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Credit: Michael SimariProsThe fastest and easiest way to eliminate light scratchesSaves tons of timeConsRequires drillMeguiar's Scratch Eraser Kit is our choice for the best overall, thanks to its effectiveness, ease of use, and speed. The downside? You need a drill for the scratch eraser pad. But if you have a drill in your toolbox, this is the kit to get. The process is straightforward: Simply apply some of the scratch remover on the pad in an X shape, use your drill to run the pad back and forth along the scratch, and wipe away the excess with a clean microfiber cloth. The pad was faster and easier to use—and worked far better—than conventional rub-on scratch removers. If you have a good drill, this is the best kit to get for light scratches on your vehicle. Before/During/AfterMichael Simari|Car and DriverThis kit worked so effectively that we decided to use it to remove the sections that didn't turn out so well after our testing.

Us automotive journalists have a weird, maybe fetishistic, love for station wagons. Sporty wagons. It’s not universal among us car writers, but it’s close enough that it may as well be. The problem is that, over the years, there have never been enough buyers of sport wagons to sustain the species. Except, maybe, now. John Pearley HuffmanKia doesn’t market its K4 Hatchback as a wagon. But the silhouette is pure wagon to my eyes. Encountering Kia’s new K4 GT-Line Turbo Hatchback is what brought this to mind. The K4 isn’t as quick as it should be, can’t be had with a manual transmission, and has the sort of relentless styling that could have stopped several flourishes earlier. But the first time I saw it, I thought it was a wagon. And I loved it for that. So, what if Kia calls it a hatch? The profile is more Volvo C30 from the aughts or P1800ES from the 1970s than it is a traditional hatch. Squint a bit, throw your eyes out of focus, and pant enough to induce respiratory acidosis, and there’s even a hint of 1955 Chevrolet Nomad. Hatch smatch, I say it’s a wagon. VolvoVolvo produced the P1800ES only during 1972 and 1973 as the last riff on the beloved P1800 sports car.

Look for a host of major updates to the next-gen electric van The Volkswagen ID Buzz might be one of the most unique-looking family haulers with references to the iconic microbus, but it is far from being a sales hit — especially in the U. S. market. With the VW Group planning to axe half of its models by 2035, many feared this could spell the end for the retro-futuristic EV. Still, the company boss has officially confirmed that a new generation is already under development, aiming to correct everything that's wrong with the current model.

Waymo is bringing its robotaxis to Canada, and Toronto is first. Its cars will start driving the city’s streets in the coming days, and the company wants its first public riders on board in 2028. That makes Toronto Waymo’s fourth announced market outside the US, after London, Tokyo, and Singapore. But there’s a catch: Ontario doesn’t have rules for a commercial driverless service yet.

All Photography by Jake CamineroFor generations, the automobile separated us from everyday noise while we were betwixt destinations or on our way to remote locations where being unreachable was the point. By the Nineties, cellphones pierced that bubble, offering both the freedom and the obligations of a mobile connection. But only if you were within reach of a cell tower. This story originally appeared in Volume 37 of Road & Track. That relationship with connectivity changed forever on November 1, 1998, when Motorola’s Iridium satellite network opened to customers. For the first time, a handheld consumer product promised true global coverage. With a $3000 phone and service costing $7 a minute, Iridium had few takers and filed for bankruptcy nine months later. But Iridium foreshadowed our present day, where everything from ocean buoys to airplanes can connect to any number of satellite networks, a reborn Iridium among the operators. And the phones we rely on for directions, streaming music, and recording TikToks from the passenger’s seat increasingly include satellite functionality. If you’re truly lost or in an accident, this feature can be a lifesaver.

Automakers battling it out for lap records is one of the coolest parts of car culture. Customers and fans get a no-holds-barred view at just what these vehicles can do. Better yet, they get to see them at the hands of a professional driver and typically on a track that most enthusiasts are familiar with. For example, in early 2026, we've seen Ford and Chevy trade top spots at the Nürburgring with the Mustang GTD and Corvette ZR1X. Watching two American brands trade punches on one of Europe's most demanding circuits is pretty entertaining. For Corvette engineer Tony Roma, though, that alone isn't enough reason to go back. Speaking on The Drivecast, GM's Executive Chief Engineer for Corvette and Performance Cars explained that his team isn't planning an immediate response to the Mustang GTD Competition. Chevrolet had already chosen Pikes Peak as its next ZR1X showcase before Ford returned to the Nürburgring this year. "I know that disappoints a lot of people," Roma acknowledged.

The Helmsman model is aimed at clients with a nautical lifestyle Ineos has just unveiled a special edition version of its civilized, but savage Grenadier off-roader, aimed at buyers who live a "nautical lifestyle". The launch follows steadily rising sales for the brand, established in 2016 by billionaire businessman Jim Ratcliffe, which has already created some wildly expensive Grenadier variants. The special Grenadier Helmsman is available for both the Station Wagon and Quartermaster models. As standard, the Helmsman is sold in Eldoret Blue or Scottish White, but customers can option the Whiteout Blue metallic finish shown in these photos.

