Elon Musk wanted Tesla Inc.’s electric door handles to embody the future — sleek, seamless and emblematic of the cool he envisioned plug-in cars would come to personify. He succeeded: In just over a ...

Sometimes the wheel – or the door – just doesn’t need reinventing. Car makers have played around with rear-hinged doors for years but, for plenty of reasons, they’ve never really caught on. Unless you ...

I was just on car TikTok and saw a video by Benedict Townsend that perfectly captures my fascination and frustration with concept cars. It opens: “Hey, we just designed the perfect car ever. It’s ...

Mazda’s new concept may look like a coupe, but a closer look (and a few tweaks) tells a different story. Mazda’s exhibit theme is blending driving joy with environmental responsibility for a ...

Who needs Geneva, Tokyo, or even Detroit? Carmakers know they have a captive audience at Monterey Car Week, and that’s why they choose it to reveal some of their best new concepts and performance ...

Some automotive brands are short lived, and offer little in the way of a storied legacy, such as GM's Geo. Conversely, there are several important moments in the history of the Oldsmobile, and the ...

Two years ago, Mazda showed off a stunning sports car concept at the Japan Mobility Show. The next edition of that biannual show kicks off in two weeks, and as part of a larger presentation about how ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

Concept cars lie to you. They look like cars, but they're unicorn whispers and fairy dust. These design exercises are like utopian science fiction novels pointing to a potential future where cars have ...