Top Gear has 28 full seasons on its resume, so finding episodes that will crack you up while teaching you a thing or two about cars and how they work is easy.
| Best Ofs | March 9, 2021 |
Building a car that's compatible with 5G is only half of the battle; increased coverage of hihg-bandwidth, mmWave networking is necessary to power cars of the future.
| Car Features | February 26, 2021 |
LoJack's American division will end its sales operations in June, but will continue supporting stolen vehicle services indefinitely.
| Car News | February 19, 2021 |
Apple's on-again, off-again car development project has taken us on a roller coaster ride for nearly 10 years.
| Car News | February 11, 2021 |
The 2022 Audi RS E-Tron GT sedan is all electric, all the time, and it's one of the company's quickest models.
| Car Features | February 9, 2021 |
Harman believes personalization is a major breakthrough that will drive up the take rate of ADAS features.
| Car Features | February 1, 2021 |
Tesla's head-turning Cybertruck and Ford's hot-selling F-150 overlap in several key areas, but they're completely different trucks built for different purposes.
| Car News | January 23, 2021 |
Don't let the name Autopilot fool you: None of the cars in Tesla's current range are capable of driving themselves. Instead, Autopilot is a partially automated system that is regularly improved via over-the-air software updates. Here's what you need to know.
| Car Guides | January 22, 2021 |
While it looks like the smartphone had a formative influence on the in-car touchscreen, it's actually the other way around. Buick released the first series-produced car with a touchscreen-based infotainment system back in 1986. The feature later spread to other models but motorists found it too distracting.
| Car Features | January 22, 2021 |
Motorists are often underwhelmed and/or frustrated with their car's native infotainment system, so millions of them rely on Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Intel is helping Google and Volvo change that by bringing phone-like tech to the dashboard. Digital Trends predicts partnerships between automakers and tech companies will become the norm in the 2020s.
| Car Features | January 22, 2021 |
Lexus equipped the original RX with an early infotainment system that served as the foundation for future software. It hit the market at the right time, and motorists welcomed it with open arms; they wanted more tech. Lexus then introduced touchscreens, moved away from them, and returned. Here's why, and what's next.
| Car Features | January 22, 2021 |
The industry's brightest minds are working on making self-driving cars a reality. Meanwhile, intelligent cars like the Mercedes-Benz E-Class are a stepping stone on the path to full autonomy.
| Car Features | January 22, 2021 |
We test Porsche InnoDrive, a super-cruise control for sports cars that's coming to more of the company's models in the near future.
| Car Features | January 22, 2021 |
Cadillac is getting serious about building EVs, whether they're designed for the road or for the air.
| Car News | January 13, 2021 |
Changing a car battery is easy. It requires absolutely no special tools and it's well within the reach of just about anyone, but there are some important precautions to take to make sure nothing gets damaged along the way. Here, we walk you through the process of changing a car battery from start to finish.
| Car Guides | January 11, 2021 |
The luxury car segment is booming in the United States. From Rolls-Royce and Bentley to Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, here are the best luxury cars out today.
| Best Ofs | January 6, 2021 |
The average new car will retain about 37% of its original value after five years and 75,000 miles. These are the five new cars that beat the odds.
| Best Ofs | January 6, 2021 |
If you're looking at buying an electric car, here's everything you need to know about the technology and the diverse selection of cars that offer it.
| Car Guides | January 6, 2021 |
Almost every carmaker present in the United States is working on an electric model, and this once-insignificant segment is growing on a nearly monthly basis.
| Car Guides | January 6, 2021 |
Crowdsourced data helps Mobileye's prototype learn how to drive in Munich, and some of this technology is production-bound.
| Car News | December 16, 2020 |
Of all the cars that were released this year, DT's automotive staff thinks Ford's Hybrid F-150 is the biggest, most important of the bunch. Here's why.
| Car News | December 15, 2020 |
Garmin updated its Drive line of navigators at CES 2019 with new, road trip-friendly features. They give information about national parks, provide TripAdvisor ratings for restaurants and hotels, and tap into the History Channel's vast knowledge to show information about notable sites motorists encounter on their trip.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
The automotive industry's brightest minds are working on making self-driving cars a reality in the not-too-distant future. Digital Trends talked to Kay Stepper, one of Bosch's self-driving car experts, during CES 2019 to gain insight on how the technology is progressing, and which direction it's going in.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Lamborghini has updated the Huracan, its smallest and most affordable super-sports car, with more tech, a tweaked design, and added power. Now called Huracan Evo, it gets a new infotainment system with gesture control technology and a 640-horsepower evolution of the naturally aspirated, 5.2-liter V10 engine.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Audi has teamed up with Disney to revolutionize in-car entertainment. It synced the forward, backward, and lateral movements of a car with a VR-based video to create an experience that's deeply immersive and highly engaging. Audi expects this technology will reach production within the next three years.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Bosch envisions a future in which driverless shuttles occupy their own market segment. The German firm won't build the shuttles, but it wants to provide everything else, ranging from the drive system to the apps used to hail them to the onboard entertainment. Its CES 2019 concept showcases different solutions.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Bosch has developed a technology named Perfectly Keyless that aims to replace key fobs with a dedicated application. The technology relies on an app, sensors, and a special control unit. Because information travels through the cloud, there is no need to hold up the phone to a specific part of the car to unlock it.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Hyundai traveled to CES 2019 to introduce a concept that's part car, part robot. Called Elevate, it can walk over obstacles (including 5-foot walls and 5-foot ruts) or drive on the highway like a normal car. It's built on a modular electric platform, and autonomous technology lets it drive itself.
| Car News | December 14, 2020 |
Named GXE, this electric Corvette boasts 800 horsepower and a top speed of over 220 mph. It can be yours if you have $750,000 to spare.
| Car News | December 9, 2020 |
Concept cars provide a valuable glimpse into what automakers have in store for the future, but many never make the jump from the show floor to the showroom for cost reasons. Here are the ones we're dying to see go down a production line.
| Car News | December 3, 2020 |
In a perfect world, we'd leave cities behind to clear our minds. From vans to EVs, here are the vehicles best suited to a long trip away from civilization.
| Best Ofs | December 3, 2020 |
Honda's Pilot and Toyota's Highlander are among the most popular new three-row crossovers available in 2020.
| Best Ofs | November 25, 2020 |
Peter Salzmann, a 33-year-old stuntman, tested BMW's electric wingsuit by flying, Superman-style, above the Alps.
| Car News | November 11, 2020 |
Tesla has sold its cars online since its inception, meaning you can buy a new Model Y from the comfort of your living room. Here's what the process is like.
| Car Guides | November 2, 2020 |
Arizona-based startup Elio Motors hasn't said its last word. Online retailer Overstock.com just invested $2.5 million into the troubled automaker by purchasing common stock, and it plans to help distribute the car. Elio canceled its planned IPO to raise money by launching a cryptocurrency named ElioCoin.
| Car News | October 28, 2020 |
Thanksgiving is about food, football, family, and great deals. For us, it's also about cars. The members of Digital Trends' car team are taking a minute to reflect on what we're thankful for in 2018. We're glad that the station wagon is coming back and that electric cars are better than ever, among other things.
| Car Features | October 21, 2020 |
Texas-based Volcon plans to release several electric off-roaders, including a motorcycle named Grunt that has a foot of ground clearance and 100 miles of range.
| Car News | October 21, 2020 |
The Bentley Mulsanne Speed is a driver-focused limousine. That sounds like an oxymoron, but the flagship is as luxurious as it is fast.
| Car Reviews | September 28, 2020 |