Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, a daily sweep of today’s top headlines from the auto industry and car culture, curated by The Drive’s editorial team. Each story gets a short summary and a
It’s likely a balsa wood model full of compressed air, a stunt rig designed to tease a corporate merger and satisfy Elon Musk’s personal need for a flying car.
He hasn’t sold any of it, solely using it to fuel his tractors, and the cost of that fuel has run at nearly half of that of market diesel.
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Plus, salespeople getting out of the dealership game, the U.S. plans to buy oil from shadowy sources, and Toyota’s continued Canadian production.
BMW Motorrad USA confirms the 48-hp F 450 RR M Sport weighs 392 lb road-ready, reaches 62 mph in 5.6 seconds and arrives in summer 2027. In America, an RR badge on a BMW has
The 2027 MINI Countryman Untamed Edition is the off-road version of the Countryman, with a 15 mm suspension lift, 19-inch Pirelli Scorpion all-terrain tires, and new underbody protection. In the US, it starts at $43,900
BMW has given the facelifted 7 Series a serious makeover for 2027, but the changes go well beyond the redesigned front end and tech-laden dashboard. The G70 LCI is also a dream come true for
BMW built only 50 examples of its modern 3.0 CSL, making it one of the rarest M cars of recent years. Now, one of these exclusive coupes is heading to auction with an interesting backstory:
An i3 covering 754 miles (1,213 kilometers) on a single charge isn’t the only BMW news from China this week. The other announcement is directly related, as it involves the battery pack for the long-wheelbase
