corporate sibling under Tata Motors, Land Rover) will be phasing out V8 engines for future vehicles.
Reports have Jag revampin… Read More
2018-08-09 20:14
BMW has gotten ridiculous with their product offerings. They took their cue from Mercedes offensive ‘four-door coupe’ lead and introduced a reckless number of variants to flood t… Read More
2018-08-08 18:42
2018 has been a weird year, right? Every day we slip deeper and deeper into some funhouse mirror universe that defies logic and common sense.
Case in point: Hyundai chief designer, SangYup L… Read More
2018-07-19 17:58
Subaru has found themselves in the crosshairs of an unlikely competitor — it seems that Ford is looking to develop a ‘high-roofed wagon’ to compete directly with the Japane… Read More
2018-06-21 18:43
The current iteration of the Mx-5 (née Miata) is not a perfect car. For starters, as gorgeous as the RF is, a proper hardtop is unavailable.
That’s pretty much it, actually.
It… Read More
2018-04-27 18:12
I haven’t written about Ford lately, right? I don’t have a bad taste in my mouth, so probably not.
Anyway, it seems that Dearborn, MI-based auto manufacturer is dealing with some… Read More
2018-04-23 16:13
New York- via Detroit- based car company, Cadillac, have recently ousted their man-in-charge John de Nysschen. de Nysschen spent four years with the famed American luxury manufacturer. He&rs&hell…Read More
2018-04-20 14:37
Since making Maybach a sub-brand under their main brand, Mercedes haven’t really done much to capitalize on ultra-lux company. They have their Avengers-style task-force, the Maybach Mu… Read More
2018-04-19 14:30
Buick, like their neighbors at Cadillac, are great at making concept cars. Their Avista is an all-timer; the Avenir, a unique take on that silly fastback-sedan thing that the German’s… Read More
2018-04-19 02:03
Constantly following in the steps of their Ford competitor, the Chevy Camaro is getting a new look for the 2019 model.
Featuring a new grill that, for some reason, brings it in line with the… Read More
2018-04-07 23:25
Our last post was a reluctant ode to the job Ford’s development of true-blue sporty vehicles. Despite a lifelong bias against the Blue Oval for purely geographic reasons, to say nothin… Read More
2018-01-12 19:15
I grew up in a GM town. My dad worked for the General as did at least one parent of most of my friends. I don’t really care for most GM products, they get my token sympathy when it com… Read More
2018-01-02 20:26
Lexus has long been an issue. For the longest time they were simply Toyotas for dicks who wanted people to know they were better than Toyotas. Then, they introduced that stupid-ass spindle f… Read More
2017-11-20 14:59
While officially unveiling the previously teased all-electric semi, Tesla shocked the room by all introducing their forth-coming update to their original vehicle, the Roadster.
While not te… Read More
2017-11-13 16:14
Volkswagen is trying to figure out what to do with their Beetle. While one of the lower-selling vehicles in their lineup, it seems that there’s a strong emotional attachment to what&rs&hell…Read More
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