The Auto World

Porsche has released two new upgraded media systems for its older cars. The two double-DIN units work with the 2009-16 Boxster, Cayman and 911. Both feature a 7-inch touchscreen and Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.  The biggest telltale of car’s age isn’t its power, performance or handling. It’s the infotainment and connectivity. Even cars that cost big bucks 10 or 15 years ago can feel ancient once you start dealing with period media and navigation systems. But Porsche has a fix that gives owners of older models all the connivence of newer ones, while looking like they’ve never been messed with. Porsche’s Classic Communication Management Plus ( PCCM Plus ) systems aren’t new. They’ve been around since 2020, and to date more than 300,000 units have been sold to owners of 996-generation 911s and first-generation 986 and 987.1 Boxsters and Caymans. Even old air cooled 911s are covered by a single-DIN...

Honda has confirmed the Prelude 2027 Limited Edition for European release. Every car gets Premium Crystal Garnet Metallic paint and Bordeaux interior. The stock European Prelude’s 181 hp, bi-motor hybrid engine is carried over. Some of the best versions of Japanese cars were never designed to leave Japan. I’m thinking of cars like the Impreza Spec C and Honda NSX Type R. But a limited edition Honda Prelude coupe that looked like it might be JDM-only is packing its bags for a trip overseas. Honda first revealed the Prelude 2027 Limited Edition in Japan in June, but now says Europe will get its own version of a package identifiable by its Premium Crystal Garnet Metallic paint. The automaker says it’s designed to catch the light and showcase the coupe’s contours in the way existing options like white don’t. Related: Honda’s Next-Gen Hybrids Will Arrive in 2027, Starting With The CR-V And it might well ...

Lexus is expanding LY 680 yacht sales beyond Japan. The 68-foot vessel sleeps six and can carry 15. It will appear in Fort Lauderdale next month. Lexus has another flagship headed overseas, but you’ll need a marina rather than a garage to keep it. The 68-foot LY 680 luxury yacht is expanding beyond Japan after making its debut earlier this year. It has room for 15 people with a swim platform that’s large enough to make most trucks feel rather small, and it’s powered by twin Volvo Penta engines. Lexus will show it in Florida next month, though the brand has left one detail out of its announcement… the price. Of course, if you have to ask. The LY 680 was announced in 2024 as an evolution of the LY 650, Lexus’ first production yacht. Orders initially opened only in Japan, where deliveries were planned for spring 2026. Now Lexus says overseas sales are beginning, with a public appearance scheduled for the Fort Laud...

Five accidents involving Comma’s autonomous system have been reported. The crashes led to a total of 14 injuries, including three that were fatal. NHTSA believes the system may not have correctly detected or analyzed other cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) has opened an investigation into the aftermarket driver-assistance devices sold by the U.S. firm, Comma, revealing they have been involved in several crashes involving stopped or slow-moving vehicles, which resulted in three fatalities. Although Comma is not a household name, it has been around for more than a decade. It was founded in 2015 by George Holz, the first man to famously jailbreak the iPhone and the PlayStation 3. At the time of the company’s launch, many car manufacturers and industry experts believed that fully autonomous vehicles were just around the corner, and Holz wanted to get in on the action. Watch: Hacker Gives Away DIY Se...

Footage shared on Weibo appears to show a Lynk & Co 900 on fire in Hangzhou. The local brand has blamed the fire on a portable power bank under the SUV. Local authorities are yet to conclude their investigation into the small fire. Another day and another fire involving an electrified vehicle in China . However, if local brand Lynk & Co is to be believed, it’s not actually a fault with the vehicle’s engine, fuel tank, or battery pack that triggered the blaze. Footage recently captured on a street in Hangzhou, China , shows a blacked-out Lynk & Co 900 with a small fire emanating from beneath it. As you can probably imagine, this prompted speculation that the model had randomly caught fire while parked. If this were the case, it’d be rather troubling, especially given the fact that the big SUV doesn’t appear to have been plugged in or charging at the time. Things may not be as they initially seem, however. ...

Gas prices have risen from $2.98 to $4.49 since February 2026. Covering 1,000 miles in a 30 mpg Mazda 3 sedan now costs $150. That same money would run a 19 mpg Mustang seven months ago. We’ve all laughed at decades-old pictures and movies showing how cheap gas was when our parents were our age, conveniently forgetting the effects of inflation. But looking at pictures from February now gives us the same sensation, and inflation hardly comes in to it. Gas prices vary wildly across the US, but as I write this a gallon of regular averages out at $4.49, according to AAA. That compares with $2.98 in late February, just before the skirmish in the Middle East really sent prices rocketing. To save you the mental math, that is an increase of $1.51 per gallon, or a barely believable 50.6 percent rise. Diesel folks have got it even worse. Related: Diesel Tops $6 A Gallon As Fuel Prices Smash A New Record That got us thinking about running cost...