Way back in 2013, Dutch supercar manufacturer Spyker filed a trademark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EU IPO) for the word “Venator.” The filing was approved, and Spyker held the trademark until March 4th. The automaker never did anything with it, and it was perhaps reserved for a future model before the brand declared bankruptcy in December 2014. But just yesterday, on March 22, Aston Martin filed to retain the trademark on Venator for itself. Why isn’t exactly clear, but the name has some history elsewhere too.

The Kicks will join the Infiniti QX80 at next week's New York Auto Show.

On one hand: a lot of money. On the other: 641 horsepower.

After a series of teasers, Infiniti has finally taken the cover off the all-new 2025 QX80 SUV. The vehicle remains the brand’s flagship and incorporates a lot of firsts for the manufacturer. Most noticeable is the newest version of Infiniti’s double-arch grille, which the brand claims mimic a bamboo forest.

It hasn’t officially been said yet, but the Kia Forte is likely headed to the grave. What can be seen in the images here is its replacement- the Kia K4. As the name suggests, it’ll not only serve as the replacement for the aging Forte but fit more neatly into the Kia lineup beneath the K5. While we don’t have hard specifics yet, Kia did unveil the car’s full design today, and the updates over the outgoing Forte are easy to see.

It’s no secret that sedans are losing favor with consumers. As Trucks and SUVs continue to rise in popularity, less and less sedan offerings remain on the market. So why is Volkswagen putting so much effort and development into a new all-electric sedan? The upcoming ID.7 is a large, tradition sedan that will be the brand’s halo vehicle.

If the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor can be boiled down to a single modern abbreviation, it's this: LOL.

The Neue Klasse X is a 90-percent-there look at the upcoming EV SAV offerings from BMW.

Mazda stated a few years ago the brand's ambitions of moving upmarket. Maybe not quite ready to go up against the likes of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Cadillac just yet, the Japanese manufacturer had initial sights on premium automakers like Volvo, Acura, and Infiniti.

On Episode 10 of The AutoGuide show brought you by eBay Motors, we had Jeffery Lear, Director of Product and Strategy for Volkswagen USA. Our discussion centred around the brand’s upcoming electric vehicles, specifically the ID.Buzz and ID.7.

The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT43 will serve as the entry point to the GT lineup. Rather than making use of the larger car’s V8, this coupe will use a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder (with a 48v mild-hybrid system) to produce 416 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. These specs might sound familiar to those up to speed on their AMG news- it’s the same four-cylinder found in the latest C43, albeit with just a hair more horsepower (14 to be exact). 60 mph is a respectable claimed 3.9 seconds, notably due to the way power is delivered- this Mercedes is rear-wheel drive. The GT43 will also make use of the brand’s 9-speed automatic transmission.

It was too wild to ever live for too long.

It’s easy to forget that in most every other part of the world, it’s the Ranger that is Ford’s bread-and-butter pickup truck, not the F-150.

Could we see Mazda's mid-sizer back as an EV?

Goodbye, curves.

A 3,295-km road trip shows why electrification is crucial—and how far we still have to go.

Nissan seems intent on reaffirming that the GT-R lineup holds the best array of colors this side of a Paint-to-Sample 911 with the debut of two special edition variants this week. The T-spec Takumi Edition and Skyline Edition pay homage to aspects of the GT-R’s history. Starting with the former, the Takume Edition pays respect to the people who have been building the GT-R’s twin-turbo V6 engine since the car’s relaunch in 2007. Because of that, the engine bay will feature a gold VIN plate and the car will be finished in Midnight Purple with Mori Green interior trimmings. There are some mechanical updates, including carbon ceramic brakes with gold Rays wheels, and slightly wider front fenders with NISMO-tuned traction control software.

Acura’s sporty three-row makes sense—if you accept its limitations.

The 2025 Kia K4 will be shown at the New York Auto Show during the week of March 27. To accompany the announcement, Kia showed off some teasers of the new sedan, which can be seen below. For one thing, it’s clear the K4 will be a departure from the vehicle it’s set to replace: the Forte.

Alfa's baby SUV brings something unique to the segment.

The next era of V-Series is almost upon us.

How does up to 604 horsepower sound?

America gets two special editions, while Canada gets one, yet both. It makes sense, we swear.

But what—if any—car would Ford put the historic badge on?

Evidently, the car’s Weissach package is for serious track work. It lightens up the Taycan by ditching the rear seats, and replacing them with a carbon fiber storage box intended for… whatever it is rich folk carry with them. A host of other items are also left on the factory floor in the name of weight savings, including the rear speakers, the Sport Chrono pack’s clock, the floor mats, and one of two exterior charging ports.

The Mazda CX-30 was the start of the brand's CX-labelled SUV onslaught.

Imagine for a moment, these three crossovers are characters in a mid-80s John Hughes film. You’d have the sporty kid dressed in track pants and a tank top, constantly flexing – that’s the Acura. There’d be the nerdy kid, obsessed with sci-fi – that’s clearly the hybrid Lexus. And then we’d have the handsome rich kid, all dignified and quiet, but with a hidden secret – that’s the Infiniti.

After three months off the market, the Blazer EV is back—and for thousands less than before, too.

Audi has a host of new changes, and new pricing, for the 2024 Q4 E-Tron. While the SUV is still powered by its same 82kWh battery pack, the Q4 now features significantly faster charging capabilities, making it compatible with up to 175kW charging (up from 150kW last year). The result, per Audi, is a 10–80 percent charging experience that should take around 28 minutes, conditions permitting. Now, that quicker charge will lead to more range as well, with an EPA-estimated range of 258 miles (415 kilometers), far better than the previous 236 (380 km)—though still not quite as good as some rivals.

Ford celebrates a decade of US production for the Transit, totalling over 1.2 million vans.

