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We drove the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, the 2025 Ram 1500 RHO debuted, and the 2025 Nissan Frontier broke cover. It's the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. We slid behind the wheel of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro for a first taste of next-gen off-road pickup. The latest Tacoma TRD Pro is new for the first time in what feels like...

Ram has been spotted testing a prototype for an updated 2500 HD. The particular prototype is for the Rebel grade, but most of the styling tweaks should feature on the heavy-duty pickup's other grades. A debut for the 2026 model year is likely for the updated 2500 HD range. It will be the most significant update for the current pickup which first...

A new coach-built Bentley powered by a W-12 engine will debut May 7. The unnamed new model will be a follow-up to the limited-edition Bacalar speedster and Batur coupe, and like those cars it will be built by Bentley's Mulliner personalization division. Production will be limited to just 16 examples, compared to the 12-unit Bacalar and 18-unit...

Genesis has a new performance sub-brand to challenge the likes of Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M. It's called Magma, and hot on the heels of the debut GV60 Magma concept at last month's New York auto show comes a new G80 EV Magma concept at this week's 2024 Beijing auto show. McLaren recently held a dealer meeting where information about the...

Formula 1 veteran Nico Hülkenberg will drive for Audi when the automaker enters the sport in 2026 with its own team and power unit. The German racing driver is currently with Haas but will switch to Sauber next season, the team that will become Audi's factory team starting with the 2026 season. Audi in March announced it plans to buy 100% of...

Toyota on Thursday announced plans to invest $1.4 billion in its plant in Princeton, Indiana, to support production of a three-row electric SUV. The investment also covers production of battery packs at the site using lithium-ion batteries supplied by a Toyota battery plant under construction in Liberty, North Carolina, and slated to start...

The Genesis GV70 is one of the best options in the hotly contested luxury compact crossover segment, and it's about to get even better. The automaker on Thursday presented an updated GV70 at the 2024 Beijing auto show. It goes on sale in Genesis' home market of Korea next month, and a U.S. launch is likely not far behind. An arrival for the 2025...

Genesis has a new performance sub-brand to rival Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M, and its name is Magma. Magma was launched last month at the 2024 New York auto show with the reveal of the GV60 Magma concept. At this week's 2024 Beijing auto show, Magma followed up its original concept with a new design based on the Electrified G80. The...

More details have emerged on the McLaren P1 successor following a dealer meeting held earlier this month, Automotive News (subscription required) reported, citing dealer sources present at the meeting. The new hypercar will reportedly debut in the fourth quarter but won't start deliveries until the first half of 2026. This means it will launch...

Volkswagen will introduce a new EV concept at this week's 2024 Beijing auto show with a design language aimed at Chinese tastes. The VW ID.Code is the latest in a series of concept and production models in the automaker's ID EV family, but its styling is a big departure. The curved front end, high-mounted horizontal lighting elements, and vertical...

The 2024 model year was the last for the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat, at least in the Ram 1500 TRX. Filling the void of the TRX is the new 2025 1500 RHO, which is essentially the TRX with its Hellcat V-8 replaced by Stellantis' Hurricane twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6. Horsepower is down, but so is the price tag. The...

The jury is still out on whether Mazda will ever get around to replacing its 6 midsize sedan, but over in China the automaker has a new offering in the segment. Mazda on Thursday unveiled the rear-wheel-drive EZ-6 at the 2024 Beijing auto show. The stunning sedan is a development of Mazda and its Chinese partner Changan Automobile, and is due to...

Mercedes-Benz is in the early stages of development of its next V-Class midsize van, and a test mule has been spotted. A test mule is an early-stage prototype that uses a makeshift body, typically borrowed from an existing vehicle, to hide new mechanicals. In this case, Mercedes has used the modified body of the current V-Class. It gives us a...

Lotus has released a video of its Evija electric hypercar lapping the Nürburgring in a time of only 6:24.047. Lotus set the time during some runs last fall. Incredibly, the automaker said it thinks the car has more to give, especially since the attempt was made on a damp surface. The car wasn't stock, though. It was a one-off time-attack...

JLR is no stranger to SUVs with beefy engines, and its next will be a hardcore Defender that will introduce the new Octa designation. Prototypes have been testing for more than a year and this week JLR confirmed the debut for July 3. The Defender Octa arrives as a 2025 model and getting your hands on one won't be an easy task, at least in the...

Porsche is preparing to launch a mid-cycle update for the current 992-generation 911 family, and a prototype for the updated 911 Turbo S Cabriolet has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German racetrack's surrounding roads. The fresh photos and earlier spy video show the prototype with the yellow warning stickers that...

Ram is making headlines with new electric and plug-in hybrid pickups, but the brand hasn't forgotten its sport trucks. On Thursday, Ram provided more details on its forthcoming 2025 Ram 1500 RHO pickup, the in-market successor to the Ram TRX if not quite the spiritual successor. It joins the brand's other sport trucks, the Ram 1500 Warlock and...

Another company has surfaced with an electric conversion for the original Defender, but there's a difference this time. U.K.-based Bedeo's electric Defender uses in-wheel motors, which Bedeo has packaged as a retrofit kit that could potentially be used on any classic car. Bedeo specializes in adding electric powertrains to light commercial...

Lamborghini has overhauled the Urus for 2025 and added a plug-in hybrid powertrain in the process. The new Urus SE hybrid grade pairs the familiar twin-turbocharged V-8 with a single electric motor for a combined output of 789 hp, resulting in performance that can make a supercar envious. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class has also been updated for 2025...

Nissan is close to launching redesigned versions of its Armada and Murano, Automotive News (subscription required) has learned from dealer sources who attended a recent meeting held by the automaker. The vehicles are due by the end of the year, meaning they should arrive as 2025 models in the U.S. The Armada was last redesigned for 2017, while the...