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Perhaps only a small percentage of Ars readers will care about the Polestar 2030 concept, debuted today by the electric automaker. Spun out of Volvo—once upon a time, Polestar was a racing team—the brand has leveraged the resources of parent-automaker Geely to create electric vehicles that marry a modern minimalist style with


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In sports, a “dead rubber” is a match that takes place after the outcome of the series or championship has already been decided. The people in charge hate this*—if you wrap up a title two-thirds of the way through a season, the viewers evaporate, as the...


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Elon’s Edsel is no more. Last night Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed on social media that his car company is calling time on its failed attempt to wrest control of the American pickup truck market. The Cybertruck will cease production in the middle of 2027, liberating that space in Tesla’s cavernous factory for other uses—more


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BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the 2027 i7 as well as the 2027 iX5 and X5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.

When BMW debuted the new 7 Series in 2022, it set a new standard for large luxury sedans, increasingly irrelevant though that class is. Rather than siloing off an electric alternative like Mercede...


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Mercedes-Benz provided flights from San Francisco to Malaga, Spain, and accommodation so Ars could drive the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.

The night before I drove the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, I complained to a group of journalists that automakers don't want to take chances and just build fun, weird cars anymore. About 12 hours later, Mercedes m...


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