This is the sort of surprise we are here for.

Today, Rivian announced its next electric vehicles: a small SUV starting around $45,000 called the R2, a CUV it calls the R3, and a performance off-roader based on the latter called the R3X. The R2 was a known quantity, especially after so many of its specifics were found yesterday embedded in the HTML code on Rivian’s website.

For 35 years, the Mazda MX-5 (Miata) has thrilled enthusiasts with its engaging, top-down, back-to-basics driving experience. Mazda’s formula has worked so well, the brand rarely needs to change much about the roadster. Over its lifespan, the MX-5 has only gone through four generations. The industry standard for replacing a vehicle with a successor is around 5 years. The MX-5 is currently averaging close to 9 years before getting replaced. 

Should we celebrate something simply because it’s the last of its kind?

As reported by CarBuzz, a Twitter (X, if you must) user, Chris Hilbert, has discovered specs for the upcoming Rivian R2 buried in the Rivian website’s HTML code. While Rivian has since altered the site to prevent users from continuing to view the specs themselves, the cat is absolutely out of the bag. If the source code is to be believed, it shows a smaller Rivian SUV with a starting price of $47,500 and a range of up to 330 miles.

How much does one horsepower really matter?

Yes, There Will Also Be a 5-Door and Gas Versions As Well

New commercial division debuts at Work Truck Week.

“Hydrogen is for people who can’t build engines,” or something like that. It's tough to tell if Enzo might be in any way displeased with an inline-six, twin-turbo, and supercharged hydrogen engine. On the surface, the patent filings discovered by AutoGuide certainly sound like sacrilege coming from a brand that prides itself on its naturally aspirated V12. Yet the filings don’t lie, and Ferrari SPA has filed patents for exactly that.

Have you ever gone to a restaurant, enjoyed an incredible meal, and ended up shocked at the bill—because it’s so low? Buick evidently has.

For a good engineer, twin motor is better than mechanical. The mechanical AWD system automatically distributes torque. With electric, the engineers have to work more to make the system work together.

For 2024, Volkswagen has introduced a host of updates to the ID.4 electric crossover. Three trims will be available. A base model, followed by S and S Plus models, the latter of which tops out the range. Each trim is available with the choice between a 62 kWh battery and an 82kWh one, as well as rear or all-wheel drive. Arguably the biggest change comes to models equipped with the optional 82kWh battery pack.

Existing Ford EV owners have until June 30 to claim their adapters.

The Mazda MX-5 Miata has been reviewed countless times by us, in countless ways. There have been summer tests, track tests, winter tests, and comparison tests. As a perennial favorite among the staff here, we never pass up an opportunity to drive it.

Lamborghini has a penchant for two things: V12s and acronyms. This patent filing, uncovered by CarBuzz and AutoGuide, is the latter and hints at some things to come for what is now the V10’s last stand, the Huracan. Filings with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) show the automaker has filed patents for the names Huracan STJ and STJ. What it stands for is more of a mystery. Some V10 Joy? Sayonara V10 Joy? Given Lambo’s previously mentioned love of all words (especially Italian ones) shortened, it’s actually not super hard to extrapolate what the letters might mean.

The previous, first-generation BMW X2 disappeared from these shores over a year ago. Admit it, you probably didn’t notice.

We'll see three separate teasers between now and then, too.

The F-Type deserved a proper goodbye.

This week Fiat announced its plans for the coming years with a series of concepts: a truck, a crossover, an SUV, a camper, and a city car. The truck caught our eye, largely for a single sentence in the automaker’s statement: “FIAT is the market leader in South America and the Strada pick-up is the bestselling vehicle on the Brazilian market. Moving forward, FIAT is certain that this type of vehicle can replicate its success at a global level, even in Europe.” If Fiat is indeed looking to flesh out its offerings here in North America or elsewhere, a truck seems a logical place to start.

Land Rover has recently split the brand into three distinct sub-brands. There’s the posh Range Rover line, the more family-orientated Discovery duo, and of course the off-road ready Defender. Although the latter only includes a single model, the amount of choice the Defender offers is immense.

BMW’s approach to electrification is a double-edged sword.

For a few minutes outside of Austin, Texas, I genuinely forgot we were in a truck.

The 2025 Mazda CX-70 starts at $41,820 including $1,375 for destination charges. While the CX-70 is basically a CX-90 sans its third row, the pricing doesn’t necessarily reflect that- at least at first. But the CX-70 will only be offered in higher-spec trim levels, and as such, its base price is actually a hair higher than the CX-90’s $40,970 base price.

Full-size luxury SUVs are the ultimate, multi-passenger, premium transport. This fact was reaffirmed in our minds after spending a week with the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4MATIC. No other segment can match the combination of towing, cargo capacity, comfort, and luxury.

According to Mini, the Countryman simply had to get bigger.

In the name of “streamlining and standardizing its model names for fully electric cars,” Volvo has changed a bunch of its model names. For example, the XC40 and C40 Recharge models see new names: the EX40 and EC40, respectively. The changes only apply to electrified models, as gas ones will keep their names. Volvo has also decided to ditch the “Recharge” name from its plug-in hybrid lineup. Now, these will be denoted as T6 or T8 indicating their respective power output levels. Volvo says the move in nomenclature is supposed to make it easier for customers to figure out which models are electric and which are hybrids, as the “E” prefix implies.

True to its Italian nature, the 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale gets a lot of looks.

The R2 should arrive in the $45,000 to $50,000 range.

On a recent episode of The AutoGuide Show brought to you by Ebay Motors, we sat down with Jon Leverett, project manager for launch strategy at Mazda USA. The topic of discussion was the brand’s newest product, the upcoming CX-70 SUV.

Toyota locked out the gas-powered categories, while Genesis swept the all-electric ones.