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Mercedes-Benz’s MBUX digital voice assistant brings snark to your car, and our video shows you the details. More

Combine one part showplace and one part high-tech filming capabilities, and you end up with a lot of sheetmetal in a short amount of time. Filmed in the Classic Auto Mall in Pennsylvania, this video shot by drone highlights vehicles from the mall’s collection of 1400 cars from the 1900s through the 1970s. It took […] More

Volvo is recalling 121,605 vehicles in the United States from the 2019 and 2020 model years, including every model it sells in the U.S. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recall report, the vehicles’ automated emergency braking system may not properly detect an obstacle and engage the brakes. Volvo will update software […] More

After a 2012 drag-strip crash that left him blind, Dan Parker didn’t give up his racing dreams. The crash happened in a 1963 Corvette, so his new project uses a 2008 C6 painted in the same colors. The current blind speed record—yes, there is one—is 200.9 mph, which Parker is confident he can beat. Don’t […] More

Volkswagen and eClassics have partnered to bring the e-BULLI EV Microbus conversion to life. The conversion uses VW electric components. The starting cost of $70,100 requires you already have a Microbus. The electric version of the classic VW Microbus has been on the horizon, but not one quite like this. Last summer at its Innovation […] More

The GasBuddy app updates the national average price every five minutes, and with few exceptions, the number just keeps dropping. The first station in the U.S. to sell a gallon for 99 cents this year is in Kentucky, but it might be joined by hundreds more soon. As of Friday afternoon, AAA reported an average […] More

People across the United States and the world are being urged to stay inside and limit physical contact with others to stop the spread of COVID-19. That’s bad news for car sales. But there are many ways to buy a car online, some of which either provide or facilitate shipping and no-contact pickups. There are […] More

Illustration by Darin JohnsonCar and Driver The Audi A3 has been comprehensively redesigned, and a sedan model will likely arrive in the U.S. later this year. A 48-volt hybrid system should be standard, with a plug-in-hybrid model to follow. The high-performance S3 and RS3 derivatives will continue on. After the global launch of the fourth-generation […] More