As the 1980s progressed, Americans came to know Subarus as much more than the butt-of-jokes tiny 1970s econoboxes that were fortunate to get a shoutout from Debbie Harry alongside Cadillac, Lincoln, and Mercury. Four-wheel-drive Subaru wagons began to develop a cult following in snowy areas, and the arrival of the second-generation Leone (known as, simply, "the Subaru" in North America) for the 1980 model year finally put Subaru into the American motoring mainstream. You could buy these cars as sedans, hatchbacks, wagons, pickups, and even in sporty two-door hardtop coupe form. Few bought the Leone coupes, and so Subaru stopped making them after 1984; here's one of those rare cars, found in a Denver-area yard last week.

Two Lamborghini Urus crossovers have completed a month-long journey across Japan. Conceived as a marketing stunt, the pair traveled over 4,000 miles, collecting some truly breathtaking scenery along the way.

The idea of a long-distance drive to promote a new vehicle has been a long-held tradition in Japan. It was a much bigger achievement back in the 1960s, when Japan's expressway system was just getting underway. Many local roads were still rough, and it was considered uncommon for cars to drive all-out at high speeds for sustained lengths of time.

Mazda's upmarket push partly hinges on a new rear-wheel-drive architecture developed in-house. It's scheduled to enter production in 2022, and a new report claims an upcoming crossover called CX-50 will inaugurate it.

Australian magazine Wheels learned from anonymous sources that the CX-50 will make its global debut at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show, which will tentatively open its doors on November 19. We haven't seen the new crossover yet, but insiders stressed Mazda wants to reap the rewards of going through the trouble of creating a rear-wheel-drive platform by giving the CX-50 a short front overhang and a long hood. Its silhouette will be sportier than the CX-5's, and it will be the ideal backdrop on which to paint the next evolution of the elegant Kodo design language.

Toyota released a teaser today for something. The company said nothing else about it besides a reveal date, which is why we're a bit vague.

We're at least pretty sure it will be for some sort of crossover. It has a hatchback and pronounced fenders that we would associate with many crossovers, including Toyota's own, such as the RAV4. While it's possible it's for an unannounced model, the shape has us thinking it could be the U.S. reveal of one of two previously shown Toyota models.

Toyota's surprisingly popular Nightshade appearance package has spread to a hybrid model for the first time. It will be available on the front- and all-wheel-drive variants of the Prius starting with the 2022 model year.

Unlike the weed it shares its name with, the Nightshade does not cause sweating, abdominal pain or drowsiness. Instead, it adds black paint on the exterior trim pieces, on the wheels and on the emblems, though the Toyota logo in the grille keeps its blue accents (lest you forget the Prius is a hybrid). The headlights get black inserts, too.

The launch of the 2022 Infiniti QX60 has been a somewhat drawn-out affair, with a near-production concept being shown back in September. But the official reveal is now in sight: June 23 to be specific. And with this announcement comes our first brief look at the three-row luxury crossover's interior.

It features the now trendy continuous air vent design, but has some interesting twists. The diamond-stitched top is unique. It looks like there may be a split, two-tone design between the driver and passenger sides like what we've seen in the QX50 and QX55. Sitting atop the dash is an infotainment screen, and behind that is an arcing piece of wood trim.

The Infiniti QX60 has been long overdue for a refresh, with the first (and only) generation being released nearly a decade ago and only seeing minor updates since then. Now, the automaker has released a teaser photo of the all-new 2022 QX60’s interior, and are touting it as their most advanced crossover to date.

Mitsubishi UK announced last month that they were to auction off their extensive collection of classic cars from the treasured heritage collection. And while the news came as a bit of a shock, it wasn't entirely unexpected, as Mitsubishi prepares to exit the UK market at the end of the year. Now the auction is down to its last week, and many of the listings are already on track to break world records.

Toyota's new all-electric bZ4X might be one of the most important Toyotas in recent history, but the Japanese giant is still taking a two-pronged approach to green fuels. Not only does it refuse to let go of the hydrogen reins, it's entering a hydrogen-powered car into one of Japan's most popular racing events next month.

Just a few days after the bZ4X reveal, Toyota announced it's developing a hydrogen-fueled turbocharged engine for use in a Corolla Sport (similar to the U.S.-market Corolla Hatchback) race car. Notably, this is not a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, like the Hyundai Nexo or Toyota's own Mirai. It's a more traditional internal combustion engine complete with cylinders, pistons, and valves. The main difference is that the turbocharged inline-three will burn hydrogen instead of gasoline.

The original Lotus Elise is widely considered one of the purest sports cars ever made. Weighing just 1600 lb and stripped of anything that might add unnecessary ballast or spoil the connection between the car and the guy driving it, the little Lotus had no ABS, no traction control and no power steering. It didn't even have a brake booster.

Honda announced its accelerated strategy towards the complete electrification of its range, saying that is now targeting to sell only EVs globally by 2040.

Honda aims to increase its ratio of electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to 100% of all sales by 2040, chief executive Toshihiro Mibe said on Friday.

Speaking at his first news conference since taking the helm of Japan's second-largest automaker at the beginning of April, Mibe said the company supported the Japanese government's green goals.

Although Toyota was instrumental in making hybrid vehicles mainstream, its support of the Trump administration in 2019 put it uncomfortably in line with climate denialists. The company has now said that it will review its position.

Mazda has revealed its second-ever all-electric vehicle at Auto Shanghai 2021. The first was the upcoming Mazda MX-30. The second, surprisingly, is based on an existing model we're all familiar with, the Mazda CX-30.

The company revealed very little about what it calls the CX-30 EV, but we can spot one notable difference right away. It rides much higher than the regular CX-30 that we get in the U.S. That's likely because it's accommodating a battery pack beneath the cabin floor.