Autos

For those who don’t read up on news about their car online can at least hope to get something in the mail regarding a recall for their vehicle. But that takes time and sometimes recalls can be a matter of life and death, as it was in the case of the Takata airbag fiasco that affected Toyota, Ford, BMW, and more than a dozen other manufacturers (rendering more than 42 million cars unsafe to drive). Luckily, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a free app that makes figuring out recalls easier than ever. SaferCar will keep track of all your cars and alert you when a recall has popped up for one of them. Using the app is as simple as downloading it either the Apple AppStore or the Google Play Store, entering the cars you own (you can go either by year, m...

The Rolls-Royce Ghost is the ideal car, the company claims, for the globetrotting ultra-capitalist too cool to be chauffeured around town. Fully redesigned for 2021, the new Ghost has been honed to cater to this clientele even more successfully, translating feedback from last-generation Ghost owners into refinements for this next-generation model. While the Ghost’s re-imagination is clearly more evolutionary than revolutionary, there are meaningful changes we hope will address some of our issues with this otherwise superlative automobile. See all 22 photos 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Chassis: A Luxurious Architecture Like the Phantom and Cullinan before it, the Ghost moves to the “Architecture of Luxury” aluminum space frame. It’s a highly sophisticated chassis...

We’ve already covered some of the updates coming to the 2021 Jeep Wrangler, and now, we have the full lowdown on what to expect from the rugged SUV. The Wrangler will offer two new special editions—the beach-themed Islander and the posh 80th Anniversary. On the Wrangler Islander, you’ll find a “Jeep Tiki” decal on the hood. The special edition also comes with black side steps and 17-inch wheels paired with 32-inch tires. A white hardtop is optional. Going for a totally different look, the Wrangler 80th Anniversary Edition features a three-piece black hardtop, 18-inch wheels finished in Granite Crystal, and special exterior badging. Inside, there are optional leather seats and Granite Crystal accents. Entry-level Sport models are now available with the Selec-Trac two...

Finally, Nissan will show off the next-generation Z sports car in the coming weeks. Well, at least in prototype form. The Nissan Z Proto will make its official debut on September 15. Nissan teased the car in a new video, but we already have a pretty good idea of what it will look like. An older video flaunted the Z’s sexy and streamlined design, including its long hood and rounded haunches. The car features distinct throwback cues such as a C-pillar-mounted Z badge, sloping rear glass, and round headlamps that recall the design of the car’s earlier generations. It’s still unclear what will power the new Z. The car may get a 4.0-liter V-6 as rumors of a 400Z badge would suggest. Or it could pack the twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 that powers Infiniti’s Red Sport 400 models...

The 2021 BMW 4 Series is arguably one of the most polarizing cars to have come out in the last few years. And by polarizing, we mean that pretty much everyone on the internet hates it. Honestly, we can’t blame the masses for turning their backs on the 4’s nose given BMW’s famous—and typically handsome—kidney grille has been turned into a set of proverbial buck teeth. Fortunately, there are a lot of really talented people with access to Photoshop. One such person is Instagram user @Spdesignsest (or Siim Designs), and he has given us a number of possible front-end fixes to the BMW M440i. To our eyes, these are some of the best reinterpretations of the new Bimmer two-door we’ve seen so far. See all 15 photos The grille has been shortened to a much more accept...

Recently we were armchair quarterbacking the theory that the Kia Stinger was not long for this world. Even though the Stinger itself is a great car, lackluster sales are a sign that potential buyers aren’t as fired up as us critics. But we’re happy to report that, for now at least, we’ve been proven wrong. Kia just announced a slew of updates to make the Stinger both more handsome and more upscale. Plus, the sedan is getting a more powerful four-cylinder engine. For starters, the exterior of the car gets some slight revisions. Up front the tiger nose grille gets wider—a trend Kia has been executing throughout its lineup these days—and the headlights get a slight redesign to give them a sharper look. There’s a new tail light design at the back, and the rear-facing tu...

Citing an early order guide, CarsDirect reports a 2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo is set to follow the Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo, packing the same turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder found in that car, the CX-9 and CX-5 crossovers, and the Mazda 6 midside sedan. The 2.5-liter turbo makes 250 horsepower and 320 lb-ft of torque on 93-octane fuel (or 227 hp and 310 lb-ft on regular) in the 2021 Mazda 3, and we expect similar numbers from the CX-30 Turbo. That amount of power would represent a significant bump over the regular CX-30, which makes 186 horsepower and 186 lb-ft from a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four. See all 41 photos A Mazda spokesman declined to comment on the report, which also says production of the CX-30 Turbo begins in November. Mazda began building the standard 2021 CX-30 in July...