"How do I manage stress? Well, I try to continue being myself. So I like to play tennis on the weekends. If I can't, I play golf. And I also am a musician."
The 2026 Stingray is the first version of this car where the design language inside matches the sculptural ambition of the body. Everything before this was a supercar exterior with a parts-bin cockpit. That tension is finally resolved.
In the short term, expectations are brutally realistic, but this is still a team intent on making noise from day one. That intent will be made clear when Cadillac unveils the livery of its first F1 car during a Super Bowl commercial Sunday. Such a move is a statement and arrival aimed as much at mainstream America as at a paddock that, for years, questioned whether the brand belonged on the grid at all.
The problem, as we have been warned for some time, is the new hybrid power trains, which combine a 1.6 L V6 that generates 400 kW with a 350 kW electric motor. Getting to a near 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power was key to attracting new auto manufacturers to the sport.
Honda, which is grappling with President Trump's tariffs, had been one of the most aggressive automakers in pursuing EVs. The company said it was aiming for 30 new EVs by 2030 with 2 million units sold, 100 percent zero-emission auto sales by 2040, and carbon neutrality "for all products and corporate activities" by 2050.
Honda Japan announced that it's reorganizing and restructuring its operations to stave off losses, and the 0 Series is the biggest casualty. This comes in the face of record losses for Honda, namely because of US market tariffs and the way that Honda has lost out on Asian market competitiveness.
In a more-natural habitat - the serpentine road course of Sonoma Raceway - this 1,250-horsepower hybrid advances its case as the fastest production car in American history, and among the speediest to ever roam this planet's surface.
The 2026 Nissan Leaf has an EPA-estimated range between 259 and 303 miles. The lowest range rating is for the most expensive version, the Platinum+, which comes with all the bells and whistles. On a chilly winter day, the lowest-range Leaf tackled the 70 mph highway range test, where it did better than expected. The 2026 Nissan Leaf is one of the most important new electric cars in America right now.
The newly unveiled car is ultra-agile thanks to the weight reduction achieved by shaving off components like the skid-control, torque-vectoring, or automatic brake-assist. It doesn't even have power steering, and gives buyers the option to skip the air conditioning unit for weight reduction, making it the ideal fit for raw purists who want to feel every little change happening in the driving dynamics.
This is the first-ever Chinese Gran Turismo performance racer to be materialized, and the air flow obsession goes beyond everything you would imagine. Although one cannot drive it for real anytime soon, you can explore the two-door performance car in Gran Turismo 7, using the company's dedicated simulator with exact racing seats as the concept car.
