Automotive News
Mazda’s Butterfly-Door Patent Describes a Crash Structure First
July 15, 2026
A Mazda patent published July 2 shows flip-up butterfly doors on a small sports car. Read closely, it is a crash-structure filing, and it may not be the MX-5.
Why NHTSA Is Investigating 2.88 Million Teslas Over Red Lights
July 15, 2026
A viral dashcam crash put Tesla FSD back in the spotlight, but the real story is a NHTSA probe of 2.88 million Teslas for running red lights and driving wrong-way.
Amble One: The Apple Watch Designer’s $25,000 Electric Buggy Has a US Problem
July 14, 2026
Amble One is a $25,000 doorless electric buggy from ex-Apple and Cowboy founders. Its 40 mph top speed collides with US low-speed vehicle law. Here’s the catch.
Does Driving a Manual Protect Your Brain? The Study Everyone Cited Doesn’t Exist
July 14, 2026
A viral claim says driving a manual sharpens your brain and fights dementia. We traced it back. There is no peer-reviewed study, and the source is telling.
The 2026 Subaru WRX Brings Back the Cheap Base Model It Killed a Year Ago
July 14, 2026
Subaru revived the entry-level WRX at $32,495 for 2026 after dropping it and raising prices twice in 2025. A manual-only AWD sedan, and why the base came back.
The McMurtry Spéirling Pure Is a Production Fan Car, and It Sucks Itself to the Road
July 14, 2026
McMurtry turned its Goodwood record-holder into a 100-unit production fan car. The Spéirling Pure makes 2,000 kg of downforce from a standstill. How it works.
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