Fully restored, this rare 1979 BMW 533i is coming up for auction Walk into a BMW dealership in 2026 and the salesman will happily sell you an M version of pretty much any car in the showroom, from the little 2 Series coupe right up to the 7 Series luxury sedan. But things were different in the 1970s. Try to order a 533i, for example, and it's possible your average dealer would tell you there was no such thing. But there was. You just needed to know who to ask.

TeslaAccording to Tesla, Roadster Performance and Thrust models will have seating for two. TeslaAssuming the top-spec Rocket trim and its “full flight system” materialize, then so-equipped Roadsters will ditch the passenger seat to make room for additional compressed nitrogen storage for powering the coupe’s thrusters. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowTeslaDespite its name, the Tesla Roadster is actually a coupe. TeslaThere’s not much in the way of seat adjustability, given the Roadster’s fixed seating position. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowTeslaLike the Cybertruck, the Roadster features steer-by-wire technology. TeslaAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowTeslaTeslaAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowTeslaGreg Fink|Car and DriverAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowGreg Fink|Car and DriverGreg Fink|Car and DriverFor Sale Near YouSee all results for near 0

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Tesla has finally re-unveiled its next-generation Roadster, originally unveiled in quite different form back in 2017. So since I did a technical breakdown of how it would work last time, I thought I’d give a quick update with what we know about the new version. (Update: Now that various media videos are out showing a tour of the car, we’re updating this article with answers to some of the questions that were not answered in the product demo).

It might ultimately still be vaporware, but it's vaporware that can fly Tonight, Tesla debuted the new Roadster by driving it up a vertical ramp that then went horizontal. Then, it repeated the feat but drove off of the ramp and used thrusters to flip itself over and make a controlled landing on the ground. After that, it did a barrel roll over the rest of the Tesla lineup and again landed without issue on the ground. Then, it did 0-60 mph in 0.81 seconds according to Tesla. All of that sounds amazing, and indeed, watching it happen was pretty spectacular, but boy do we have a lot to unpack.

UPDATE 10/15/26, 9:30 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with photos and info from tonight’s reveal event at SpaceX’s testing facility in McGregor, Texas. Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have finally revealed the long-awaited follow-up to the brand’s first production car, the Roadster. It’s been a long time coming—nine years, in fact—since we saw the ambitious concept for the second-generation electric sports car, but during tonight’s event, which was attended by a select group of fans, media, and investors as well as livestreamed on Musk’s social media platform, X, the new Tesla Roadster was unveiled in spectacular fashion, with a prototype driving upside down and actually taking flight. It’s now obvious why the event needed to be held outdoors, as its debut featured an arching Hot Wheels-like structure that a Roadster prototype was able to drive up thanks to a fan system underneath the car that Tesla claims provides enough suction to hold the car to the road even when sitting still upside down.

Tesla has unveiled a new version of its next-generation Roadster. As expected, it received Tesla’s latest design “cyberfication” and cold-gas thrusters to allow it to jump and flip through the air. The livestream featured impressive stunts but offered few details. Tesla released more information on X after the event, but there’s still no price and no production date.

Nearly nine years have passed since the second-generation Tesla Roadster was first revealed. A long stream of updates and delayed launches followed, including a new delay off the original October 1st date for this reveal just two weeks ago. Today, though, Tesla finally revealed the car with a cold gas booster-assisted backflip. The car itself is significant, but the booster demos are the highlight. Thanks to a fan suction system, the car was shown driving up a vertical ramp before stopping upside-down. It then returned to a starting point, went back up the ramp, drove off, inverted with the help of a burst of cold gas, then landed back on the ground with the help of additional boosters. In a second demo, the same booster system was used to launch the car over a row of five Tesla’s models. It then completed a barrel roll in mid-air, again landing level. With ten nozzles of compressed air, which Musk says are supported by an air tank that can be replenished by the car itself. In a third demo to close the show, the car completed a side flip from a standstill using the same system.

Until the Tesla Roadster, “there was only one car in the flying car market,” Alef said. To welcome Tesla to the race, Alef released a video of its flying car flying over the old Roadster. Alef flies over Tesla Roadster as flying car race heats up

The recall is related to a seat adjustment switch Take just a moment and think about all of the switchgear in your car. If one had to make a list of the top 10 knobs or buttons that might set off a fire, the power-adjustable seat likely would not make the cut. But, owners of almost 95,000 Genesis sedans are now subject to a new recall for exactly that. The brand says that a certain damaged switch can leave the motor running and, in some cases, start a fire.

Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets. Almost 600,000 EVs were sold in Europe in September, up 39% year over year, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Globally, sales reached 2.15 million, up 17% from August but down 2% from September 2025.