Featured. 30-Year Arcs.
Twelve nameplates. Four anchor years (1996, 2006, 2016, 2026). Same name, different car each decade. Editorial deep-dives into the cars that defined three decades of motoring — and how they got from there to here.
Honda Civic
Six generations of America's best-selling compact, from the EK lightweight (1996) to the FL hybrid (2026). Same nameplate. Different car each decade.
Read the 30-year arc →Ford F-150
Five F-150 generations across 30 years. Steel-body 10th-gen (1996) → aluminum-body 13th-gen (2015) → hybrid PowerBoost and pure-electric Lightning (2026).
Read the 30-year arc →Chevrolet Corvette
C5 → C6 → C7 → C8. Three front-engine generations and one mid-engine. The biggest architectural change in Corvette's 70-year history happened in the last six years.
Read the 30-year arc →Porsche 911
993 → 997 → 991 → 992 (T-hybrid). Air-cooled flat-six in 1996. Water-cooled, then turbocharged, then partial hybrid in 2026. Same shape, four propulsion eras.
Read the 30-year arc →BMW M3
E36 → E46 → F80 → G80. Inline-6 NA → V8 (E90 only) → twin-turbo I6 → S58 with 503bhp. The benchmark every other sport sedan has been measured against.
Read the 30-year arc →Toyota Camry
XV20 → XV40 → XV70 → XV80. From 'beige sedan' joke to hybrid-only flagship. The Camry's evolution mirrors what American mid-size sedan buyers actually wanted.
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