Imagine this scenario: Your supercharged project car is finally completed. Fresh engine, badass centrifugal blower, speed-density ECM tune, plenty of fuel, yadda-yadda-yadda. With a deck this stacked, ...
Toyota says the high-performance all-electric FT-Se is “proposed as one of the options for sports cars in the carbon-neutral era, incorporating the expertise gained in Toyota Gazoo Racing’s efforts to ...
Daihatsu may not be a major name brand among American enthusiasts, but the Toyota offshoot has been producing an affordable, manual sports car since 2002. That model, the Copen, has traditionally been ...
The rear-wheel drive K-Open roadster and the tiny Midget X may have grabbed most of the attention at Daihatsu’s booth during the Japan Mobility Show, but they weren’t the only attractions. The company ...
Daihatsu revealed the K-Open concept at the Tokyo auto show, previewing a third generation of its tiny Copen roadster. The K-Open still packs a gas engine and a manual transmission but ditches the FWD ...
Good news for fans of small, lightweight, affordable sports cars: Daihatsu has previewed the next generation of its cutesy Copen roadster. Bad news if you live anywhere other than Japan: you likely ...
Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...
Brett T. Evans has more than a decade of experience driving, writing about, and evaluating automobiles. His early career comprised writing about pre- and post-war classic cars, as well as late-model ...
Production of the Daihatsu Copen will officially end in August 2026, bringing to a close one of Japan’s most distinctive kei roadsters. Yet this isn’t the final word, as Daihatsu has already hinted ...
Researchers have developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and ...
Modern vehicles rely on a massive amount of electrical systems, sensors, and control modules to keep the wheels turning. Some of those devices are well-known, like your car's main computer or engine ...
Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...