Buzz

A few weeks ago, Uber released its ninth annual Uber Lost & Found Index, highlighting the strangest and commonly forgotten items left behind by Canadian riders over the past year. Unsurprisingly, phones, wallets and keys make the list of the most commonly forgotten items. However, people aren’t just leaving behind …

There are custom-built cars, and then there are fantasy cars. One of the most spectacular of all time, the “Guitar Car” designed for the King of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley, is back in the news. After disappearing for decades, the car has just resurfaced on ebay , and apparently …

Patrick Nadeau, a Quebec driver who made a roundtrip of more than 15,700 km to Mexico in a Hyundai IONIQ 5 in the fall of 2022, is now attempting to repeat the experience by travelling all the way to the Arctic and back. The project, which is supported by Hyundai …

McMurtry Automotive , the U.K.-based, high-performance electric car maker that set a new all-time hillclimb record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in 2022, hasn’t stopped blowing our minds ever since. In a stunning world first, the company has managed to drive its Batmobile-like Spéirling upside down from stationary.

Tesla ’s Autopilot assisted driving system, which now relies exclusively on cameras and enables Level 2 autonomous driving at best, has just demonstrated its limits in a video that is going viral online. Former NASA engineer Mark Rober, who once worked for Apple on its car project and is now …

Anger and shame towards Elon Musk and Tesla in general have been building steadily since last November's presidential election in the U.S., not only in North America but also in the rest of the world. Boycotts, masked logos, inflammatory posts on social media, acts of vandalism targeting Tesla cars, Superchargers …

The Tesla Cybertruck is the poster child for polarizing automotive designs. Some owners and tuners have tried their hand at changing its looks with colored wraps, new rims and various accessories, not to mention police departments that have adapted a few to their patrol fleets. Well, here's arguably the most …

Unsurprisingly, 2024 was another year full of weird, funny and viral stories involving cars and drivers, many of which were featured in our Buzz section. Want us to refresh your memory? Here’s a look back at some those stories that made us laugh or scratch our heads here at The …

Swedish EV maker Polestar has announced the winner of its fourth annual design contest, which was held in collaboration with Hot Wheels. This year, participants were asked to envision a 1:64-scale Polestar that could join the collection of the legendary toy car company. Finalists were selected from over 1,200 entries …

If you were looking for a way to park in EV -only spots despite owning a gas-powered car, truck or SUV, or simply to pull a prank on EV drivers looking to use a public charger, a new gadget on Amazon claims to be exactly that. Called PrankPort, this 3D-printed, …