Flipboard 2025 Other Vehicles

New pickup trucks have become bigger, fancier and much more expensive. Yet Toyota quietly created something completely different: a simple new truck that launched at roughly $13,000. It sounds like exactly what American drivers keep demanding. There is just one rather frustrating catch.

Backed by Jeff Bezos and fueled by viral buzz, it quickly claimed 100,000 reservations and secured a factory in Indiana. With investor support and a production site, Slate is moving beyond hype—but where does it stand currently? What is the latest news on this buzzy automobile?

Some motorcycles get instant legend status. Others quietly do everything right, then somehow get ignored because they’re too practical, too weird, too sensible, or just stuck in the shadow of flashier machines. But that’s what makes underrated bikes so great.

These RVs are perfect for remote workers who want reliable power, comfortable workspaces, and room to unwind after logging off.

These forgotten minivans once packed school drop-off lines across America. From the Dodge Caravan to Toyota Previa, revisit the family haulers that disappeared and decide which deserve a comeback.

These cars kept old-school features alive long after rivals moved on, from crank windows and cassette players to manual steering, bench seats, pop-up headlights, and other automotive holdouts for years.

Explore old car names automakers would probably never use today, from the Studebaker Dictator and Chevrolet Confederate to the AMC Gremlin, Ford Probe, Pontiac Aztek, and other unforgettable automotive badges.

Discover why automakers abandoned front bench seats as bucket seats, center consoles, safety requirements, changing family vehicles, and buyer preferences transformed American car interiors despite drivers’ enduring nostalgia for them.

From maintenance misses to layout oversights, these RV mistakes can cost thousands and sour your first adventures.

Today’s pickup trucks are stronger, safer, quieter, and far more advanced, but some old features had a kind of honesty drivers didn’t fully appreciate at the time.

Explore Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s hidden race car graveyard, where 80 wrecked NASCAR machines include Juan Pablo Montoya’s jet-dryer car, Danica Patrick’s Kansas Ford, and other infamous relics with remarkable stories.

Your friend is not crazy. Leasing an EV can make a lot of sense because battery tech, charging speeds, software, and tax rules are all moving faster than they do with many gas cars. But the key question is not whether EVs are changing quickly. It is whether they are changing fast enough to make buying a bad idea for your specific budget and driving habits.