Toyota promised to unveil a two-seater powered by a mid-mounted engine at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, and it did just that: It presented a heavily-modified kei truck. While the concept certainly wasn’t ...

Destined to power a lightweight, mid-engined supercar called the Runge R3, it'll also fit in the engine bay of a 964-generation 911. Runge has built its reputation by hand-building cars in the style ...

Genesis unveiled a new concept car today in France that kick-starts a new performance-focused future, as Genesis also launched the sporty Magma subbrand with the GV60 Magma. Called the Magma GT ...

For decades, the Chevrolet Corvette stuck to its front-engine setup, only switching to a mid-engine design in 2020 with the C8. That change felt radical, but Corvette engineers had already cracked the ...

Stellantis – the association between FCA and PSA – never cooperated with the Japanese conglomerate Toyota on the subject of sharing their iconic supercharged Hemi V8 to a crazy, high-performance Camry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. Earlier this year, I reported on a radical new Toyota concept that ...

Toyota unveiled a mid-engined GR Yaris prototype at the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon The prototype is powered by a newly developed 2.0-liter turbo-4 The prototype's reveal has reignited rumors of the return ...

Toyota's Gazoo Racing division put out a teaser on social media earlier this week that claimed a "two-seat, mid-ship" car was going to be unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon. That led to a firestorm of ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

There is no shortage of cool and fast supercars to choose from, with everything from exotic European efforts from the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini, to the fascinating homegrown models which stem ...

The Renault R5 Turbo, a mid-engine rally homologation special based on a front-wheel drive hatchback, is not a subtle car to begin with. It might be even less subtle with an unusual engine in its ...