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Toyota changed nothing on the 2027 Camry, and that is the whole pitch
A carryover year on purpose. $29,700 to start, hybrid only, 225 or 232 hp, and a 51 mpg estimate on the LE.
Photo: Toyota
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Volvo’s seat belt was perfected by an ejection-seat engineer, then given away
Nils Bohlin got the three-point belt right at Volvo in 1959. Volvo let every carmaker use it, and estimates it has saved more than a million lives.
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Jeep’s last Twelve 4 Twelve Wrangler is built by swapping doors and hoods
Gloss Black and Sting-Gray Wranglers swap parts on the line, with Gecko green accents. Two-door $66,695, four-door $69,995.
Photo: Jeep
News
AMG finally built its own SUV, and it brought 1,153 hp and a recorded V8
Three motors, 1,153 hp, 10 to 80 percent in 12 minutes, and a V8 soundtrack recorded from real AMG engines. US pricing is not out yet.
Photo: Mercedes-Benz
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History
Street HEMI: the 426 Chrysler sold because NASCAR made it
In 1965 NASCAR barred engines you could not buy. In 1966 you could buy a 426 HEMI in a Belvedere, Coronet or Charger.
Photo: Greg Gjerdingen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Engineering
2027 Lexus NX: three hybrid parts become one e-Axle
One e-Axle instead of three parts, silicon-carbide chips in the inverter, and no gas-only NX for 2027.
Photo: Lexus
News
The 911 will never be electric, Porsche says. The Boxster and Cayman will be.
The next 718 Boxster and Cayman go all-electric, with 2028 their first full year of production. The 911 gets a pinky promise.
Photo: Porsche
History
The Smithsonian’s 1986 Dodge Caravan
One sliding door for a dozen model years, a flat floor from front-wheel drive, and a Michigan family’s softball shuttle.
Photo: lostplanetcomics1 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Reviews
2027 Kia Sorento: is the turbo worth $3,200?
LX from $32,590, EX turbo from $38,690. 274 hp and 3,500 lb towing, for 3 fewer mpg.
Photo: Kia
News
BMW’s new iX4 is an iX3 with the roof sloped, and up to 428 miles of range
Two motors, 463 hp, up to 428 miles by BMW’s own estimate and a fast-charge stop that adds 184 miles in 10 minutes. $66,200 plus destination.
Photo: BMW
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Toyota’s new Grand Highlander Woodland comes with a six-can cooler
All-terrain tires, a half-inch lift, standard AWD and a cooler that holds six cans. $51,780 before destination.
Photo: Toyota
News
Jaguar’s comeback car has 1,015 horsepower and no rear window
Three motors, up to 1,015 hp, a 400-mile EPA range and no glass in the tailgate. Orders open in early 2027.
Photo: Jaguar
History
CSX 2000: the first Shelby Cobra
A British roadster, an American V8, one car repainted again and again so the world would think production was already rolling.
Photo: Sicnag via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
History
Chevy small-block: the V8 that would not die
What 350 means, why the Camaro got it before the Corvette, and why GM just brought it back for 2027 pickups.
Photo: Daderot via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0
Engineering
Under the skin: BRZ ZC15 stays simple on purpose
Same 228-hp 2.4-liter boxer, rear-wheel drive, manual only. The anniversary money went into a flexible V-bar, gold Brembos and bronze wheels, not horsepower.
Photo: Subaru
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2027 Subaru BRZ ZC15: 300 cars, Ceramic White, manual only
300 cars, Ceramic White only, matte bronze wheels, rear-wheel drive and a six-speed manual with no alternative. Pricing comes later.
Photo: Subaru
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