Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short. Short, snappy, and info dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive news from around the globe and puts it in one spot. Stories are summarized ...

Toyota had been teasing some sort of mid-engine two-seater that would debut this weekend at the Tokyo Motor Show and here it is: the GR HIJET MORIZO K-Trail. No, that is not a new MR2 and in fact, it ...

In the pantheon of ‘80s supercars, excess was the primary driving factor filling the heavenly halls—Ferraris in music videos, Lamborghinis on posters, and Porsches roaring down Pacific Coast ...

The concept of an off-roading minivan is far from dead in Japan, and the new Mitsubishi Delica D:5 is proof of that. There’s also no shortage of those over in Japan. If anything, all of the country’s ...

The MINI Superleggera would’ve been the brand’s Miata, but vanished before reaching production. A Dream MINI Seven Years in the Making MINI spent seven years developing the Superleggera Vision ...

The fox suffered minor injuries after being stuck inside a van engine in Derby [BBC] A young fox rescued from inside the engine of an Amazon delivery van in Derby is said to be "doing really well".

Genesis intends to build out its Magma sub-brand as a major player in the world of performance luxury cars. That statement of intent has already produced a Le Mans-bound prototype racing program and ...

Low-slung, curvaceous, and mid-engined, the Genesis Magma GT Concept looks like a typical auto show dream machine, a clickbait car that combines aspiration and wishful thinking—the sort of car ...

In the modern automotive industry, the V12 has reached its last leg. With tightening emission regulations, what was once considered the status quo for performance and luxury has been phased out by ...